Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 10 June 2026
- Lambs £204/head* mart average
1922 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another very steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 921p for a Texel 19Kg £175 offered by J C O’Boyle, Randalstown and a top per head of £224 for a Suf 31.5Kg presented by J Steede, Ballymena. Fat ewes sold to £290.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 10 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 37 lots | £8.72/kg | £8.62 to £9.21/kg | £204 | £164 to £865 | 343 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £100 to £290 | 352 | |||
| 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
37 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | SUF | 32 | £224 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 30 | £220 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 31 | £217 | |
| Lambs | 17 | TEX | 28 | £211 | |
| Lambs | 7 | CH | 26 | £207 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 25 | £205 | |
| Lambs | 3 | SUF | 26 | £205 | |
| Lambs | 2 | DOR | 39 | £204 | |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 25 | £204 | |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 24 | £202 | |
| Lambs | 7 | CH | 24 | £201 | |
| Lambs | 4 | CH | 27 | £200 | |
| Lambs | 2 | CH | 24 | £199 | |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 24 | £199 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 25 | £199 | |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 25 | £199 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 24 | £198 | |
| Lambs | 24 | TEX | 23 | £198 | |
| Lambs | 17 | CH | 23 | £197 | £8.75/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 19 | £175 | £9.21/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 20 | £179 | £8.92/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 22 | £194 | £8.81/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 22 | £190 | £8.81/kg |
| Lambs | 39 | TEX | 22 | £190 | £8.81/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | CRO | 21 | £180 | £8.78/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | CRO | 21 | £180 | £8.78/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 23 | £196 | £8.71/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 20 | £174 | £8.70/kg |
| Lambs | 20 | TEX | 22 | £191 | £8.68/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £200 | £8.67/kg | |
| Lambs | 8 | DUT | 20 | £169 | £8.66/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 23 | £195 | £8.66/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | SUF | 22 | £865 | |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 22 | £186 | £8.65/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 19 | £164 | £8.63/kg |
| Lambs | 34 | TEX | 22 | £186 | £8.62/kg |
| Lambs | 18 | CRO | 23 | £194 | £8.62/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.