Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 23 April 2026

1,250 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 17, 2026

A bigger yard of cattle compared to last week with quality continentals meeting an excellent trade.Quality beef bullocks and heifers created more interest with a bit more of a want.Plain and overaged cattle are still difficult to sell.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 23 April 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks<400 kg€3.00 to €5.50/kg€1,315€700 to €2,060
400 - 500 kg€4.00/kg€3.00 to €5.15/kg€1,830€1,300 to €2,260
500 - 600 kg€3.90/kg€3.05 to €4.65/kg€2,100€1,600 to €2,580
600 kg +€3.85/kg€3.25 to €4.95/kg€2,445€2,100 to €3,180
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€4.10/kg€3.20 to €5.29/kg€1,290€750 to €2,000
Forward Store Hfrs€3.90/kg€3.95 to €5.20/kg€2,125€1,400 to €2,220
Beef Heifers€3.50 to €4.60/kg€2,490€2,180 to €3,640
Cull cowsFriesian€1.80 to €3.30/kg105
Continental€3.20 to €4.20
Sample lots 42 lots, 156 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1LM825€3,180€3.86/kg
Bullocks2HE715€2,700€3.78/kg
Bullocks8FR710€2,600€3.66/kg
Bullocks2AA680€2,520€3.71/kg
Bullocks6LM620€2,680€4.32/kg
Bullocks1LM610€3,020€4.95/kg
Bullocks4HE580€2,320€4.00/kg
Bullocks6LM578€2,580€4.46/kg
Bullocks4HE543€2,160€3.98/kg
Bullocks2AU540€2,320€4.30/kg
Bullocks6AA536€2,140€3.99/kg
Bullocks10FR505€1,750€3.47/kg
Bullocks2AA493€2,260€4.58/kg
Bullocks10AU480€2,120€4.42/kg
Bullocks3FR465€1,830€3.94/kg
Bullocks3LM460€2,120€4.61/kg
Bullocks2HE445€1,600€3.60/kg
Bullocks2CH415€1,750€4.22/kg
Bullocks3LM383€1,710€4.46/kg
Bullocks1LM375€2,020€5.39/kg
Bullocks7FR370€1,450€3.92/kg
Bullocks4AA350€1,540€4.40/kg
Bullocks4HE320€1,270€3.97/kg
Bullocks5SH300€1,420€4.73/kg
Heifers1CH850€3,640€4.28/kg
Heifers9HE635€2,420€3.81/kg
Heifers2CH625€2,480€3.97/kg
Heifers2HE605€2,250€3.72/kg
Heifers2AA570€2,060€3.61/kg
Heifers2LM565€2,600€4.60/kg
Heifers3CH510€2,150€4.22/kg
Heifers4FR505€1,770€3.50/kg
Heifers2LM495€2,130€4.30/kg
Heifers2HE485€1,820€3.75/kg
Heifers4FR470€1,600€3.40/kg
Heifers4HE450€1,680€3.73/kg
Heifers9AA390€1,650€4.23/kg
Heifers2LM380€2,000€5.26/kg
Heifers2AU370€1,540€4.16/kg
Heifers3AA350€1,400€4.00/kg
Heifers2BB345€1,480€4.29/kg
Heifers3LM340€1,800€5.29/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.