Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny

Cattle sale, Thursday 27 August 2026

820 head on offer. Cattle in euro per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 35, 2026

A marginally smaller sale today in Kilkenny with trade similar to last week. Yesterday we here in Kilkenny had nice bit of rain for the first time since late June with some more falling today. Beef type animals both bullocks & heifers were in shorter supply compared to last week.

Kilkenny Mart, sale report, 27 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks<400 kg€3.75/kg€3.00 to €4.36/kg€1,350€1,050 to €1,640
400 - 500 kg€3.60/kg€3.00 to €4.55/kg€1,625€1,200 to €2,160
500 - 600 kg€3.70/kg€3.00 to €4.70/kg€1,990€1,480 to €2,700
600 kg +€3.45/kg€3.00 to €4.35/kg€2,350€1,820 to €3,820
HeifersLight Store Hfrs€3.60/kg€3.00 to €4.26/kg€1,280€1,000 to €1,520
Forward Store Hfrs€3.55/kg€3.30 to €4.55/kg€1,750€1,500 to €1,910
Beef Heifers€3.65/kg€3.50 to €4.00/kg€2,545€2,240 to €2,700
Cull cowsFriesian€1.40 to €3.20/kg140
Continental€3.00 to €3.70/kg
Sample lots 42 lots, 151 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1CH1,105€3,820€3.46/kg
Bullocks4LM810€3,000€3.70/kg
Bullocks2CH795€3,140€3.95/kg
Bullocks8FR760€2,360€3.11/kg
Bullocks2AA690€2,400€3.48/kg
Bullocks5HE650€2,200€3.38/kg
Bullocks1LM590€2,480€4.20/kg
Bullocks1LM580€2,700€4.66/kg
Bullocks6CH575€2,420€4.21/kg
Bullocks4HE560€2,050€3.66/kg
Bullocks2HE555€1,980€3.57/kg
Bullocks5AA525€1,900€3.62/kg
Bullocks2LM495€2,140€4.32/kg
Bullocks3LM485€2,160€4.45/kg
Bullocks5HE480€1,900€3.96/kg
Bullocks3FR460€1,580€3.43/kg
Bullocks2AA430€1,590€3.70/kg
Bullocks2LM420€1,860€4.43/kg
Bullocks2FR395€1,360€3.44/kg
Bullocks2LM390€1,640€4.21/kg
Bullocks3FR375€1,200€3.20/kg
Bullocks2FR345€1,150€3.33/kg
Bullocks8HE350€1,380€3.94/kg
Bullocks7CH330€1,440€4.36/kg
Heifers2SI825€2,780€3.37/kg
Heifers3CH680€2,560€3.76/kg
Heifers2LM675€2,700€4.00/kg
Heifers2CONT665€2,350€3.53/kg
Heifers1CONT655€2,590€3.95/kg
Heifers2CONT630€2,450€3.89/kg
Heifers2HE510€1,800€3.53/kg
Heifers8AA485€1,650€3.40/kg
Heifers3HE480€1,640€3.42/kg
Heifers8AA455€1,460€3.21/kg
Heifers2LM445€1,560€3.51/kg
Heifers4CH420€1,910€4.55/kg
Heifers5HE395€1,380€3.49/kg
Heifers5CH385€1,520€3.95/kg
Heifers4HE360€1,260€3.50/kg
Heifers5AA340€1,160€3.41/kg
Heifers5HE310€1,000€3.23/kg
Heifers6AA305€1,300€4.26/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.