Ennis Mart, County Clare
Sheep sale, Monday 24 August 2026
- Lambs €174/head* mart average
- Store lambs €116/head* mart average
Big sheep sale today with just short of 800 sheep on offer. There was a lot of under fleshed sheep in today’s sale and quite a number of light lambs also. Overall lambs averaged €3.43/kg, which is back about 10c/kg on last week. Cull ewes were also back a bit and averaged €2.07/kg. Standout prices in this section included: 3 ewes weighing 100kgs made €238, 10 ewes weighing 91kgs made €200 and 15 ewes weighing 76kgs made €180.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 24 August 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 | €3.53/kg | €3.29 to €3.63/kg | €174 | €150 to €192 | 91 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 4 lots | €3.43/kg | €3.20 to €3.59/kg | €116 | €96 to €140 | 57 |
| Cull ewes | All weights | €2.07/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 | 10 | 47 | €164 | €3.52/kg |
| Lambs | 17 | 51 | €185 | €3.63/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | 49 | €178 | €3.63/kg |
| Lambs | 11 | 49 | €174 | €3.55/kg |
| Lambs | 12 | 48 | €172 | €3.62/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 48 | €170 | €3.54/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | 46 | €150 | €3.29/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | 58 | €192 | €3.31/kg |
| Store lambs | 15 | 30 | €96 | €3.20/kg |
| Store lambs | 27 | 36 | €124 | €3.49/kg |
| Store lambs | 8 | 30 | €105 | €3.50/kg |
| Store lambs | 7 | 39 | €140 | €3.59/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.