Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 29 September 2025
- Store lambs £126/head* mart average
An entry of 3120 sheep in Ballymena sold for a fantastic trade. Breeders sold to £400 for a tremendous pen of 12 BF ewes, ewe lambs to £225, store lambs to £136. The Charollais ram sale topped at 1650gns.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 29 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 14 lots | £126 | £122 to £136 | 283 |
| 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
14 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 5 | TEX | £136 |
| Store lambs | 2 | £135 | |
| Store lambs | 30 | TEX | £130 |
| Store lambs | 39 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 18 | SUF | £128 |
| Store lambs | 17 | CB | £127 |
| Store lambs | 6 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 3 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 38 | CB | £125 |
| Store lambs | 24 | TEX | £124 |
| Store lambs | 51 | CB | £123 |
| Store lambs | 10 | TEX | £123 |
| Store lambs | 32 | CB | £123 |
| Store lambs | 8 | TEX | £122 |
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.