Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 11 February 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 | |||
| 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
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.