HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-01-17, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Jan.
11 were 2,639 cattle, 525 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold steady. Choice steers
and heifers sold $120 to $127.75
with sales to $132.50. Second cut
sold $115 to $119. Cows sold steady.
On Thursday all classes of veal sold
steady to last week’s prices. Lambs
and goats sold steady and sheep sold
on a strong active trade. On Friday
calves sold $2 to $5 higher and
yearlings sold on a strong active
trade.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned 22 steers averaging 1,623
lbs. selling for an average of $123.95
with one limousin steer weighing
1,585 lbs. selling to Horizon Meats
for $132.50. Niel Edgar of
Wingham, consigned 21 steers
averaging 1,518 lbs. selling for an
average of $124.12 with one black
steer weighing 1,355 lbs. selling for
$125.25. Dwayne or Lorri Dickert of
Ayton, consigned three steers
averaging 1,517 lbs. selling for an
average of $123.57 with one
simmental steer weighing 1,435 lbs.
selling for $124.25. Noah Weppler
of Ayton, consigned one black steer
weighing 1,215 lbs. selling for
$123.50. Keys Farms of Varna,
consigned one black steer weighing
1,525 lbs. selling for $123.25.
Norman B. Martin of Clifford,
consigned six black steers averaging
1,495 lbs. selling for $122.75. Terry
Richardson of Harriston, consigned
three steers averaging 1,438 lbs.
selling for an average of $119.89
with one blue steer averaging 1,350
lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for
$120.75.
M-R Farms of Exeter, consigned
12 heifers averaging 1,318 lbs.
selling for an average of $130.65
with four limousin heifers averaging
1,243 lbs. selling to Norwich
Packers for $132.50. Robert and
Lynn Stewart of Mount Forest,
consigned 32 heifers averaging
1,460 lbs. selling for an average of
$122.67 with one gold heifer
weighing 1,340 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $127.50.
William McWhinney of Goderich,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,354 lbs. selling for an average of
$123.82 with one gold heifer
weighing 1,365 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $125.75.
Martin Metske of Lucknow,
consigned 20 heifers averaging
1,359 lbs. selling for an average of
$122.02 with nine black heifers
averaging 1,362 lbs. selling for
$124.25. William Pentland of
Goderich, consigned two gold
heifers averaging 1,430 lbs. selling
to Norwich Packers for $124.
Andrew Campbell of Belgrave,
consigned two heifers averaging
1,415 lbs. selling for an average of
$120.99 with one charolais heifer
weighing 1,595 lbs. selling for
$123.50. Murray Lundy of
Hepworth, consigned 11 heifers
averaging 1,296 lbs. selling for an
average of $121.61 with four
charolais heifers averaging 1,316
lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for
$123.50. Southlore Farms of
Palmerston, consigned nine heifers
averaging 1,246 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.64 with two
charolais heifers averaging 1,363
lbs. selling for $122.25.
There were 504 cows on offer.
Export types sold $54 to $68.50;
beef, $60 to $81 with sales to $94;
D1 and D2, $48 to $54; D3, $45 to
$47; D4, $37 to $47.
Jayme Reid of Tiverton, consigned
two cows averaging 1,423 lbs.
selling for an average of $82.95 with
one limousin cow weighing 1,535
lbs. selling for $94. Hosper Dairy
Farms of Clinton, consigned eight
cows averaging 1,286 lbs. selling for
an average of $64.80 with one
holstein cow weighing 1,195 lbs.
selling for $86. Terry Lundy of
Kemple, consigned eight cows
averaging 1,489 lbs. selling for an
average of $68.33 with one charolais
cow weighing 1,260 lbs. selling for
$81.
There were 16 bulls selling $67 to
$75.50 with sales to $81. Tom
Reinhart of Mildmay, consigned one
limousin bull weighing 2,230 lbs.
selling for $81. Bev Annett of
Mildmay, consigned one black bull
weighing 2,335 lbs. selling for $79.
There were 150 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $107 to $150 with
sales to $156; good holsteins, $93 to
$100 with sales to $104.50; medium
holsteins, $80 to $90; heavy
holsteins, $90 to $105. Tobias S.
Bowman of Wallenstein, consigned
six veal averaging 846 lbs. selling
for an average of $142.33 with one
black heifer weighing 805 lbs.
selling for $156. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned 10 veal
averaging 738 lbs. selling for an
average of $132.81 with two
limousin heifers averaging 753 lbs.
selling for $148. Mosie J. Shetler of
Lucknow, consigned 13 veal
averaging 826 lbs. selling for an
average of $128.11 with two
limousin steers averaging 820 lbs.
selling for $149.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $122 to
$210; 65 - 79 lbs., $154 to $187; 80
- 94 lbs., $115 to $160; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$143 to $156; 110 lbs. and over,
$139 to $154.
