Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Sheep sale, Wednesday 11 February 2026

2,542 head on offer. Prices in sterling per head. Week 7, 2026

• Lambs £150/head* mart average

2542 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another very steady trade. Fat hoggets sold to 720p per Kg for a pair of texels 21.5 KG at £155 presented by J Adams, Ballymena and a top per head of £175 for 2 Cha lambs 29Kg from K Travers, Castlederg. Fat ewes sold to £260.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 11 February 2026

Prices

Category	Weight or type	Avg per kg	Range per kg	Avg per head	Range per head	Head
Lambs	All weightsderived from 32 lots	£6.49/kg	£6.36 to £7.20/kg	£150	£76 to £175	365
Cull ewes	All weights				£90 to £260	526
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

32 lots

Category	Head	Breed	Weight kg	Price	Per kg
Lambs	2	CRO	29	£175
Lambs	3	CRO	31	£170
Lambs	10	CRO	32	£161
Lambs	25	TEX		£160
Lambs	2	TEX	33	£160
Lambs	3	TEX	36	£160
Lambs	12	TEX	28	£159
Lambs	22	TEX	28	£159
Lambs	1	SUF	32	£158
Lambs	15	CRO	32	£158
Lambs	5	TEX	28	£158
Lambs	3	TEX	27	£157
Lambs	11	TEX	29	£157
Lambs	15	BF	30	£157
Lambs	2	CRO	23	£157
Lambs	1	TEX	26	£156
Lambs	2	TEX	22	£155	£7.20/kg
Lambs	3	CHE	12	£76	£6.60/kg
Lambs	8	CRO	22	£145	£6.59/kg
Lambs	30	CRO	22	£145	£6.56/kg
Lambs	24	SUF	23	£151	£6.56/kg
Lambs	1	TEX	23	£147	£6.53/kg
Lambs	25	TEX	23	£147	£6.53/kg
Lambs	17	TEX	24	£153	£6.48/kg
Lambs	10	TEX		£149	£6.47/kg
Lambs	12	TEX	23	£146	£6.46/kg
Lambs	11	TEX	23	£149	£6.45/kg
Lambs	41	TEX	22	£139	£6.44/kg
Lambs	38	TEX	23	£148	£6.41/kg
Lambs	6	DOR	20	£128	£6.40/kg
Lambs	2	TEX	23	£147	£6.37/kg
Lambs	3	DOR	19	£121	£6.36/kg

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.