Sunshine or not, cattle prices are high in the mart

In the course of putting this week’s report together, I had one man from Cork say, “The sun is shining, grass is growing and cattle are dear,” — which just about sums up the mid-June trade across the country.

However, in those areas where the sun has refused to shine, and the grass is wet, the cattle are just as dear!

The man with the sunny complexion was Sean Leahy, manager of Fermoy/Corrin mart, and looking at the sheet of prices he gave me for last Tuesday’s sale, it was very easy to see why.