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Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell underpressure
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Jan.
20 were 2,005 cattle and 478 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold under pressure. Choice
steers and heifers sold $147 to $151
with a high of $160.50. Second cut
sold $143 to $147. Cows sold steady.
On Thursday veal and beef calves
sold on a good active trade. Lambs
and sheep sold steady. Kid goats
sold higher. On Friday calves sold
on a strong active trade at steady
prices. Yearlings sold under
pressure.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned 20 steers that averaged
1,704 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $151.09. Four limousin
steers averaged 1,750 lbs. and sold
for $160.50. Lexi Smith of Brussels,
consigned one limousin steer that
weighed 1,615 lbs. and sold for
$158.50.
Neil and Dianne Rapien of
Monkton, consigned eight heifers
that averaged 1,454 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $147.65. Three
blonde heifers averaged 1,347 lbs.
and sold for $154.50. Southlore
Farms of Palmerston, consigned 11
heifers that averaged 1,358 lbs. and
sold for $142.85. One red heifer
weighed 1,330 lbs. and sold for
$153.
There were 300 cows on offer.
Export types sold $74 to $86 with
sales to $101; beef, $82 to $89 with
sales to $120; DI and D2, $68 to
$74; D3, $60 to $68; D4, $50 to $60.
Aaron W. Sherk of Kincardine,
consigned one charolais cow that
weighed 1,115 lbs. and sold for
$120.
There were 14 bulls sold $77 to
$115. Joe Cooper of Great Village,
NS consigned one black bull that
weighed 1,520 lbs. and sold for
$115.
There were 180 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $130 to $170 with
sales to $171; good holsteins, $120
to $130 with sales to $137; SI heavy
holsteins, $115 to $125; heavy
holsteins, $110 to $115; plain
holsteins, $70 to $90.
Aden W. Bowman of Holyrood,
consigned three limousin heifers that
averaged 813 lbs. and sold for $168.
John Martin of Lucknow, consigned
nine head that averaged 736 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $138.89.
One black steer weighed 805 lbs.
and sold for $150. Matt Huether of
Londesborough, consigned three
head that averaged 678 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $132.24. Two
holstein steers weighed 715 lbs. and
sold for $137.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $349 to
$380; 50 - 64 lbs., $367 to $415; 65
- 79 lbs., $293 to $352; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$237 to $280; 95 - 110 lbs., $217 to
$227 / lb.
Sheep sold $100 to $190 / lb.
Goats: kids sold $200 to $400;
nannies, $75 to $170; billies, $150 to
$300 / lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $186 to $222; 400 - 499
lbs., $199 to $226; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$181 to $225; 600 - 699 lbs., $188 to
$221; 700 - 799 lbs., $167 to $199;
800 - 899 lbs., $173 to $179; 900 -
999 lbs., $158 to $188; 1,000 lbs.
and over, $155 to $165.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $136 to $190; 400 -
499 lbs., $169 to $190; 500 - 599
lbs., $160 to $180; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$161 to $181; 700 - 799 lbs., $152 to
$162; 800 - 899 lbs., $155 to $163;
900 lbs. and over, $153 to $168.
Gordon E. Young of Perth Road
Village, consigned six head that
averaged 890 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $179.33. Four
charolais steers weighed 908 lbs.
and sold for $187.50. Bob Dufton
of Kincardine, consigned 41
head that averaged 999 lbs. and
sold for an average price of
$153.93. Eleven charolais heifers
weighed 1,063 lbs. and sold
for $157.25.
Grey 4-H begins new project by making pizza
Hard work
The Grey 4-H Club began a new project last week at the home of Don and Monique Baan.
The evening began with an icebreaker activity and ended with the group making a strawberry
dessert pizza. Members are seen here working on their own pizza creations. (Photo submitted)
IPM '17 to feed into '19 Worlds
The International Plowing Match
and Rural Expo (IPM) is coming to
Walton, Huron County, Sept. 19 —
23, 2017. While many of the
elements of the IPM have ebbed and
flowed over the last 99 years, the
plowing competition has always
been a foundational piece of the IPM
... but what exactly is a plowing
competition?
The plowing match hosted at the
IPM is the Ontario Provincial
Plowing Championship. Winners
from local plowing match
competitions advance to compete at
the IPM. Whoever finishes first and
second at the IPM advance onto the
Canadian Plowing Competition,
with the winner representing Canada
at the World Plowing
Championships. Winners at IPM
2017 will compete at the 2018
Canadians, for a chance to plow at
the 2019 World Plowing
Championships.
How does one win the IPM
plowing competition? The plowing
competition is a judged competition.
Simply put, plowing means to turn
over the land, so plowpeople are
judged on their technique and
ability. Over four days, each
plowperson must plow a plot of
land, 30 metres by 100 metres, in a
specified amount of time, each day.
Each plot is judged out of a possible
200 points, for a possible total
weekly score of 800 points. The
competition is cumulative, thus the
plowperson with the highest total
number of points at the end of the
four days is the winner.
Two judges award points based on
10 different categories, each out of
10 points. Two judges, 10 points in
10 categories for a total of 200
points every day, over four days for
800 points. A few of the judged
categories include the first cut of the
land, called the opening split, and
the straightness of the plowed land,
called furrows. The entries and
exits of the plots are also judged.
A plowperson can lose points if
they go over their allotted time
limit.
"It is challenging and nerve-
wracking sometimes, and if you
draw a plot of land that has a big
rock in it — it can be over in an
instant if you hit it, messing up your
furrows!" says the 2016 IPM second
place finisher, "But at the same time,
the competition is always fun. My
fellow competitors are friends that I
only get to see once a year at the
IPM."
There are many different
categories a plowperson can
compete in depending on age, the
specifications to the plow chosen, or
if they pull their plow with horses or
a tractor... but the smell of fresh dirt
turned over brings people back year
after year.
By Leah Partridge and
Katrina Gubelmann
The first meeting of this great new
4-H project was held on Jan. 20 at
Monique Baan's house. It began
with a fun icebreaker that was
similar to the game where you are
going on a picnic and bringing a
food that starts with the first letter in
your name. This game was modified
to what topping would you put on
your pizza.
Our pizza ended up with jalapeno
peppers, eggs, kiwi, lemons,
sausage, ketchup, lettuce, cheese,
noodles and sushi. An interesting
pizza!
Next, we were taught how to make
a basic pizza dough, we split into
groups of two and each had an
opportunity to make the dough, it
was hard work!
#1 And We
Ilg I Still Try
Harder!
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We elected officers while the
dough was rising. Kyle Stevenson is
president; Sarah Alexander, vice-
president; Emma Baan, treasurer
and Leah Partridge and
Katrina Gubelmann, press
reporters. The secretary job will be
floating.
The other members taking this
project are Courtney and Simon
Gubelmann, Lerissa Stevenson, Wes
and Sam Terpstra, Anna Fear and
Nicole Alexander. Leaders are
Jolande Oudshoorn, Reg
Vinnicombe and Monique Baan.
Members then ate a delicious
strawberry dessert pizza made by
Jolande. What a fun way to start our
new club.
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