Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 12 August 2026
- Bullocks €3.33/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €3.27/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €2.38/kg* mean of bands
Small size sale today in Kilrush with 57 on offer. Cull cow numbers were small and consisted of mostly FR cows and these met a fine trade. Mostly young lighter cattle in both the bullock and heifer rings and these held a good trade.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 12 August 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 3 lots | €3.51/kg | €3.41 to €4.26/kg | €1,376 | €1,320 to €1,620 | 9 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | €3.21/kg | €3.06 to €3.50/kg | €1,402 | €1,350 to €1,490 | 14 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.66/kg | €3.25 to €4.07/kg | €1,050 | €960 to €1,140 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.08/kg | €3.02 to €3.25/kg | €1,245 | €1,210 to €1,350 | 4 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €2.33/kg | €2.23 to €2.42/kg | €1,375 | €1,310 to €1,440 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | €2.40/kg | €2.17 to €2.50/kg | €1,535 | €1,360 to €1,640 | 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
18 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 5 | HEX | 398 | €1,360 | €3.41/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | HEX | 385 | €1,320 | €3.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CHX | 380 | €1,620 | €4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | HEX | 476 | €1,460 | €3.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 6 | FR | 432 | €1,360 | €3.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HEX | 425 | €1,490 | €3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | HEX | 400 | €1,380 | €3.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HEX | 440 | €1,350 | €3.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 280 | €1,140 | €4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 295 | €960 | €3.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 415 | €1,350 | €3.25/kg |
| Heifers | 3 | HEX | 400 | €1,210 | €3.02/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 595 | €1,440 | €2.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 650 | €1,600 | €2.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 585 | €1,310 | €2.23/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 620 | €1,540 | €2.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 655 | €1,640 | €2.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SRX | 625 | €1,360 | €2.17/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.