Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 18 February 2026
- Lambs £146/head* mart average
2028 sheep presented in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another steady trade. Fat hoggets sold to 652p for a pen of 21kg at £137 from D Saunderson, Glenwherry and to £166.50 per head for 2 Texels 33.5Kg offered by L Hamilton, Cushendun. Fat ewes sold to £252 for a Rouge.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 18 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 40 lots | £6.24/kg | £5.45 to £7.11/kg | £146 | £38 to £167 | 424 |
| 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
40 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 34 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 37 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | £38 | ||
| Lambs | 1 | £166 | |||
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 35 | £165 | |
| Lambs | 23 | TEX | 32 | £164 | |
| Lambs | 40 | TEX | 30 | £164 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 28 | £163 | |
| Lambs | 1 | DOR | 33 | £163 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 32 | £161 | |
| Lambs | 2 | CRO | 29 | £161 | |
| Lambs | 9 | SUF | 36 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 29 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 8 | SUF | 36 | £159 | |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 30 | £158 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 29 | £158 | |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 25 | £158 | £6.42/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | CRO | 21 | £137 | £6.52/kg |
| Lambs | 12 | CRO | 23 | £150 | £6.52/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 21 | £132 | £6.43/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 23 | £148 | £6.43/kg |
| Lambs | 30 | DOR | 22 | £136 | £6.32/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 21 | £132 | £6.28/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 23 | £145 | £6.28/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 24 | £150 | £6.25/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | CRO | 24 | £150 | £6.22/kg |
| Lambs | 21 | CH | 21 | £130 | £6.19/kg |
| Lambs | 36 | TEX | 24 | £149 | £6.18/kg |
| Lambs | 19 | TEX | 24 | £149 | £6.18/kg |
| Lambs | 49 | CRO | 22 | £136 | £6.18/kg |
| Lambs | 21 | TEX | 24 | £145 | £6.17/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | CH | 25 | £156 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 17 | £121 | £7.11/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 17 | £120 | £7.05/kg |
| Lambs | 20 | CH | 19 | £116 | £6.27/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | CHE | 20 | £125 | £6.25/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | SUF | 20 | £120 | £6.00/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | BF | 19 | £109 | £5.73/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | BF | 20 | £110 | £5.50/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | DOR | 17 | £90 | £5.45/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.