Trade maintained by need to fill grazing quotas

Nenagh mart manager Michael Harty summed up Tuesday’s sale with the phrase, “The confidence is just tremendous.”

And why? He replied, “The weather, supply, grass, everything has come in the live trade’s favour.”

He told me that they had a yard of 700 cattle in the morning and by close of business, they had achieved a “complete clearance.” Farmer buyers were once again the dominant force, with their need to fill spring grazing quotas sustaining the upward trend.