Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 25 February 2026
- Lambs £150/head* mart average
An entry of 2012 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a sharper trade. Fat hoggets sold to 678p for a pen of 8 Suf 23Kg at £156 presented by Eamon McCormick, Carnlough and a top per head of £179 for a 35Kg from K Travers, Castlederg. Fat ewes sold to £270.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 25 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 44 lots | £6.47/kg | £6.15 to £7.77/kg | £150 | £88 to £179 | 326 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £136 to £270 | 430 | |||
| 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 44 lots, 326 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 8 | SUF | 23 | £156 | £6.78/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | CRO | 23 | £155 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 22 | £145 | £6.72/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | SPO | 24 | £156 | £6.63/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 23 | £151 | £6.56/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 23 | £151 | £6.56/kg |
| Lambs | 40 | TEX | 24 | £153 | £6.53/kg |
| Lambs | 42 | TEX | 23 | £145 | £6.47/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 23 | £146 | £6.46/kg |
| Lambs | 22 | SPO | 24 | £152 | £6.44/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 21 | £135 | £6.42/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 21 | £135 | |
| Lambs | 42 | TEX | 24 | £154 | £6.39/kg |
| Lambs | 32 | TEX | 24 | £150 | £6.36/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | SPO | 24 | £153 | £6.35/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | CRO | 22 | £139 | £6.31/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | CRO | 35 | £179 | |
| Lambs | 3 | SPO | 36 | £178 | |
| Lambs | 2 | SUF | 34 | £171 | |
| Lambs | 3 | SPO | 33 | £169 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 34 | £169 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 39 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 29 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 33 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 12 | CRO | 29 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 3 | 34 | £166 | ||
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 32 | £166 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 31 | £165 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 32 | £165 | |
| Lambs | 4 | CRO | 32 | £165 | |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 27 | £165 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 30 | £164 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 14 | £105 | £7.77/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 16 | £107 | £6.90/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 20 | £132 | £6.76/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | SUF | 15 | £97 | £6.69/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | CRO | 17 | £111 | £6.52/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 14 | £88 | £6.51/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | CH | 20 | £127 | £6.51/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 19 | £122 | £6.42/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | CRO | 20 | £123 | £6.30/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 20 | £126 | £6.30/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 17 | £105 | £6.17/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | CRO | 20 | £120 | £6.15/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.