Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 8 April 2026
- Bullocks €4.69/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €4.01/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €2.95/kg* mean of bands
Good size sale again today with just over 400 on offer, with 130 calves available. The calf trade held very strong with farmers and exporters very active. FR bull calves made €100-€460. AAX bull calves made to €560 & AAX heifers making to €440. HEX bulls made to €800 & HEX heifers made to €450. It was mostly dairy type cull cows available. Again a lot of young cattle on offer in the bullock & heifer rings.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 8 April 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 | €5.10/kg | €4.70 to €5.91/kg | €1,477 | €1,380 to €1,670 | 6 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.68/kg | €4.06 to €5.03/kg | €1,578 | €1,400 to €1,720 | 13 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.75/kg | €4.75 to €4.75/kg | €1,950 | €1,950 to €1,950 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.74/kg | €3.74 to €3.74/kg | €1,890 | €1,890 to €1,890 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | €3.31/kg | €3.31 to €3.31/kg | €2,250 | €2,250 to €2,250 | 1 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.04/kg | €4.04 to €4.04/kg | €1,060 | €1,060 to €1,060 | 6 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | €4.03/kg | €3.97 to €4.13/kg | €1,361 | €1,250 to €1,550 | 13 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.14/kg | €4.14 to €4.14/kg | €1,740 | €1,740 to €1,740 | 2 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.23/kg | €3.23 to €3.23/kg | €1,760 | €1,760 to €1,760 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €2.94/kg | €2.94 to €2.94/kg | €1,310 | €1,310 to €1,310 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €2.61/kg | €2.19 to €2.91/kg | €1,420 | €1,250 to €1,540 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | €3.21/kg | €2.82 to €3.49/kg | €2,385 | €1,820 to €3,020 | 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
23 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | SHX | 505 | €1,890 | €3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 5 | HEX | 328 | €1,480 | €4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 410 | €1,950 | €4.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AAX | 345 | €1,400 | €4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 294 | €1,380 | €4.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CHX | 282 | €1,670 | €5.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | HEX | 342 | €1,720 | €5.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FRX | 680 | €2,250 | €3.31/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | HEX | 262 | €1,060 | €4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 375 | €1,520 | €4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CHX | 375 | €1,550 | €4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CHX | 420 | €1,740 | €4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | HEX | 327 | €1,300 | €3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | LMX | 307 | €1,250 | €4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FR | 545 | €1,760 | €3.23/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 565 | €1,540 | €2.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AAX | 730 | €2,290 | €3.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 505 | €1,470 | €2.91/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 690 | €2,410 | €3.49/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 445 | €1,310 | €2.94/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 895 | €3,020 | €3.37/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 645 | €1,820 | €2.82/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 570 | €1,250 | €2.19/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.