Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 15 April 2026
- Bullocks €4.18/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €3.64/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €2.74/kg* mean of bands
Big sale again in Kilrush with 390 on offer, which included 170 calves. It was mostly shippers for the calves with the exception of a few farmers for the better quality calves. FR bull calves made from €100 to €470. HEX bull calves made from €270 to €670 & HEX heifers made from €180 to €510. AAX bull calves made to €550 & AAX heifer calves made to €450. Mostly young stock available in the bullock and heifer rings.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 15 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 1 lot | €4.51/kg | €4.51 to €4.51/kg | €1,350 | €1,350 to €1,350 | 6 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.36/kg | €4.36 to €4.36/kg | €1,420 | €1,420 to €1,420 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.93/kg | €3.93 to €3.93/kg | €1,840 | €1,840 to €1,840 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | €4.04/kg | €3.88 to €4.31/kg | €2,219 | €2,100 to €2,490 | 13 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.26/kg | €3.26 to €3.26/kg | €970 | €970 to €970 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | €3.67/kg | €3.52 to €3.91/kg | €1,297 | €1,210 to €1,430 | 9 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.85/kg | €3.85 to €3.85/kg | €1,910 | €1,910 to €1,910 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €3.74/kg | €3.12 to €4.12/kg | €2,037 | €1,670 to €2,230 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | €2.74/kg | €2.58 to €2.90/kg | €1,888 | €1,820 to €1,970 | 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
22 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 6 | HEX | 299 | €1,350 | €4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 325 | €1,420 | €4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 540 | €2,100 | €3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | CHX | 576 | €2,490 | €4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 467 | €1,840 | €3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | LMX | 537 | €2,290 | €4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 540 | €2,100 | €3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FR | 467 | €1,840 | €3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HEX | 321 | €1,210 | €3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | FR | 297 | €970 | €3.26/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | HEX | 382 | €1,350 | €3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FRX | 535 | €1,670 | €3.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 495 | €1,910 | €3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 540 | €2,230 | €4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 365 | €1,430 | €3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CHX | 555 | €2,210 | €3.98/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 725 | €1,970 | €2.71/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 655 | €1,900 | €2.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 655 | €1,870 | €2.85/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 675 | €1,830 | €2.71/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 750 | €1,940 | €2.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 675 | €1,820 | €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.