Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 25 March 2026
- Lambs £189/head* mart average
2110 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharp trade. Fat hoggets sold to 834p for 11 Texels 23Kg £192 from R Nicholson, Monkstown and a top per head of £211twice for 20 Texels 30Kgfrom J Thompson, Bushmills. Spring lambs sold to 890p for 4 Dorsets 21.5Kg £187 from WE McCroary, Broughshane. Fat ewes sold to £272.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 25 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 6 lots | £7.95/kg | £7.40 to £8.90/kg | £189 | £182 to £200 | 47 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 30 lots | £8.05/kg | £7.81 to £8.34/kg | £193 | £164 to £211 | 271 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £110 to £272 | 331 | |||
| 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
36 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 11 | TEX | 23 | £192 | £8.34/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | COR | 23 | £191 | £8.30/kg |
| Hoggets | 5 | CH | 24 | £192 | £8.17/kg |
| Hoggets | 20 | TEX | 24 | £191 | £8.10/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | TEX | 22 | £178 | £8.09/kg |
| Hoggets | 15 | TEX | 21 | £170 | £8.07/kg |
| Hoggets | 15 | TEX | 24 | £189 | £8.04/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | ROM | 24 | £193 | £8.04/kg |
| Hoggets | 6 | TEX | 25 | £201 | £8.04/kg |
| Hoggets | 6 | CH | 24 | £193 | £8.02/kg |
| Hoggets | 6 | TEX | 22 | £176 | £8.00/kg |
| Hoggets | 19 | TEX | 21 | £168 | £8.00/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £189 | ||
| Hoggets | 3 | MUL | 22 | £172 | £7.81/kg |
| Hoggets | 13 | CRO | 21 | £164 | £7.81/kg |
| Hoggets | 20 | TEX | 30 | £211 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 46 | £211 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | MUL | 44 | £210 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | CRO | 37 | £209 | |
| Hoggets | 19 | TEX | 31 | £206 | |
| Hoggets | 28 | TEX | 29 | £204 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 33 | £203 | |
| Hoggets | 19 | TEX | 31 | £202 | |
| Hoggets | 14 | MUL | 35 | £202 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | 29 | £202 | ||
| Hoggets | 4 | BF | 35 | £201 | |
| Hoggets | 12 | SUF | 29 | £199 | |
| Hoggets | 3 | TEX | 29 | £199 | |
| Hoggets | 18 | SUF | 29 | £199 | |
| Hoggets | 2 | CH | 27 | £198 | |
| Lambs | 4 | DOR | 21 | £187 | £8.90/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | DOR | 22 | £187 | £8.50/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | DOR | 23 | £182 | |
| Lambs | 16 | SPO | 25 | £193 | £7.85/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | DOR | 24 | £182 | £7.72/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | DOR | 27 | £200 | £7.40/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.