HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-07-11, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending July 5
were 1,530 cattle, 943 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold at steady prices. Choice
steers and heifers sold $126 to $130
with sales to $144.25. Second cut
sold $122 to $125. Cows sold on a
strong active trade at easier prices.
On Thursday beef calves sold steady
while holstein veal sold $1 to $2
higher. Heavy lambs and sheep sold
stronger up $5 to $10, while light
lambs sold $25 to $30 higher. Goats
sold at steady prices. On Friday all
classes of cattle sold on a strong
active market at steady prices.
Aaron F. Martin of Newton,
consigned three steers averaging
1,365 lbs. selling for an average of
$141.29. One bwf steer weighed
1,410 lbs. and sold to Horizon Meat
Packers for $144.25 David Bowles
of Brussels, consigned four steers
averaging 1,499 lbs. that sold for an
average of $129.46. A limousin steer
weighed 1,435 lbs. and sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $132.50.
Connell Farms Inc. of Palmerston,
consigned 27 steers averaging 1,624
lbs. selling for an average of
$127.22. One black steer weighed
1,505 lbs. and sold to Ryding
Regency for $130. John Vanloo of
Bluevale, consigned nine steers that
averaged 1,583 lbs. selling for an
average of $128.86. Four charolais
steers averaged 1,596 lbs. and sold
for $129.75. Jesse Vanloo of
Bluevale, consigned two steers
averaging 1,598 lbs. that sold for an
average of $128.86 .One charolais
steer weighed 1,450 lbs. and sold for
$129. William G. DeJong of
Brucefield, consigned three steers
averaging 1,285 lbs. that sold for an
average of $127.14. A group of two
black steers averaged 1,273 lbs. and
sold to Norwich Packers for
$128.75.
Larry Reinhart Sr. of Mildmay,
consigned seven heifers averaging
1,265 lbs. selling for an average of
$125.66. One charolais heifer
weighed 1,355 lbs. and sold to
Horizon Meat Packers for $131.
Andy VanderVeen of Blyth,
consigned 10 heifers averaging
1,251 lbs. selling for an average of
$127.25. One limousin heifer
weighed 1,275 lbs. and sold to
Horizon Meat Packers for $130.75.
Art and George Hinz of Monkton,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,322 lbs. selling for an average of
$128.62. One roan heifer weighed
1,390 lbs. and sold to Norwich
Packers for $130.25. Johnston
Farms of Bluevale, consigned 32
heifers averaging 1,249 lbs. selling
for an average of $125.67. Two
simmental heifers averaged 1,333
lbs. and sold for $128.75. John
Wiersma of Blyth, consigned one
heifer weighing 1,350 lbs. that sold
to Norwich Packers for $128.75.
Kevin Leddy of Auburn, consigned
five heifers averaging 1,238 lbs.
selling for an average of $125.54. A
group of three black heifers
averaged 1,250 lbs. and sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $127.75.
John Vanloo of Bluevale, consigned
three heifers that averaged 1,360 lbs.
and sold for an average of $126.58.
One charolais heifer weighed 1,360
lbs. and sold to Norwich Meat
Packers for $127.25.
There were 192 cows on offer.
Export types sold $74 to $87 with
sales to $91; beef, $77 to $89.50
with sales to $96.50; D1 and D2,
$54 to $63; D3, $45 to $52; D4, $37
to $45. Chad Heath of St. Bruno,
consigned five cows averaging 1,263
lbs. that sold for an average of
$91.44. One charolais cow weighed
1,300 lbs. and sold for a top of
$89.50. Allan Kistner of Monkton,
consigned three cows averaging
1,472 lbs. selling for an average of
$86.33. One limousin cow weighed
1,460 lbs. that sold for $88. Steve
Durnin of Lucknow, consigned two
cows averaging 1,625 lbs. selling for
an average of $85.82. One black
cow weighed 1,480 lbs. and sold for
$88.
