Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 30 September 2026
- Lambs £127/head* mart average
2363 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday met a steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 753p for 6 Dorsets 15 Kg at £113 presented by G Longstaff, Kells and to a top per head of £187 for a heavy Texel for A Ferguson, Kilsally. Fat ewes sold to £294.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 30 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 11 lots | £6.58/kg | £6.12 to £7.53/kg | £127 | £95 to £132 | 87 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | £88 to £294 | 530 | |||
| 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
11 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 6 | DOR | 15 | £113 | £7.53/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 17 | £126 | £7.41/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | DOR | 19 | £130 | £6.84/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 20 | £132 | £6.74/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | SPO | 20 | £131 | £6.52/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | DOR | 20 | £126 | £6.46/kg |
| Lambs | 38 | DOR | 20 | £129 | £6.45/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | CHE | 15 | £95 | £6.33/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | SPO | 19 | £120 | £6.31/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | MUL | 20 | £124 | £6.20/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | BF | 20 | £123 | £6.12/kg |
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 1 October 2026.