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

“We are seeing very large numbers of cattle appearing at our sale for the time of year,” Thurles mart manager Martin Ryan said to me after Monday’s cattle sale.
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.

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