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Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Nov.
25 were 2,668 cattle, 461 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold $2 to $3 higher. Choice
steers and heifers sold $114 to $120
with sales to $124.50. Second cut
sold $107 to $113. Cows sold
steady. On Thursday veal sold on a
strong demand at prices $2 to $3
higher. Lambs sold on a strong
active trade at steady prices. Sheep
sold $10 to $20 lower and goats sold
steady. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a strong active
market.
There were 88 steers on offer.
Chris Smith of Brussels, consigned
14 steers averaging 1,583 lbs. selling
for an average of $116.16 with one
limousin steer weighing 1,520 lbs.
selling to Horizon Meats for $123.
David Bowles of Brussels,
consigned twelve steers averaging
1,499 lbs. selling for an average of
$119.68 with one black weighing
1,485 lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $122. Marvin C.
Bauman of Mount Forest, consigned
seven steers averaging 1,564 lbs.
selling for an average of $115.18
with one gold steer weighing 1,550
lbs. selling for $119.50.
Murray Shiell of Wingham,
consigned 20 steers averaging
1,486 lbs. selling for an average
of $118.66 with five charolais
steers averaging 1,514 lbs. selling
for $119.25. Michael Schmidt
of Mildmay, consigned one
black steer weighing 1,130 lbs.
selling for $117. Ray Waechter of
Walkerton, consigned seven steers
weighing 1,369 lbs. selling for an
average of $109.87 with two
limousin steers averaging 1,465 lbs.
selling for Norwich Packers for
$116.50.
There were 123 heifers on offer.
M-R Farms of Exeter, consigned
thirty-one heifers averaging 1,170
lbs. selling for an average of
$119.64 with two belgium blue
heifers averaging 1,195 lbs. selling
for $124.50. Sidney B. Martin of
Harriston, consigned 11 heifers
averaging 1,367 lbs. selling for an
average of $118.84 with one
limousin heifer weighing 1,280 lbs.
selling for $123. Fred Bieman of
Ayton, consigned two heifers
averaging 1,283 lbs. selling for an
average of $117.38 with one rwf
heifer weighing 1,280 lbs. selling for
$117. Glen Bieman of Ayton,
consigned two black heifers
averaging 1,298 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $116.75. Tom
Fischer of Mildmay, consigned four
black heifers averaging 1,228 lbs.
selling to St. Helen’s Meat Packers
for $115.50. Earl Bennewies of
Mitchell, consigned two limousin
heifers averaging 1,298 lbs. selling
for $111.75. Walter McKenzie of
Dublin, consigned four heifers
averaging 1,285 lbs. selling for an
average of $114.69 with three
crossbred heifers averaging 1,325
lbs. selling for $114.75. Keys Farms
of Varna, consigned eight heifers
averaging 1,269 lbs. selling for an
average of $111.73 with four black
heifers averaging 1,278 lbs. selling
for $114.50. Terry Murray of
Clifford, consigned 11 heifers
averaging 1,128 lbs. selling for an
average of $113.17 with six gold
heifers averaging 1,070 lbs. selling
for $114.50.
There were 363 cows on offer.
Export types sold $61.50 to $70.50
with sales to $71; beef cows, $66.50
to $75.50 with sales to $81; D1 and
D2, $55 to $60; D3, $50 to $55; D4,
$35 to $45. Casey and Cathy
Hendriks of Lucknow, consigned
three cows averaging 1,588 lbs.
selling for an average of $75.42 with
one charolais cow weighing 1,330
lbs. selling for $81. Glen Roney of
Mitchell, consigned one limousin
cow weighing 1,550 lbs. selling for
$77. Martin Thomet of Brussels,
consigned two cows averaging 1,688
lbs. selling for an average of $73.59
with one simmental cow weighing
1,765 lbs. selling for $75.50.
There were 17 bulls selling $71 to
$82.50 with sales to $99. Sherdon
Farms of Lucknow, consigned one
black bull weighing 2,325 lbs.
selling for $82.50. Allan Beitz of
Tiverton, consigned one black bull
weighing 2,525 lbs. selling for
$81.50.
There were 98 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $130 to $170 with
sales to $179.50; good holstein,
$120 to $135 with sales to $148;
medium holstein, $100 to $120;
heavy holstein, $115 to $125 with
sales to $130. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned ten veal
averaging 778 lbs. selling for an
average of $149.05 with one blonde
steer weighing 800 lbs. selling for
$179.50. Nelson M. Martin of
Elmira, consigned one limousin
steer weighing 750 lbs. selling for
$166. Countryside Feeders of
Hanover, consigned three veal
averaging 647 lbs. selling for an
average of $166 with one limousin
heifer weighing 590 lbs. selling for
$154.
