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Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell easier at sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Aug.
18 were 1,389 cattle and 925 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold easier at prices $3 to $5
lower. Fancy steers and heifers sold
$146 to $151 with a high of $151.50.
Choice steers and heifers sold $139
to $143 with a high of $155.40.
Second cut sold $136 to $139. Cows
sold actively at an easier price. On
Thursday plain heavier holsteins
sold under pressure. Right weight
veal sold from steady to $1 to $2
higher and beef veal sold steady.
Lambs sold slightly higher. Cull
goats sold steady and kid goats sold
slightly higher. Sheep sold steady.
On Friday calves sold steady.
Second cut cattle sold on an easier
trade. Grass type cattle sold at
premium prices.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned seven steers that averaged
1,527 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $149.32. One limousin steer
weighed 1,575 lbs. and sold for
$151.50. Gerald Kuepfer of Brunner,
consigned four head that averaged
1,614 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $143.76. One charolais steer
weighed 1,665 lbs. and sold for
$144.50.
Noah and Neil Weppler of Ayton,
consigned 11 head that averaged
1,373 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $140.89. One red heifer
weighed 1,465 lbs. and sold for
$144.50. John Richardson of
Harriston, consigned five heifers that
averaged 1,302 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $137.90; one blue
heifer weighed 1,235 lbs. and sold
for $144.50.
There were 160 cows on offer.
Export types sold $76 to $86 with
sales to $98.50; beef, $93 to $99
with sales to $109.50; D1 and D2,
$78 to $83; D3, $73 to $78; D4, $65
to $70. Doug Foley of Evansville
consigned one charolais cow that
weighed 1,500 lbs. and sold for
$109.50.
There were six bulls selling
$90.50 to $126. Gary Grubb of
Mildmay, consigned one black bull
that weighed 1,955 lbs. and sold for
$126.
There were 169 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $140 to $168; good
holsteins, $130 to $139; SI heavy
holsteins, $120 to $130; heavy
holsteins, $105 to $120; medium
holsteins, $120 to $129; plain
holsteins, $95 to $110. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned 10 heifers
that averaged 844 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $158.32. Four
limousin heifers averaged 844 lbs.
Facade progress
Progress is being made every week at the Brussels Four Winds barn and event centre. With
October right around the corner, the barn is one of the locations that could be up for grabs in
the ongoing Win This Space competition in Brussels, which will award one lucky entrepreneur
with paid commercial space for one year if the concept is right. (Denny Scott photo)
Bill 148 threatens jobs: OFA
By Keith Currie, President,
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture
An estimated 185,000 Ontario
jobs will be at risk from proposed
changes to Bill 148, according to a
new study by the Canadian Centre
for Economic Analysis. The study
also predicts an increase in
consumer household costs by $1,300
a year. These numbers aren't adding
up well for Ontario when it comes to
implementing Bill 148, the Fair
Workplaces and Better Jobs Act. A
32 per cent increase in minimum
wage, paid sick days and other
suggested legislative changes, may
sound appealing but the economic
impact study reveals that the
proposed bill will only serve to
jeopardize employment and increase
the cost of living for all Ontarians.
The first and only independent
economic impact analysis of Bill
148 was commissioned by the Keep
Ontario Working Coalition. The
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
(OFA) is a member of the Keep
Ontario Working Coalition, a group
of business sector representatives,
coordinated by the Ontario Chamber
of Commerce, concerned with sound
public policy to help produce jobs
and grow Ontario.
The study measured the potential
impacts of six key areas of changing
in Bill 148, including changes to
minimum wages, "equal pay"
provisions, vacation, scheduling,
personal emergency leave and
unionization. The results clearly
reveal that if the proposed
legislation is implemented as
currently drafted, there will be
significant, sudden and serious
uncertainty for Ontarians, from job
security to family and household
affordability.
Bill 148 and changes to the Fair
Workplaces and Better Jobs Act
were first announced in June, 2017.
Ontario businesses and employers,
including Ontario farmers, have
been reeling from the unknown
impact these changes could have on
their businesses. The economic
impact study puts numbers to some
of their concerns.
The independent economic impact
analysis of Bill 148 shows that
Ontario businesses will be hit with a
$23 billion challenge over the next
two years. It concludes that
challenge will be impossible for the
Ontario government to mitigate
through offsets, leaving businesses
to somehow manage it on their own.
