Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Lambs £213/head* mart average
1739 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a slightly easier trade. Spring lambs sold to 900p for 9 Texels 21Kg at £189 from PG & M McBride, Moneymore and a top per head of £208 for 26Kg Suffolks from Martin Butler, Rathkenny. Hoggets sold to 769p for 5 Texels 23Kg at £177 presented by K Woodside, Islandmagee and a top per head of £200. Fat ewes sold to £318.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 29 April 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 27 lots | £8.69/kg | £8.60 to £9.00/kg | £213 | £174 to £868 | 208 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 28 lots | £7.31/kg | £7.14 to £7.52/kg | £182 | £148 to £200 | 212 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £120 to £318 | 592 | |||
| 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 55 lots, 420 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 21 | £189 | £9.00/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 22 | £189 | £8.79/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 23 | £192 | £8.72/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | SPO | 20 | £174 | £8.72/kg |
| Lambs | 20 | SUF | 22 | £192 | £8.70/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 22 | £191 | £8.68/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | CRO | 22 | £868 | |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 22 | £186 | £8.67/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | TEX | 21 | £182 | £8.66/kg |
| Lambs | 26 | TEX | 21 | £177 | £8.63/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | SUF | 21 | £177 | £8.63/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 23 | £194 | £8.62/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | SPO | 22 | £190 | |
| Lambs | 20 | TEX | 23 | £198 | £8.60/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | SUF | 26 | £208 | |
| Lambs | 1 | SUF | 32 | £202 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 30 | £201 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 28 | £198 | |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 24 | £198 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 23 | £197 | |
| Lambs | 1 | DOR | 32 | £197 | |
| Lambs | 2 | CH | 25 | £193 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 26 | £192 | |
| Lambs | 23 | TEX | 25 | £192 | |
| Lambs | 5 | DOR | 24 | £192 | |
| Lambs | 10 | CRO | 23 | £192 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 22 | £192 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | MUL | 21 | £158 | £7.52/kg |
| Hoggets | 14 | TEX | 24 | £180 | £7.50/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 23 | £172 | £7.47/kg |
| Hoggets | 7 | CRO | 23 | £168 | £7.46/kg |
| Hoggets | 17 | TEX | 20 | £148 | £7.40/kg |
| Hoggets | 24 | BF | 25 | £181 | £7.38/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | BF | 24 | £173 | £7.36/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | TEX | 25 | £184 | £7.36/kg |
| Hoggets | 28 | SUF | 27 | £198 | £7.33/kg |
| Hoggets | 9 | TEX | 25 | £177 | £7.22/kg |
| Hoggets | 14 | BF | 25 | £180 | £7.20/kg |
| Hoggets | 12 | TEX | 22 | £158 | £7.18/kg |
| Hoggets | 13 | TEX | 25 | £179 | £7.16/kg |
| Hoggets | 11 | TEX | 27 | £193 | £7.14/kg |
| Hoggets | 3 | CRO | 25 | £175 | £7.14/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | CRO | 50 | £200 | |
| Hoggets | 4 | SPO | 30 | £200 | |
| Hoggets | 7 | TEX | 28 | £199 | |
| Hoggets | 3 | TEX | 33 | £198 | |
| Hoggets | 3 | ROU | 33 | £198 | |
| Hoggets | 14 | BF | 31 | £195 | |
| Hoggets | 4 | MUL | 34 | £193 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | SUF | 29 | £191 | |
| Hoggets | 2 | BF | 34 | £190 | |
| Hoggets | 4 | TEX | 31 | £188 | |
| Hoggets | 2 | BF | 36 | £186 | |
| Hoggets | 7 | CRO | 28 | £185 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | SPO | 32 | £185 |
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.