There were seven bulls selling $72
to $90. Stan Conquergood of Port
Elgin, consigned three bulls that
averaged 1,860 lbs. and sold for an
average of $81.59. One black bull
weighed 1,895 lbs. and sold for $90.
Reyneveld Dairy of Paisley,
consigned one holstein bull
weighing 1,510 lbs. that sold for
$84.
There were 122 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $110 to $160 with
sales to $167.50; good holsteins,
$93 to $102 with sales to $104.50;
medium holsteins, $80 to $90; heavy
holsteins, $82 to $90 with sales to
$95. Lamar Frey of Listowel,
consigned 10 veal that averaged 807
lbs. selling for an average of
$158.74. One limousin steer
weighed 775 lbs. and sold for $166.
Lawrence Brubacher of Harriston,
consigned three veal averaging 765
lbs. selling for an average or
$152.31. One limousin steer
weighed 760 lbs. and sold for $161.
Suzanne Coleman of Kippen,
consigned six veal averaging 685
lbs. that sold for $135.90. One
limousin heifer weighed 640 lbs.
and sold for $140.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $127 to
$204; 65 - 79 lbs., $124 to $174; 80
- 94 lbs., $120 to $146; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$130 to $143; 110 lbs. and over,
$134 to $140.
Sheep sold $30 to $60 with sales
to $75.
Goats: kids sold $50 to $150 per
head; nannies, $60 to $110 per head;
billies, $150 to $250 per head with
sales to $305.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $130 to $170; 500 -
599 lbs., $132 to $183.50; 600 - 699
lbs., $140.50 to $173.50; 700 - 799
lbs., $140.50 to $157.75; 800 - 899
lbs., $136.75 to $145.50; 900 - 999
lbs., $130.50 to $143; 1,000 lbs. and
over, $125.50 to $134.50.
Top quality stocker heifers, 500 -
599 lbs. sold $137 to $157; 600 -
699 lbs., $120 to $140; 700 - 799
lbs., $123.50 to $131; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$122.50 to $134.25; 900 lbs. and
over, $120 to $126.75.
Margaret Vincent is no stranger to
hard work. The Belgrave resident
works full-time at the Huron Bay
Co-operative in addition to being
involved in her family’s farm.
Vincent, the daughter of North
Huron Reeve Neil, and his wife Joan
Vincent, grew up on a dairy farm
while her extended family was
involved in beef, cash crops, swine
and horses. “I was raised in a
community where [farming] was
something that everybody did,”
Vincent says.
She has focused both her career
and her education on the agriculture
industry. She says it is a constant,
respectable industry. She likes that
“there are so many different aspects
in the industry.”
She graduated from the University
of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus with
two diplomas, one in Environmental
Management and another in
Agriculture.
Vincent says she wanted to stay
local, in the same area she grew up
in. “It’s such a tight-knit
community,” she says.
She likes that the community
offers help and support in a time of
need and says that’s just one of the
factors that makes her want to stay
local.
“I’m proud to have been raised in
such a strong community,” she says.
Once an active member of several
4-H Clubs, Vincent is now a 4-H
leader for the North Huron Sheep
and Lucknow Dairy Clubs. “I'm
lucky to get to lead with kind and
caring leaders,” she says.
Vincent was named Huron
County’s Queen of the Furrow for
2007-2008 at the annual plowing
match and is still involved with the
Huron Plowmen’s Association. She
is also involved with the Huron
County Junior Farmers and Huron
Grain Farmers.
She is also involved with the
Elementary School Fair, formerly
the Belgrave, Brussels and Blyth
School Fair, that has seen many
changes recently. She says she’s
been able to see the modernization
of the fair while honouring the
A life of agriculture
Margaret Vincent has spent her life in agriculture and she
hopes to keep it that way. She has been Huron County’s
Queen of the Furrow, she’s been involved in 4-H clubs and
soon she hopes to have her own farm. (Ursina Studhalter photo)
Vincent aims for education
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