Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 4 March 2026
- Lambs £164/head* mart average
2046 sheep in Ballymena resulted in another improved trade. Fat hoggets sold to 751p for a pair of Beltex 20.5Kg at £154 presented by Hugh O’Neill, Glenarm and a top per head of £175 for 3 pes of heavy sheep. Fat ewes sold to £288.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 4 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 39 lots | £6.90/kg | £6.73 to £7.51/kg | £164 | £117 to £175 | 393 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £80 to £288 | 290 | |||
| 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
39 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | BEL | 21 | £154 | £7.51/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | CH | 17 | £120 | £7.05/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 23 | £162 | £7.04/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | SUF | 23 | £158 | £7.02/kg |
| Lambs | 16 | MUL | 24 | £165 | £7.02/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 22 | £151 | £7.00/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £165 | £7.00/kg | |
| Lambs | 6 | CRO | 23 | £156 | £6.93/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | DOR | 23 | £155 | £6.88/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 23 | £155 | £6.88/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 17 | £117 | £6.88/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | BEL | 25 | £172 | £6.88/kg |
| Lambs | 18 | TEX | 23 | £157 | £6.84/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | BEL | 25 | £171 | £6.84/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 23 | £157 | £6.82/kg |
| Lambs | 17 | SUF | 24 | £163 | £6.79/kg |
| Lambs | 26 | CH | 23 | £152 | £6.75/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | CRO | 21 | £138 | £6.73/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | CRO | 31 | £175 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 33 | £175 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CRO | 31 | £175 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 47 | £174 | |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 29 | £173 | |
| Lambs | 4 | CRO | 33 | £172 | |
| Lambs | 20 | TEX | 29 | £172 | |
| Lambs | 45 | TEX | 27 | £171 | |
| Lambs | 27 | TEX | 32 | £170 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 34 | £170 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 27 | £170 | |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 28 | £170 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 30 | £169 | |
| Lambs | 19 | SUF | 29 | £169 | |
| Lambs | 19 | SUF | 30 | £169 | |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 27 | £169 | |
| Lambs | 2 | EAS | 33 | £168 | |
| Lambs | 30 | TEX | 29 | £168 | |
| Lambs | 3 | SUF | 28 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 29 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 13 | CH | 26 | £167 |
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.