Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 1 July 2026
- Lambs £164/head* mart average
2608 sheep presented in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in an easier trade. Fat lambs sold to 778p for 2 Texels 23Kg at £179 offered by J Adams, Glarryford and a top per head of £210 for 2 texels at 27Kg from J Wilson, Banbridge, Fat ewes sold to £288.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 1 July 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 | £7.15/kg | £7.04 to £7.78/kg | £164 | £120 to £210 | 282 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £112 to £288 | 580 | |||
| 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 | 2 | TEX | 23 | £179 | £7.78/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 27 | £210 | £7.77/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 23 | £169 | £7.51/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 22 | £164 | £7.45/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £169 | £7.34/kg | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 24 | £172 | £7.31/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | SPO | 17 | £120 | £7.27/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 19 | £134 | £7.24/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 23 | £166 | £7.21/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | TEX | 21 | £152 | £7.21/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 22 | £159 | £7.20/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | CRO | 23 | £166 | £7.19/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | CH | 19 | £132 | £7.13/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 20 | £139 | £7.12/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | TEX | 20 | £143 | £7.12/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 24 | £167 | £7.10/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | DOR | 20 | £142 | £7.10/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 22 | £153 | £7.09/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 24 | £170 | £7.08/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | SPO | 24 | £170 | £7.08/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 19 | £134 | £7.05/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 23 | £162 | £7.04/kg |
| Lambs | 31 | DOR | 24 | £169 | £7.04/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 32 | £180 | |
| Lambs | 30 | TEX | 27 | £175 | |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 25 | £175 | |
| Lambs | 2 | CH | 28 | £175 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 26 | £174 | |
| Lambs | 25 | £174 | |||
| Lambs | 18 | TEX | 25 | £174 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 28 | £173 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 28 | £172 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CRO | 29 | £172 | |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 26 | £170 | |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 25 | £170 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 28 | £170 | |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 28 | £170 | |
| Lambs | 12 | SUF | 25 | £170 |
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.