Ennis Mart, County Clare
Sheep sale, Monday 30 March 2026
- Lambs €221/head* mart average
Big sale of sheep with 646 on offer. The first of the spring lambs appeared and these made from €180 to €250 varying in weight from 41kgs to 57kgs. Overall the hogget and cull ewe trade was similar to last week. Very few ewes and lambs today as a ewe and her 2 lambs made €425. Cull ewes averaged €2.29/kg, with fleshed ewes in high demand.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 30 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 5 lots | €4.98/kg | €4.38 to €5.36/kg | €221 | €190 to €250 | 24 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 7 lots | €4.30/kg | €3.96 to €4.89/kg | €219 | €188 to €234 | 80 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | €2.29/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
12 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 4 | 38 | €190 | €5.00/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | 45 | €220 | €4.88/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | 47 | €220 | €4.73/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | 44 | €236 | €5.36/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 57 | €250 | €4.38/kg |
| Hoggets | 10 | 54 | €234 | €4.37/kg |
| Hoggets | 12 | 58 | €230 | €3.96/kg |
| Hoggets | 10 | 56 | €228 | €4.11/kg |
| Hoggets | 16 | 52 | €220 | €4.23/kg |
| Hoggets | 10 | 45 | €220 | €4.89/kg |
| Hoggets | 10 | 49 | €214 | €4.41/kg |
| Hoggets | 12 | 44 | €188 | €4.27/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.