Ennis Mart, County Clare
Sheep sale, Monday 23 February 2026
- Lambs €177/head* mart average
- Store lambs €138/head* mart average
Just over 500 sheep on offer today. The factory type lamb was a shade dearer, with heavy lambs just about holding their own. Culls averaged €2.33/kg, this included 4 ewes weighing 78kgs making €175, 10 ewes weighing 60kgs making €166 and 2 ewes weighing 86kgs hitting €194.A handful of pairs of ewes and lambs today and these made to €375 for 2nd crop ewes with 2 lambs & 3rd crop ewes with 2 lambs making to €340.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 23 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 7 lots | €3.52/kg | €3.13 to €3.78/kg | €177 | €164 to €191 | 102 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 4 lots | €3.68/kg | €3.57 to €3.80/kg | €138 | €125 to €143 | 32 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | €2.33/kg | ||||
| 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
11 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 8 | 61 | €191 | €3.13/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | 53 | €189 | €3.60/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 55 | €188 | €3.42/kg |
| Lambs | 21 | 46 | €174 | €3.78/kg |
| Lambs | 23 | 54 | €176 | €3.29/kg |
| Lambs | 19 | 45 | €164 | €3.64/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 48 | €172 | €3.62/kg |
| Store lambs | 10 | 39 | €143 | €3.66/kg |
| Store lambs | 10 | 39 | €139 | €3.61/kg |
| Store lambs | 10 | 36 | €135 | €3.80/kg |
| Store lambs | 2 | 35 | €125 | €3.57/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.