Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 28 January 2026
- Bullocks €4.18/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.78/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.20/kg* mean of bands
Big sale in Kilrush today with 370 on offer which included 80 cull cows. Mostly dairy culls available. In the bullock & heifer rings it was mostly dairy stock on offer, with a fine trade to match.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 28 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.79/kg | €4.78 to €4.81/kg | €1,283 | €1,260 to €1,320 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.67/kg | €3.53 to €4.53/kg | €1,267 | €1,180 to €1,790 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.40/kg | €4.38 to €4.44/kg | €1,925 | €1,870 to €2,090 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €3.64/kg | €3.22 to €4.00/kg | €2,019 | €1,610 to €2,210 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | €3.42/kg | €3.42 to €3.42/kg | €2,070 | €2,070 to €2,070 | 1 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | €5.12/kg | €4.85 to €5.26/kg | €1,473 | €1,420 to €1,500 | 6 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | €5.01/kg | €4.15 to €6.09/kg | €1,776 | €1,650 to €1,980 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.26/kg | €4.04 to €4.69/kg | €1,937 | €1,910 to €1,950 | 6 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.15/kg | €2.75 to €3.55/kg | €1,800 | €1,540 to €2,060 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | €3.22/kg | €2.81 to €4.18/kg | €2,092 | €1,860 to €2,510 | 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
25 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | AAX | 470 | €2,090 | €4.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AAX | 395 | €1,790 | €4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | AAX | 274 | €1,320 | €4.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | AAX | 552 | €2,210 | €4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | FR | 334 | €1,180 | €3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 8 | HEX | 264 | €1,260 | €4.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 605 | €2,070 | €3.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 500 | €1,610 | €3.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | FR | 575 | €1,900 | €3.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | HEX | 427 | €1,870 | €4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | SIX | 285 | €1,500 | €5.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 325 | €1,980 | €6.09/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AAX | 292 | €1,420 | €4.85/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CHX | 337 | €1,800 | €5.33/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 397 | €1,650 | €4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | AAX | 482 | €1,950 | €4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LMX | 407 | €1,910 | €4.69/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 715 | €2,170 | €3.03/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HEX | 625 | €2,040 | €3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 600 | €2,510 | €4.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 605 | €1,860 | €3.07/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 695 | €2,060 | €2.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 680 | €1,910 | €2.81/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 580 | €2,060 | €3.55/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 560 | €1,540 | €2.75/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.