HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-05-09, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending May
3 were 1,957 cattle, 1,298 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers traded on a steady market.
Choice steers and heifers sold $116
to $120 with sales to $124.75.
Second cut sold $111 to $115. Cows
sold on a steady market. On
Thursday beef veal traded $2 to $5
higher while holstein veal traded
under pressure. Lambs sold lower
and sheep sold lower to the week’s
decline. Goats sold at barely steady
prices. On Friday all classes of cattle
sold at steady prices.
David Bowles of Brussels,
consigned four steers averaging
1,516 lbs. selling for an average of
$121.22. One black weighed 1,530
lbs. and sold for $124. Albert Frey of
Palmerston, consigned 12 steers
averaging 1,625 lbs. selling for an
average of $118.85. One black steer
weighed 1,510 lbs. selling for
$123.25. Noah Weppler of Ayton,
consigned five steers averaging
1,458 lbs. selling for an average of
$119.41. Two grey steers averaged
1,450 lbs. and sold for $121.75.
William G. DeJong of Brucefield,
consigned five steers averaging
1,327 lbs. selling for an average of
$116.75. One black steer weighed
1,500 and sold to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers Ltd. for $120. Andy
VanderVeen of Blyth, consigned two
black steers averaging 1,303 lbs. that
sold for $119.50.
John Wiersma of Blyth, consigned
three heifers averaging 1,375 lbs.
selling for an average of $121.01.
One gold heifer weighed 1,390 lbs.
and sold to Norwich Packers for
$124.75. Art and George Hinz of
Monkton, consigned six heifers
averaging 1,298 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.83. One black heifer
weighed 1,320 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $123.75. Bill
Wasnidge of Ailsa Craig, consigned
13 heifers averaging 1,330 lbs.
selling for an average of $119.89.
Two black heifers averaged 1,393
lbs. and sold to Norwich Packers for
$123.50. Karen Bowles of Brussels,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,348 lbs. selling for an average of
$120.13. Two black heifers averaged
1,385 lbs. and sold for $120.75.
Andy VanderVeen of Blyth,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,348 lbs. selling for an average of
$119.75. One black heifer weighed
1,355 lbs. and sold for a high of
$120.75. Kevin Leddy of Auburn,
consigned 13 heifers averaging
1,277 lbs. selling for an average
of $115.45. One limousin
heifer weighed 1,435 lbs. and
sold to Norwich Packers for
$120.25.
There were 202 cows on offer.
Export types sold $66.50 to $76.50;
beef, $67.50 to $76.50 with sales to
$79.50; D1 and D2, $54 to $63; D3,
$45 to $52; D4, $37 to $45. Mark
Pfeffer of Clifford, consigned one
limousin cow weighing 1,460 lbs.
selling for a top of $79.50. Valbrook
Farms of Chepstow, consigned two
cows averaging 1,390 lbs. selling for
an average of $71.84. One limousin
cow weighed 1,485 lbs. and sold for
$76.50. Gravandale Simmentals of
Wellesley, consigned two cows
averaging 1,630 lbs. selling for an
average of $72.47. One simmental
cow weighed 1,510 lbs. and sold fo
$76.50.
There were six bulls selling $50 to
$78. Tim and Joan Los of Atwood,
consigned one holstein bull
weighing 1,460 lbs. selling for $78.
Ken McCormach of Durham,
consigned one simmental bull
weighing 2,160 lbs. selling for
$70.
There were 284 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $115 to $165 with
sales to $170; good holsteins, $85 to
$95 with sales to $103; medium
holsteins, $80 to $85; heavy
holsteins, $80 to $90. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned 14 veal
averaging 761 lbs. selling for an
average of $148.23. One limousin
heifer weighed 695 lbs. and sold for
$170. Christian Bowman of
Listowel, consigned four veal
averaging 786 lbs. selling for
an average of $150.17. Two
limousin heifers averaged 775
lbs. and sold for $164. Lamar
Frey of Listowel, sold one
limousin steer weighing 840 lbs. for
$147.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $137 to
$185; 50 - 64 lbs., $147 to $171; 65
- 79 lbs., $144 to $162; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$140 to $164; 95 - 110 lbs., $109 to
$154.
Sheep sold $30 to $75.
Goats: kids sold $60 to $135 per
head; nannies, $50 to $100 per head;
billies, $150 to $300 per head.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $120 to $160; 500 -
599 lbs., $119 to $161; 600 - 699
lbs., $123 to $156; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$109 to $146; 800 - 899 lbs., $100 to
$138; 900 - 1,000 lbs. $115.75 to
$130.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $107 to $157; 500 -
599 lbs., $107 to $135; 600 - 699
lbs., $100 to $141; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$101 to $137.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$102 to $130; 900 lbs. and over,
$110 to $127.50.
By Mark Reusser
Board Member
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA)
Every year, more than 100 people
die in farm accidents across Canada.
Most of these accidents are
predictable and preventable. With
the spring rush on now, we know
you are busy planning crop inputs
and field activities and the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
urges you to plan for safety too.
As farmers, we invest time and
money each year planning crop
decisions, ordering inputs and
making animal health plans. And the
OFA encourages you to take this
same approach with farm safety. The
premise is fairly simple – and we all
know it – plan ahead, take
precautions and don’t work alone.
Developing a farm safety plan helps
you identify on-farm hazards and
create safety procedures to protect
your family, workers and farm
operation from unnecessary injury
and loss.
The Canadian Farm Safety
Association has developed some
easy-to-use resources to help you
build a safety plan – available at no
charge at www.planfarmsafety.ca
The Canadian Agricultural Injury
Reporting Organization recently
released data on agricultural
fatalities in Canada from 1990-2008.
During that period, nearly 2,000
deaths in Canada occurred on farms.
Of those fatalities, 92 per cent were
male, 47 per cent were farmers or
farm owners, and an alarming 14 per
cent were children. Farm safety is
serious business.
The OFA urges you to pause and
consider the potentially devastating
impact that farm injuries can have
on the emotional and economic
well-being of your family and farm
businesses. Make a commitment to
farm safety with a plan that makes
safety part of every action on the
farm. Safety can be as simple as
picking up personal protective
equipment when you are out buying
other farm supplies. Nobody plans
to get hurt. But we often forget the
little details that can prevent an
injury, especially when we are in a
rush. And if you already have a
safety plan written down, take a
moment to review it before you head
out into the field.
As tractors and equipment begin
rolling onto the land, start with
safety this spring. Time is at a
premium with shifting spring
weather, limited hours of daylight
and machinery breakdowns. Take
the time to plan every aspect of your
farm operation, including farm
safety. Prosperous and sustainable
farms are built on careful planning
and risk management. Take the time
to work smart and work safe, every
single day.
Start this spring with safety urges OFA
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John Hengeveld of Cranbrook Acres Alpacas introduced
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held its open house in an effort to introduce the community
to their alpaca farm. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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Fed steers, heifers sell on steady market