Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 28 May 2026

310 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 22, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
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
HeifersLight 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 cowsFriesian€1.80 to €3.10/kg78
Continental€3.10 to €3.86/kg
Sample lots 42 lots, 132 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks8FR683€2,000€2.93/kg
Bullocks1CH675€2,800€4.15/kg
Bullocks5LM650€2,420€3.72/kg
Bullocks2HE640€2,460€3.84/kg
Bullocks2AA630€2,250€3.57/kg
Bullocks1AA610€2,100€3.44/kg
Bullocks2AA595€2,120€3.56/kg
Bullocks4FR590€1,990€3.37/kg
Bullocks1LM585€2,430€4.15/kg
Bullocks2CH525€1,940€3.70/kg
Bullocks1CONT510€2,140€4.20/kg
Bullocks2CH505€2,170€4.30/kg
Bullocks4CH476€1,920€4.03/kg
Bullocks7FR470€1,600€3.40/kg
Bullocks1LM435€1,920€4.41/kg
Bullocks9HE430€1,580€3.67/kg
Bullocks4LM425€1,940€4.56/kg
Bullocks3CH415€1,920€4.63/kg
Bullocks4LM395€1,870€4.73/kg
Bullocks2CH390€1,930€4.95/kg
Bullocks1HE370€1,340€3.62/kg
Bullocks3AA365€1,440€3.95/kg
Bullocks6FR360€1,440€4.00/kg
Bullocks7HE275€1,260€4.58/kg
Heifers1HE755€2,540€3.36/kg
Heifers3CH635€2,410€3.80/kg
Heifers1HE620€2,050€3.31/kg
Heifers1CH615€2,370€3.85/kg
Heifers10CONT602€2,250€3.74/kg
Heifers2CH580€2,300€3.97/kg
Heifers3HE540€1,650€3.06/kg
Heifers1CH490€1,840€3.76/kg
Heifers2SPX480€1,600€3.33/kg
Heifers2AA475€1,550€3.26/kg
Heifers2HE455€1,560€3.43/kg
Heifers5CH435€1,880€4.32/kg
Heifers7HE385€1,440€3.74/kg
Heifers1CH380€1,480€3.89/kg
Heifers2AA360€1,300€3.61/kg
Heifers2LM343€1,480€4.31/kg
Heifers2HE340€1,250€3.68/kg
Heifers3AA310€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.