Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Calf sale, Friday 12 December 2025
- Calves £854/head* mart average
A good entry of 320 calves resulted in another great trade. Bulls to £1310 for a Charolais, Heifers to £2500 for a Highland and Frisian bullock sold to £600.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 12 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | All weightsderived from 39 lots | £854 | £440 to £2,500 | 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 | £1,310 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,090 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £950 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £950 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £940 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £920 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £890 |
| Calves | 1 | FVK | £880 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £870 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £850 |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £810 |
| Calves | 1 | £810 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £800 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £800 |
| Calves | 1 | HIG | £2,500 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,320 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,190 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,160 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,080 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £920 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £800 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £780 |
| Calves | 1 | £780 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £770 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £770 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £735 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £720 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £710 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £600 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £580 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £570 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £540 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £520 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £500 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £490 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £480 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £470 |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £440 |
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.