Ennis Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Thursday 14 May 2026
- Bullocks €4.54/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.05/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.39/kg* mean of bands
Just short of 500 head on offer. Trade was back overall with the exception of the young bullock under 500kgs, which was steady. Bullocks over this weight was back about 20c/kg, with a lot of heavier stock available in this ring. In the heifer ring, trade held for heifers under 500kgs, with anything over this weight back 10c/kg. Cull cows back 10-15c/kg generally, with the exception to this being the good quality heavy cows which held steady. A small entry of aged bulls averaged €3.54 as a CH bull weighing 1,000kgs hit €3,300 and a LM bull weighing 750kgs making €2,920.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 14 May 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 | €4.88/kg | €4.88 to €4.88/kg | €1,800 | €1,800 to €1,800 | 7 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €5.19/kg | €5.18 to €5.23/kg | €2,302 | €2,250 to €2,510 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.01/kg | €3.21 to €5.05/kg | €2,190 | €1,820 to €2,550 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | €4.03/kg | €3.91 to €4.14/kg | €2,726 | €2,610 to €3,050 | 5 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.89/kg | €3.89 to €3.89/kg | €1,400 | €1,400 to €1,400 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €3.97/kg | €3.59 to €5.03/kg | €1,790 | €1,560 to €2,340 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.11/kg | €4.07 to €4.13/kg | €2,280 | €2,220 to €2,400 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | €4.47/kg | €4.47 to €4.47/kg | €3,060 | €3,060 to €3,060 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €3.14/kg | €2.89 to €3.47/kg | €1,747 | €1,460 to €1,980 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | €3.50/kg | €2.84 to €4.14/kg | €2,587 | €1,990 to €3,540 | 7 | |
| 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
26 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 7 | HEX | 368 | €1,800 | €4.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LMX | 505 | €2,550 | €5.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 480 | €2,510 | €5.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AAX | 582 | €2,200 | €3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | LMX | 434 | €2,250 | €5.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FRX | 567 | €1,820 | €3.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CHX | 675 | €2,680 | €3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LMX | 630 | €2,610 | €4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 780 | €3,050 | €3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 360 | €1,400 | €3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 485 | €2,160 | €4.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 465 | €2,340 | €5.03/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 590 | €2,400 | €4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LMX | 537 | €2,220 | €4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HEX | 435 | €1,560 | €3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 685 | €3,060 | €4.47/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 855 | €3,540 | €4.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 725 | €2,920 | €4.03/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 825 | €2,900 | €3.51/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 760 | €2,160 | €2.84/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 700 | €1,990 | €2.84/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 690 | €2,400 | €3.47/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 605 | €2,200 | €3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AAX | 570 | €1,980 | €3.47/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 585 | €1,800 | €3.07/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 505 | €1,460 | €2.89/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.