Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny
Cattle sale, Thursday 18 December 2025
- Bullocks €3.97/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €3.90/kg mart average
Our last sale of 2025 attracted an entry of 450 which was a bigger sale compared to last year. Plainer cattle and friesian were more difficult to sell due to the weekly cuts of factory quotes and the fact that exporters are not opearating at the same pace as 6 weeks ago.It will be interesting to see what trade will be like in early January 2026
Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 18 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | <400 kg | €3.55 to €4.95/kg | €1,155 | €1,000 to €1,800 | |
| 400 - 500 kg | €5.32 to €335.00/kg | €1,845 | €1,350 to €2,540 | ||
| 500 - 600 kg | €4.13/kg | €3.52 to €5.10/kg | €2,202 | €1,790 to €2,700 | |
| 600 kg + | €3.80/kg | €3.50 to €4.16/kg | €2,520 | €2,160 to €3,200 | |
| Heifers | Light Store Hfrs | €3.70/kg | €3.00 to €5.71/kg | €1,110 | €780 to €1,800 |
| Forward Store Hfrs | €3.70/kg | €3.50 to €4.45/kg | €1,260 to €2,100 | ||
| Beef Heifers | €3.90/kg | €3.70 to €4.10/kg | €2,550 | €2,100 to €2,830 | |
| Cull cows | Friesian | €1.50 to €3.30/kg | |||
| Continental | €2.60 to €3.70/kg |
Sample lots 41 lots, 141 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 740 | €3,080 | €4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AA | 710 | €2,820 | €3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 650 | €2,640 | €4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | FR | 624 | €2,250 | €3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 615 | €2,430 | €3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | MOX | 565 | €2,140 | €3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | FR | 550 | €2,180 | €3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | CH | 543 | €2,240 | €4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | LM | 535 | €2,700 | €5.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | HE | 525 | €2,460 | €4.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | AA | 502 | €2,140 | €4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | LM | 489 | €2,540 | €5.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HE | 470 | €1,900 | €4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | FR | 460 | €1,660 | €3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CH | 453 | €2,380 | €5.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | FR | 430 | €1,520 | €3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 410 | €2,180 | €5.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 390 | €1,800 | €4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 350 | €1,290 | €3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | FR | 320 | €1,150 | €3.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | LM | 300 | €1,460 | €4.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AA | 240 | €1,000 | €4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 210 | €1,040 | €4.95/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AA | 743 | €2,830 | €3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 680 | €2,420 | €3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | LM | 645 | €2,520 | €3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 610 | €2,320 | €3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HE | 587 | €2,180 | €3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HE | 570 | €2,120 | €3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | LM | 535 | €2,100 | €3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | AA | 510 | €1,850 | €3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | NR | 505 | €1,780 | €3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | LM | 490 | €1,990 | €4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | AA | 485 | €1,880 | €3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | €2,080 | €4.43/kg |
| Heifers | 7 | FR | 390 | €1,540 | €3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HE | 375 | €1,260 | €3.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 315 | €1,800 | €5.71/kg |
| Heifers | 9 | AA | 250 | €960 | €3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 7 | AA | 241 | €1,000 | €4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CONT | 210 | €860 | €4.10/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.