Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 15 January 2026

520 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 3, 2026

A slightly bigger sale today compared to last week with trade sharper especially for bullocks with lighter types meeting excellent returns. Beef prices steadied with more bite about the trade.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 15 January 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks<400 kg€4.48/kg€3.30 to €5.63/kg€1,514€790 to €1,920
400 - 500 kg€4.33/kg€3.60 to €4.98/kg€1,984€1,720 to €2,280
500 - 600 kg€4.01/kg€3.45 to €4.92/kg€2,194€1,710 to €2,800
600 kg +€3.87/kg€3.28 to €4.47/kg€2,580€2,140 to €3,080
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€4.44/kg€1,338€1,050 to €1,620
Forward Store Hfrs€4.00/kg€3.50 to €4.94/kg€1,950€1,600 to €2,600
Beef Heifers€4.10/kg€3.50 to €4.80/kg€2,653€2,180 to €3,190
Cull cowsContinental€3.20 to €4.05/kg120
Friesian€1.80 to €3.15/kg
Sample lots 42 lots, 119 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks2AA755€2,890€3.83/kg
Bullocks3CH723€3,080€4.26/kg
Bullocks1FR650€2,510€3.86/kg
Bullocks5SI630€2,570€4.08/kg
Bullocks2AA620€2,630€4.24/kg
Bullocks3FR605€2,150€3.55/kg
Bullocks1CH585€2,800€4.79/kg
Bullocks2FR580€2,200€3.79/kg
Bullocks3CH570€2,510€4.40/kg
Bullocks3CONT560€2,640€4.71/kg
Bullocks2LM550€2,460€4.47/kg
Bullocks4LM515€2,260€4.39/kg
Bullocks4FR493€1,780€3.61/kg
Bullocks2CH480€2,200€4.58/kg
Bullocks4SI470€1,840€3.91/kg
Bullocks1PIED460€2,280€4.96/kg
Bullocks2CONT445€2,060€4.63/kg
Bullocks4LM416€1,890€4.54/kg
Bullocks1CH395€1,920€4.86/kg
Bullocks2FR370€1,350€3.65/kg
Bullocks6CH350€1,800€5.14/kg
Bullocks4CONT333€1,610€4.83/kg
Bullocks7AA312€1,460€4.68/kg
Bullocks2HE267€1,300€4.87/kg
Heifers1CH750€3,020€4.03/kg
Heifers2CONT730€3,190€4.37/kg
Heifers1LM675€2,760€4.09/kg
Heifers2CH630€2,840€4.51/kg
Heifers6AA598€2,200€3.68/kg
Heifers2FR580€2,200€3.79/kg
Heifers2CH535€2,600€4.86/kg
Heifers5AA500€2,120€4.24/kg
Heifers2CH495€2,300€4.65/kg
Heifers2LM470€2,260€4.81/kg
Heifers3LM443€2,190€4.94/kg
Heifers6AA430€1,920€4.47/kg
Heifers2AU392€1,620€4.13/kg
Heifers1AA380€1,600€4.21/kg
Heifers2CH330€1,600€4.85/kg
Heifers2AU325€1,340€4.12/kg
Heifers1FR320€1,050€3.28/kg
Heifers7LM270€1,280€4.74/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.