Confidence boost as factory prices give market a lift

The mart trade of the last week has seen further improvements in prices across virtually all classes of stock as farmers continue to invest on the back of excellent factory prices, tightness in numbers, improved weather and improving grass supplies.

Richard Hartnett of Castleisland probably summed it up best though when he said, “It’s all about confidence, Martin, and that’s a word most farmers can now spell backwards.”

Starting in Bandon on Monday, where Tom McCarthy reported that they had 305 cattle and 545 calves on offer.