Quality stores maintain good prices

Marts: Quality store cattle continued to sell well in the marts, but plainer animals were an easier trade yesterday.

An increase in the numbers at the sales, may be due to a scarcity of grass on some farms after the prolonged drought which has impacted severely on growth on the lighter soil types.

While the quality cattle continued a very strong trade in the marts yesterday, the plainer cattle bullocks and heifers were easier by €10-€20/head in quieter demand for the larger numbers at the sales.