Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny
Cattle sale, Thursday 28 May 2026
- Bullocks €3.71/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €3.66/kg mart average
A very small sale of cattle today in Kilkenny with trade similar to last LW week. The beef type animal in both the bullock & heifer ring is the Denotes most difficult to get away with over €4 per kilo been very scarce for Last Week this type of animal. Continental stores in both bullock & heifer ring selling best of all eg €3.90 to €4.90 per kilo.
Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 28 May 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | <400 kg | €3.92/kg | €3.00 to €4.95/kg | €1,000 to €1,930 | ||
| 400 - 500 kg | €3.80/kg | €3.35 to €4.60/kg | €1,687 | €1,400 to €1,940 | ||
| 500 - 600 kg | €3.10 to €4.30/kg | €2,045 | €1,670 to €2,430 | |||
| 600 kg + | €3.42/kg | €3.20 to €3.85/kg | €2,226 | €1,940 to €2,800 | ||
| Heifers | Light Store Hfrs | €3.56/kg | €2.80 to €4.45/kg | €1,175 | €720 to €1,480 | |
| Forward Store Hfrs | €3.00 to €4.32/kg | €2,280 | €1,400 to €1,880 | |||
| Beef Heifers | €3.66/kg | €3.20 to €3.85/kg | €2,280 | €2,040 to €2,540 | ||
| Cull cows | Friesian | €1.80 to €3.10/kg | 78 | |||
| Continental | €3.10 to €3.86/kg |
Sample lots 42 lots, 132 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 8 | FR | 683 | €2,000 | €2.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 675 | €2,800 | €4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | LM | 650 | €2,420 | €3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HE | 640 | €2,460 | €3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 630 | €2,250 | €3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 610 | €2,100 | €3.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 595 | €2,120 | €3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | FR | 590 | €1,990 | €3.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 585 | €2,430 | €4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CH | 525 | €1,940 | €3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CONT | 510 | €2,140 | €4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CH | 505 | €2,170 | €4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | CH | 476 | €1,920 | €4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 7 | FR | 470 | €1,600 | €3.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 435 | €1,920 | €4.41/kg |
| Bullocks | 9 | HE | 430 | €1,580 | €3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | LM | 425 | €1,940 | €4.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | CH | 415 | €1,920 | €4.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | LM | 395 | €1,870 | €4.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CH | 390 | €1,930 | €4.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 370 | €1,340 | €3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AA | 365 | €1,440 | €3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | FR | 360 | €1,440 | €4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 7 | HE | 275 | €1,260 | €4.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 755 | €2,540 | €3.36/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | CH | 635 | €2,410 | €3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 620 | €2,050 | €3.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 615 | €2,370 | €3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 10 | CONT | 602 | €2,250 | €3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CH | 580 | €2,300 | €3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HE | 540 | €1,650 | €3.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | €1,840 | €3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | SPX | 480 | €1,600 | €3.33/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AA | 475 | €1,550 | €3.26/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HE | 455 | €1,560 | €3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | CH | 435 | €1,880 | €4.32/kg |
| Heifers | 7 | HE | 385 | €1,440 | €3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | €1,480 | €3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AA | 360 | €1,300 | €3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LM | 343 | €1,480 | €4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HE | 340 | €1,250 | €3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | AA | 310 | €1,010 | €3.26/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.