Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 1 September 2025
- Store lambs £128/head* mart average
A massive entry of 4250 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a great trade. Breeders sold to £350 for 10 Cv ewes from a dispersal sale of Richard Mowbray who also sold a Cheviot ram at £2100 and £900. Ewe lambs topped at £290 and store lambs to £174 . The Suffolk sheep society held their annual ram lam sale which topped at 3500gns.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 1 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £128 | £117 to £178 | 461 |
| 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
16 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 1 | TEX | £174 |
| Store lambs | 18 | TEX | £138 |
| Store lambs | 48 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 50 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 62 | MUL | £126 |
| Store lambs | 50 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 35 | TEX | £125 |
| Store lambs | 15 | SUF | £125 |
| Store lambs | 12 | TEX | £122 |
| Store lambs | 50 | TEX | £121 |
| Store lambs | 5 | SUF | £120 |
| Store lambs | 17 | MUL | £120 |
| Store lambs | 9 | TEX | £118 |
| Store lambs | 34 | £118 | |
| Store lambs | 35 | TEX | £178 |
| Store lambs | 20 | CH | £117 |
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.