Sheep sold $75 to $100 with sales
to $110.
Goats: kids sold $50 to $122 per
head; nannies, $49 to $101 per head;
billies, $200 to $300 with sales to
$399 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $100 to $186; 400 -
499 lbs., $135 to $186; 500 - 599
lbs., $146 to $189; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$147 to $173.25; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$139 to $157; 800 - 899 lbs., $120 to
$151.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $127.50 to
$149; 1,000 lbs. and over, $124.75
to $140.25.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $114 to $155; 400 -
499 lbs., $126 to $173; 500 - 599
lbs., $128.50 to $151; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$117 to $151.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$116 to $138.25; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$122 to $133.50; 900 lbs. and o ver,
$120.50 to $142.
High prices and how they don’t
necessarily add up to high
profitability was one of the hot
topics on Jan. 9 as the Huron County
Beef Producers held their annual
meeting at the Brussels Legion.
Steve Eby and Katie Dettman
brought word from the Ontario
Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) that
the organization is looking into a
potential name change this year.
Eby told the group that the OCA is
aiming for a name change motion at
the annual meeting this February. He
says the top candidate is the Beef
Farmers of Ontario, which would fit
in perfectly with other farm groups
in Ontario, such as the Chicken
Farmers of Ontario, Dairy Farmers
of Ontario, Egg Farmers of Ontario,
among others.
Eby says he is aware that the
Huron County Beef Producers have
been forwarding a motion on a
potential name change at the OCA
level for years and that this year it
may actually happen.
Along with the proposed name
change, Eby said that the OCA is
also planning on taking an
aggressive approach to marketing in
2013. This year, he said, there will
be a brand review and a dramatic
update to the group’s website.
He said that there had been record
pricing in 2012, using fed steers at
an example saying that prices were
at a 100-year all-time high.
However, Eby told the producers,
which he said they likely already
knew, an all-time high in pricing
doesn’t necessarily mean an all-time
high in profitability.
Eby also discussed the OCA’s
leadership development program,
saying that there were 33 graduates
of the program in 2012.
He said that while it has proven to
be an expensive program to roll out,
it seems to have generated interest,
so the OCA will be approaching the
future of the program on a touch-
and-go basis in the future.
Past-President and member of the
Ontario Cattlemen’s Association
Harvey Hoggart presented a report
on the producers’ vaccinated sales
for 2012 saying there is still plenty
of work left to be done.
In 2012 four sales were held, two
in April and two in November. He
said the total number of cattle on
sale was around 2,100, which is
down 350 from 2011, but more
disturbingly, down 1,575 from 2009,
showing a steady decline.
He said that many of the sales are
not showing local participation. He
said the majority of those taking part
in the sales are coming from
Quebec, New Liskeard and
Manitoulin Island.
Vaccinated sales for the spring of
2013 have been set for April 8 and
29.
“We need to keep at it, but I don’t
know what’s wrong,” Hoggart told
the group. “These are just going in
the wrong direction.”
In his president’s report, Bob
Bennett said that 2012 was a year of
drastic highs and lows where
farmers were forced to deal with
good prices and bad and drought and
heavy rains.
“Pricing has been good,” he said,
“but I don’t think we thought we
would be paying $8 a bushel for feed
either.”
Bennett also factored in the high
price of repairing and replacing
equipment.
In 2012 the Huron County Beef
Producers also purchased a trailer
that will hold all that the group
needs for dinners and barbecues, but
it will also serve as a hub of
information for the Producers that
can travel around the county and
spread the group’s message. It will
soon be seen in parades and at events
throughout 2013.
Bennett said that the end of the
calendar year is a time to reflect
back and he said the meeting was a
good time for producers to look back
and reflect upon their operation and
decide what they did right and what
they could be doing better.
The meeting began with some
words from Huron-Bruce MP Ben
Lobb who commented on the
handful of young 4-H Club members
who were on hand for the night. He
said it was good to see some young
people out at the meeting along with
Beef Producers address challenges ahead
Annual meeting
The Huron County Beef Producers held their annual meeting on Jan. 9 at the Brussels Legion.
Now with two-year terms, the group’s executive didn’t change. From left: Secretary/Treasurer
Kittie MacGregor, Vice-President Matt Shortreed, President Bob Bennett and Ontario
Cattlemen’s Association Advisory Councillor and Past-President Harvey Hoggart. (Shawn
Loughlin photo)
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
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By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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