Kilrush Mart, County Clare
Cattle sale, Wednesday 26 August 2026
- Bullocks €3.48/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers €3.65/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows €2.79/kg* mean of bands
Small size sale today in Kilrush. Quite a lot of young cattle on offer today and these met good demand. Some great fleshed overage whitehead heifers on offer and these averaged €3.50/kg. A handful of aged bulls available and these averaged €3.16/kg. Fatstock Show and sale will be held next week.
Kilrush Mart, sale report, 26 August 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 | €2.78/kg | €2.78 to €2.78/kg | €730 | €730 to €730 | 8 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €5.08/kg | €5.08 to €5.08/kg | €1,980 | €1,980 to €1,980 | 1 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €4.05/kg | €3.69 to €4.52/kg | €1,833 | €1,700 to €2,010 | 7 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | €5.60/kg | €5.60 to €5.60/kg | €1,850 | €1,850 to €1,850 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.52/kg | €3.50 to €3.54/kg | €1,502 | €1,470 to €1,550 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | €3.54/kg | €3.52 to €3.57/kg | €1,975 | €1,950 to €2,000 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | €3.46/kg | €3.46 to €3.46/kg | €2,270 | €2,270 to €2,270 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | €2.64/kg | €2.64 to €2.64/kg | €1,430 | €1,430 to €1,430 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | €2.84/kg | €1.95 to €3.39/kg | €2,153 | €1,190 to €2,780 | 3 | |
| Bulls | All weights | €3.16/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
14 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 8 | FR | 262 | €730 | €2.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | LMX | 445 | €2,010 | €4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | HEX | 461 | €1,700 | €3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LMX | 390 | €1,980 | €5.08/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 567 | €2,000 | €3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HEX | 665 | €2,270 | €3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | HEX | 545 | €1,950 | €3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LMX | 330 | €1,850 | €5.60/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | SIX | 420 | €1,470 | €3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 4 | BBX | 437 | €1,550 | €3.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 820 | €2,780 | €3.39/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CHX | 785 | €2,490 | €3.17/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | JEX | 610 | €1,190 | €1.95/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FRX | 540 | €1,430 | €2.64/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.