Castlerea Mart, County Roscommon
Cattle sale, Thursday 10 September 2026
- Bullocks €4.54/kg* from 12 lots
- Cull cows €3.46/kg* from 6 lots
- Weanling bulls €5.41/kg* from 8 lots
- Weanling heifers €5.15/kg* from 9 lots
Prices and trade remain steady as more customers are starting to appear as they try and source stock for further feeding. The bullock ring witnessed good demand for quality stores with the top lots exceeding €5.00 a kilo, while the heavier lots made up to €3350. The heifer ring with a top price of €5.51 a kilo for a breeding heifer was achieved while forward lots made up to €2860. Dry cows made up to €3120 and cows with calves at foot made up to €3420 and springers hit €2510. Calves and runners remain a very lively trade with a good attendance of buyers both ringside and online.
Castlerea Mart, sale report, 10 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | €2,178 | €2,090 to €2,360 | 5 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €2,310 | €2,100 to €2,480 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | €2,860 | €2,490 to €3,380 | 4 | |
| Bullocks | up to €3,350 | |||
| Heifers | Heifers | up to €2,860 | ||
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | €2,787 | €1,980 to €3,120 | 6 |
| Dry cows | up to €3,120 | |||
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | €1,408 | €1,300 to €1,570 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €2,190 | €2,190 to €2,190 | 1 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €2,183 | €2,150 to €2,210 | 3 | |
| Weanling bulls | ||||
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | €1,393 | €1,310 to €1,510 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | €1,838 | €1,600 to €2,080 | 6 | |
| Weanling heifers | ||||
| 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
35 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 445 | €2,360 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 410 | €2,180 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 405 | €2,160 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 465 | €2,100 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | €2,090 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | €2,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 800 | €3,380 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 685 | €2,950 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 500 | €2,100 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 585 | €2,350 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | €2,620 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 635 | €2,490 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 835 | €3,120 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 875 | €3,100 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 860 | €2,980 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 825 | €2,860 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 785 | €2,680 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BBX | 630 | €1,980 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | €1,570 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | €1,310 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 255 | €1,300 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | €2,210 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 355 | €2,190 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 435 | €2,190 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | €2,150 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | €1,450 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BBX | 255 | €1,510 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | €1,360 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHX | 280 | €1,310 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | €2,080 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | €1,910 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 375 | €1,900 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 335 | €1,790 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | €1,750 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 345 | €1,600 |
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.castlerealivestockmart.com. Fetched 14 September 2026.