Auction Diary & Reports
Clare Marts
ENNIS
MONDAY - Sheep Auction @10.30am
TUESDAY - Ring 1 @ 11am - Weanling Bulls
Ring 2 @ 12 noon Weanling Heifers,
Ring 3 @ 11.00 Calves, Runners followed by Suckler Stock
Tuesday 17th December - Charity Sale
of a 3 year old Whitehead Calved Heifer with a Limousin heifer calf.
Proceeds going to children with Special Needs.
THURSDAY - Ring 1 @11:00 – Bullocks
Ring 2 @ 11:00 Cull Cows followed by Aged Bulls.
Ring 3 @ 11.00 Heifers
NO FRIDAY SALE
Final Sale in Ennis for 2024: Thursday 19th December.
First Sale in Ennis for 2025: Thursday, 9th 2025.
Clare Marts are now streaming sales online, buyers can also register to buy online, please contact 065 6824411.
Download 'MARTBIDS' app on your smartphone or log onto 'Martbids' website in order to be able to view Clare Marts live sales in Ennis, Kilrush, Scariff and Kilfenora. If you wish to be approved to buy online, click 'request permission to bid' on the app. After submitting the request to bid you need to ring Clare Marts to approve you on the app.
Entry System:
Entries for Tuesday Sales will be taken on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (5pm) of the previous week for inclusion in the draw.
Entries for Thursday & Friday Sales will be taken on Thursday and Friday (5pm) of the previous week for inclusion in the draw.
Entries for Monday Sheep Auction taken on Friday of previous week.
The Runner Section:
Only Stock 6 MONTHS OR UNDER will be sold in the Runner Section and they will be sold after the Calf Sale.
Calves must be at least 10 days of age before they can be sold and UNDER 6 weeks of age.
Draw For First Pen To Be Sold in Weanling Bull and Bullock Ring
Draw for First Pen of Heifers to be Sold
***Change to draw system for Bullocks, Heifers, Cull Cows, Weanling Bulls & Weanling Heifers – From 31st January 2022 – enter your stock as usual – if the number drawn is equal to or below half the number of pens entered, we go down to pen 1 and then up. If the number drawn is above half the number of pens entered, we go up to the last pen in the draw, then start at pen 1 and up to the number drawn.
Sheep Sellers All sheep including lambs presented for sale must be identified with a full set of EID tags, i.e. one conventional tag in the sheep’s left ear and a corresponding electronic tag placed in the sheep’s right ear. All sheep moved to and from a livestock mart must also be accompanied by a newly issued dispatch document containing a barcoded document serial number.
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ENNIS MART:
Mondays – 10.30am - Sheep Sale.
Tuesdays - 11.00am – Calves & Runnersfollowed by Suckler Stock. 11am – Weanling Bulls 12 Noon - Weanling Heifers
Thursdays - 11:00am – Cull Cows followed by Aged Bulls. 11.00am Heifers & Bullocks
NO FRIDAY SALE
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KILRUSH MART
General Cattle Sale - Weekly every Wednesday Final Sale for 2024: Wednesday 18th December. First sale for 2025: Wednesday, 15th January 2025.
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SCARIFF MART - Fortnightly
To be decided.
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KILFENORA MART
To be decided.
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****ALL STOCK MUST BE PRE-ENTERED FOR ALL SALES***
BUYERS VIEWING TIME BY APPOINTMENT 10.00 TO 11.00am.
ALL STOCK MUST HAVE TWO COMPLETE EAR TAGS
Sellers are reminded to ring to confirm subject sales
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**Please contact the office if you would like your payment paid directly into your bank account**
All cattle presented for sale must have two ear tags and be properly dehorned Telephone 065 6824411 Fax 065 6829978 Email info@claremarts.ie licence no. 002335
Mar. 28 - Apr. 03, 2021
- Mar. 29, 2021
Ennis Mart Sheep Sale
All Day
Ennis Mart – Sheep Auction
Monday 29th March 2021
Just over 280 sheep on offer today, with a small entry of Spring Lambs in this. Spring lambs generally made €160 to a high of €184. Hoggets a shade easier, back a few euro a head but top quality lots holding very strong with €183 being hit. Cull ewes made €62 to €156 with huge demand for these, especially the fleshed ewes.
