Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Calf sale, Friday 4 September 2026
- Calves £726/head* mart average
285 calves averaged £726. Bulls to £1420 for a Simmental, Heifers to £1280 for a Charolais and reared Friesians to £655 for four.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 4 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | All weightspart derived from 24 lots | £726 | £500 to £1,420 | 285 |
| 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
24 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | SI | £1,420 |
| Calves | 1 | £1,400 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,350 |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,320 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,280 |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,280 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,250 |
| Calves | 3 | BB | £1,240 |
| Calves | 2 | LM | £1,230 |
| Calves | 4 | AA | £1,190 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,260 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,230 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,190 |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,190 |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,120 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,050 |
| Calves | 2 | BB | £1,040 |
| Calves | 2 | CH | £1,030 |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,000 |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,000 |
| Calves | 4 | £655 | |
| Calves | 2 | £550 | |
| Calves | 3 | £500 | |
| Calves | 9 | £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 8 September 2026.