The Citizen, 2010-10-28, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2010. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for the week ending
Oct. 22 were 2,362 cattle, 639 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold $1 higher. Choice steers
and heifers sold $93 to $95 with
sales to $96. Second cut sold $91 to
$93. Cows sold on a strong active
trade. On Thursday veal sold on a
strong active trade with holstein
calves selling $1 to $2 higher and
beef veal $2 to $5 higher. Lambs,
sheep and goats all sold on a strong
active trade. On Friday calves sold
$2 higher and yearlings sold $1 to $2
higher.
There were 77 steers on offer.
Robert S. Mitchell of Listowel,
consigned ten steers averaging 1,484
lbs. selling for an average of $93.60
with four black steers averaging
1,545 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $93.75. Murray Gordon
of Blyth, consigned three steers
averaging 1,282 lbs. selling for an
average of $92.85 with two black
steers averaging 1,300 lbs. selling
for $93.50. Murray Switzer of St.
Marys, consigned seventeen steers
averaging 1,303 lbs. selling for an
average of $93.20 with eleven black
steers averaging 1,298 lbs. selling
for $93.25. Glen Geisel of West
Montrose, consigned one simmental
steer weighing 1,525 lbs. selling for
$93. Paul T. Fischer of Formosa,
consigned one charolais steer
weighing 1,485 lbs. selling for
$91.50. Adam Herlick of Stratford,
consigned seven steers
averaging 1,324 lbs. selling for an
average of $82.60 with one black
steer weighing 1,415 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $91.
There were 118 heifers on offer.
Bill Frank of Listowel, consigned
fifteen heifers averaging 1,413 lbs.
selling for an average of $94.38 with
one charolais heifer weighing 1,430
lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $96. Miriam Terpstra of
Brussels, consigned four heifers
averaging 1,383 lbs. selling for an
average of $94.28 with two black
heifers averaging 1,425 lbs. selling
to Holly Park Meat Packers for
$95.25. Don Cormack of Mount
Forest, consigned thirty-nine heifers
averaging 1,404 lbs. selling for an
average of $93.72 with nine
charolais heifers averaging 1,453
lbs. selling for $94.10. Connell
Farms of Palmerston, consigned ten
heifers averaging 1,409 lbs. selling
for selling for an average of $92.97
with five gold heifers averaging
1,440 lbs. selling for $93.50. George
Roney of Staffa, consigned ten
heifers averaging 1,378 lbs. selling
for an average of $91.79 with four
charolais heifers averaging 1,388
lbs. selling for $93. Jeff Cormack of
Mount Forest, consigned one
charolais heifer weighing 1,455 lbs.
selling for $92.25. Steve Brown of
Fingal, consigned one hereford
heifer weighing 1,200 lbs. selling to
St. Helen’s Meat Packers for $90.
There were 234 cows on offer.
Export types sold $50 to $60 with
sales to $69; beef cows, $50 to $55
with sales to $60; D1 and D2, $47 to
$53; D3, $35 to $47; D4, $30 to $35.
Ken Purvis of Ethel, consigned five
cows averaging 1,456 lbs. selling for
an average of $48.98 with one
holstein cow weighing 1,445 lbs.
selling for $66.50. William
McWhinney of Goderich, consigned
four cows averaging 1,491 lbs.
selling for an average of $52.83 with
one limousin cow weighing 1,510
lbs. selling for $60. Terpstra Farms
of Brussels, consigned eight cows
averaging 1,364 lbs. selling for an
average of $49.24 with one holstein
cow weighing 1,050 lbs. selling for
$58.
There were 14 bulls on offer
selling $67 to $74 with sales to $79.
Mark Pfeffer of Clifford, consigned
one charolais bull weighing 1,430
lbs. selling for $79. Doug
McDermid of Providence Bay,
consigned one charolais bull
weighing 1,455 lbs. selling for
$76.
