HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-06-27, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013. PAGE 15.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending June
21 were 1,448 cattle, 1,120 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on a strong active
market at prices $1 to $2 higher.
Choice steers and heifers sold $127
to $131 with sales to $133.25.
Second cut sold $122 to $123. Cows
sold on an active market at steady
prices. On Thursday there was a
good strong sale with holstein calves
up $2 to $3. Beef calves sold steady
to last week’s strong market. Lambs
sold barely steady, while sheep and
goats sold at steady prices. Kid goats
sold slightly higher. On Friday cattle
sold on a strong active market at
steady prices.
Jim and John Bennett of Goderich,
consigned three steers averaging
1,295 lbs. selling for an average of
$127.01. Two limousin steers
averaged 1,303 lbs. and sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $128. Bill
Scott of Harriston, consigned four
steers averaging 1,463 lbs. that sold
for an average of $124.91. A gold
steer weighed 1,435 lbs. and sold to
St. Helen’s Meat Packers for $128.
Murray Gordon of Blyth, consigned
one Belgium blue steer weighing
1,465 lbs. that sold for $125. Dennis
and Marylou Bross of Listowel, sold
two charolais steers weighing 1,520
lbs. that sold to Cargill Meat
Solutions for $124.75. Connell
Farms Inc. of Palmerston, consigned
eight steers averaging 1,631 lbs. that
sold for an average of $122.28. One
black steer weighed 1,620 lbs. and
sold for $123.50.
Andy VanderVeen of Blyth,
consigned three heifers averaging
1,278 lbs. selling for an average of
$129.74. One limousin heifer
weighed 1,270 lbs. that sold to
Horizon Meat Packers for $133.25.
Southlore Farms of Palmerston,
consigned 13 heifers averaging
1,314 lbs. selling for an average of
$124.76. One gold heifer weighed
1,475 lbs. and sold to Horizon Meat
Packers for $132.25. Bruce Dale of
Centralia, consigned 10 heifers
averaging 1,340 lbs. selling for an
average of $126.86. Three limousin
heifers averaged 1,337 lbs. and sold
to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for
$130.50. Art and George Hinz of
Monkton, consigned seven heifers
averaging 1,288 lbs. selling for an
average of $125.13. One red heifer
weighed 1,275 lbs. and sold to
Horizon Meat Packers for
$129.75.
Ron Smith of Denfield, consigned
nine heifers averaging 1,297 lbs.
selling for an average of $127.42.
Two limousin heifers weighed 1,225
lbs. and sold to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $128.50. Bill Scott of
Harriston, consigned one charolais
heifer weighing 1,395 lbs. that sold
to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for
$128.50. Lyle Kinsman of Kippen,
consigned 12 heifers that averaged
1,253 lbs. that sold for an average of
$126.44. A group of eight black
heifers averaged 1,272 lbs. and sold
for $128.25. Mike and Darlene
Schnurr of Walkerton, consigned
three heifers that averaged 1,237 lbs.
and sold for an average of $124.91.
One black heifer weighed 1,305 lbs.
and sold for $127.50.
There were 215 cows on offer.
Export types sold $72 to $82.50 with
sales to $84; beef, $74 to $86.50
with sales to $90; D1 and D2, $54 to
$63; D3, $45 to $52; D4, $37 to $45.
Larry Reinhart Sr. of Mildmay,
consigned one charolais cow
weighing 1,680 lbs. that sold for a
top of $90. Darrell and Cynthia
Steckle of Zurich, consigned three
cows averaging 1,627 lbs. selling for
an average of $81.56. One limousin
cow weighed 1,825 lbs. that sold for
$86. Mike and Darlene Schnurr of
Walkerton, consigned one charolais
cow weighing 1,340 lbs. that sold for
$86.
There were four bulls selling $70
to $80. Fischer Grain and Poultry of
Teeswater, sold one black bull
weighing 2,200 lbs. for $80.
There were 122 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $110 to $160 with
sales to $165; good holsteins, $93 to
$102; medium holsteins, $85 to $93;
heavy holsteins, $90 to $97. John L.
Miller of Lucknow, consigned one
limousin heifer that weighed 715
lbs. that sold for $171. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned 12 veal
averaging 768 lbs. selling for an
average of $140.12. One limousin
heifer weighed 810 lbs. and sold for
$155. Mosie J. Shetler of Lucknow,
consigned eight head averaging 808
lbs. that sold for $125.76. One gold
steer weighed 800 lbs. and sold for
$149.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $132 to
$142; 65 - 79 lbs., $112 to $147; 80
- 94 lbs., $109 to $130; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$120 to $134; 110 lbs. and over,
$115 to $134.
Sheep sold $45 to $75.
Goats: kids sold $50 to $125 per
head with sales to $150; nannies,
$50 to $100 per head; billies, $150
to $300 per head with sales to $335.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $120 to $180; 500 -
599 lbs., $134 to $167; 600 - 699
lbs., $125 to $157; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$120.50 to $147; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$119.50 to $139; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$119 to $133.75; 1,000 lbs. and over,
$114 to $128.50.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $145 to $154; 500 -
599 lbs., $129 to $157; 600 - 699
lbs., $122 to $141; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$123 to $131.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$122.25 to $130; 900 lbs. and over,
$117 to $125.
Dreams do come true and Kayla
Bishop of the Bluevale area has
worked hard to make sure her
dreams come true.
“Since I was a little girl, I had a
dream to own my own farm,” Bishop
says. By working hard and being
conservative, along with having
determination and an off-farm job,
she was able to capitalize when an
opportunity came her way. She has
been the proud owner of her own
farm for the past one and a half
years, she says.
“I grew up on a sheep and pig farm
outside of Bluevale with my mom,
dad and two sisters,” she says. “I've
grown up on a farm my entire life
and I grew to have a strong passion
for it.”
Bishop is an agricultural sales
representative for Thompsons
Limited out of Port Albert. Her job
entails many different sectors of the
cropping industry but a lot of it
focuses on building and maintaining
the current customer base while also
seeking new business opportunities.
She does crop scouting, sales and
recommendations as well.
Another desire Bishop has is to
educate the non-farming population
about agriculture and “why we do
what we do.” She says, “There’s a
real need to educate people.”
“In generations past, everyone had
some connection to the farm and
they would have the opportunity to
Bluevale’s Bishop achieves
dream with her own farm
Back to the land
Bluevale’s Kayla Bishop is one of the many Huron County youth who is coming back to
agriculture and the world of farming. Bishop says it has always been her dream to own her
own farm and in recent years, this year’s Huron County Plowing Match Queen of the Furrow
has made that dream a reality. (Photo submitted)
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By Ursina Studhalter
The Citizen
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