Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 29 July 2026
- Lambs £150/head* mart average
An entry of 2349 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in another easier trade. Fat lambs sold to 706p for 10 Texels 22Kg at £155.50 offered by Mark Finley, Ballyclare and to a top per head of £183 for 2 Texels 31Kg presented by A & J Currie, Ballyclare. Fat ewes sold to £234.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 29 July 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 29 lots | £6.72/kg | £6.51 to £7.06/kg | £150 | £125 to £183 | 220 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £100 to £234 | 746 | |||
| 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
29 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 22 | £156 | £7.06/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | SPO | 18 | £125 | £6.94/kg |
| Lambs | 18 | TEX | 22 | £153 | £6.93/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 23 | £153 | £6.82/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 19 | £128 | £6.73/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 22 | £148 | £6.72/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 22 | £144 | £6.69/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | SPO | 20 | £130 | £6.66/kg |
| Lambs | 25 | CRO | 20 | £133 | £6.62/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 21 | £136 | £6.61/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 23 | £151 | £6.54/kg |
| Lambs | 16 | TEX | 23 | £150 | £6.52/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | SPO | 20 | £127 | £6.51/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 31 | £183 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 28 | £182 | |
| Lambs | 1 | BOR | 31 | £180 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 28 | £177 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 27 | £173 | |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 27 | £173 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 27 | £168 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 25 | £166 | |
| Lambs | 6 | CH | 27 | £166 | |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 27 | £164 | |
| Lambs | 19 | TEX | 25 | £162 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 25 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 27 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 26 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 8 | TEX | 25 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 25 | £159 |
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.