Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 3 December 2025
- Bullocks €4.85/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.17/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.16/kg* mean of bands
Similar size sale to last week with an increase in cull cow numbers, as most of these were dairy culls. Cull cows improved by about 10c/kg. Overall the heifer trade was similar to last week. In general the bullocks were dearer by 10c/kg on last week. There was a good mix of young light stock & forward cattle today.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 3 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | €5.87/kg | €5.75 to €6.20/kg | €1,351 | €1,230 to €1,460 | 14 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.25/kg | €3.62 to €4.57/kg | €1,884 | €1,550 to €2,230 | 9 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.97/kg | €3.68 to €4.16/kg | €2,142 | €2,130 to €2,150 | 10 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.67/kg | €4.14 to €5.19/kg | €1,165 | €1,130 to €1,200 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.50/kg | €4.50 to €4.50/kg | €1,710 | €1,710 to €1,710 | 1 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.13/kg | €4.06 to €4.53/kg | €1,969 | €1,830 to €2,200 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.83/kg | €3.83 to €3.83/kg | €2,080 | €2,080 to €2,080 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.19/kg | €2.73 to €3.64/kg | €1,890 | €1,610 to €2,170 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | €3.15/kg | €2.61 to €3.63/kg | €2,128 | €1,730 to €2,460 | 6 | |
| 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
23 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 4 | AAX | 254 | €1,460 | €5.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AAX | 487 | €2,230 | €4.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 427 | €1,550 | €3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 198 | €1,230 | €6.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | FRX | 579 | €2,130 | €3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 7 | FRX | 231 | €1,340 | €5.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | AAX | 519 | €2,150 | €4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | HEX | 430 | €1,880 | €4.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 485 | €2,200 | €4.53/kg |
| Heifers | 5 | AAX | 480 | €1,950 | €4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 380 | €1,710 | €4.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 450 | €1,830 | €4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HEX | 543 | €2,080 | €3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 290 | €1,200 | €4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AAX | 217 | €1,130 | €5.19/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 740 | €2,460 | €3.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 725 | €2,160 | €2.98/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 705 | €1,840 | €2.61/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 650 | €2,330 | €3.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | PTX | 620 | €2,250 | €3.63/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HEX | 595 | €2,170 | €3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 590 | €1,610 | €2.73/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 625 | €1,730 | €2.77/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.