Lambs 50 - 64 lbs. sold $235 to
$287; 65 - 79 lbs., $225 to $295; 80
- 94 lbs., $202.50 to $241; 95 - 109
lbs., $217 to $229; 110 lbs. and over,
$204 to $227.
Sheep sold $90 to $120 with sales
to $135.
Goats: kids sold $45 to $150 to
$180 per head; nannies, $80 to $130
to $150 per head; billies, $150 to
$250 to $300 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $109 to $200; 400 -
499 lbs., $132 to $188; 500 - 599
lbs., $142 to $169; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$130.50 to $159; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$126 to $155; 800 - 899 lbs., $115 to
$149.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $117 to
$141; 1,000 lbs. and over, $115 to
$129.75.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $122 to $152; 300 -
399 lbs., $137 to $165; 400 - 499
lbs., $136 to $157.50; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$147.25 to $155.50; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$121 to $153.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$118.50 to $142.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$119.75 to $132; 900 lbs. and over,
$118.50 to $126.50.
Auburn-area farmer Wayne Black
feels that even if he didn’t get
elected to President or Vice-
President of the Ontario Federation
of Agricultural (OFA), he achieved a
lot in the campaign process.
“In reality, I didn’t expect to win,”
he said. “But with 17 per cent of the
vote going to me, I think it shows I
made an impact.”
Black said that he was the
underdog, and he wasn’t expected to
win, but that he achieved a lot of his
goals just by running.
“By running I generated
discussion in the media and with
farmers,” he said. “There was a lot
of chatter about change at the
[annual OFA ] convention [where
the election is held]. It made it
exciting.”
Black said he has tapped into a
new audience and got them asking
questions of the OFA, the
government and the media, and that
marks it as a success.
Having just finished the first year
of a three-year term as a Director at
Large with the OFA’s Board of
Directors, Black said he’s looking
forward to the future of the OFA
under new president Mark Wales.
“The past year has really made
By Nathan Stevens
The Endangered Species Act is
one of the more controversial laws
for rural landowners in Ontario.
There is no doubt that the goal of the
Act is a good one. Unfortunately, the
potential consequences are harsh
enough to make people cautious
about embracing the challenge of
recovering an endangered species. In
the view of the Christian Farmers
Federation of Ontario, safe-
harbour agreements represent a
way to establish win-win scenarios
for farmers and endangered
species.
There is only one rural landscape
on which a large variety of social,
economic and environmental
concerns must be dealt with by a
variety of players. Finding a balance
is absolutely necessary for
businesses to thrive, for stewardship
practices to be strengthened and
social concerns to be solved.
Preservation and restoration of
endangered species has been
identified as a social goal. As
stewards of the creation, appropriate
care for all God’s creatures is part of
our mandate. But it is critical that
these goals, rules and regulations are
designed to minimally impact
farmers’ ability to conduct the
important business of producing
food, fuel and fibre.
Safe harbour agreements help
balance the economic and social
goals of species recovery. A
landowner that agrees with the
principle of species recovery and
wants to take positive action, could
use a safe harbour agreement to both
earn a living and provide habitat on
their land. This is a tool that achieves
the objective of species recovery
while relieving the fear of
prosecution for doing the right thing.
However, there are concerns that
need to be addressed regarding safe
harbour agreements. A successful
safe harbour agreement may result
in neighbouring farms falling under
the regulatory rules of the
Endangered Species Act. These
neighbours must be given the
opportunity to also become a party
to the agreement. Secondly, as a safe
harbour agreement is a public good,
the CFFO believes that there should
be some form of additional
compensation to land owners for
engaging in social good. Finally,
farmers are concerned about their
ability to exit from these agreements
in the future.
The Christian Farmers Federation
of Ontario broadly supports the use
of safe harbour agreements as a
positive and useful tool for engaging
in species recovery. However, there
are a number of specific concerns
that will need to be addressed before
these agreements can be put into
broad use in Ontario.
CFFO have concerns over safe harbour agreement
Black gets 17 per
cent of OFA vote
Double trouble
Twins Priscilla Bray, right, and Patricia Davis celebrated their 90th birthday together at St.
John’s Anglican Church in Brussels on Nov. 26. The duo were born in Rockglen,
Saskatchewan and were two of eight children. Their family moved to the Londesborough area
in 1937 and the two were married in a double wedding ceremony in 1941. (Denny Scott photo)
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2011 Special Fall Sales
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AgricultureBrussels Livestock report
Cows, veal, goats sell on steady market
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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