Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 25 February 2026
- Bullocks €3.97/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.35/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.11/kg* mean of bands
Numbers smaller today with 180 on offer, which included 35 calves. Fr bulls made from €180 to €280, HEX bulls made from €420 to €560, HEX heifers made from €270 to €470. Cull cow numbers were small with mostly continental types on offer. Mostly young cattle available in the bullock and heifer rings.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 25 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.89/kg | €4.89 to €4.89/kg | €1,510 | €1,510 to €1,510 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.93/kg | €3.93 to €3.93/kg | €1,940 | €1,940 to €1,940 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.64/kg | €3.51 to €4.00/kg | €2,011 | €1,970 to €2,120 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | €4.20/kg | €3.65 to €4.38/kg | €2,752 | €2,750 to €2,760 | 4 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.82/kg | €4.82 to €4.82/kg | €1,320 | €1,320 to €1,320 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.22/kg | €3.81 to €4.53/kg | €1,912 | €1,860 to €2,060 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.99/kg | €3.60 to €4.38/kg | €2,070 | €1,840 to €2,300 | 2 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | €3.11/kg | €2.63 to €3.42/kg | €2,157 | €1,580 to €2,630 | 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
18 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 3 | CHX | 626 | €2,750 | €4.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HEX | 755 | €2,760 | €3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 8 | FRX | 560 | €1,970 | €3.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | LMX | 530 | €2,120 | €4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 492 | €1,940 | €3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | HEX | 308 | €1,510 | €4.89/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AAX | 495 | €1,890 | €3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HEX | 273 | €1,320 | €4.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BBX | 525 | €2,300 | €4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CHX | 410 | €1,860 | €4.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 510 | €1,840 | €3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 465 | €2,060 | €4.43/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 805 | €2,630 | €3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 750 | €2,560 | €3.41/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 655 | €1,800 | €2.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 600 | €1,580 | €2.63/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 660 | €2,260 | €3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SIX | 655 | €2,110 | €3.22/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.