Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 30 July 2026

550 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 31, 2026

• Bullocks €3.55/kg* mean of bands
• Heifers €3.68/kg mart average

A smaller sale of cattle today in Kilkenny with trade for Beef type bullocks and heifers & forward stores meeting a steady trade at last LW Ref weeks rates.There are less customers for store bullocks and heifers Last Week due to lack of grass with overstocked farms heading for a critical situation unless we have rain.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 30 July 2026

Prices

Category	Weight or type	Avg per kg	Range per kg	Avg per head	Range per head
Bullocks	<400 kg	€3.65/kg	€3.00 to €4.50/kg	€1,270	€890 to €1,270
	400 - 500 kg	€3.55/kg	€3.00 to €4.70/kg	€1,380	€1,100 to €2,360
	500 - 600 kg	€3.45/kg	€3.00 to €4.30/kg	€1,855	€1,520 to €2,400
	600 kg +	€3.54/kg	€3.00 to €3.80/kg	€2,517	€1,950 to €3,700
Heifers	Light Store Hfrs	€3.60/kg	€3.00 to €4.60/kg	€1,220	€980 to €1,690
	Forward Store Hfrs		€3.45 to €4.04/kg	€1,600	€1,600 to €1,890
	Beef Heifers	€3.68/kg	€3.25 to €3.85/kg	€2,411	€1,950 to €2,860

Sample lots

40 lots

Category	Head	Breed	Weight kg	Price	Per kg
Bullocks	1	LM	1,015	€3,700	€3.65/kg
Bullocks	2	AA	835	€2,660	€3.19/kg
Bullocks	2	AA	783	€2,730	€3.49/kg
Bullocks	5	CH	730	€2,740	€3.75/kg
Bullocks	2	HE	680	€2,510	€3.69/kg
Bullocks	4	FR	670	€2,200	€3.28/kg
Bullocks	2	HE	595	€2,400	€4.03/kg
Bullocks	2	CH	565	€2,420	€4.28/kg
Bullocks	3	HE	555	€1,700	€3.06/kg
Bullocks	10	AA	540	€1,950	€3.61/kg
Bullocks	6	FR	525	€1,690	€3.22/kg
Bullocks	3	CH	515	€2,200	€4.27/kg
Bullocks	2	CH	495	€2,360	€4.77/kg
Bullocks	6	AA	480	€1,680	€3.50/kg
Bullocks	4	HE	470	€1,780	€3.79/kg
Bullocks	4	LM	460	€1,880	€4.09/kg
Bullocks	6	AA	435	€1,530	€3.52/kg
Bullocks	6	FR	410	€1,460	€3.56/kg
Bullocks	1	AA	395	€1,420	€3.59/kg
Bullocks	2	LM	373	€1,680	€4.50/kg
Bullocks	2	LM	365	€1,470	€4.03/kg
Bullocks	4	AA	355	€1,250	€3.52/kg
Bullocks	1	SH	330	€1,220	€3.70/kg
Heifers	1	CH	745	€2,860	€3.84/kg
Heifers	2	CH	725	€2,840	€3.92/kg
Heifers	2	BB	690	€2,540	€3.68/kg
Heifers	2	CH	660	€2,480	€3.76/kg
Heifers	2	AA	650	€2,150	€3.31/kg
Heifers	2	CH	565	€2,170	€3.84/kg
Heifers	2	LM	495	€1,890	€3.82/kg
Heifers	5	CH	490	€1,860	€3.80/kg
Heifers	3	AA	480	€1,720	€3.58/kg
Heifers	8	AA	450	€1,620	€3.60/kg
Heifers	2	CH	445	€1,800	€4.04/kg
Heifers	3	HE	390	€1,350	€3.46/kg
Heifers	2	CH	370	€1,690	€4.57/kg
Heifers	6	AA	360	€1,200	€3.33/kg
Heifers	2	LM	340	€1,430	€4.21/kg
Heifers	2	AA	320	€1,120	€3.50/kg
Heifers	2	LM	260	€1,040	€4.00/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.