Marts Report: The heat is on at the marts

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

A special entry of top class Limousin cows with calves at foot made from €1,750 to €2,000 at Kanturk mart on Tuesday.

The heat is on at the marts "I suppose you are anxious for a bit of rain now Den?" an old friend asked me on Tuesday evening. He knows us farmers, like a weather clock, are never happy in one position for too long.

And God knows, he was right, a drop or two of rain wouldn't go astray at this stage. I don't have hay on the ground and I'm not in the business of rearing camels so yeah, I wouldn't object to a downpour.