Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 6 May 2026
- Lambs £198/head* mart average
1705 sheep in Ballymena resulted in another very steady trade. Spring lambs sold to 927p for 1 Texels 22Kg £204 from L & K Beacom, Kircubbin and a top per head of £218 for a heavy Texel offered by Rachel Currie, Ballyclare. Fat hoggets sold to 743p for 3 Texels 23Kg at £171 from J Thompson, Kells and a top per head of £198 for 27 Texels 32.5Kg presented by RJ McWhinney, Portaferry.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 6 May 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 25 lots | £8.87/kg | £8.72 to £9.27/kg | £198 | £184 to £218 | 243 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 27 lots | £7.13/kg | £6.98 to £7.43/kg | £181 | £161 to £198 | 259 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £70 to £298 | 430 | |||
| 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 52 lots, 502 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 22 | £204 | £9.27/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 22 | £203 | £9.22/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 22 | £198 | £9.00/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 22 | £196 | £8.90/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 22 | £196 | £8.90/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 23 | £204 | £8.87/kg |
| Lambs | 19 | TEX | 22 | £195 | £8.86/kg |
| Lambs | 37 | TEX | 23 | £199 | £8.84/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | CH | 22 | £190 | £8.83/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | TEX | 24 | £211 | £8.79/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 23 | £202 | £8.78/kg |
| Lambs | 25 | TEX | 22 | £193 | £8.77/kg |
| Lambs | 16 | TEX | 21 | £184 | £8.76/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 21 | £184 | £8.76/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | TEX | 22 | £192 | £8.72/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 32 | £218 | |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 26 | £210 | |
| Lambs | 12 | CH | 27 | £205 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 24 | £201 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 25 | £201 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 23 | £200 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 30 | £200 | |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 24 | £199 | |
| Lambs | 12 | CH | 25 | £199 | |
| Lambs | 13 | TEX | 24 | £199 | |
| Hoggets | 3 | TEX | 23 | £171 | £7.43/kg |
| Hoggets | 3 | SPO | 25 | £185 | £7.40/kg |
| Hoggets | 11 | CH | 23 | £169 | £7.34/kg |
| Hoggets | 5 | CRO | 22 | £161 | £7.31/kg |
| Hoggets | 13 | CRO | 24 | £170 | £7.23/kg |
| Hoggets | 3 | SPO | 24 | £170 | £7.23/kg |
| Hoggets | 31 | SUF | 24 | £169 | £7.19/kg |
| Hoggets | 10 | BF | 24 | £172 | £7.16/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | DOR | 26 | £186 | £7.15/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 25 | £174 | £7.10/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | CRO | 24 | £170 | £7.08/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | TEX | 24 | £170 | £7.08/kg |
| Hoggets | 48 | TEX | 27 | £190 | £7.03/kg |
| Hoggets | 14 | MUL | 25 | £175 | £7.00/kg |
| Hoggets | 9 | SUF | 27 | £185 | £6.98/kg |
| Hoggets | 27 | TEX | 33 | £198 | |
| Hoggets | 3 | TEX | 35 | £196 | |
| Hoggets | 7 | TEX | 33 | £195 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 38 | £195 | |
| Hoggets | 2 | TEX | 40 | £194 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 34 | £191 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | SUF | 37 | £190 | |
| Hoggets | 2 | TEX | 28 | £189 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 34 | £189 | |
| Hoggets | 1 | TEX | 36 | £189 | |
| Hoggets | 2 | TEX | 29 | £181 | |
| Hoggets | 48 | TEX | 27 | £180 |
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.