Farmers encouraged by good prices paid for quality heifers at Macroom mart

There was a good cattle trade in Macroom mart on Saturday, particularly for heifers. Farmers in the business of selling heifers really should have no grounds for complaining.

The only bargains in Macroom that I saw on Saturday were across the road in Lidl. Good continental store heifers were clearing the €2 per kg hurdle with ease.

And in spite of all the doom and gloom that may prevail at present, farmers were still very keen to purchase the animal that was easy on the eye and hard on the pocket.