TOUGH market conditions prevailed for vendors again at Tattersalls Ireland on Thursday as the November NH Sale came to a conclusion. Total turnover for the five-day sale amounted to €10.6 million, the lowest since 2012 with the exception of 2020, when Covid was at its peak.

However, this year's catalogue was the smallest for decades and the sale is better judged on the average price of €17,592, which is only fractionally less than last year, while this year's median price of €12,000 is 14% lower than last year.