Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Dairy sale, Friday 9 October 2026
A good show of 34 dairy cows topped at £3050 for a Holstein second calver from D Patton, Newtownards.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 9 October 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cows | All weightsderived from 10 lots | £2,650 | £2,200 to £3,050 | 10 |
| 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
10 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,050 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,950 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,800 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,750 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,650 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | AY | £2,650 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,600 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,450 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | FR | £2,400 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | AY | £2,200 |
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 10 October 2026.