Solid demand holds for quality animals, despite the distraction of events elsewhere

Some might question the wisdom of piecing together a mart report on this very eventful week.

“How many farmers are really that interested in the mart price of the store heifer or the continental bull weanling with all eyes focused on Laois and the ploughing fields of Ratheniska?” might be asked.

And of course there might be some merit to pulling down the shutters, putting the feet up, and giving the mart reporting business a skip.