Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 3 June 2026
- Lambs £188/head* mart average
1388 sheep in Ballymena resulted in an improved trade. Fat lambs sold to 871p for a pen of 17 Cro 21Kg at £183 from A Angus, Kircubbin and a top per head of £220 for a Cha 33Kg presented by D Fenton, Rasharkin.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 3 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 38 lots | £8.49/kg | £8.35 to £8.71/kg | £188 | £167 to £220 | 491 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £110 to £282 | 319 | |||
| 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
38 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 33 | £220 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 27 | £220 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 26 | £205 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 24 | £204 | £8.50/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | SUF | 29 | £200 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 26 | £200 | |
| Lambs | 18 | CH | 24 | £199 | |
| Lambs | 16 | TEX | 23 | £197 | |
| Lambs | 9 | CRO | 23 | £196 | £8.52/kg |
| Lambs | 30 | TEX | 24 | £196 | |
| Lambs | 10 | SUF | 25 | £195 | |
| Lambs | 16 | TEX | 23 | £195 | £8.64/kg |
| Lambs | 30 | TEX | 24 | £194 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 27 | £193 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 24 | £193 | |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 24 | £192 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 25 | £192 | |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 23 | £191 | |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 24 | £191 | |
| Lambs | 15 | SUF | 25 | £191 | |
| Lambs | 7 | DOR | 27 | £191 | |
| Lambs | 17 | CRO | 21 | £183 | £8.71/kg |
| Lambs | 59 | CH | 22 | £185 | £8.60/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 22 | £189 | £8.56/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 22 | £187 | £8.50/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | CRO | 22 | £187 | £8.50/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | CH | 21 | £178 | £8.47/kg |
| Lambs | 41 | CH | 22 | £186 | £8.45/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 21 | £173 | £8.43/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 22 | £186 | £8.43/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | SUF | 22 | £186 | £8.43/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 23 | £190 | £8.42/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 23 | £190 | £8.42/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 21 | £177 | £8.40/kg |
| Lambs | 24 | TEX | 21 | £176 | £8.38/kg |
| Lambs | 35 | TEX | 23 | £189 | £8.37/kg |
| Lambs | 17 | TEX | 21 | £172 | £8.36/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | SUF | 20 | £167 | £8.35/kg |
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.