Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Calf sale, Friday 17 October 2025
- Calves £1,136/head* mart average
360 calves in Ballymena resulted in another fantastic trade. Bulls topped at £1800, Heifers topped at £1440 and reared Friesians topped at £860.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 17 October 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | All weightsderived from 39 lots | £1,136 | £450 to £3,000 | 39 |
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||
Sample lots
39 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,800 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,440 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,430 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,390 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,350 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,330 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,310 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,300 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,280 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,270 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,260 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,250 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,170 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,130 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,280 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,220 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,210 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,150 |
| Calves | 1 | SA | £1,130 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,130 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,060 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,040 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,020 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £860 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £840 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £760 |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £740 |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £670 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £660 |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £550 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £500 |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £470 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £450 |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £450 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £3,000 |
| Calves | 1 | SHB | £2,400 |
The lots the mart chose to print in its report, usually the better end of the trade. The averages above are the figure to quote.
Source
Read from the mart's own report, a web page at www.ballymenalivestockmarket.com. Fetched 2 September 2026.