Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 4 December 2025

570 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 49, 2025

A slightly smaller sale today in Kilkenny compared to last week with trade not as bouyant as previous weeks. Factories are suggesting that quotes may be reduced next week which is not helping confidence The outbreak of Bluetongue in Northern Ireland is causing a lot of concern.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 4 December 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks<400 kg€4.20/kg€3.10 to €5.59/kg€1,400€1,330 to €2,600
400 - 500 kg€4.17/kg€3.20 to €5.60/kg€1,940€1,330 to €2,600
500 - 600 kg€4.02/kg€2,145€1,860 to €2,450
600 kg +€4.00/kg€3.50 to €4.45/kg€2,842€2,210 to €3,950
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€4.05/kg€3.60 to €4.90/kg€1,540€1,300 to €1,640
Forward Store Hfrs€3.90/kg€3.15 to €4.70/kg€2,050€1,700 to €2,320
Beef Heifers€4.00/kg€3.30 to €4.30/kg€2,550€1,900 to €2,800
Cull cowsContinental€2.40 to €4.25/kg240
Friesian€1.20 to €3.20/kg
Sample lots 42 lots, 126 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks2AA935€3,700€3.96/kg
Bullocks1LM890€3,950€4.44/kg
Bullocks2LM790€3,000€3.80/kg
Bullocks3FR695€2,670€3.84/kg
Bullocks2BB630€2,700€4.29/kg
Bullocks10HE622€2,440€3.92/kg
Bullocks4AA594€2,450€4.12/kg
Bullocks2LM585€2,410€4.12/kg
Bullocks3HE572€2,410€4.21/kg
Bullocks2FR545€2,100€3.85/kg
Bullocks2FR530€2,010€3.79/kg
Bullocks5AA515€2,230€4.33/kg
Bullocks10FR492€2,010€4.09/kg
Bullocks2LM485€2,570€5.30/kg
Bullocks3HE480€1,950€4.06/kg
Bullocks8LM470€2,600€5.53/kg
Bullocks2LM420€1,660€3.95/kg
Bullocks5AA405€1,880€4.64/kg
Bullocks2LM395€2,020€5.11/kg
Bullocks3FR382€1,400€3.66/kg
Bullocks3FR370€1,470€3.97/kg
Bullocks3AA345€1,520€4.41/kg
Bullocks2FR305€1,210€3.97/kg
Bullocks1LM280€1,600€5.71/kg
Heifers2HE695€2,580€3.71/kg
Heifers1CH645€2,760€4.28/kg
Heifers1PIED630€2,660€4.22/kg
Heifers2CH595€2,800€4.71/kg
Heifers1FR580€2,180€3.76/kg
Heifers3AA550€2,300€4.18/kg
Heifers3BB520€1,980€3.81/kg
Heifers3HE507€1,930€3.81/kg
Heifers1LM495€2,320€4.69/kg
Heifers2HE490€1,850€3.78/kg
Heifers3AA485€2,000€4.12/kg
Heifers2FR455€1,700€3.74/kg
Heifers5LM399€1,600€4.01/kg
Heifers4HE390€1,640€4.21/kg
Heifers3AA383€1,530€3.99/kg
Heifers5AA375€1,500€4.00/kg
Heifers1SH345€1,400€4.06/kg
Heifers2CH305€1,470€4.82/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 PDF at kilkennymart.ie. Fetched 2 September 2026.