Store trade continues to ease

Marts: The trade for store cattle continued the trend of earlier in the week easing back at the marts yesterday where prices for light cattle and plain animals were back by up to €25/head on last week.

The pattern was similar across the country with prices for better-quality cattle dropping around €10/head and lighter weights, plain cattle and Friesian-type animals losing up to €25/head.

While numbers at sales are now experiencing seasonal decline, demand for store cattle has eased with grass supplies on farms not yet having recovered from the effects of the prolonged dry spell.