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 | |||
| 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 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.