Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 20 October 2025
- Store lambs £124/head* mart average
An entry of 1704 sheep in Ballymena on Monday night resulted in an improved trade with breeding sheep topping at £250 for 6 Texel hoggets, store lambs to £140 for 18 Tex and ewe lambs topped at £255 for 10 Black Face.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 20 October 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £124 | £120 to £140 | 269 |
| 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 | 18 | TEX | £140 |
| Store lambs | 1 | £135 | |
| Store lambs | 10 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 18 | CH | £126 |
| Store lambs | 2 | CH | £125 |
| Store lambs | 14 | TEX | £125 |
| Store lambs | 40 | TEX | £125 |
| Store lambs | 35 | TEX | £124 |
| Store lambs | 20 | MUL | £124 |
| Store lambs | 18 | TEX | £123 |
| Store lambs | 3 | TEX | £123 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £122 |
| Store lambs | 20 | TEX | £122 |
| Store lambs | 1 | TEX | £121 |
| Store lambs | 4 | TEX | £121 |
| Store lambs | 40 | TEX | £120 |
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.