Numbers stable at mart sales

Marts: Numbers of cattle on offer were stable at the marts where the trade varied from steady to easier at yesterday’s sales.

Bandon mart experienced an easier trade than last week with a similar number of cattle on offer.

Blessington Mart had a steady trade for similar numbers to a week ago and at Kilkenny Mart it was a nostalgic day as the auctioneer George Chandler’s hammer came down on the last lot of cattle to be sold at the centre after more than 50 years.