Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 3 September 2025
- Bullocks €4.64/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.52/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.81/kg* mean of bands
Full yard of stock today for our annual cattle show and sale with just over 400 on offer, which drew buyers from many counties including Monaghan, Down, Wicklow, Louth, Meath, Carlow, Tipperary and Kerry. Some great quality forward cattle on offer and these met great demand despite talks of factory cuts. Very little cattle under 470kgs available. Over 70 cull cows on offer with a good mix of both continental and dairy types. A good entry of cull bulls and these averaged €3.76/kg with a top price of €3,670 for a Charolais bull of 945kgs.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 3 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €5.09/kg | €5.01 to €5.15/kg | €2,398 | €2,290 to €2,490 | 13 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.21/kg | €4.10 to €4.26/kg | €2,443 | €2,430 to €2,450 | 9 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | €4.47/kg | €3.90 to €4.86/kg | €2,941 | €2,460 to €3,450 | 11 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.53/kg | €4.24 to €5.49/kg | €2,100 | €1,980 to €2,430 | 10 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.30/kg | €3.69 to €4.92/kg | €2,345 | €2,180 to €2,510 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | €4.65/kg | €4.40 to €4.80/kg | €3,053 | €2,690 to €3,590 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.34/kg | €3.33 to €3.35/kg | €1,945 | €1,930 to €1,960 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | €3.95/kg | €3.31 to €4.75/kg | €2,971 | €2,170 to €3,590 | 7 | |
| Bulls | All weights | €3.76/kg | ||||
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||||
Sample lots
25 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 5 | LMX | 649 | €3,000 | €4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LMX | 670 | €3,260 | €4.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 745 | €3,450 | €4.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | HEX | 574 | €2,450 | €4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | HEX | 456 | €2,290 | €5.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 591 | €2,430 | €4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 7 | CHX | 482 | €2,490 | €5.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | FRX | 630 | €2,460 | €3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 755 | €3,590 | €4.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 600 | €2,880 | €4.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 510 | €2,510 | €4.92/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | HEX | 481 | €2,040 | €4.24/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | BBX | 442 | €2,430 | €5.49/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HEX | 453 | €1,980 | €4.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AAX | 610 | €2,690 | €4.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FRX | 590 | €2,180 | €3.69/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HEX | 845 | €3,260 | €3.85/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 890 | €3,250 | €3.65/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SAX | 760 | €3,070 | €4.03/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 655 | €2,170 | €3.31/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 690 | €2,760 | €4.00/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 660 | €2,700 | €4.09/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 580 | €1,930 | €3.33/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HEX | 585 | €1,960 | €3.35/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 755 | €3,590 | €4.75/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 web page at claremarts.ie. Fetched 2 September 2026.