Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 8 October 2025
- Bullocks €4.38/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.48/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.60/kg* mean of bands
Bigger sale today with 364 on offer. More stronger stock available today especially in the bullock ring. 60 cull cows on offer and these were mostly dairy type. These were up around 20c/kg on the week. There was a serious appetite for forward stock especially.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 8 October 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €5.52/kg | €5.52 to €5.52/kg | €2,140 | €2,140 to €2,140 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | €4.54/kg | €4.34 to €5.18/kg | €2,021 | €1,760 to €2,190 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.11/kg | €3.71 to €4.38/kg | €2,306 | €1,940 to €2,550 | 5 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | €4.05/kg | €3.93 to €4.20/kg | €2,568 | €2,510 to €2,730 | 8 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | €5.73/kg | €5.73 to €5.73/kg | €1,590 | €1,590 to €1,590 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.50/kg | €4.34 to €5.29/kg | €1,728 | €1,720 to €1,730 | 6 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.53/kg | €4.30 to €4.92/kg | €2,084 | €1,940 to €2,290 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.20/kg | €4.18 to €4.28/kg | €2,202 | €2,190 to €2,250 | 5 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | €4.08/kg | €4.02 to €4.27/kg | €2,618 | €2,430 to €3,180 | 4 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | €3.60/kg | €3.21 to €4.01/kg | €2,448 | €2,040 to €2,900 | 8 |
| 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
28 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | HEX | 650 | €2,730 | €4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | HEX | 582 | €2,550 | €4.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | FR | 654 | €2,570 | €3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 520 | €1,940 | €3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 602 | €2,510 | €4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 405 | €1,760 | €4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 453 | €2,030 | €4.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LMX | 387 | €2,140 | €5.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 479 | €2,190 | €4.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 405 | €2,100 | €5.18/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HEX | 605 | €2,430 | €4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 745 | €3,180 | €4.27/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LMX | 277 | €1,590 | €5.73/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | HEX | 398 | €1,730 | €4.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 325 | €1,720 | €5.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 465 | €2,290 | €4.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 525 | €2,250 | €4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LMX | 475 | €2,270 | €4.78/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | AAX | 451 | €1,940 | €4.30/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HEX | 524 | €2,190 | €4.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 760 | €2,900 | €3.81/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 695 | €2,480 | €3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HEX | 770 | €2,760 | €3.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 635 | €2,450 | €3.85/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 700 | €2,270 | €3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 610 | €2,450 | €4.01/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 635 | €2,040 | €3.21/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AAX | 630 | €2,230 | €3.54/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.