Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 15 September 2025
- Store lambs £130/head* mart average
Another massive entry of sheep forward for sale on Monday night past. Breeders sold to £390, ewe lambs to £225, store lambs to £140. The Beltex club show and sale topped at 2000gns for a ram and 1900gns for a female. A special entry of Texel shearling rams exhibited by David McCabe topped at 1150gns twice.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 15 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £130 | £127 to £140 | 401 |
| 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 | 13 | TEX | £140 |
| Store lambs | 3 | TEX | £138 |
| Store lambs | 10 | TEX | £132 |
| Store lambs | 23 | TEX | £132 |
| Store lambs | 30 | SUF | £130 |
| Store lambs | 61 | TEX | £130 |
| Store lambs | 28 | TEX | £130 |
| Store lambs | 74 | TEX | £130 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 10 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 28 | SUF | £129 |
| Store lambs | 24 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 2 | BF | £128 |
| Store lambs | 26 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 19 | TEX | £127 |
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.