Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 16 September 2026
- Lambs £151/head* mart average
2384 sheep resented in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in an improved trade. Fat lambs sold to 705p for 6 texel 19Kg at £134 offered by W & S Hanna, Ballymoney and to a top per head of £185 for 2 suffolks 32Kg presented by A Kennedy, Bangor. Fat ewes sold to £296
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 16 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 44 lots | £6.51/kg | £6.34 to £7.05/kg | £151 | £103 to £185 | 497 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £62 to £296 | 573 | |||
| 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 44 lots, 497 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 19 | £134 | £7.05/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | CH | 19 | £130 | £6.84/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | TEX | 21 | £140 | £6.82/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 22 | £145 | £6.74/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | CH | 18 | £117 | £6.68/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | TEX | 20 | £130 | £6.66/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 24 | £156 | £6.66/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | TEX | 23 | £152 | £6.60/kg |
| Lambs | 28 | TEX | 20 | £132 | £6.57/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 20 | £132 | £6.57/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 24 | £158 | £6.56/kg |
| Lambs | 18 | CH | 23 | £148 | £6.55/kg |
| Lambs | 22 | TEX | 21 | £133 | £6.48/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | TEX | 24 | £152 | £6.44/kg |
| Lambs | 12 | TEX | 16 | £103 | £6.43/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | BEL | 24 | £154 | £6.41/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | TEX | 25 | £157 | £6.40/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 27 | £172 | £6.37/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 22 | £140 | £6.36/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 22 | £140 | £6.36/kg |
| Lambs | 48 | CRO | 23 | £146 | £6.34/kg |
| Lambs | 16 | CH | 21 | £130 | £6.34/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 21 | £130 | £6.34/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | SUF | 33 | £185 | |
| Lambs | 5 | SUF | 33 | £182 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 35 | £177 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 28 | £177 | |
| Lambs | 4 | SUF | 30 | £175 | |
| Lambs | 25 | TEX | 28 | £166 | |
| Lambs | 3 | ZWA | 28 | £165 | |
| Lambs | 1 | SPO | 30 | £164 | |
| Lambs | 19 | TEX | 26 | £164 | |
| Lambs | 21 | TEX | 27 | £164 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 28 | £163 | |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 27 | £163 | |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 28 | £163 | |
| Lambs | 2 | 32 | £162 | ||
| Lambs | 30 | TEX | 27 | £161 | |
| Lambs | 18 | TEX | 26 | £161 | |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 27 | £161 | |
| Lambs | 27 | TEX | 27 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 8 | TEX | 23 | £160 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 25 | £159 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 28 | £158 |
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 17 September 2026.