Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Calf sale, Friday 16 January 2026
- Calves £810/head* mart average
A superb entry of 540 calves topped at £1200 for a BB Bull, Heifers to £1050 also for a BB and Reared Friesian Bulls to £690.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 16 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | All weightsderived from 34 lots | £810 | £440 to £1,200 | 40 |
| 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
34 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,200 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,170 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,030 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £990 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £980 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £970 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £960 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £950 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £940 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £930 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £920 |
| Calves | 1 | £920 | |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £920 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,090 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £1,050 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £980 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £910 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £910 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £900 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £890 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £890 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £890 |
| Calves | 1 | BEL | £880 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £860 |
| Calves | 1 | £690 | |
| Calves | 1 | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | £580 | |
| Calves | 4 | £570 | |
| Calves | 2 | £490 | |
| Calves | 2 | £470 | |
| Calves | 2 | £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.