Kilkenny Mart, County Kilkenny
Cattle sale, Thursday 27 August 2026
- Bullocks €3.63/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €3.65/kg mart average
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Heifers | Light 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 cows | Friesian | €1.40 to €3.20/kg | 140 | |||
| Continental | €3.00 to €3.70/kg |
Sample lots 42 lots, 151 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 1,105 | €3,820 | €3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | LM | 810 | €3,000 | €3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CH | 795 | €3,140 | €3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 8 | FR | 760 | €2,360 | €3.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 690 | €2,400 | €3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | HE | 650 | €2,200 | €3.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | €2,480 | €4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | €2,700 | €4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | CH | 575 | €2,420 | €4.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HE | 560 | €2,050 | €3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HE | 555 | €1,980 | €3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | AA | 525 | €1,900 | €3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 495 | €2,140 | €4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | LM | 485 | €2,160 | €4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | HE | 480 | €1,900 | €3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | FR | 460 | €1,580 | €3.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 430 | €1,590 | €3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 420 | €1,860 | €4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 395 | €1,360 | €3.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 390 | €1,640 | €4.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | FR | 375 | €1,200 | €3.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 345 | €1,150 | €3.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 8 | HE | 350 | €1,380 | €3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 7 | CH | 330 | €1,440 | €4.36/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | SI | 825 | €2,780 | €3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | CH | 680 | €2,560 | €3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LM | 675 | €2,700 | €4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CONT | 665 | €2,350 | €3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CONT | 655 | €2,590 | €3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CONT | 630 | €2,450 | €3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HE | 510 | €1,800 | €3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 8 | AA | 485 | €1,650 | €3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HE | 480 | €1,640 | €3.42/kg |
| Heifers | 8 | AA | 455 | €1,460 | €3.21/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LM | 445 | €1,560 | €3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | CH | 420 | €1,910 | €4.55/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | HE | 395 | €1,380 | €3.49/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | CH | 385 | €1,520 | €3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HE | 360 | €1,260 | €3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | AA | 340 | €1,160 | €3.41/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | HE | 310 | €1,000 | €3.23/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | AA | 305 | €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.