Ennis Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Thursday 6 August 2026
- Bullocks €3.98/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.22/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.45/kg* mean of bands
Bigger Sale today with 666 on offer. Most of the Bullocks under 500kgs scarce. The bullocks on offer were very forward but very few fit to kill. Some excellent beef cows available and most of these were continentals. In the heifer ring a mix of stores and forward stock. Bullocks over 700kgs a shade dearer and similar in other weights. Generally heifers a similar trade on the week. Cows also maintained the trade. A large entry of aged bulls averaged €3.38/kg with a CH of 1,110kgs making €4,040 and a LM of 990kgs making €3,590.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 6 August 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.96/kg | €3.88 to €4.18/kg | €1,745 | €1,650 to €2,030 | 8 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.03/kg | €3.63 to €4.35/kg | €2,210 | €2,075 to €2,480 | 15 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | €3.94/kg | €3.71 to €4.32/kg | €2,961 | €2,620 to €3,240 | 17 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.58/kg | €3.81 to €5.36/kg | €1,785 | €1,440 to €2,130 | 4 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.92/kg | €4.92 to €4.92/kg | €2,180 | €2,180 to €2,180 | 2 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.12/kg | €3.59 to €4.37/kg | €2,240 | €1,860 to €2,450 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | €3.85/kg | €3.60 to €4.03/kg | €2,587 | €2,340 to €2,900 | 6 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €2.64/kg | €2.64 to €2.64/kg | €1,560 | €1,560 to €1,560 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | €3.54/kg | €2.85 to €4.10/kg | €2,737 | €1,950 to €3,500 | 9 | |
| Bulls | All weights | €3.38/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
32 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 5 | CH | 827 | €3,240 | €3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 757 | €2,810 | €3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | €2,930 | €4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | CHX | 770 | €2,970 | €3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | BAX | 640 | €2,620 | €4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 685 | €2,960 | €4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 650 | €2,700 | €4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | CH | 570 | €2,480 | €4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 7 | HEX | 521 | €2,075 | €3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HEX | 485 | €2,030 | €4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 572 | €2,075 | €3.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | HEX | 425 | €1,650 | €3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 765 | €2,900 | €3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | €2,780 | €4.03/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | CH | 640 | €2,500 | €3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | LMX | 560 | €2,450 | €4.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AAX | 650 | €2,340 | €3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BAX | 515 | €2,160 | €4.19/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LMX | 397 | €2,130 | €5.36/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AAX | 517 | €1,860 | €3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LMX | 442 | €2,180 | €4.92/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AA | 377 | €1,440 | €3.81/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 910 | €3,500 | €3.84/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 730 | €2,080 | €2.85/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HEX | 885 | €2,760 | €3.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 700 | €2,870 | €4.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 880 | €3,300 | €3.75/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 680 | €1,950 | €2.86/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SIX | 655 | €2,350 | €3.59/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 590 | €1,560 | €2.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 780 | €3,080 | €3.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 720 | €2,740 | €3.80/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.