Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 16 April 2026

920 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 16, 2026

A smaller sale of cattle compared to last week but an excellent trade for quailty store bullocks and heifers. Friesian bullocks that have been the poor relation also attracted more interest.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 16 April 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks<400 kg€4.12/kg€3.35 to €5.60/kg€1,358€850 to €2,000
400 - 500 kg€4.10/kg€3.10 to €5.20/kg€1,820€1,350 to €2,280
500 - 600 kg€3.79/kg€3.20 to €4.70/kg€2,057€1,770 to €2,520
600 kg +€3.80/kg€3.28 to €4.55/kg€2,541€2,100 to €3,690
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€4.20/kg€3.20 to €5.54/kg€1,300€700 to €1,920
Forward Store Hfrs€4.15/kg€3.50 to €5.01/kg€1,830€1,360 to €2,480
Beef Heifers€3.92/kg€3.50 to €4.74/kg€2,410€1,740 to €2,590
Cull cowsFriesian€2.00 to €3.30/kg90
Continental€3.20 to €3.80/kg
Sample lots 42 lots, 152 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1AA920€3,690€4.01/kg
Bullocks1LM805€3,640€4.52/kg
Bullocks5FR705€2,500€3.55/kg
Bullocks10AA673€2,500€3.71/kg
Bullocks5SI615€2,320€3.77/kg
Bullocks3AA605€2,440€4.03/kg
Bullocks6SI566€2,140€3.78/kg
Bullocks3FR560€1,910€3.41/kg
Bullocks2LM558€2,520€4.52/kg
Bullocks3BB550€2,180€3.96/kg
Bullocks3HE530€1,890€3.57/kg
Bullocks2BB525€2,040€3.89/kg
Bullocks3AA460€1,690€3.67/kg
Bullocks3HE450€1,930€4.29/kg
Bullocks3LM448€2,280€5.09/kg
Bullocks2AA433€1,620€3.74/kg
Bullocks6AA420€2,040€4.86/kg
Bullocks2CH415€1,900€4.58/kg
Bullocks2AA398€1,630€4.10/kg
Bullocks6FR390€1,520€3.90/kg
Bullocks3LM365€2,000€5.48/kg
Bullocks3AA350€1,460€4.17/kg
Bullocks5FR324€1,250€3.86/kg
Bullocks5AA275€1,210€4.40/kg
Heifers1AA730€2,720€3.73/kg
Heifers2LM675€2,480€3.67/kg
Heifers2BB650€2,400€3.69/kg
Heifers6AA623€2,400€3.85/kg
Heifers5LM601€2,660€4.43/kg
Heifers5LM546€2,590€4.74/kg
Heifers5HE515€1,920€3.73/kg
Heifers2LM495€2,480€5.01/kg
Heifers3SPX490€1,760€3.59/kg
Heifers3AA470€1,980€4.21/kg
Heifers3HE460€1,680€3.65/kg
Heifers2CH450€1,880€4.18/kg
Heifers2LM390€1,920€4.92/kg
Heifers5HE370€1,500€4.05/kg
Heifers2AU360€1,680€4.67/kg
Heifers7AA345€1,410€4.09/kg
Heifers4AA325€1,410€4.34/kg
Heifers6HE330€1,380€4.18/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.