Ennis Mart, County Clare
Weanling sale, Tuesday 25 August 2026
- Weanling bulls €6.27/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers €8.28/kg* mean of bands
Our Annual Show & Sale of weanlings was held today with a super yard of stock and numbers up on the sale 12 months ago. Serious Belgian Blues and Limousin bulls on offer along with some top quality Charolais bulls as well. The bull trade was dominated by shippers with 49% bought by these. The best sellers in the ring were 325kgs to 420kgs. The heavier bulls have a limited market. Again, in the heifer ring some great quality and some phenomenal prices achieved with a BBX heifer of 405kgs making €7,110 and a Limousin of 420kgs making €6,000.
Ennis Mart, sale report, 25 August 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | €6.12/kg | €5.87 to €6.37/kg | €1,390 | €1,370 to €1,410 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | €6.67/kg | €5.89 to €7.42/kg | €2,435 | €2,160 to €2,820 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €6.09/kg | €5.70 to €6.38/kg | €2,593 | €2,480 to €2,680 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €5.50/kg | €5.50 to €5.50/kg | €3,000 | €3,000 to €3,000 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | €5.67/kg | €5.48 to €5.86/kg | €1,660 | €1,590 to €1,730 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | €6.66/kg | €5.78 to €8.62/kg | €2,242 | €1,850 to €3,020 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | €11.21/kg | €5.68 to €17.55/kg | €4,652 | €2,500 to €7,110 | 4 | |
| 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
20 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LMX | 240 | €1,410 | €5.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CHX | 340 | €2,160 | €6.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LMX | 215 | €1,370 | €6.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CHX | 380 | €2,240 | €5.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BBX | 380 | €2,820 | €7.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BBX | 360 | €2,520 | €7.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BBX | 425 | €2,620 | €6.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LMX | 420 | €2,680 | €6.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BBX | 545 | €3,000 | €5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CHX | 435 | €2,480 | €5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CHX | 295 | €1,730 | €5.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BBX | 410 | €7,110 | €17.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LMX | 290 | €1,590 | €5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BBX | 350 | €3,020 | €8.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LMX | 420 | €6,000 | €14.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LMX | 325 | €2,090 | €6.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BBX | 410 | €3,000 | €7.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LMX | 440 | €2,500 | €5.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LMX | 320 | €1,850 | €5.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BBX | 345 | €2,010 | €5.82/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.