Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 1 April 2026
2401 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another very steady trade. Spring lambs sold to 970p for 3 Cha 20.5Kg £199 from T McConnell, Parkgateand a top per head of £214 for a 25Kg texel from C Nesbitt, Maghera. Fat hoggets sold to 847p for a pair of 23Kg at £195 offered by J Sawyers and a top per head of £208 for 12 Texels 31Kg presented by J McAteer, Randalstown. Fat ewes sold to £364.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 1 April 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 29 lots | £7.89/kg | £7.61 to £8.47/kg | £188 | £155 to £208 | 255 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £108 to £364 | 584 | |||
| 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
29 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 11 | CH | 23 | £195 | £8.47/kg |
| Hoggets | 13 | TEX | 22 | £183 | |
| Hoggets | 5 | TEX | 23 | £187 | £8.13/kg |
| Hoggets | 33 | TEX | 22 | £174 | £8.07/kg |
| Hoggets | 6 | TEX | 24 | £187 | £7.95/kg |
| Hoggets | 18 | TEX | 23 | £181 | £7.87/kg |
| Hoggets | 5 | MUL | 20 | £155 | £7.75/kg |
| Hoggets | 3 | BF | 23 | £174 | £7.73/kg |
| Hoggets | 10 | CHE | 24 | £185 | £7.70/kg |
| Hoggets | 16 | TEX | 24 | £180 | £7.66/kg |
| Hoggets | 3 | TEX | 24 | £180 | £7.66/kg |
| Hoggets | 7 | 22 | £164 | £7.62/kg | |
| Hoggets | 2 | SUF | 24 | £183 | £7.62/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | BLU | 21 | £160 | £7.61/kg |
| Hoggets | 13 | TEX | 24 | £179 | £7.61/kg |
| Hoggets | 12 | TEX | 31 | £208 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | BLU | 31 | £206 | |
| Hoggets | 3 | TEX | 34 | £203 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 29 | £203 | |
| Hoggets | 2 | TEX | 29 | £202 | |
| Hoggets | 21 | TEX | 32 | £202 | |
| Hoggets | 25 | SUF | 32 | £201 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | SUF | 45 | £200 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | DOR | 36 | £199 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 36 | £198 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | CRO | 32 | £198 | |
| Hoggets | 17 | TEX | 31 | £198 | |
| Hoggets | 4 | TEX | 30 | £197 | |
| Hoggets | 18 | TEX | 27 | £197 |
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.