Ennis Mart, County Clare
Sheep sale, Monday 4 May 2026
- Lambs €216/head* mart average
Big sheep sale today with 681 on offer. Spring Lambs averaged €465/kg. A mixed run of Hoggets available today and this reflected in trade. The good heavy fleshed Ewes were a great trade with 110kgs hitting €272 with 4 @ 94kgs - €260 and 4 @ 92kgs hitting €258 and 101kgs making €260. There were a number of lots of Ewes and Lambs today with pairs making to €440 and singles to €240 for strong lamb at foot.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 4 May 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 | €4.83/kg | €4.23 to €4.98/kg | €216 | €208 to €236 | 89 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 4 lots | €3.86/kg | €3.38 to €4.08/kg | €204 | €176 to €225 | 51 |
| 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 | 9 | 50 | €236 | €4.72/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 45 | €220 | €4.94/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 52 | €218 | €4.23/kg |
| Lambs | 26 | 43 | €212 | €4.98/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | 44 | €210 | €4.83/kg |
| Lambs | 12 | 44 | €216 | €4.91/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | 42 | €208 | €4.95/kg |
| Hoggets | 12 | 66 | €225 | €3.41/kg |
| Hoggets | 30 | 49 | €198 | €4.08/kg |
| Hoggets | 6 | 53 | €209 | €3.94/kg |
| Hoggets | 3 | 52 | €176 | €3.38/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.