Ennis Mart, County Clare
Sheep sale, Monday 12 January 2026
- Lambs €172/head* mart average
- Store lambs €138/head* mart average
- Cull ewes €195/head mart average
Big sheep sale today with 745 on offer. Large number of heavy sheep with good flesh available today. No change in trade since Christmas and the best seller was the 47-55kg sheep. The cut off point seemed to be €185.Large entry of cull ewes and these averaged €195, with 2 ewes at 122kgs making €232, 3 ewes at 93kgs making €208 and a group of 8 ewes at 82kgs making €184.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 12 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 9 lots | €3.46/kg | €3.28 to €3.59/kg | €172 | €148 to €185 | 141 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 5 lots | €3.51/kg | €3.34 to €3.68/kg | €138 | €117 to €144 | 34 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | €195 | ||||
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||||
Sample lots
14 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 20 | 54 | €184 | €3.44/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 55 | €184 | €3.34/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | 56 | €184 | €3.28/kg |
| Lambs | 19 | 50 | €174 | €3.51/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | 51 | €172 | €3.40/kg |
| Lambs | 24 | 46 | €156 | €3.43/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 44 | €150 | €3.45/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 42 | €148 | €3.52/kg |
| Lambs | 23 | 52 | €185 | €3.59/kg |
| Store lambs | 3 | 38 | €140 | €3.68/kg |
| Store lambs | 2 | 35 | €117 | €3.34/kg |
| Store lambs | 10 | 42 | €140 | €3.37/kg |
| Store lambs | 10 | 41 | €144 | €3.55/kg |
| Store lambs | 9 | 37 | €133 | €3.59/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 claremarts.ie. Fetched 2 September 2026.