Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 4 May 2026
An entry of 811 sheep in Ballymena on Monday night met a trade. Ewes with lambs at foot sold to £430 for 1 Tex with 2 lambs from Jalex Livestock, Randalstown and dry hoggets to £230 for 10 Mules from I Hydman, Magherafelt. Pet lambs topped at £82.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 4 May 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 5 lots | £215 | £190 to £230 | 47 |
| 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
5 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 10 | MUL | £230 |
| Hoggets | 11 | MUL | £220 |
| Hoggets | 10 | MUL | £218 |
| Hoggets | 10 | MUL | £207 |
| Hoggets | 6 | SUF | £190 |
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.