Spring Lambs:
5 @ 49kgs - €184 - €3.75/kg
5 @ 56kgs - €181 - €3.23/kg
5 @ 49kgs - €183 - €3.73/kg
5 @ 44kgs - €165 - €3.75/kg
5 @ 43kgs - €170 - €3.95/kg
2 @ 50kgs - €171 - €3.42/kg
Hoggets:
10 @ 50kgs - €179 - €3.58/kg
13 @ 57kgs - €183 - €3.21/kg
6 @ 56kgs - €166 - €2.96/kg
10 @ 47kgs - €151 - €3.21/kg
4 @ 58kgs - €168 - €2.89/kg
8 @ 56.5kgs - €165 - €2.92/kg
- Mar. 29, 2021
Kilfenora General Cattle Sale
All Day
- Mar. 30, 2021
Ennis Mart Weanling Bulls, Weanling Heifers, Runners Calves & Suckler Stock
All Day
Ennis Mart Tuesday 30th March 2021
Very big sale today with over 1,100 head on offer which included 260 calves. The lighter Friesian bull calves made €50 to €80 with the better calves making €90 to €160. Very good trade for beef breeds in the calf ring with HEX calves making to €395, BBX calves making to €460 and Limousin and Charolais calves made to €475. AA claves a very good trade also and made €185 to €295. Strong trade in suckler ring but good pairs available today and these made to €2,210. A handful of dairy stock today made to €1,560. A strong trade was recorded for both bull and heifer weanlings today.
WEANLING BULLS:
1 CH 290kgs - €980 - €3.30/kg
4 CH 345kgs - €1,030 - €2.98/kg
2 CH 270kgs - €930 - €3.26/kg
1 LIM 368kgs - €1,070 - €2.97/kg
1 LIM 265kgs - €950 - €3.58/kg
1 LIM 400kgs - €1,180 - €2.95/kg
1 LMX 385kgs - €1,140 - €2.96/kg
2 HEX 427kgs - €1,080 - €2.52/kg
1 CHX 385kgs - €1,110 - €2.88/kg
2 HEX 327kgs - €680 - €2.17/kg
3 HEX 251kgs - €620 - €2.47/kg
WEANLING HEIFERS:
1 HEX 310kgs - €660 - €2.13/kg
1 CH 420kgs - €1,330 - €3.17/kg
3 HEX 303kgs - €670 - €2.21/kg
1 LIM 480kgs - €1,300 - €2.71/kg
1 AA 295kgs - €590 - €2.00/kg
1 LIM 355kgs - €1,200 - €3.38/kg
1 AA 335kgs - €730 - €2.18/kg
1 LIM 320kgs - €1,080- €3.37/kg
1 LIM 295kgs - €1,250 - €4.23/kg
2 CH 290kgs - €1,080 - €3.72/kg
1 BBX 265kgs - €1,010 - €3.81/kg
4 CH 294kgs - €840 - €2.86/kg
- Mar. 31, 2021
Kilrush Mart General & Weanling Sale including Calves
All Day
- Apr. 01, 2021
Ennis Mart Cows, Heifers, Bullocks & Aged Bulls
All Day
- Apr. 02, 2021
Ennis Mart Bullock sale
All Day
Ennis Mart
Friday 2nd April 2021
Big sale of Bullocks with over 400 of these on offer. Quite a number of forward cattle of 600kgs plus in it again today and also good numbers of 2020 born bullocks in it. The 500kg to 600kg were scarce. Some great prices for some outlying stores, and great demand for forward cattle also again with quite a number going north.
Bullocks:
1 CHX 840kgs - €1,880 - €2.24/kg
1 CHX 590kgs - €1,550 - €2.62/kg
1 LMX 765kgs - €1,850 - €2.42/kg
2 AAX 580kgs - €1,410 - €2.43/kg
1 AUX 770kgs - €1,720 - €2.23/kg
1 AAX 475kgs - €1,180 - €2.48/kg
1 CHX 685kgs - €1,630 - €2.38/kg
3 HEX 493kgs - €1,210 - €2.45/kg
1 CH 650kgs - €1,620 - €2.49/kg
5 CHX 367kgs - €1,030 - €2.80/kg
3 SAX 645kgs - €1,490 - €2.31/kg
2 HEX 492kgs - €1,130 - €2.29/kg