Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Breeding sheep sale, Monday 31 August 2026

3,400 head on offer. Prices in sterling per head. Week 36, 2026

• Store lambs £122/head* mart average

There was a turnout of 3400 Sheep in Ballymena on Monday night over 3 rings. Store Lambs sold with a steady trade, topping at £126.50 for a drove of 80 Mule wether lambs from L McAlister, Loughgiel and Ewe Lambs to £210 for 14 Mules from C McLoughlin, Carnlough. Breeding sheep had a slightly lesser trade, but still managed to top at £390 for 14 Mules from R McNabney, Broughshane.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 31 August 2026

Prices

Category	Weight or type	Avg per head	Range per head	Head
Store lambs	All weightsderived from 13 lots	£122	£115 to £127	343
Breeding ewes	All weightsderived from 32 lots	£290	£135 to £390	301
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 45 lots, 644 head Show the table

Category	Head	Breed	Price
Store lambs	80	MUL	£127
Store lambs	2	TEX	£126
Store lambs	26	TEX	£123
Store lambs	50	TEX	£122
Store lambs	21	TEX	£121
Store lambs	49	TEX	£121
Store lambs	12	TEX	£120
Store lambs	1	TEX	£120
Store lambs	20	TEX	£120
Store lambs	49	TEX	£120
Store lambs	18	SUF	£120
Store lambs	6	TEX	£119
Store lambs	9	MUL	£115
Breeding ewes	14	MUL	£390
Breeding ewes	10	MUL	£375
Breeding ewes	10	SUF	£370
Breeding ewes	12	MUL	£365
Breeding ewes	12	MUL	£360
Breeding ewes	12	CV	£360
Breeding ewes	6	CV	£345
Breeding ewes	12	MUL	£325
Breeding ewes	10	TEX	£320
Breeding ewes	10	TEX	£305
Breeding ewes	11	MUL	£300
Breeding ewes	12	MUL	£300
Breeding ewes	14	MUL	£300
Breeding ewes	9	TEX	£295
Breeding ewes	10	SUF	£295
Breeding ewes	10	TEX	£285
Breeding ewes	8	TEX	£285
Breeding ewes	3	TEX	£280
Breeding ewes	12	MUL	£280
Breeding ewes	6	CV	£280
Breeding ewes	5	SUF	£310
Breeding ewes	6	MUL	£280
Breeding ewes	10	MUL	£280
Breeding ewes	10	SUF	£255
Breeding ewes	8	MUL	£245
Breeding ewes	13	MUL	£220
Breeding ewes	10	MUL	£195
Breeding ewes	14	TEX	£190
Breeding ewes	12	SUF	£170
Breeding ewes	4	MUL	£160
Breeding ewes	3	CRO	£155
Breeding ewes	3	MUL	£135

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.