Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 19 October 2026
- Store lambs £125/head* mart average
Over 1500 Store Lambs on Monday night topped at £131 for 25 Suffolks from D Hamilton, Glenarm, Ewe Lambs reached £250 for 6 Blackface ewe lambs from J McAuley, Dungannon which was included in the annual consignment of Blackface ewe lambs. A smaller show of Breeding Sheep topped at £275 for 11 Mules from Jalex Livestock, Randalstown and rams to 750gns for a Texel from M & J Watson, Dundonald.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 19 October 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £125 | £120 to £131 | 425 |
| 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
16 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 25 | SUF | £131 |
| Store lambs | 20 | TEX | £131 |
| Store lambs | 8 | SPO | £129 |
| Store lambs | 17 | MUL | £129 |
| Store lambs | 13 | SUF | £129 |
| Store lambs | 62 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 22 | TEX | £127 |
| Store lambs | 11 | TEX | £126 |
| Store lambs | 54 | TEX | £125 |
| Store lambs | 40 | TEX | £124 |
| Store lambs | 20 | MUL | £123 |
| Store lambs | 39 | TEX | £123 |
| Store lambs | 40 | TEX | £122 |
| Store lambs | 9 | TEX | £122 |
| Store lambs | 31 | TEX | £121 |
| Store lambs | 14 | MUL | £120 |
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 20 October 2026.