Cattle marts: Small cattle are ‘near untouchable’ and calves fetch some exceptional prices

As May begins and summer officially gets under way, the farming situation is like this: silage ground cannot be sold, and store cattle cannot be bought.

There is no demand for one, and an unreal appetite for the other.

Bandon mart on a bank holiday Monday is usually a good spot to hit, and sure enough there was a good lively mart in progress when I arrived on Monday morning.