Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 15 July 2026
- Lambs £180/head* mart average
2252 sheep presented in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in an improved trade. Fat lambs sold to 787p for a Texel 24.5kg at &193 offered by P Bradley, Kilrea and to a top per head of £220 for 3 Tex 28Kg presented by Richard Currie, Ballymena. Fat ewes sold to £316.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 15 July 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 40 lots | £7.51/kg | £7.40 to £7.85/kg | £180 | £24.50 to £220 | 465 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £100 to £316 | 852 | |||
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots
40 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 25 | £24.50 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 28 | £220 | £7.85/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £170 | £7.70/kg | |
| Lambs | 18 | TEX | 25 | £186 | £7.57/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 23 | £174 | £7.56/kg |
| Lambs | 19 | TEX | 23 | £170 | £7.55/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | CRO | 23 | £170 | £7.55/kg |
| Lambs | 166 | TEX | 24 | £181 | £7.54/kg |
| Lambs | 30 | TEX | 23 | £173 | £7.52/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 25 | £188 | £7.52/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | CH | 26 | £195 | £7.50/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | SUF | 22 | £165 | £7.50/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 25 | £188 | £7.50/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | TEX | 20 | £146 | £7.46/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 24 | £179 | £7.45/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 24 | £179 | £7.45/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 24 | £175 | £7.44/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | CH | 25 | £186 | £7.44/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | DUT | 23 | £167 | £7.42/kg |
| Lambs | 28 | TEX | 24 | £178 | £7.41/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 22 | £163 | £7.40/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 27 | £200 | £7.40/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 25 | £185 | £7.40/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | CH | 25 | £185 | £7.40/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 30 | £209 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 28 | £200 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 31 | £200 | |
| Lambs | 1 | 31 | £200 | ||
| Lambs | 20 | TEX | 28 | £199 | |
| Lambs | 1 | ZWA | 35 | £196 | |
| Lambs | 1 | £193 | |||
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 29 | £190 | |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £189 | ||
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 26 | £188 | |
| Lambs | 5 | CH | 26 | £187 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 28 | £186 | |
| Lambs | 23 | CH | 27 | £186 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 25 | £186 | |
| Lambs | 16 | TEX | 26 | £184 | |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 25 | £183 |
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.