Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 22 October 2025
- Bullocks €4.66/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.48/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.57/kg* mean of bands
Fine size sale again today with 270 on offer, which included 50 cull cows, most of which were dairy types. A good mix of both continental & traditional breeds overall. A number of forward FR bullocks available and these met good demand. A number of cull bulls and these averaged €3.58/kg with a Hereford bull weighing 980kgs making €3,520.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 22 October 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | €5.58/kg | €5.58 to €5.58/kg | €720 | €720 to €720 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.63/kg | €4.47 to €5.23/kg | €2,078 | €2,000 to €2,380 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €5.16/kg | €5.16 to €5.16/kg | €2,890 | €2,890 to €2,890 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | €4.06/kg | €3.98 to €4.19/kg | €2,735 | €2,660 to €2,760 | 8 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.63/kg | €4.41 to €4.81/kg | €1,633 | €1,600 to €1,660 | 9 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.69/kg | €4.17 to €5.15/kg | €2,150 | €1,890 to €2,450 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.99/kg | €3.85 to €4.20/kg | €2,130 | €2,010 to €2,310 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.08/kg | €3.08 to €3.08/kg | €1,710 | €1,710 to €1,710 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | €3.62/kg | €3.41 to €4.18/kg | €2,439 | €2,210 to €3,120 | 9 | |
| Bulls | All weights | €3.58/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
22 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 5 | FR | 687 | €2,740 | €3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HEX | 657 | €2,760 | €4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AAX | 635 | €2,660 | €4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | FRX | 465 | €2,080 | €4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HEX | 455 | €2,380 | €5.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 433 | €2,000 | €4.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 560 | €2,890 | €5.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | MOX | 130 | €720 | €5.58/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | BBX | 550 | €2,310 | €4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HEX | 521 | €2,010 | €3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 475 | €2,450 | €5.15/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CHX | 452 | €2,260 | €4.99/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AAX | 452 | €1,890 | €4.17/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | HEX | 350 | €1,640 | €4.67/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 362 | €1,600 | €4.41/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 345 | €1,660 | €4.81/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | STX | 810 | €3,040 | €3.77/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 745 | €3,120 | €4.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 3 | FR | 668 | €2,280 | €3.41/kg |
| Cull cows | 3 | FR | 605 | €2,210 | €3.65/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 555 | €1,710 | €3.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 675 | €2,320 | €3.43/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.