HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-09-02, Page 31THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. PAGE 31.
Total receipts for the week ending
Aug. 27 were 2,034 cattle, 787
lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed
steers and heifers sold $1 to $2
higher. Choice steers and heifers
sold $94 to $97 with sales to
$101.75. Second cut sold $91 to $93.
Cows sold $1 to $2 higher. On
Thursday veal sold on a strong
active market, prices steady with last
week. Light lambs sold steady while
heavy lambs were $5 to $10 higher.
On Friday calves and yearlings sold
on a strong active trade.
There were 130 steers on offer.
Mike Galbraith of Tara, consigned
seven steers averaging 1,467 lbs.
selling for an average of $96.90 with
one black steer weighing 1,615 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$101.75. Gary Grubb of Mildmay,
consigned six steers averaging 1,473
lbs. selling for an average of $93.80
with one black steer weighing 1,485
lbs. selling for $96.50. Cleason B.
Martin of Kenilworth, consigned
thirteen steers averaging 1,382 lbs.
selling for an average of $92.95 with
one black steer weighing 1,430 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$95.50. Jason Hoggart of
Londesborough, consigned five
steers averaging 1,399 lbs. selling
for an average of $93.99 with one
simmental steer weighing 1,355 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $95. Art Bos of Blyth, consigned
four steers averaging 1,384 lbs.
selling for an average of $93.02 with
two black steers averaging 1,408 lbs.
selling for $94.
Roy Cox of Caledonia, consigned
eleven steers averaging 1,424 lbs.
selling for an average of $93.04 with
two black steers averaging 1,433 lbs.
selling to St. Helen’s Meat Packers
for $94. Doug Martin of Moorefield,
consigned three black steers
averaging 1,553 lbs. selling for
$92.75. Murray Pfeifer of Baden,
consigned six steers averaging 1,527
lbs. selling for an average of $90.86
with one black steer weighing 1,465
lbs. selling for $92.75. Frank Foran
of Lucknow, consigned two steers
averaging 1,360 lbs. selling for an
average of $89.29 with one roan
steer weighing 1,080 lbs. selling for
$92. Joyce M. Steinacker of Embro,
consigned seven steers averaging
1,147 lbs. selling for an average of
$89 with four hereford steers
averaging 1,203 lbs. selling for $91.
There were 201 heifers on offer.
Johnston Farms of Bluevale,
consigned forty-two heifers
averaging 1,329 lbs. selling for an
average of $94.49 with one black
heifer weighing 1,325 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $98. Leroy
Weppler of Ayton, consigned two
black heifers averaging 845 lbs.
selling for $96.50. M-R Farms of
Exeter, consigned twenty-eight
heifers averaging 1,297 lbs. selling
for an average of 95.16 with ten
heifers averaging 1,260 lbs. selling
to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for $96.
John Wright of Kippen, consigned
two heifers averaging 1,358 lbs.
selling for an average of $93.07 with
one black heifer weighing 1,500 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $94.75.
Craig Scott of Parkhill, consigned
eight heifers averaging 1,252 lbs.
selling for an average of $91.52 with
four black heifers averaging 1,260
lbs. selling for $94.25. Brenda
Wright of Kippen, consigned four
heifers averaging 1,234 lbs. selling
for an average of $93.13 with two
limousin heifers averaging 1,290 lbs.
selling for $93.75. Jack R. Nonkes
of Auburn, consigned four heifers
averaging 1,304 lbs. selling for an
average of $93.50 with three red
heifers averaging 1,337 lbs. selling
to Dominion Meat Packers for
$93.50. Hehn Farms of Walkerton,
consigned ten heifers averaging
1,454 lbs. selling for an average of
$90.79 with two black heifers
averaging 1,415 lbs. selling to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $93.50.
Gerald Rathwell of Brucefield,
consigned three heifers averaging
1,323 lbs. selling for an average of
$88.28 with two simmental heifers
averaging 1,343 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $92.25.
Ed Van Donkersgoed of Wroxeter,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,347 lbs. selling for an average of
$91.62 with three red heifers
averaging 1,398 lbs. selling for $92.
There were 236 cows on offer.
