Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 28 September 2026
- Store lambs £128/head* mart average
2260 Store Lambs on Monday Night sold well, topping at £132 for 60 Texels from R Hamilton, Glarryford, with Ewe Lambs reaching £202 for 10 Suffolk Cheviots from H O'Kane, Carnlough. Just over 1400 Breeding Sheep sold with a much better trade and topped at £320 for 11 Suffolk Ewes from I Montgomery, Glenwherry.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 28 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £128 | £125 to £132 | 550 |
| 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
15 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 60 | TEX | £132 |
| Store lambs | 56 | SUF | £132 |
| Store lambs | 51 | TEX | £131 |
| Store lambs | 50 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 15 | SUF | £128 |
| Store lambs | 45 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 60 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 8 | TEX | £127 |
| Store lambs | 18 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 28 | MUL | £126 |
| Store lambs | 41 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 11 | SUF | £125 |
| Store lambs | 34 | CH | £125 |
| Store lambs | 9 | CH | £125 |
| Store lambs | 64 | MUL | £125 |
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 30 September 2026.