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Over 3,000 cattle at May 13 Brussels sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending May
13 were 3,037 cattle and 782 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday, fed steers
and heifers sold on a good active
trade at prices $1 higher. Choice
steers and heifers sold $158 to $162.
Second cut sold $154 to $158. Cows
sold steady at prices $2 to $3 higher.
On Thursday veal sold on a strong
demand with good quality holstein
calves up $2 to $5 and heavier and
plainer types selling steady. Beef
calves sold on a strong demand at
fully steady prices. Lambs and sheep
sold steady while goats sold on an
active trade. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on an extremely active
trade at higher prices.
Michael Schmidt of Mildmay,
consigned one black steer that
weighed 1,490 lbs. and sold to
Sauder Transport Ltd. for $156.
Mike and Darlene Schnurr of
Walkerton, consigned nine cattle that
averaged 1,358 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $151.53. Two black
steers averaged 1,435 lbs. and sold
to Sauder Transport Ltd. for an
average price of $154.
Lloyd Reid of Palmerston,
consigned 34 heifers that averaged
1,447 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $157.04. One charolais
heifer weighed 1,415 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $161.50.
Miriam Terpstra of Brussels,
consigned five cattle that averaged
1,432 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $154.84. One gold heifer
weighed 1,510 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $161.
There were 200 cows on offer.
Export types sold $92 to $98 with
sales to $104; beef, $100 to $109
with sales to $134; D1 and D2, $90
to $94; D3, $85 to $92; D4, $70 to
$85. Premier Blues of Dublin,
consigned one blue cow that
weighed 1,585 lbs. and sold for
$134.
There were three bulls selling
$113 to $127. Allen Scammell of
Holstein, consigned one charolais
bull that weighed 1,570 lbs. and sold
for $127.
There were 180 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $155 to $260 with
sales to $285; good holsteins, $120
to $130 with sales to $137; medium
holsteins, $100 to $110; Si heavy
holsteins, $110 to $125; heavy
holsteins, $100 to $110; plain
holsteins, $80 to $95. Rueben S.
Martin of Wallenstein, consigned
four calves that averaged 788 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$250.46. One blue heifer weighed
840 lbs. and sold for $285. Allen
Sherk of Wellesley, consigned four
calves that averaged 884 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $229.33.
One blue steer weighed 880 lbs. and
sold for $275. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned six calves
that averaged 824 lbs. and
sold for an average price of
$214.82. One charolais heifer
weighed 790 lbs. and sold for
$240.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $317 to
$330; 50 - 64 lbs., $317 to $330; 65
- 79 lbs., $300 to $314; 80 -
94 lbs., $298 to $311; 95 -
110 lbs., $307 to $311 / lb.
Sheep sold $70 to $125 / lb.
Goats: kids sold $300 to $400;
nannies, $80 to $120; billies, $150 to
$350 / lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $237 to $248; 400 - 499
lbs., $200 to $226; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$229 to $247; 600 - 699 lbs., $204 to
$227; 700 - 799 lbs., $210 to $224;
800 - 899 lbs., $184 to $196; 900 -
999 lbs., $177 to $206; 1,000 lbs.
and over, $171 to $201.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs. sold $196 to $207; 400 -
499 lbs., $188 to $242; 500 - 599
lbs., $200 to $220; 600 -
699 lbs., $183 to $211; 700 - 799
lbs., $180 to $190; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$172 to $178; 900 lbs. and over,
$164 to $172.
Brussels probes excellent host for national comp.
SOLD!
The Livestock Market Association of Canada (LMAC) held its annual conference in Huron
County and its annual national auctioneering championship on Friday at Brussels Livestock,
the home barn of 2015 reserve auctioneering championship Kevin McArter. McArter, right,
competed in the championship and was named the recipient of the Jim Raffin Memorial Award
which is given to the most congenial auctioneer and is highly coveted. (Denny Scott photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
The annual Livestock Market
Association of Canada (LMAC)
convention and auctioneering
championship, held at Brussels
Livestock over the weekend, was
one of the best in recent memory
according to its organizers.
Rick Wright, secretary of the
LMAC executive, said the event was
a huge success thanks to the efforts
of 2015 reserve auctioneering
champion Kevin McArter and
Brussels Livestock owners Cindy
and Mark Ferraro.
"The Ferraro family and Kevin did
an incredible job," he said. "They
took on the lion's share of the work
and parlayed the event into one of
the best convention and auction
championships we've had in a long
time. We were excited to come to
Ontario and we went away
extremely happy"
McArter was similarly pleased
with the day, saying everything went
right.
"I'm ecstatic with how it went," he
said. "I'm very, very pleased. Huron
County came through big and all
sponsors, consigners and employees
did very well."
McArter said the day went smooth
even compared to normal market
days, saying everything went well
and that he was extremely happy.
Both he and Wright said the Ontario
event set a fairly high bar for
championships and the LMAC event
in general.
Wright said this was the first time
he could recall the organization
coming to the area, saying the
closest they were before was in the
Kitchener -Waterloo area.
The event was a banner weekend
for McArter who received the Jim
Raffin Memorial Award. Raffin was
a noted auctioneer and the award is
sponsored by Raffin's family. The
winner is voted on every year by the
auctioneers, many of whom feel it's
a more coveted award than the top
finisher, Wright said.
"Kevin is such a good guy and he
works so hard, that's why he won the
award," he said. "It focuses on
sportsmanship, helping others and
being a part of the community.
Winning that award means that
Kevin has a great amount of respect
from his counterparts."
McArter said he was very happy to
be recognized with the award.
"It makes you feel really good," he
said. "It makes you realize everyone
respects what you did. I do very
much appreciate it."
McArter said he has a lot of role
models in the auctioneering business
and feels having good role models
shines through with awards like that.
Ryan Hurlburt from Saskatchewan
took first place in the auctioneering
championship and Kirk Goldsmith
of Alberta was named reserve
champion. Wright explained that
while some people may think
McArter had an advantage with the
home field, the opposite was actually
true.
"Kevin had so much involvement
in the organization of the event that
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No objections against
Frogstream severance
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
At the May 11 meeting of Huron
County Council's committee of the
whole, Scott Tousaw Director of
Planning and Development advised
council that no appeals had been
received in regards to a controversial
severance approved the previous
month.
An application from the Kikkerts,
also known as Frogstream Holdings
in East Wawanosh, violated a
number of rules set out in the Huron
County and North Huron official
plans, as well as the Provincial
Policy Statement, which governs all
planning throughout the province.
Huron County Councillors felt
what North Huron Council also saw,
that the application made sense and
that the rules were intrusive in the
Kikkerts' situation.
Tousaw had advised council that if
the application was to be appealed,
Huron County wouldn't have had a
leg to stand on and it would have
likely been on the hook for legal
costs associated with the challenge.
The point became moot, however,
when no objections had been filed,
Tousaw reported.
Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan wondered aloud if this
example, and the subsequent
acceptance by the public, should be
held up as an example of planning
documents not being applied
properly to rural Ontario.
Chief Administrative Officer
Brenda Orchard suggested that the
county could form a delegation for
the upcoming Associated
Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
conference in August, but
MacLellan stopped short of
recommending that. He felt the issue
should be communicated to the
provincial government, but that a
delegation was unnecessary.
Another planning matter was
settled at the May 11 meeting,
regarding a severance application
from Henry and Sandra Bos in East
Wawanosh.
While North Huron Council was
in favour of the severance, it
appeared before Huron County
Council as a disputed severance
because one letter of objection had
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