Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 17 September 2025
- Heifers €4.29/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.47/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls €4.53/kg* mean of bands
Bigger sale than normal for Kilrush today but the weather over the last 2 weeks has forced stock out earlier than usual. Mostly traditional breeds available in todays sale.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 17 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | €4.32/kg | €3.80 to €5.21/kg | €1,489 | €1,330 to €1,930 | 12 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.25/kg | €3.95 to €4.48/kg | €1,828 | €1,660 to €1,950 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.33/kg | €4.33 to €4.33/kg | €2,190 | €2,190 to €2,190 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.36/kg | €3.36 to €3.36/kg | €1,950 | €1,950 to €1,950 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | €3.48/kg | €3.09 to €3.89/kg | €2,477 | €2,000 to €3,270 | 7 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | €7.18/kg | €7.18 to €7.18/kg | €1,760 | €1,760 to €1,760 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | €4.63/kg | €4.10 to €5.62/kg | €1,791 | €1,600 to €2,080 | 10 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.29/kg | €3.93 to €5.18/kg | €2,032 | €1,940 to €2,460 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.84/kg | €4.84 to €4.84/kg | €2,500 | €2,500 to €2,500 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | €4.01/kg | €4.01 to €4.01/kg | €2,480 | €2,480 to €2,480 | 4 | |
| 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
26 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LMX | 370 | €2,080 | €5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | HEX | 372 | €1,890 | €5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 5 | AAX | 396 | €1,770 | €4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 5 | FR | 493 | €1,940 | €3.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LMX | 475 | €2,460 | €5.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 4 | AAX | 452 | €2,040 | €4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | FR | 390 | €1,600 | €4.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | CHX | 517 | €2,500 | €4.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 4 | HEX | 619 | €2,480 | €4.01/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CHX | 245 | €1,760 | €7.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 370 | €1,930 | €5.21/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 365 | €1,600 | €4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 8 | HEX | 337 | €1,460 | €4.33/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HEX | 435 | €1,950 | €4.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 505 | €2,190 | €4.33/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AAX | 430 | €1,750 | €4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AAX | 420 | €1,660 | €3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 350 | €1,330 | €3.80/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 580 | €1,950 | €3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHX | 690 | €2,300 | €3.33/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 715 | €2,210 | €3.09/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 845 | €3,270 | €3.87/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 815 | €3,170 | €3.89/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 650 | €2,150 | €3.31/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 635 | €2,240 | €3.53/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 600 | €2,000 | €3.33/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.