Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 10 December 2025
- Bullocks €4.27/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.28/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.04/kg* mean of bands
Smaller sale today in Kilrush with 200 on offer and this included 50 cull cows. These met good demand both online & ringside. Mostly all young cattle available in both the bullock & heifer rings. Final sale for 2025 will be held next Wednesday 17th December.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 10 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 | €5.25/kg | €4.53 to €6.65/kg | €1,420 | €1,270 to €1,730 | 5 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.47/kg | €4.47 to €4.47/kg | €1,650 | €1,650 to €1,650 | 3 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.04/kg | €3.63 to €4.76/kg | €1,761 | €1,600 to €1,930 | 13 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.45/kg | €3.45 to €3.45/kg | €1,870 | €1,870 to €1,870 | 3 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.27/kg | €4.11 to €5.51/kg | €1,002 | €1,000 to €1,020 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.06/kg | €2.97 to €5.04/kg | €1,407 | €1,130 to €1,550 | 3 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.42/kg | €4.02 to €4.80/kg | €2,002 | €1,910 to €2,080 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €2.94/kg | €2.50 to €3.38/kg | €1,570 | €1,280 to €1,860 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | €3.09/kg | €2.57 to €3.51/kg | €2,232 | €1,790 to €2,410 | 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
22 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 3 | FR | 541 | €1,870 | €3.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | HEX | 451 | €1,820 | €4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | FR | 440 | €1,600 | €3.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 260 | €1,730 | €6.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 280 | €1,270 | €4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | CHX | 405 | €1,930 | €4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 260 | €1,560 | €6.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | LMX | 368 | €1,650 | €4.47/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | SIX | 432 | €2,080 | €4.80/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 472 | €1,910 | €4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 455 | €2,030 | €4.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 305 | €1,540 | €5.04/kg |
| Heifers | 8 | HEX | 243 | €1,000 | €4.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 185 | €1,020 | €5.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AAX | 370 | €1,550 | €4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FR | 380 | €1,130 | €2.97/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 750 | €2,380 | €3.17/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 755 | €2,350 | €3.11/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 685 | €2,410 | €3.51/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 550 | €1,860 | €3.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 510 | €1,280 | €2.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 695 | €1,790 | €2.57/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.