Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 22 July 2026
- Bullocks €3.61/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €3.96/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €3.05/kg* mean of bands
Good size sale today in Kilrush with 170 on offer. A good few dairy cows out of the parlour as farmers getting tight on grass. A mix of strong and light cattle in the bullock and heifer rings anything with flesh was sought after. Fifteen cull bulls on offer and these averaged €3.17/kg with a top price of €3,700 for HE bull of 1115kgs.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 22 July 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 2 lots | €3.48/kg | €3.34 to €3.97/kg | €1,524 | €1,440 to €1,820 | 9 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €4.08/kg | €4.08 to €4.08/kg | €2,140 | €2,140 to €2,140 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | €3.55/kg | €3.51 to €3.61/kg | €2,278 | €2,110 to €2,530 | 5 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.79/kg | €3.79 to €3.79/kg | €1,090 | €1,090 to €1,090 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €3.70/kg | €3.70 to €3.70/kg | €1,270 | €1,270 to €1,270 | 2 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | €4.24/kg | €3.92 to €4.83/kg | €2,360 | €2,120 to €2,730 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | €3.05/kg | €2.77 to €3.40/kg | €2,110 | €1,900 to €2,550 | 6 |
| Bulls | All weights | €3.17/kg | ||||
| 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
16 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 7 | FR | 430 | €1,440 | €3.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HEX | 457 | €1,820 | €3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | CHX | 523 | €2,140 | €4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HEX | 700 | €2,530 | €3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | FR | 601 | €2,110 | €3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AAX | 560 | €2,230 | €3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AAX | 287 | €1,090 | €3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 540 | €2,120 | €3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 342 | €1,270 | €3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 565 | €2,730 | €4.83/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 750 | €2,550 | €3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 675 | €1,980 | €2.93/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 710 | €2,060 | €2.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 685 | €1,900 | €2.77/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 665 | €2,180 | €3.27/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HEX | 650 | €1,990 | €3.06/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.