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Steers, heifers on steady trade at sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Aug.
25 were 1,102 cattle and 1,636 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold steady. Fancy steers and
heifers sold $150 to $154 with a high
of $155.50. Choice steers and heifers
sold $144 to $147. Second cut sold
$140 to $144. Cows sold actively on
an easier market. On Thursday veal
calves sold $5 higher with heavier
holsteins selling $10 to $15 higher.
Beef veal sold steady. Lambs sold
slightly higher and heavier kid goats
sold higher. Sheep sold barely steady.
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Marking the opening
Brussels Self Storage opened over the weekend with a special celebratory event at the new
business in the Brussels Industrial Park. The company is another initiative for Tim Prior's
family who currently runs Brussels Agri -Services and the Cowboy Loft outside Brussels. The
event included a barbecue and tours of the facility. (Quinn Talbot photo)
On Friday calves and yearlings sold
on an active trade at steady prices.
Todd Walker of Wingham,
consigned seven steers that averaged
1,482 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $147.39. One charolais steer
weighed 1,540 lbs. and sold for
$155.50. Connell Farms of
Palmerston, consigned 10 head that
averaged 1,445 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $133.21. One black
steer weighed 1,495 lbs. and sold for
$137.50.
Costa Plenty Farms of Wingham,
consigned 15 head that averaged
1,509 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $145.99. One limousin
heifer weighed 1,580 lbs. and sold
for $145. Southlore Farms of
Palmerston, consigned 10 head that
averaged 1,315 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $137.79. One
limousin heifer weighed 1,345 lbs.
and sold for $142.
There were 163 cows on offer.
Export types sold $72 to $82 with
sales to $90; beef, $80 to $90 with
sales to $95; D1 and D2, $70 to $80;
D3, $60 to $70; D4, $50 to $60.
Robert Weitz of Ayton, consigned
one red cow that weighed 1,590 lbs.
and sold for $95.
There were 14 bulls selling $75 to
$113. Andrew Marcoux of Nedelec,
Quebec, consigned one charolais
bull that weighed 1,795 lbs. and sold
for $113.
There were 160 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $140 to $170; good
holsteins, $130 to $140 with sales to
$147; Si heavy holsteins, $125 to
$135; heavy holsteins, $120 to $130;
medium holsteins, $120 to $130.
Paul M. Martin of Lucknow,
consigned four limousin heifers that
averaged 818 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $160. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned six head that
averaged 826 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $163.52. One
Limousin steer weighed 770 lbs. and
sold for $164. Darryl VanSickle of
Thamesville, consigned three
holstein steers that averaged 683 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$139.04. One holstein steer weighed
635 lbs. and sold for $147.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $197 to
$220; 50 - 64 lbs., $271 to $310; 65
- 79 lbs., $259 to $300; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$265 to $287; 95 - 109 lbs., $255 to
$263; 110 lbs. and over, $245 to
$259 / lb.
Sheep sold $85 to $160 / lb.
Goats: kids - dairy sold $150 to
$280; meat, $270 to $350; nannies,
$50 to $170; billies, $150 to $300 /
lb.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $239 to $249; 500 - 599
lbs., $195 to $255; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$198 to $242; 700 - 799 lbs., $180 to
$197; 800 - 899 lbs., $183 to $196;
900 - 999 lbs., $165 to $183; 1,000
lbs. and over, $161 to $170.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $192 to $212; 500 - 599
lbs., $179 to $197; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$175 to $183; 700 - 7991bs., $172 to
$186; 800 - 899 lbs., $151 to $165;
900 lbs. and over, $145 to $153. Jim
Poortinga of Woodham, consigned
72 head that weighed an average of
992 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $160.33.
Thirteen charolais steers averaged
1,037 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $170. Carl Wathke of
Dobbinton, consigned 15 heifers that
weighed an average of 908 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $153.29.
Four charolais heifers averaged 819
lbs. and sold for an average
price of $155.
South Huron Sheep Club gets hands-on experience
By Evy Verschaeve
The South Huron Sheep 4-H Club,
met at the Hallahan farm late last
month for its for fifth meeting.
Members and leaders alike caught
up with each other's summer
adventures while waiting for their
pizzas to arrive. By 6:20 p.m., Grace
was said and 17 of the 19 club
members were happily enjoying
their pizza.
A few pizza boxes later, the club
went through their formalities, with
the roll call being, "what colour is
your sheep and what breed is it?"
After all matters of business were
finished, the club went to the
Hallahans' heifer barn, where they
were shown a pen of breeding -age
heifers and were given the criteria on
how to judge them for the judging
competition that was held Aug. 8.
After the official reasons were given,
the 4-H members were given a tour
of the Hallahans' new robotic
milking barn.
Before moving their cows to the
new barn on June 7, they milked
their holstein herd in their tie -stall
barn. One milking took them two
4-H plowers meet
prior to competition
By Ben Speer
The fifth meeting of the IPM
County flowers was held on
Tuesday, Aug. 8 just before the
Huron County Judging Competition
in Seaforth.
Members started the meeting with
the 4-H pledge then the secretary,
press and treasurer reports were
read. While some members worked
on their mystery box, other
members filled out a sheet with
information for their mystery boxes
and a scrapbook page to put their
final projects on for display at the
IPM. The club ended the meeting
with the 4-H motto.
It was a short meeting because the
annual Huron County Judging
Competition was about to start.
Members had to judge food -grade
white beans, pork chops,
photography, plowing photos, potted
flowers, sheep, beef cattle and dairy
cattle. They also had to do a little
Huron County quiz.
After everyone helped clean up,
members all headed for home.
Everyone had lots of fun showcasing
their 4-H knowledge.
hours with their four milking units.
Now, their robot does all of their
milking for them. The 53 -cow herd
averages at 29 litres of milk per cow,
which gives them an average
production of around 1,500 litres of
milk in one day. Fun fact: cows like
orange pulp! The barn is built on a
slope, with the east side of the barn
being 26 inches lower than the west,
to ensure most liquids are brought to
the end of the barn by gravity.
An open house for this barn is to
be announced on a later date.
As the sun began to set, the
members headed back to the yard to
judge potted plants. The meeting
was then closed by the president.
The club was set to have its next
official meeting on Aug. 19 at the
Bayfield Fair, but they also saw each at an informal shearing meeting on
other at the judging competition and Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m.
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