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Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending July
17 were 1,293 cattle and 634 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on a very active trade at
$1 to $2 higher. Choice steers and
heifers sold $196 to $201 with sales
to $214.24. Second cut sold $191 to
$196. Aged and medium fed steers
and heifers sold $182 to $189. Cows
sold on a strong active trade. On
Thursday beef veal calves and heavy
holsteins calves sold at steady
prices. Lambs and sheep sold steady
to last week while goats sold steady.
On Friday calves sold actively at
fully steady prices. Yearlings sold $3
to $5 higher.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned seven steers that averaged
1,586 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $207.83. Two limousin
steers averaged 1,588 lbs. and sold
to Horizon Meat Packers for
$214.25. Les Coleman of Kippen,
consigned nine cattle that averaged
1,381 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $196.57. Two black steers
averaged 1,395 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $202.
Southlore Farms Ltd. of
Palmerston, consigned 15 cattle that
averaged 1,323 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $194.50. Two
heifers averaged 1,305 lbs. and sold
to Horizon Meat Packers for $210.
Mike Hern of Woodham, consigned
one limousin heifer that weighed
1,100 lbs. and sold to Norwich
Packers for $203.
There were 226 cows on offer.
Export types sold $120 to $125 with
sales to $134; beef, $135 to $145
with sales to $152; D1 and D2, $115
to $120; D3, $105 to $115; D4, $85
to $105. Andrew Lowry consigned
one black cow that weighed 1,795
lbs. and sold for $152.
There were eight bulls selling
$150 to $185. Greg McGillivray
consigned one black bull that
weighed 2,270 lbs. and sold for
$185.
There were 134 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $195 to $228 with
sales to $261; good holsteins, $155
to $165 with sales to $171; medium
holsteins, $140 to $150; heavy
holsteins, $150 to $160. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned 10 calves
that averaged 918 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $213.29. One
blue heifer weighed 810 lbs. and
sold for $261. Sunnydale Acres Ltd.
of Ailsa Craig, consigned five steers
that averaged 888 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $213.02. One
blue steer weighed 820 lbs. and sold
for $244. Larry Bowman of
Gowanstown, consigned one blue
steer that weighed 890 lbs. and sold
for $224. Paul B. Bowman of
Lucknow, consigned three calves
that averaged 875 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $218.66. One
limousin heifer weighed 860 lbs. and
sold for $223.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $239 to
$294; 65 - 79 lbs., $233 to $285; 80
- 94 lbs., $185 to $211; 95 - 110 lbs.,
$178 to $195/lb.
Sheep sold $100 to $155.
Goats: kids sold $180 to $295;
nannies, $77 to $190; billies, $200 to
$250/lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $397.50 to $400; 400 -
499 lbs., $324 to $410; 500 - 599
lbs., $355 to $425; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$324 to $350; 700 - 799 lbs., $295 to
$309; 800 - 899 lbs., $258 to $270;
$258 to $270; 900 - 999 lbs., $251 to
$259; 1,000 lbs. and over, $233 to
$238.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs. sold to $360; 400 - 499 lbs.,
$320 to $375; 500 - 599 lbs., $311
to $330; 600 - 699 lbs., $286
to $297; 700 - 799 lbs., $266
to $278; 800 - 899 lbs., $239 to
$250; 900 lbs. and over, $225 to
$236.
By Mark Kunkel,
Board Member, Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
Chances are, if you live and work
in rural Ontario, you love the
location. Wide open spaces,
sprawling fields and no neighbours
within reach are some of the best
parts of living in the country.
Unfortunately, there can be a
downside to this rural living.
Unwanted trespassers.
Fields and farming buildings can
be tough to keep a close eye on, and
that opens the door to break-ins,
unwanted visitors and vandalism.
Every year farmers and rural
landowners in Ontario come face to
face with unwelcome traffic –
individuals who take advantage of
open, sometimes secluded spaces
that make up our rural countryside.
If you just look at the statistics, rural
property crime rates are lower than
in urban areas. But the implications
of trespassing, vandalism, garbage
dumping, animal activism and crop
damage can be much more than just
a nuisance. Rural crime can have a
Security concerns OFA
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Townsend Tire in Londesborough celebrated its 20th anniversary over the weekend and did
so in grand fashion, featuring monster trucks, helicopter rides and a number of other activities
to keep patrons of all ages happy. Here, Bigfoot, takes it to a row of cars, all for the viewing
pleasure of the audience. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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