Ennis Mart, County Clare
Weanling sale, Tuesday 5 May 2026
- Weanling bulls €5.95/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers €4.99/kg* mean of bands
Big sale today with just over 900 on offer. There was 140 lots of calves available today with farmers very active amongst shippers still. Farmers rearing calves have recognised that it pays to have strong calves as this is what shippers and farmer buyers are anxious for. It was all beef bred calves on offer. AAX bull calves made to €440 and AAX heifer calves made to €410. HEX bull calves made to €630 and HEX heifers made to €640. Continental bull calves made to €850 and continental heifers made to €840.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 5 May 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | €6.24/kg | €4.99 to €7.68/kg | €1,762 | €1,440 to €2,040 | 8 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | €5.63/kg | €4.35 to €7.47/kg | €1,976 | €1,420 to €2,840 | 9 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €6.20/kg | €5.88 to €6.52/kg | €2,575 | €2,500 to €2,650 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | €5.08/kg | €4.32 to €5.66/kg | €1,299 | €1,220 to €1,530 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | €5.17/kg | €4.86 to €6.42/kg | €1,914 | €1,830 to €2,250 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | €4.80/kg | €4.25 to €5.52/kg | €2,024 | €1,830 to €2,430 | 9 | |
| 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
22 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LMX | 285 | €2,040 | €7.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | LMX | 290 | €1,940 | €6.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LMX | 250 | €1,920 | €7.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LMX | 365 | €2,600 | €7.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BBX | 380 | €2,840 | €7.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BBX | 345 | €2,500 | €7.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BBX | 355 | €2,380 | €6.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BBX | 405 | €2,650 | €6.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | PTX | 425 | €2,500 | €5.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | AAX | 288 | €1,440 | €4.99/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | AAX | 313 | €1,420 | €4.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | HEX | 367 | €1,600 | €4.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AAX | 295 | €1,530 | €5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 6 | LMX | 246 | €1,230 | €5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | LMX | 252 | €1,430 | €5.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HEX | 282 | €1,220 | €4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CHX | 350 | €2,250 | €6.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 4 | CHX | 376 | €1,830 | €4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LMX | 440 | €2,430 | €5.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 6 | CHX | 407 | €1,970 | €4.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AAX | 430 | €1,830 | €4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AAX | 485 | €2,140 | €4.41/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.