Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 11 March 2026
An entry of 2016 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a record trade. Fat Hoggets sold to 831p for a Texel 22.5Kg at £187 offered by Doherty Brothers, Ballymena, and a top per head of £207 for 3 texels 26.5Kg presented by L & K Beacom, Kircubbin. Fat ewes sold to £252.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 11 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 39 lots | £7.81/kg | £7.50 to £8.31/kg | £192 | £167 to £207 | 488 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £90 to £252 | 387 | |||
| 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
39 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 3 | TEX | 27 | £207 | £7.81/kg |
| Hoggets | 5 | TEX | 31 | £205 | |
| Hoggets | 28 | TEX | 27 | £205 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 33 | £204 | |
| Hoggets | 6 | TEX | 31 | £203 | |
| Hoggets | 7 | TEX | 29 | £202 | |
| Hoggets | 19 | TEX | 26 | £201 | £7.71/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | CH | 26 | £200 | £7.69/kg |
| Hoggets | 38 | TEX | 33 | £200 | |
| Hoggets | 17 | TEX | 27 | £199 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | SUF | 28 | £198 | |
| Hoggets | 20 | TEX | 26 | £197 | £7.72/kg |
| Hoggets | 27 | SUF | 31 | £197 | |
| Hoggets | 3 | SUF | 27 | £197 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | SUF | 35 | £195 | |
| Hoggets | 12 | TEX | 29 | £195 | |
| Hoggets | 9 | SUF | 28 | £195 | |
| Hoggets | 20 | TEX | 26 | £194 | |
| Hoggets | 15 | TEX | 25 | £194 | £7.76/kg |
| Hoggets | 25 | CRO | 28 | £194 | |
| Hoggets | 2 | SPO | 32 | £193 | |
| Hoggets | 6 | TEX | 27 | £193 | |
| Hoggets | 28 | SUF | 27 | £193 | |
| Hoggets | 22 | SUF | 29 | £190 | |
| Hoggets | 12 | TEX | 26 | £190 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 23 | £187 | £8.31/kg |
| Hoggets | 24 | TEX | 23 | £190 | £8.26/kg |
| Hoggets | 29 | CRO | 23 | £184 | £8.17/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | SUF | 23 | £176 | £7.82/kg |
| Hoggets | 18 | TEX | 24 | £187 | £7.79/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | TEX | 23 | £175 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | 27 | £205 | £7.73/kg | |
| Hoggets | 10 | EAS | 23 | £174 | |
| Hoggets | 13 | TEX | 24 | £184 | £7.66/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 24 | £184 | £7.66/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | SPO | 22 | £168 | £7.63/kg |
| Hoggets | 22 | TEX | £167 | £7.56/kg | |
| Hoggets | 7 | TEX | 25 | £185 | £7.55/kg |
| Hoggets | 24 | TEX | 25 | £188 | £7.50/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.