Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 23 February 2026
- Store lambs £120/head* mart average
363 sheep in Ballymena on Monday night resulted in a steady trade. Ewes with lambs at foot topped at £525 for a Valis Blacknose with a ewe lamb and breeding sheep to £280 for 7 Texels, pet lambs sold to a top of £52.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 23 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 3 lots | £120 | £118 to £124 | 39 |
| 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
3 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 14 | TEX | £124 |
| Store lambs | 7 | SUF | £119 |
| Store lambs | 18 | CHE | £118 |
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.