Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 3 November 2025
- Store lambs £125/head* mart average
An entry on 1176 Sheep in Ballymena sold to a fantastic trade. Breeders sold to £210 for a strong pen of Suffolk ewes, ewe lambs to £176 and store lambs to £141.50. The Northern Ireland Charollais sheep show and sale topped at £357 of an in lamb ewe.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 3 November 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £125 | £120 to £142 | 213 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||
Sample lots
15 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 8 | SUF | £142 |
| Store lambs | 1 | CRO | £135 |
| Store lambs | 2 | BOR | £132 |
| Store lambs | 1 | TEX | £132 |
| Store lambs | 15 | TEX | £130 |
| Store lambs | 16 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 27 | EAS | £127 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £125 |
| Store lambs | 10 | SUF | £124 |
| Store lambs | 36 | TEX | £122 |
| Store lambs | 40 | EAS | £123 |
| Store lambs | 17 | TEX | £122 |
| Store lambs | 2 | MUL | £122 |
| Store lambs | 11 | TEX | £121 |
| Store lambs | 2 | MUL | £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.