Ennis Mart, County Clare
Sheep sale, Monday 18 May 2026
- Lambs €232/head* mart average
Good size sheep sale today with 689 on offer. Numbers of hoggets getting very small. Lots of spring lambs appearing and some very good quality available and these averaged €4.88/kg, with many lots exceeding €5/kg. Hoggets averaged €3.65/kg as there was a mix of quality on offer in this section. A large entry of culls again today and these averaged €2.40/kg, with 10 ewes weighing 89kgs making €228, 2 ewes weighing 100kgs making €241, 6 ewes weighing 87kgs making €228. In the breeding section ewes with twin lambs made to €400 and ewes with single lambs made to €317.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 18 May 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 8 lots | €5.11/kg | €4.85 to €5.33/kg | €232 | €222 to €240 | 120 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 4 lots | €3.95/kg | €3.65 to €4.33/kg | €220 | €191 to €230 | 58 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | €2.40/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 | 14 | 44 | €232 | €5.27/kg |
| Lambs | 28 | 44 | €232 | €5.33/kg |
| Lambs | 27 | 44 | €228 | €5.18/kg |
| Lambs | 12 | 49 | €236 | €4.86/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 47 | €228 | €4.85/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 45 | €222 | €4.99/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 49 | €240 | €4.90/kg |
| Lambs | 9 | 49 | €240 | €4.95/kg |
| Hoggets | 27 | 63 | €230 | €3.65/kg |
| Hoggets | 13 | 53 | €222 | €4.23/kg |
| Hoggets | 10 | 47 | €191 | €4.11/kg |
| Hoggets | 8 | 51 | €219 | €4.33/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.