Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 4 March 2026
- Bullocks €4.36/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.12/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €2.96/kg* mean of bands
Calf numbers increasing and these met a fabulous trade today. Sixty percent of the calves available were FR bulls and between farmers and shippers these met an exceptional trade. The lighter FR bulls made €240 to €320 where as the stronger better types made to €430. HEX bulls made to €580 and HEX heifers made to €620 for a red Whitehead heifer. Only a few Angus calves available and these made from €450 to €520. A small entry of cull cows. Quite a number of lighter stock in both the bullock and heifer rings and these were a great trade.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 4 March 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 4 lots | €4.71/kg | €4.40 to €5.73/kg | €1,631 | €1,580 to €1,950 | 10 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.09/kg | €4.09 to €4.09/kg | €2,120 | €2,120 to €2,120 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | €3.37/kg | €3.37 to €3.37/kg | €2,360 | €2,360 to €2,360 | 3 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.33/kg | €4.23 to €4.44/kg | €1,050 | €970 to €1,130 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.94/kg | €3.60 to €4.28/kg | €1,295 | €1,230 to €1,360 | 8 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.47/kg | €4.47 to €4.47/kg | €1,880 | €1,880 to €1,880 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.64/kg | €3.64 to €3.64/kg | €1,870 | €1,870 to €1,870 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.21/kg | €3.21 to €3.21/kg | €1,460 | €1,460 to €1,460 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.15/kg | €3.15 to €3.15/kg | €1,700 | €1,700 to €1,700 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | €2.82/kg | €2.69 to €3.00/kg | €2,123 | €1,790 to €2,730 | 3 | |
| 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 | LMX | 340 | €1,950 | €5.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HEX | 370 | €1,640 | €4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 330 | €1,600 | €4.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | AAX | 359 | €1,580 | €4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HEX | 517 | €2,120 | €4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | FRX | 700 | €2,360 | €3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | AAX | 254 | €1,130 | €4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HEX | 317 | €1,360 | €4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 420 | €1,880 | €4.47/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | AAX | 513 | €1,870 | €3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | AAX | 229 | €970 | €4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | SPX | 341 | €1,230 | €3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 455 | €1,460 | €3.21/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 670 | €1,850 | €2.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 540 | €1,700 | €3.15/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SIX | 910 | €2,730 | €3.00/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 665 | €1,790 | €2.69/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.