Ennis Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Thursday 16 April 2026
- Bullocks €4.66/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.57/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.76/kg* mean of bands
Good size sale again with 680 on offer. A lot of 2025 born cattle available in the bullocks and these met good demand topping out at 6.44/kg. Bullocks in the 500-600kg bracket up 20c/kg on the week. The heifer trade was on a par with last week as there was some great heifers on offer. Some great quality cull cows available today and these were up 10c/kg on the week. Cull bulls averaged €3.70/kg with a top call of €3,390 for a 900kg LM bull.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 16 April 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €6.44/kg | €6.44 to €6.44/kg | €2,400 | €2,400 to €2,400 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €5.35/kg | €5.00 to €5.71/kg | €2,355 | €2,320 to €2,390 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.81/kg | €4.65 to €4.97/kg | €2,715 | €2,660 to €2,770 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | €4.16/kg | €3.92 to €4.74/kg | €2,851 | €2,740 to €3,100 | 16 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | €4.90/kg | €4.23 to €5.82/kg | €2,220 | €1,990 to €2,740 | 8 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.33/kg | €3.88 to €4.50/kg | €2,430 | €2,060 to €2,620 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | €4.23/kg | €4.12 to €4.35/kg | €3,085 | €2,830 to €3,340 | 2 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.45/kg | €3.07 to €3.83/kg | €1,975 | €1,690 to €2,260 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | €3.84/kg | €3.08 to €4.07/kg | €2,890 | €2,070 to €3,400 | 8 | |
| Bulls | All weights | €3.70/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
31 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 615 | €2,920 | €4.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 645 | €2,900 | €4.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | LMX | 654 | €2,800 | €4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LMX | 372 | €2,400 | €6.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | CHX | 418 | €2,390 | €5.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | LMX | 463 | €2,320 | €5.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 595 | €2,770 | €4.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 535 | €2,660 | €4.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AAX | 752 | €3,100 | €4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | HEX | 688 | €2,740 | €3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CHX | 752 | €2,950 | €3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 495 | €2,740 | €5.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 410 | €2,290 | €5.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 450 | €2,410 | €5.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 405 | €2,360 | €5.82/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | LMX | 560 | €2,520 | €4.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 650 | €2,830 | €4.35/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HEX | 470 | €1,990 | €4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CHX | 590 | €2,620 | €4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 810 | €3,340 | €4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 530 | €2,060 | €3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 865 | €3,400 | €3.93/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AAX | 870 | €3,140 | €3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 790 | €3,200 | €4.05/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 750 | €3,050 | €4.06/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 680 | €2,750 | €4.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 550 | €1,690 | €3.07/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BBX | 680 | €2,660 | €3.91/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SAX | 700 | €2,850 | €4.07/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 670 | €2,070 | €3.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 590 | €2,260 | €3.83/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.