Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 8 September 2025
- Store lambs £127/head* mart average
A terrific entry of 3680 head at Ballymena met a terrific trade. Breeding sheep sold to £380, ewe lambs to £198 and store lambs to £132.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 8 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £127 | £125 to £132 | 439 |
| 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
15 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 4 | MUL | £132 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £130 |
| Store lambs | 13 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 14 | SUF | £129 |
| Store lambs | 50 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 40 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 28 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 82 | SUF | £127 |
| Store lambs | 50 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 51 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 5 | SUF | £126 |
| Store lambs | 10 | SUF | £125 |
| Store lambs | 2 | BLU | £125 |
| Store lambs | 54 | TEX | £125 |
| Store lambs | 11 | SPO | £125 |
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.