Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Dairy sale, Friday 12 December 2025
A smaller entry of 19 dairy cows reached a top price of £2900 for a Holstein calved heifer from I Small, Ahoghill. Breeding bulls sold to £5300 for a Lim presented by M & S McManus, Swatragh.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 12 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cows | All weightsderived from 11 lots | £2,305 | £1,500 to £2,900 | 11 |
| 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
11 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,900 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,850 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,800 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,750 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,500 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,450 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,350 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | FKV | £2,000 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £1,700 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £1,550 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | FR | £1,500 |
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.