HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-24, Page 27THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013. PAGE 27.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Oct.
18 were 2,673 cattle, 408 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold at prices $2 higher.
Choice steers and heifers sold $122
to $127 with sales to $135. Second
cut sold $118 to $121. Cows sold on
an active trade at prices steady to
slightly stronger. On Thursday veal
sold on a strong active trade with
prices $2 to $3 higher right across
the board. Sheep and lambs sold
steady. Goats sold steady to demand.
On Friday all classes of cattle sold at
steady prices.
Henry Kanters of Elmwood,
consigned seven steers averaging
1,393 lbs. selling for an average of
$131.84. One Belgium blue steer
weighed 1,410 lbs. and sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $135.
Aden Brubacher of Listowel,
consigned four steers averaging
1,518 lbs. selling for an average of
$126.37. One limousin steer
weighed 1,385 lbs. and sold to
Horizon Meat Packers for $127.50.
Larry Reinhart Sr. of Mildmay,
consigned four steers averaging
1,590 lbs. selling for an average of
$127.06. Two red steers averaged
1,555 lbs. and sold for $127.25.
Southlore Farms Inc. of Palmerston,
consigned two steers averaging
1,465 lbs. selling for an average of
$126.10. One rwf steer weighed
1,475 lbs. and sold to Horizon Meat
Packers for $126.75. Leonard and
Andrew Black of Proton Station,
consigned 11 steers averaging 1,414
lbs. selling for an average of
$123.41. One charolais steer
weighed 1,475 lbs. and sold for
$125. Gerald Kuepfer of Brunner,
consigned one limousin steer that
weighed 1,525 lbs. and sold for
$123.75.
Northeast Land and Livestock of
Coldwater, consigned 21 heifers
averaging 1,255 lbs. selling for an
average of $123.08. One red heifer
weighed 1,255 lbs. and sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $126.50.
Roy A. McCulloch of Allenford,
consigned 25 heifers averaging
1,418 lbs. selling for an average of
$124.35. One black heifer weighed
1,335 lbs. and sold to Norwich
Packers for $126.25. Southlore
Farms Inc. of Palmerston, consigned
eight heifers that averaged 1,294 lbs.
and sold for an average of $124.09.
One rwf heifer weighed 1,450 lbs.
and sold to Horizon Meat Packers
for $126. Owen Weber of Belgrave,
consigned one limousin heifer that
weighed 1,475 lbs. and sold for
$125.75.
There were 185 cows on offer.
Export types sold $65 to $77 with
sales to $78; beef $66 to $80 with
sales to $81; D1 and D2, $54 to $63;
D3, $45 to $52; D4, $37 to $45.
Murray and Kevin Rennick of
Monkton, consigned two cows that
averaged 1,435 lbs. and sold for an
average of $78.20. One rwf cow sold
for a top of $81. Eli B. Bowman of
Holyrood consigned two cows that
averaged 1,540 lbs. and sold for an
average of $76.35. One charolais
cow weighed 1,475 lbs. and sold for
$80. Mike Rutledge of Kincardine,
consigned one black cow that
weighed 1,620 lbs. and sold for
$79.
There were seven bulls selling $60
to $89. Wayne B. Shapton of Exeter,
consigned one black bull that
weighed 1,660 lbs. and sold for $89.
Groenberg Farms of Lucknow,
consigned one black bull that
weighed 1,680 lbs. and sold for $87.
There were 124 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $150 to $175 with
sales to $181.50; good holsteins,
$125 to $135 with sales to $139;
medium holsteins, $115 to $125;
heavy holsteins, $115 to $130.
Emanuel M. Martin of Elmira,
consigned one steer that weighed
860 lbs. and sold for $181.50. Lamar
Frey of Listowel, consigned nine
veal averaging 771 lbs. selling for an
average of $162.34. Two limousin
steer averaged 788 lbs. and sold for
$171. Ervin W. Shantz of
Wallenstein, consigned seven veal
averaging 794 lbs. selling for an
average of $154.26. Two limousin
heifers averaged 818 lbs. and sold
for $161.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $188 to
$236; 65 - 79 lbs., $153 to $228; 80
- 94 lbs., $180 to $222; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$192 to $223; 110 lbs. and over,
$185 to $201.
Sheep sold $50 to $90.
Goats: kids sold $75 to $140 per
head; nannies, $50 to $110 per head;
billies, $150 to $350 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $150 to $217; 400 -
499 lbs., $174 to $202.50; 500 - 599
lbs., $161 to $184.50; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$144 to $179; 700 - 799 lbs., $149 to
$173.25; 800 - 899 lbs., $157.50 to
$167; 900 - 999 lbs., $151.75 to
$159.50; 1,000 lbs. and over,
$135.50 to $155.25.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs., $142 to $190; 500 - 599
lbs., $145 to $173; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$131 to $166; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$137.50 to $152; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$130.50 to $143.50; 900 lbs. and
over, $127 to $138.
Wales speaks to federation
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Food literacy should be a key
component of the provincial
government’s Local Food Act, Mark
Wales, president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
told those attending the annual
meeting of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture, Oct. 18.
“If kids can’t cook, how can they
know about food?” Wales wondered.
After voicing this call for action
recently in the media, Wales said he
received immediate support from the
association of home economists.
He said the Local Food Act is
“mostly aspirational” but it does
finally recognize agriculture and
food as the province’s largest
employer.
Wales was outlining for the
audience, gathered in Holmesville,
some of the current issues of
concern for the OFA at the
provincial level.
On another topic, Wales said OFA
will appear before the panel looking
into the minimum wage on Nov. 1.
While most farm employers pay
above minimum wage “if the
minimum wage goes up, you will
have to raise your wages if you want
to compete,” he told farmers.
Statistics show that 75 per cent of
those who earn minimum wage are
between the ages of 18 and 25 and
live with their parents. Of minimum
wage earners, 15 per cent are
struggling to support families but
simply raising the minimum wage
may not help these people because
the cost of the goods and services
provided in these low-wage
businesses is likely to increase by at
least as much as the raise in the
minimum wage. “There has to be a
better way” to let people earn and
keep the money they need to have a
better lifestyle, he said.
The new Waste Reduction Act has
the potential to solve the problem
farmers find themselves in when
they need to dispose of worn-out
large equipment tires, Wales said,
but “we need to watch it”.
Wales worried about the Great
Lakes Protection Act which will
supercede all other legislation such
as the Clean Water Act. While it
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Mark Wales, president of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, was the guest speaker at the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting last Friday in
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