Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 4 June 2026

300 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 23, 2026

Another small sale of cattle today in Kilkenny with trade smilar to last LW Last Week week. Perhaps some of the quality stores recorded a slight lift due to the presents of more grass buyers due to the resent weather which has stimulated growth.Beef animals are still the poor relation of the trade.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 4 June 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks<400 kg€4.02/kg€3.00 to €4.80/kg€1,362€920 to €1,680
400 - 500 kg€3.51/kg€3.05 to €4.74/kg€1,804€1,340 to €2,300
500 - 600 kg€3.51/kg€3.00 to €4.10/kg€1,925€1,550 to €2,340
600 kg +€3.43/kg€2.90 to €4.26/kg€2,310€1,700 to €3,510
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€3.83/kg€3.40 to €4.60/kg€1,360€900 to €1,570
Forward Store Hfrs€3.70/kg€3.10 to €3.91/kg€1,595€1,360 to €1,720
Beef Heifers€3.52/kg€3.14 to €3.90/kg€2,290€1,920 to €2,640
Cull cowsFriesian€2.00 to €3.30/kg30
Continental€2.80 to €3.60/kg
Sample lots 42 lots, 89 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1AABULL1,210€3,510€2.90/kg
Bullocks2CH685€2,530€3.69/kg
Bullocks4AA680€2,300€3.38/kg
Bullocks1CH655€2,420€3.69/kg
Bullocks2LM615€2,620€4.26/kg
Bullocks5AA605€2,150€3.55/kg
Bullocks2FR585€1,910€3.26/kg
Bullocks2FR580€1,890€3.26/kg
Bullocks2LM575€2,340€4.07/kg
Bullocks1HE555€1,800€3.24/kg
Bullocks2CH540€2,120€3.93/kg
Bullocks1AA500€1,640€3.28/kg
Bullocks1LM490€1,800€3.67/kg
Bullocks4CH485€2,300€4.74/kg
Bullocks2HE480€1,770€3.69/kg
Bullocks3HE450€1,810€4.02/kg
Bullocks3AA425€1,770€4.16/kg
Bullocks4FR420€1,340€3.19/kg
Bullocks3AA385€1,680€4.36/kg
Bullocks2LM370€1,620€4.38/kg
Bullocks2AA323€1,330€4.12/kg
Bullocks6FR314€1,080€3.44/kg
Bullocks1LM305€1,330€4.36/kg
Bullocks1LM270€1,280€4.74/kg
Heifers1LM765€2,640€3.45/kg
Heifers2CH695€2,610€3.76/kg
Heifers1CONT630€2,260€3.59/kg
Heifers2LM625€2,280€3.65/kg
Heifers1LM615€2,360€3.84/kg
Heifers1BB605€2,020€3.34/kg
Heifers2HE510€1,600€3.14/kg
Heifers1FR495€1,400€2.83/kg
Heifers2HE485€1,640€3.38/kg
Heifers2HE473€1,580€3.34/kg
Heifers1LM440€1,720€3.91/kg
Heifers1HE435€1,400€3.22/kg
Heifers1LM390€1,520€3.90/kg
Heifers2AU383€1,540€4.02/kg
Heifers6AA380€1,400€3.68/kg
Heifers1LM365€1,570€4.30/kg
Heifers4AA350€1,320€3.77/kg
Heifers1LM235€1,080€4.60/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.