Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 24 November 2025
- Store lambs £119/head* mart average
A smaller entry of almost 700 sheep on Monday night resulted in a slightly sharper trade. Breeding sheep topped at £270 for a pen of 5 Texels presented by A Dodd, Saintfield, ewe lambs topped at £250 for a SPD from J Watt, Armoy. Store lambs to £135 for 26 Texels from S White, Cloughmills. The Black Brea Suffolk sale topped at £11,000 for a ewe presented by S & W Tait, Omagh.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 24 November 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 11 lots | £119 | £110 to £135 | 152 |
| 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
11 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 26 | TEX | £135 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £124 |
| Store lambs | 10 | TEX | £120 |
| Store lambs | 3 | SPO | £120 |
| Store lambs | 5 | TEX | £120 |
| Store lambs | 15 | TEX | £116 |
| Store lambs | 5 | TEX | £115 |
| Store lambs | 20 | TEX | £114 |
| Store lambs | 3 | TEX | £112 |
| Store lambs | 19 | SUF | £112 |
| Store lambs | 21 | TEX | £110 |
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.