Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Dairy sale, Friday 25 September 2026
A good entry of 33 dairy cows topped at £3700 twice for a calved Friesian heifer from J Adams, Ballymena and for a calved Holstein heifer from R, J & H Shanks, Dunadry.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 25 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cows | All weightsderived from 12 lots | £2,967 | £2,500 to £3,700 | 12 |
| 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
12 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cows | 1 | FR | £3,700 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,700 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,200 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | FR | £3,050 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | £3,000 | |
| Dairy cows | 1 | £2,850 | |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,850 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | FR | £2,800 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | £2,700 | |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,650 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | FR | £2,600 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | £2,500 |
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 26 September 2026.