This was one notice I failed to notice

FIRST things first.

The 16 cattle that went north of the border last week graded largely as expected, mainly Os, with a couple of Ps. Eleven hundred euro more or less, on average.

Ok, let’s be honest. Did any of us really believe we would see the day when not overly well finished stock would regularly break not only €1,000, but even €1,100 or €1,200, at slaughter. Certainly I didn’t, when I shelled out €450 each for four Holstein-type Friesian crosses last October in Dungarvan. Not overly expensive on the day, but they weren’t overly fancy stock.