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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. 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