Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 17 December 2025
- Bullocks €4.23/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.28/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.39/kg* mean of bands
Final sale today for 2025 in Kilrush with 150 on offer, which included 60 cull cows. These were a great trade with a lot of activity both online and ringside. Mostly young cattle available in the bullock & heifer rings. Opening sale for 2026 will be held on Wednesday 14th January.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 17 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 1 lot | €5.50/kg | €5.50 to €5.50/kg | €1,570 | €1,570 to €1,570 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.11/kg | €4.10 to €4.12/kg | €1,470 | €1,340 to €1,600 | 2 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.05/kg | €4.05 to €4.05/kg | €2,060 | €2,060 to €2,060 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | €3.91/kg | €3.87 to €3.95/kg | €2,955 | €2,730 to €3,180 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.70/kg | €4.52 to €4.93/kg | €1,610 | €1,560 to €1,690 | 6 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.78/kg | €3.75 to €3.88/kg | €1,690 | €1,650 to €1,700 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | €3.39/kg | €3.00 to €3.76/kg | €2,575 | €1,910 to €3,110 | 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
17 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | AAX | 805 | €3,180 | €3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HEX | 390 | €1,600 | €4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AAX | 705 | €2,730 | €3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HEX | 325 | €1,340 | €4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | BBX | 507 | €2,060 | €4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 285 | €1,570 | €5.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AAX | 425 | €1,650 | €3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CHX | 342 | €1,690 | €4.93/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HEX | 452 | €1,700 | €3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HEX | 345 | €1,560 | €4.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 335 | €1,600 | €4.77/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 825 | €3,110 | €3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 725 | €2,180 | €3.00/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 820 | €3,090 | €3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HEX | 700 | €2,230 | €3.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 810 | €2,930 | €3.61/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 625 | €1,910 | €3.05/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.