Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 30 April 2026

860 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 18, 2026

• Bullocks €4.10/kg* mean of bands
• Heifers €3.92/kg mart average

A smaller sale of cattle compared to last week with quality store bullocks and heifers selling well. Plainer and overaged cattle are the most difficult to get away. Beef type animals meet a steady rather than spectacular. million

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 30 April 2026

Prices

Category	Weight or type	Avg per kg	Range per kg	Avg per head	Range per head	Head
Bullocks	<400 kg	€4.18/kg	€3.25 to €5.58/kg	€1,408	€1,020 to €2,130
	400 - 500 kg	€4.31/kg	€3.45 to €5.45/kg	€1,917	€1,500 to €2,300
	500 - 600 kg	€3.95/kg		€2,176
	600 kg +	€3.95/kg	€3.23 to €4.57/kg	€2,560	€2,000 to €3,400
Heifers	Light Store Hfrs	€4.36/kg	€3.45 to €5.20/kg	€1,510	€850 to €1,880
	Forward Store Hfrs	€3.86/kg	€3.40 to €4.70/kg	€1,785	€1,600 to €2,280
	Beef Heifers	€3.92/kg	€3.60 to €4.51/kg	€2,621	€2,000 to €3,260
Cull cows	Friesian		€1.90 to €3.20/kg			50

Sample lots 42 lots, 133 head Show the table

Category	Head	Breed	Weight kg	Price	Per kg
Bullocks	2	BB	860	€3,400	€3.95/kg
Bullocks	2	HE	830	€3,000	€3.61/kg
Bullocks	2	BB	735	€3,140	€4.27/kg
Bullocks	2	FR	700	€2,470	€3.53/kg
Bullocks	4	LM	680	€2,730	€4.01/kg
Bullocks	5	HE	615	€2,350	€3.82/kg
Bullocks	4	CH	595	€2,610	€4.39/kg
Bullocks	2	AA	585	€2,360	€4.03/kg
Bullocks	2	LM	575	€2,570	€4.47/kg
Bullocks	3	FR	560	€2,150	€3.84/kg
Bullocks	2	CH	530	€2,500	€4.72/kg
Bullocks	2	CONT	505	€2,100	€4.16/kg
Bullocks	2	AA	480	€2,300	€4.79/kg
Bullocks	3	FR	465	€1,660	€3.57/kg
Bullocks	3	AU	450	€2,170	€4.82/kg
Bullocks	2	CH	420	€2,290	€5.45/kg
Bullocks	6	FR	418	€1,500	€3.59/kg
Bullocks	10	AA	410	€1,600	€3.90/kg
Bullocks	1	LM	395	€2,130	€5.39/kg
Bullocks	9	AA	375	€1,540	€4.11/kg
Bullocks	2	HE	365	€1,480	€4.05/kg
Bullocks	8	HE	340	€1,470	€4.32/kg
Bullocks	2	AA	305	€1,280	€4.20/kg
Bullocks	2	LM	260	€1,260	€4.85/kg
Heifers	1	CH	835	€3,260	€3.90/kg
Heifers	2	LM	760	€3,060	€4.03/kg
Heifers	3	LM	627	€2,640	€4.21/kg
Heifers	2	CH	615	€2,530	€4.11/kg
Heifers	5	LM	560	€2,460	€4.39/kg
Heifers	2	CONT	543	€2,450	€4.51/kg
Heifers	2	FR	513	€1,710	€3.33/kg
Heifers	2	FR	490	€1,700	€3.47/kg
Heifers	2	LM	485	€2,280	€4.70/kg
Heifers	2	HE	470	€1,770	€3.77/kg
Heifers	2	HE	475	€1,750	€3.68/kg
Heifers	2	AA	450	€1,720	€3.82/kg
Heifers	2	LM	375	€1,700	€4.53/kg
Heifers	8	CH	368	€1,880	€5.11/kg
Heifers	2	BB	360	€1,510	€4.19/kg
Heifers	3	AA	350	€1,490	€4.26/kg
Heifers	2	LM	345	€1,740	€5.04/kg
Heifers	7	AA	330	€1,450	€4.39/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.