Ennis Mart, County Clare
Sheep sale, Monday 9 March 2026
- Lambs €198/head* mart average
- Store lambs €160/head* mart average
Bigger sheep sale today with 529 on offer and defiantly more bite in the trade. The €4/kg mark was surpassed on a number of occasions during the sale. Culls were also a strong trade and averaged €2.12/kg, with a 116kg ewe hitting €240, a 98kg ewe making €232 and a group of 8 ewes weighing 70kgs hitting €164. In the breeding section, ewes with single lambs & ewes with pairs made to €395.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 9 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 8 lots | €4.18/kg | €3.77 to €4.43/kg | €198 | €184 to €228 | 85 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 2 lots | €3.98/kg | €3.85 to €4.31/kg | €160 | €158 to €164 | 14 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | €2.12/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
10 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 9 | 54 | €227 | €4.20/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | 50 | €192 | €3.96/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | 46 | €194 | €4.26/kg |
| Lambs | 20 | 45 | €190 | €4.22/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | 42 | €186 | €4.43/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | 53 | €228 | €4.43/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | 46 | €184 | €4.00/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | 58 | €219 | €3.77/kg |
| Store lambs | 4 | 38 | €164 | €4.31/kg |
| Store lambs | 10 | 41 | €158 | €3.85/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.