Ennis Mart - Tuesday Livestock Sale

What to Expect

Every Tuesday at 11am, Ennis Mart on the Quin Road runs its weekly sale of calves, runners, weanlings and suckler stock, one of the busiest fixtures on the Clare Co-operative Marts calendar. Farmers bring stock in from early morning for penning and weighing before the ring opens, and the auctioneer moves through lots of dairy-bred and suckler-bred calves, forward stores and breeding females as buyers, both local farmers restocking and factory or export agents, bid in the ring or online. On the first Tuesday of every month the sale includes a dedicated organic stock section for farmers operating under organic certification schemes, which tends to draw a specialist run of buyers looking to fill quota for organic beef supply chains. Ennis Mart is the head office and largest yard in the four-strong Clare Co-operative Marts network, alongside Kilrush, Scariff and Kilfenora, and its Tuesday sale is generally the best-attended weanling and store sale in the county outside of the main autumn selling season. Prices and entries are reported on the claremarts.ie website after each sale, and remote bidding is available through the MartBids platform for registered users.

Good to Know

• Every Tuesday, sale starts 11am; organic stock sold first Tuesday of the month.
• Venue: Clare Co-operative Marts, Quin Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 APF2.
• Free for the public to attend; commission charged to sellers on stock sold.
• Online bidding via MartBids requires prior phone approval from the Ennis office.
• Office hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm: 065 682 4411, info@claremarts.ie.

Getting There

The mart is on the Quin Road on the southern side of Ennis, close to the N18/N19 junction and a short drive from the town centre. On-site parking is free and there is space for livestock trailers.