Marts Report: Cattle buyers welcome return to the marts

Latest prices from Skibbereen, Kanturk, Kilmallock, Dungarvan and Ennis

At Skibbereen mart last Friday, this Simmental cow weighed 645kg and sold for €1,390.

Tuesday was a squally old day with a constant threat of a cold shower. Not a day for the Bermudas, and certainly not a day conducive to good grass growth.

Grass, the biggest driver of cattle sales at this time of the year is underperforming like crazy.