Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 20 August 2026

980 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 34, 2026

A much bigger sale of cattle today in Kilkenny with numbers just shy of the 1000 head. Trade remains steady rather than spetacular with only the top quality bullock or heifer ( mostly continentals) in excess of €4 per kilo

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 20 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per head
Bullocks<400 kg€3.75/kg€3.15 to €4.50/kg€1,350€720 to €1,730
400 - 500 kg€3.55/kg€3.00 to €4.58/kg€1,580€1,220 to €2,260
500 - 600 kg€3.65/kg€3.00 to €4.45/kg€1,970€1,500 to €2,460
600 kg +€3.50/kg€3.00 to €4.25/kg€2,400€1,860 to €3,830
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€3.70/kg€3.00 to €5.35/kg€1,280€900 to €1,560
Forward Store Hfrs€3.00 to €4.55/kg€1,685€1,300 to €2,040
Beef Heifers€3.60/kg€3.10 to €4.45/kg€2,230€1,800 to €2,860
Cull cowsFriesian€1.55 to €3.00/kg
Continental€2.20 to €3.90/kg
Sample lots 42 lots, 154 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1CH1,080€3,830€3.55/kg
Bullocks2FR825€2,600€3.15/kg
Bullocks2AA720€2,620€3.64/kg
Bullocks1BB690€2,810€4.07/kg
Bullocks4CH640€2,720€4.25/kg
Bullocks2LM600€2,360€3.93/kg
Bullocks9AA580€2,060€3.55/kg
Bullocks2CH575€2,460€4.28/kg
Bullocks3CH550€2,370€4.31/kg
Bullocks5FR535€1,700€3.18/kg
Bullocks7AA530€2,020€3.81/kg
Bullocks2AU505€2,120€4.20/kg
Bullocks6CH493€2,260€4.58/kg
Bullocks6AA480€1,780€3.71/kg
Bullocks5FR475€1,520€3.20/kg
Bullocks5HE460€1,870€4.07/kg
Bullocks3AU445€1,630€3.66/kg
Bullocks6FR415€1,300€3.13/kg
Bullocks5CH395€1,430€3.62/kg
Bullocks6AA390€1,430€3.67/kg
Bullocks1CH385€1,730€4.49/kg
Bullocks12AA380€1,290€3.39/kg
Bullocks2HE350€1,320€3.77/kg
Bullocks2FR230€800€3.48/kg
Heifers1LM810€2,860€3.53/kg
Heifers2AA720€2,560€3.56/kg
Heifers6CH620€2,320€3.74/kg
Heifers2AA600€1,950€3.25/kg
Heifers2LM580€2,100€3.62/kg
Heifers1CH570€2,330€4.09/kg
Heifers3LM510€1,640€3.22/kg
Heifers2CH495€2,000€4.04/kg
Heifers5CH485€1,760€3.63/kg
Heifers2AA470€1,530€3.26/kg
Heifers2HE465€1,540€3.31/kg
Heifers5CH450€2,040€4.53/kg
Heifers4LM380€1,440€3.79/kg
Heifers3AA375€1,350€3.60/kg
Heifers2LM360€1,560€4.33/kg
Heifers6HE350€1,280€3.66/kg
Heifers2CH270€1,200€4.44/kg
Heifers5CH195€1,020€5.23/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.