These sudden and unprecedented
reforms will put 185,000 jobs at
risk, hitting the province's most
vulnerable workers — youth under 25
and women. Ontarians can expect a
50 per cent increase in inflation this
year and for the foreseeable future.
The cost of everyday consumer
goods and services will go up by
$1,300 per household on average
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and sold for $168. Eli Martin of
Gowanstown, consigned two black
steers that averaged 930 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $145. John
Martin of Lucknow, consigned 10
holstein steers that averaged 727 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$125.56. One holstein steer weighed
725 lbs. and sold for $139.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $305 to
$320; 50 - 64 lbs., $291 to $301; 65
- 79 lbs., $266 to $285; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$257 to $278; 95 - 109 lbs., $254 to
$270; 110 lbs. and over, $244 to
$251 / lb.
Sheep sold $100 to $187 / lb.
Goats: kids — dairy sold $230 to
$315; meat, $290 to $400; nannies,
$50 to $170; billies, $150 to $300 /
lb.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $200 to $240; 500 - 599
lbs., $206 to $251; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$185 to $249; 700 - 799 lbs., $201 to
$223; 800 - 899 lbs., $188 to $192;
900 - 999 lbs., $172 to $185; 1,000
lbs. and over, $163 to $174.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $191 to $202; 500 - 599
lbs., $194 to $210; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$175 to $192; 700 - 799 lbs., $162 to
$177; 800 - 899 lbs., $162 to $171;
900 lbs. and over, $142 to $159.
Albert Miller of Lucknow,
consigned 42 steers that weighed an
average of 685 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $194.78. Nineteen
black steers averaged 726 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $217.50.
Onias N. Martin of Teeswater,
consigned 22 head that weighed an
average of 770 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $169.76. Four
charolais heifers averaged 755 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$176.50.
Commodity groups
unite for food court
Nine local farm groups are uniting
together at the International Plowing
Match and Rural Expo 2017 (IPM
2017) to offer local food selections,
showcasing Huron County's
strength in agriculture. Open every
day of the match from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., breakfast sandwiches will be
offered to 11 a.m. with a variety of
options to be offered for lunch and
dinner from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Organized in a food court style
underneath a Calhoun Super
Structure, the food court showcases
the commodity groups working
together, united.
"The breakfast sandwich is egg,
bacon, and cheese on a bun — so
right there we have the egg farmers,
the pork producers, the dairy
producers and the grain farmers.
Four commodity groups in one
sandwich," explains committee
member Margaret Vincent, Member
Service Representative for
Huron/Perth Ontario Federation of
Agriculture.
This co-ordination and food court
idea at IPMs is unique to counties in
midwestern Ontario. It was first
organized in Perth County at IPM
2005 and then Bruce County
recreated it at IPM 2008. Perth
County executed it again at IPM
2013, offering the inspiration for
Huron County IPM 2017 to follow
BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK
Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd.
UPCOMING SALES
TUESDAYS
9:00 a.m.
Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows
THURSDAYS
8:00 a.m. Drop Calves
10:00 a.m.Veal
11:30 a.m. Lambs, Goats & Sheep
FRIDAYS
10:00 a.m. Stockers
Visit our webpage at:
www.brusselslivestock.ca
email us at:
info @ brusselsl ivestock.ca
Call us 519-887-6461
suit. Funds raised from the food
court will be reinvested back into
Huron County agriculture initiatives.
Participating commodity groups are:
Huron County Beef Producers,
Huron County Dairy Producers,
Huron County Egg Farmers, Huron
County Grain Farmers of Ontario,
Huron County Federation of
Agriculture, Huron County Pork
Producers, Local Chicken Farmers
of Ontario, Local Huron County
Turkey Farmers and Sheep
Producers Local OSMA District #3.
Next door to the Huron County
Food Court see the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture exhibit
booth, which highlights their work
across the province. For more
information about the commodities
listed above, check them out at the
education tent.
IPM 2017 takes place Sept. 19 —
23 with advanced tickets being sold
at every municipal office in Huron
County for $15 until the September
holiday weekend. Tickets will be
available at the gates on the day of
for $18 per person. More
information about all the
entertainment schedules and
programming for 1PM 2017 can be
found online at plowingmatch.org/
ipm-2017 or the Facebook Page
Huron IPM 2017.
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