Cattle marts report: Ringside talk turns to need for timely farm payments as prices fall for plain animals

“A lot of cattle are now being forced out due to the recent wet weather and poorer grazing conditions. And you will find top quality continental stores are holding their own in value, but the plainer Friesian bullock is really starting to suffer.”
And on that sombre note, we begin our look at the mart trade for this, the last week of September.