Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 13 August 2026

470 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 33, 2026

Another small entry of cattle with prices similar to last week. Once again quality store bullocks and heifers especially continentals meet a good trade with the bulk ranging from €4 to €5 per kilo. Cull cows where numbers were small sold very well.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 13 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks<400 kg€3.70/kg€3.00 to €4.20/kg€1,360€1,060 to €1,630
400 - 500 kg€3.60/kg€3.00 to €4.20/kg€1,630€1,230 to €2,350
500 - 600 kg€3.50/kg€3.13 to €4.35/kg€2,156€1,600 to €2,320
600 kg +€3.15 to €4.10/kg€2,585€2,010 to €3,850
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€3.65/kg€1,387€3 to €5
Forward Store Hfrs€3.50/kg€3.00 to €4.56/kg€1,680€1,670 to €2,160
Beef Heifers€3.50/kg€3.20 to €3.70/kg€1,880€1,700 to €2,500
Cull cowsFriesian€1.80 to €3.10/kg35
Continental€3.00 to €3.60/kg
Sample lots 42 lots, 135 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1CH1,080€3,850€3.56/kg
Bullocks2LM850€3,360€3.95/kg
Bullocks4CH815€3,080€3.78/kg
Bullocks4HE725€2,760€3.81/kg
Bullocks4AA670€2,360€3.52/kg
Bullocks2FR630€2,080€3.30/kg
Bullocks4CH580€2,320€4.00/kg
Bullocks2FR565€1,830€3.24/kg
Bullocks5LM560€2,300€4.11/kg
Bullocks3HE555€1,970€3.55/kg
Bullocks3LM510€2,020€3.96/kg
Bullocks3HE505€1,750€3.47/kg
Bullocks3LM495€1,950€3.94/kg
Bullocks3LM475€2,350€4.95/kg
Bullocks3CH460€2,290€4.98/kg
Bullocks8AA450€1,750€3.89/kg
Bullocks6FR440€1,440€3.27/kg
Bullocks7CH410€1,700€4.15/kg
Bullocks1SI395€1,630€4.13/kg
Bullocks5LM385€1,620€4.21/kg
Bullocks6HE380€1,530€4.03/kg
Bullocks5FR370€1,160€3.14/kg
Bullocks2AA350€1,290€3.69/kg
Bullocks2SI325€1,340€4.12/kg
Heifers1LM680€2,500€3.68/kg
Heifers2AA665€2,440€3.67/kg
Heifers2AA650€2,200€3.38/kg
Heifers1FR605€1,900€3.14/kg
Heifers2AA595€2,160€3.63/kg
Heifers2AA575€1,840€3.20/kg
Heifers2AA535€1,820€3.40/kg
Heifers2FR530€1,680€3.17/kg
Heifers1LM500€1,700€3.40/kg
Heifers2CH495€1,980€4.00/kg
Heifers2HE470€1,600€3.40/kg
Heifers6AA460€1,530€3.33/kg
Heifers3HE395€1,410€3.57/kg
Heifers1LM390€1,950€5.00/kg
Heifers5HE385€1,340€3.48/kg
Heifers4AA380€1,380€3.63/kg
Heifers5HE375€1,310€3.49/kg
Heifers4CH350€1,300€3.71/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.