Steer and heifer prices ease by around 5 cents/kg

A Montbeliarde dry cow born April '13 weighing 705 kilos sold for €1,420 in Skibbereen Mart. Picture: O'Gorman Photography.

It has often been hailed as the ‘ideal’ week to negotiate a deal for cattle with the processors, but the reverse became the situation for 2022.

While thousands of farmers usually take some time out to attend the National Ploughing Championships, the factories were often left under pressure to source sufficient stock for the week and bending to offer the incentive of stronger prices to those willing to supply.