Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 24 June 2026
- Bullocks €3.45/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €3.49/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.31/kg* mean of bands
Small sale today in Kilrush due to fine weather and farmers taking the opportunity to complete harvest work. Some great continental cows on offer. Most dairy bred stock available in the bullock and heifer rings.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 24 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.59/kg | €3.59 to €3.59/kg | €1,500 | €1,500 to €1,500 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.31/kg | €3.31 to €3.31/kg | €1,820 | €1,820 to €1,820 | 5 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | €3.53/kg | €3.37 to €3.69/kg | €2,390 | €2,280 to €2,500 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.52/kg | €4.52 to €4.52/kg | €1,560 | €1,560 to €1,560 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €2.96/kg | €2.87 to €3.04/kg | €1,250 | €1,220 to €1,280 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.55/kg | €4.55 to €4.55/kg | €2,300 | €2,300 to €2,300 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | €2.13/kg | €2.13 to €2.13/kg | €940 | €940 to €940 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €2.80/kg | €2.80 to €2.80/kg | €1,600 | €1,600 to €1,600 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | €3.73/kg | €3.11 to €4.12/kg | €2,738 | €2,210 to €3,260 | 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
14 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 5 | FRX | 550 | €1,820 | €3.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | FRX | 677 | €2,280 | €3.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AAX | 418 | €1,500 | €3.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | BBX | 677 | €2,500 | €3.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 505 | €2,300 | €4.55/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | FRX | 420 | €1,280 | €3.04/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | FR | 425 | €1,220 | €2.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 345 | €1,560 | €4.52/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 790 | €3,260 | €4.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 570 | €1,600 | €2.80/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LMX | 775 | €3,090 | €3.98/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AAX | 710 | €2,210 | €3.11/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 640 | €2,390 | €3.73/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | JEX | 440 | €940 | €2.13/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.