Ennis Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Thursday 20 August 2026
- Bullocks €4.05/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.27/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.52/kg* mean of bands
Good size sale today with 700 on offer. More of a mix of stores and beef in the bullock ring and these improved by 10c/kg. Cull cows back around 5-10c/kg on the week, but there was more of a mix of dairy cows available today. A mixed run of heifers met good demand. Around 20 cull bulls on offer and these averaged €3.15/kg with a top price of €3,980 for a Charolais bull weighing 1,100kgs
Ennis Mart, sale report, 20 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 | €4.71/kg | €4.27 to €4.97/kg | €2,105 | €2,030 to €2,150 | 8 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €3.62/kg | €3.14 to €4.69/kg | €1,995 | €1,720 to €2,560 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | €4.00/kg | €3.53 to €4.47/kg | €2,687 | €2,370 to €3,310 | 10 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.66/kg | €3.71 to €5.29/kg | €1,754 | €1,460 to €1,950 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.16/kg | €3.81 to €4.70/kg | €1,864 | €1,730 to €2,280 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.89/kg | €3.89 to €3.89/kg | €2,160 | €2,160 to €2,160 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | €3.99/kg | €3.96 to €4.06/kg | €2,487 | €2,460 to €2,500 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | €3.52/kg | €2.99 to €4.03/kg | €2,702 | €1,950 to €3,590 | 8 |
| Bulls | All weights | €3.15/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
26 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 745 | €3,310 | €4.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AAX | 772 | €2,750 | €3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | CHX | 603 | €2,700 | €4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 645 | €2,850 | €4.41/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 545 | €2,560 | €4.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | LMX | 556 | €2,450 | €4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | CHX | 432 | €2,150 | €4.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 7 | FR | 547 | €1,720 | €3.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | SHX | 475 | €2,030 | €4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | HEX | 671 | €2,370 | €3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | LMX | 368 | €1,950 | €5.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 605 | €2,460 | €4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 485 | €2,280 | €4.70/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CHX | 630 | €2,500 | €3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AAX | 555 | €2,160 | €3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | LMX | 430 | €1,860 | €4.32/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HEX | 453 | €1,730 | €3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AAX | 392 | €1,460 | €3.71/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 955 | €3,590 | €3.75/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHX | 955 | €3,340 | €3.49/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 780 | €2,790 | €3.57/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 665 | €2,680 | €4.03/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BBX | 785 | €2,740 | €3.49/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 610 | €2,360 | €3.86/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 725 | €2,170 | €2.99/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 650 | €1,950 | €3.00/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.