Prices ease for store cattle at mart

Marts: Prices for store cattle eased slightly at the mart sales yesterday, but strong prices continued to be paid for some choice lots of forward animals.

Quality beef bullocks sold well with up to €490 over €/kg being paid for the tops of the continentals, while the best of the beef heifers sold for up to €390 over.

Numbers of cattle on offer were similar to last week.