Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny
Cattle sale, Thursday 29 January 2026
- Bullocks €4.18/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.07/kg mart average
A bigger sale of cattle compared to last week with a similar trade to for beef types and fancy stores especially the lighter types.Plainer cattle were more difficult to sell but the sale did produce a 99% clearance with cull cows on Tuesday recording a complete clearance.
Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 29 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | <400 kg | €4.45/kg | €3.88 to €5.90/kg | €1,350 | €1,000 to €1,940 | |
| 400 - 500 kg | €4.12/kg | €3.56 to €5.63/kg | €1,900 | €1,560 to €2,420 | ||
| 500 - 600 kg | €3.96/kg | €3.50 to €5.22/kg | €2,160 | €1,880 to €2,840 | ||
| 600 kg + | €4.21/kg | €3.43 to €4.95/kg | €2,795 | €2,220 to €3,760 | ||
| Heifers | Light Store Hfrs | €4.48/kg | €3.23 to €5.23/kg | €1,312 | €1,000 to €2,080 | |
| Forward Store Hfrs | €3.95/kg | €3.70 to €4.10/kg | €1,700 to €2,080 | |||
| Beef Heifers | €4.07/kg | €3.70 to €4.65/kg | €2,525 | €2,240 to €2,860 | ||
| Cull cows | Friesian | €1.80 to €3.40/kg | 180 | |||
| Continental | €2.60 to €3.90/kg |
Sample lots 42 lots, 132 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | €3,380 | €4.39/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 760 | €3,760 | €4.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HE | 715 | €2,620 | €3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | CH | 633 | €3,020 | €4.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 620 | €2,260 | €3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HE | 608 | €2,450 | €4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | LM | 584 | €2,635 | €4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 580 | €2,150 | €3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | BB | 578 | €2,840 | €4.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HE | 570 | €2,320 | €4.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 554 | €2,140 | €3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 515 | €2,400 | €4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | LM | 490 | €2,360 | €4.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | FR | 465 | €1,750 | €3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AU | 455 | €2,030 | €4.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | CH | 452 | €2,420 | €5.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | AA | 435 | €1,560 | €3.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 405 | €2,280 | €5.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 378 | €1,590 | €4.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HE | 363 | €1,500 | €4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 355 | €1,840 | €5.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 330 | €1,940 | €5.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | AU | 271 | €1,160 | €4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | FR | 261 | €1,040 | €3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AU | 685 | €2,860 | €4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CH | 615 | €2,850 | €4.63/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | AA | 610 | €2,380 | €3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HE | 595 | €2,270 | €3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | AA | 582 | €2,200 | €3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | LM | 560 | €2,460 | €4.39/kg |
| Heifers | 8 | AA | 518 | €2,080 | €4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HE | 510 | €1,990 | €3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | FR | 495 | €1,760 | €3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 490 | €1,960 | €4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HE | 472 | €1,890 | €4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AA | 433 | €1,750 | €4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LM | 398 | €2,080 | €5.23/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LM | 390 | €1,920 | €4.92/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | FR | 350 | €1,150 | €3.29/kg |
| Heifers | 7 | CH | 304 | €1,380 | €4.54/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HE | 287 | €1,190 | €4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 10 | AA | 264 | €1,230 | €4.66/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.