Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 27 May 2026
- Lambs £174/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 26 lots | £8.07/kg | £8.00 to £8.71/kg | £174 | £160 to £193 | 248 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £116 to £264 | 586 | |||
| 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
26 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 20 | £170 | £8.71/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | CH | 21 | £175 | £8.33/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | CH | 22 | £179 | £8.32/kg |
| Lambs | 16 | TEX | 22 | £180 | £8.18/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 22 | £180 | £8.18/kg |
| Lambs | 33 | TEX | 20 | £161 | £8.05/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 21 | £169 | £8.04/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 21 | £169 | £8.04/kg |
| Lambs | 28 | TEX | 21 | £169 | £8.04/kg |
| Lambs | 19 | TEX | 21 | £165 | £8.02/kg |
| Lambs | 25 | TEX | 24 | £193 | £8.02/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 21 | £164 | £8.00/kg |
| Lambs | 22 | TEX | 20 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 23 | £180 | £8.00/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 33 | £190 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 24 | £189 | |
| Lambs | 3 | CH | 28 | £188 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 26 | £188 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 24 | £187 | |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 24 | £184 | |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 26 | £183 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 27 | £183 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 30 | £182 | |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 32 | £182 | |
| Lambs | 19 | TEX | 24 | £181 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 26 | £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.