Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 6 August 2026

410 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 32, 2026

Numbers remaining small but on the plus side forward store bullocks and beef bullocks showed a lift in prices compared to last week. Many LW Ref farmers are still in a worring situation due to lack of rain resulting in Last Week no grass growth.The heifer trade still remains sticky except for the top quality lots which were in short supply.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 6 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per head
Bullocks<400 kg€3.70/kg€3.00 to €4.22/kg€1,170€880 to €1,450
400 - 500 kg€3.95/kg€3.20 to €4.95/kg€1,800€1,260 to €2,440
500 - 600 kg€3.97/kg€3.00 to €4.50/kg€2,155€1,500 to €2,580
600 kg +€3.95/kg€3.25 to €4.25/kg€2,100 to €2,960
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€3.30/kg€3.10 to €4.18/kg€1,140€1,060 to €1,280
Forward Store Hfrs€3.35/kg€3.00 to €4.16/kg€1,150€1,400 to €2,020
Beef Heifers€3.35/kg€3.20 to €3.91/kg€2,185€1,560 to €2,800
Cull cowsFriesian€1.50 to €3.20/kg
Continental€2.80 to €3.80/kg
Sample lots 41 lots, 128 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks2HE760€2,940€3.87/kg
Bullocks4AA740€2,960€4.00/kg
Bullocks6HE710€2,750€3.87/kg
Bullocks3FR695€2,280€3.28/kg
Bullocks6AA670€2,300€3.43/kg
Bullocks5HE655€2,240€3.42/kg
Bullocks2LM585€2,490€4.26/kg
Bullocks5CH580€2,580€4.45/kg
Bullocks3SPX575€1,930€3.36/kg
Bullocks5CH565€2,460€4.35/kg
Bullocks4AA550€1,770€3.22/kg
Bullocks5BB515€1,960€3.81/kg
Bullocks4CH495€2,440€4.93/kg
Bullocks5AU475€1,900€4.00/kg
Bullocks2HE465€1,700€3.66/kg
Bullocks7CH450€2,080€4.62/kg
Bullocks5FR445€1,530€3.44/kg
Bullocks3HE440€1,700€3.86/kg
Bullocks1HE385€1,450€3.77/kg
Bullocks2AA355€1,220€3.44/kg
Bullocks4LM325€1,180€3.63/kg
Bullocks1FR300€960€3.20/kg
Bullocks5AA290€1,100€3.79/kg
Bullocks1LM275€1,160€4.22/kg
Heifers1AA760€2,800€3.68/kg
Heifers2AA735€2,520€3.43/kg
Heifers2AU670€2,300€3.43/kg
Heifers1LM665€2,600€3.91/kg
Heifers3FR650€2,120€3.26/kg
Heifers5AA605€2,090€3.45/kg
Heifers6AU515€1,670€3.24/kg
Heifers2FR500€1,580€3.16/kg
Heifers1BA485€2,020€4.16/kg
Heifers3CH475€1,830€3.85/kg
Heifers2HE455€1,440€3.16/kg
Heifers2CH415€1,600€3.86/kg
Heifers1AA390€1,280€3.28/kg
Heifers2AA365€1,130€3.10/kg
Heifers3AA340€1,100€3.24/kg
Heifers1HE320€1,100€3.44/kg
Heifers1LM275€1,150€4.18/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.