Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 9 April 2026

1,220 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 15, 2026

• Bullocks €3.88/kg* mean of bands
• Heifers €3.90/kg mart average

A smaller sale of cattle today in Kilkenny with trade similar to last weeks returns except for heifers which meet a sharper trade all round. Uncertainty re the recent road blockage may have prevented some potential buyers attending.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 9 April 2026

Prices

Category	Weight or type	Avg per kg	Range per kg	Avg per head	Range per head
Bullocks	<400 kg	€3.90/kg	€3.00 to €5.68/kg	€1,270	€900 to €2,100
	400 - 500 kg	€4.00/kg	€3.00 to €5.50/kg	€1,760	€1,200 to €2,320
	500 - 600 kg	€3.80/kg	€3.30 to €4.95/kg	€2,106	€1,720 to €2,560
	600 kg +	€3.80/kg	€3.40 to €4.31/kg	€2,410	€2,070 to €3,800
Heifers	Light Store Hfrs	€4.42/kg	€3.10 to €5.70/kg	€1,483	€500 to €2,020
	Forward Store Hfrs	€4.16/kg	€3.25 to €4.85/kg	€1,845	€1,420 to €2,260
	Beef Heifers	€3.90/kg	€3.60 to €4.10/kg	€2,360	€1,850 to €2,640

Sample lots 42 lots, 159 head Show the table

Category	Head	Breed	Weight kg	Price	Per kg
Bullocks	1	LM	935	€3,800	€4.06/kg
Bullocks	3	SI	645	€2,640	€4.09/kg
Bullocks	2	LM	640	€2,760	€4.31/kg
Bullocks	2	FR	625	€2,140	€3.42/kg
Bullocks	2	AA	608	€2,490	€4.10/kg
Bullocks	8	FR	604	€2,070	€3.43/kg
Bullocks	6	LM	595	€2,560	€4.30/kg
Bullocks	2	CH	580	€2,380	€4.10/kg
Bullocks	10	AA	565	€2,290	€4.05/kg
Bullocks	3	HE	555	€2,020	€3.64/kg
Bullocks	10	FR	545	€1,860	€3.41/kg
Bullocks	2	LM	520	€2,020	€3.88/kg
Bullocks	2	LM	483	€2,020	€4.18/kg
Bullocks	8	AA	460	€1,800	€3.91/kg
Bullocks	8	FR	450	€1,530	€3.40/kg
Bullocks	4	CH	434	€2,320	€5.35/kg
Bullocks	2	FR	423	€1,280	€3.03/kg
Bullocks	4	CH	405	€2,150	€5.31/kg
Bullocks	5	SI	395	€1,550	€3.92/kg
Bullocks	1	CH	370	€2,100	€5.68/kg
Bullocks	7	FR	362	€1,200	€3.31/kg
Bullocks	6	HE	352	€1,510	€4.29/kg
Bullocks	3	LM	338	€1,820	€5.38/kg
Bullocks	8	AA	330	€1,370	€4.15/kg
Heifers	1	CH	645	€2,540	€3.94/kg
Heifers	6	AA	622	€2,450	€3.94/kg
Heifers	2	HE	600	€2,330	€3.88/kg
Heifers	1	LM	595	€2,640	€4.44/kg
Heifers	2	HE	590	€2,130	€3.61/kg
Heifers	3	AA	563	€2,180	€3.87/kg
Heifers	2	LM	518	€2,070	€4.00/kg
Heifers	2	LM	500	€1,970	€3.94/kg
Heifers	1	CONT	495	€2,260	€4.57/kg
Heifers	2	CH	485	€2,190	€4.52/kg
Heifers	2	HE	470	€1,890	€4.02/kg
Heifers	3	SI	425	€1,930	€4.54/kg
Heifers	5	LM	395	€2,020	€5.11/kg
Heifers	5	AA	385	€1,720	€4.47/kg
Heifers	6	LM	370	€1,870	€5.05/kg
Heifers	2	HE	360	€1,540	€4.28/kg
Heifers	3	BB	325	€1,580	€4.86/kg
Heifers	2	AA	295	€1,300	€4.41/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.