Export types sold $50 to $60; beef
cows sold $55 to $60 with sales to
$64; D1 and D2, $47 to $53; D3, $35
to $47; D4, $30 to $35. Dean
Nicholson of Bluevale, consigned
four cows averaging 1,506 lbs.
selling for an average of $59.32 with
one gold cow weighing 1,460 lbs.
selling for $64. Hank W. Huigenbos
of Wingham, consigned one
limousin cow weighing 1,475 lbs.
selling for $63. Jack Culbert of
Dungannon, consigned five cows
averaging 1,433 lbs. selling for an
average of $59.87 with one black
cow weighing 1,620 lbs. selling for
$61.50.
There were 16 bulls on offer
selling $65 to $70 with sales to $74.
Alan Fisher of Owen Sound,
consigned one holstein bull
weighing 2,270 lbs. selling for $70.
Jonas Gingerich of Lucknow,
consigned one charolais bull
weighing 2,005 lbs. selling for $70.
There were 193 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $90 to $130 with
sales to $142; good holstein, $88 to
$98 with sales to $106; medium
holstein, $70 to $87; heavy holstein,
$85 to $95. Lamar Frey of Listowel,
consigned three veal averaging 660
lbs. selling for an average of $124.23
with one heifer weighing 675 lbs.
selling for $142. Lewis Wideman of
Moorefield, consigned four veal
averaging 736 lbs. selling for an
average of $117.55 with one
limousin heifer weighing 795 lbs.
selling for $128. Lavern Martin of
Kenilworth, consigned three veal
averaging 748 lbs. selling for an
average of $108.40 with one
limousin steer weighing 755 lbs.
selling for $123.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs., sold $163 to
$239; 65 - 79 lbs., $157 to $205; 80
- 94 lbs., $144 to $177; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$157 to $168; 110 lbs. and over,
$130 to $154.
Sheep sold $80 to $110.
Goats: kids sold $60 to $100 to
$120 per head; nannies, $70 to $110
to $120 per head; billies, $150 to
$250 to $300 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $114 to $168; 400 -
499 lbs., $112 to $156; 500 - 599
lbs., $118.50 to $143.50; 600- 699
lbs., $110 to $124.75; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$106.50 to $118; 800 - 899 lbs., $90
to $112.25; 900 - 999 lbs., $98.75 to
$113.25; 1,000 lbs. and over, $95.75
to $106.25.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $113 to $175; 300 -
399 lbs., $111 to $149; 400 - 499
lbs., $105 to $135; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$107.50 to $120.50; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$102 to $114; 700 - 799 lbs., $102 to
$111; 800 - 899 lbs., $97.50 to
$109.25; 900 lbs. and over, $91 to
$101.25.
Ground-based micro feed-in tariff
(microFIT) applicants who applied
to the Ontario Power Association
(OPA) under the 80.2 cent tariff
model by noon on July 2 and haven’t
received a contract yet should mark
September 7 on their calendar.
Under the recently-changed tariff
system, applicants who applied
before the July 2 deadline, and who
don’t have contracts, need to reapply
to receive their 80.2 cents per
kilowatt hour. If microFIT owners
don’t resubmit, they will have to
submit under the new 64.2 cents per
kilowatt hour tariff.
Wayne Black, President of the
Huron County Federation of
Agriculture, said that some people
may have forgotten or put off the
resubmission process.
“[Applicants] should have
received a letter, or some form of
communication from the OPA
whenever there were changes in the
price,” Black said. “Some people
may not realize how quickly the date
is coming.”
Black said he knows of at least six
projects that were applied for under
the old project and don’t have
contracts yet.
According to Black, the OPA
received approximately 16,000
applications, but only 2,000 - 3,000
were confirmed prior to July 2.
Black says that, while the drop in
price may affect some people’s
decision to install ground-based
systems, he believes that prices of
the units may drop to accommodate
the new 64.2 cents model.
“I believe that, in due time, the
economics will balance out,” Black
said.
At the time when the government
announced the microFIT system,
there was a “gold rush” according to
Black, where farmers were buying
systems and providers, with a higher
demand, were able to charge higher
prices for them. As the demand for
the units drop, Black said, the prices
will to, possibly even to the point
that they will balance out the 25 per
cent tariff drop.
Black stated that, like any business
venture, the microFIT programs may
not be for everyone.
“The programs may still be worth
it for some people,” he said. “For
some people, 64 cents may be lots,
for others, it’s nowhere near enough.
But, on a cautionary note, farmers
need to do the homework, and make
sure they want to do this for [the
contract length of] 20 years.
“Like any other business decision,
you have to be sure you want to do
it,” Black said.
For more information about the
tariff program, visit
microfit.powerauthority.on.ca.
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