Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Calf sale, Friday 31 October 2025
- Calves £977/head* mart average
A good entry of 414 calves resulted in another great trade. Bulls to £1430 for a Belgium Blue, Heifers to £1070 for a Charolais and Friesian bulls to £890.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 31 October 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | All weightsderived from 42 lots | £977 | £445 to £1,430 | 42 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||
Sample lots 42 lots, 42 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,430 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,370 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,350 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,300 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,300 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,290 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,270 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,260 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,210 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,190 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,170 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,160 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,150 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,130 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,080 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,070 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,060 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,060 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | SPK | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | £1,000 | |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £980 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £960 |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £950 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £900 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £900 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £890 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £890 |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £890 |
| Calves | 1 | £890 | |
| Calves | 1 | £810 | |
| Calves | 1 | £750 | |
| Calves | 1 | £720 | |
| Calves | 1 | £710 | |
| Calves | 1 | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | £620 | |
| Calves | 1 | £610 | |
| Calves | 1 | £580 | |
| Calves | 1 | £520 | |
| Calves | 1 | £480 | |
| Calves | 1 | £445 |
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.