Live trade showing some recovery

Prices for beef and store animals recovered some of the recent losses at yesterday sales, where overall there were smaller sales of cattle.

There was an improvement of €10/head for beef bullocks, while store heifers gained up to €15/head at Kilkenny Mart, where the numbers on offer slipped under 400 head for one of its smallest sales of the year.

Cattle numbers were maintained at yesterday’s sale at Bandon Mart, where there was a good trade for quality bullocks, and plainer lots were maintained at last weeks’ level. Heifers also met with a steady demand.