There were 160 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $115 to $160 with
sales to $165; good holstein, $95 to
$105 with sales to $112; medium
holstein, $85 to $90; heavy holstein,
$90 to $100 with sales to $105. Paul
and Tom Oudshoorn of Auburn,
consigned twelve veal averaging 674
lbs. selling for an average of $113.34
with one black steer weighing 730
lbs. selling for $165. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned five veal
averaging 627 lbs. selling for an
average of $128.88 with one blonde
steer weighing 720 lbs. selling for
$160. Suzanne Coleman of Kippen,
consigned five veal averaging 706
lbs. selling for an average of $131.49
with one limousin heifer weighing
785 lbs. selling for $138.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $230 to
$237; 50 - 64 lbs., $190 to $225; 65
- 79 lbs., $164 to $198; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$150 to $166; 95 - 109 lbs., $150 to
$166; 110 lbs. and over, $135 to
$155.
Sheep sold $50 to $94.
Goats: kids sold $60 to $100 to
$130 per head; nannies, $50 to $100
to $115 per head; billies, $150 to
$250 to $300 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $101 to $162; 400 -
499 lbs., $123 to $156; 500 - 599
lbs., $119.50 to $140.50; 600 - 699
lbs., $113 to $146; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$102 to $118; 800 - 899 lbs., $109 to
$115.60; 900 - 999 lbs., $99.50 to
$113.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $96 to
$109.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $90 to $151; 300 - 399
lbs., $113 to $135; 400 - 499 lbs.,
$130 to $138; 500 - 599 lbs., $105 to
$124; 600 - 699 lbs., $107 to $116;
700 - 799 lbs., $94 to $111.50; 800 -
899 lbs., $93.50 to $106; 900 lbs.
and over, $90 to $99.75.
By Bette Jean Crews, President
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Did you know Ontario’s
agriculture sector supports 164,000
jobs with over $7 billion in wages
and salaries? A full $3.4 billion in
government tax revenues are
collected as a result of the economic
activity generated by the farm output
sector. This helps pay for our
healthcare system, our schools and
our infrastructure. Farm outputs
contributed $22 billion in gross
economic stimulus to Ontario in
2009.
While those are impressive
numbers that clearly show the
economic impact and the potential
of the agriculture sector,
unfortunately those numbers – and
the related impact on the provincial
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - are
in jeopardy.
The Ontario Agriculture
Sustainability Coalition (OASC)
commissioned a survey called the
“Economic Contribution of the
Ontario Farm Sector and Economic
Impact of a Reduction in Farm
Income”. The study determined the
economic contribution of Ontario’s
farm sector and the impact of a
reduction in farm income, while
focusing on the connection between
farming and Ontario’s GDP.
Our net farm income in Ontario
slid from $287 million on average
from 2004 to 2008, to negative $50
million in 2009. This resulted in
4,000 jobs lost in the short-term.
Long term implications are much
more severe. OASC is developing
practical solutions to manage farm
income fluctuation to avoid these
serious and negative impacts on
Ontario’s economy.
One message that OASC has been
strongly advocating rang clear
throughout the findings in the study
– agriculture matters to the province
of Ontario, and it’s time to get
serious about the future of farming.
Governments rely on a healthy
farming sector for tax revenue. The
decrease in net farm income in 2009
resulted in a tax revenue loss of $82
million. The outlook for 2010 is
even worse: a farm income loss of
$500 million is projected, which will
negatively impact Ontario’s GDP by
$3 billion in the long term, along
with a $450 million decrease in tax
revenues.
While this study does contain a lot
of data, the bottom line is that
agriculture is big business that
Ontario cannot afford to lose.
Seventy per cent of Ontario’s farm
production is bought by Ontario
food processors – a $33 billion
industry that directly employs
110,000 Ontarians. As farmers we
rely on our processors as buyers. As
buyers, our processors rely on us to
provide the safe, quality products at
competitive prices.
The whole industry is important to
the health of our people and our
economy. But the farm situation is
serious.
Through OASC, Ontario farms
have expressed their concern about
the financial health and stability of
our farm sector as well as our future
ability to grow our food locally
while contributing to the economic
well-being of the province.
The Ontario agriculture sector is
in need of critical investment
programming to not only maintain
jobs across the province, but to
adequately support Ontario’s
economy. The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture is working with OASC
to implement predictable and
bankable risk management programs
that will assist in maintaining a
viable farm sector for the province
and build a sustainable farming and
food economy.
It’s time we implement real
solutions in collaboration with our
federal and provincial governments
to drive the economy and contribute
to a successful future for farming.
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UPCOMING SALES
2010 Special Fall Sales
Vaccinated Sales
Mon., Nov. 8, Nov. 22
Sale starting at 11:00 a.m.
Bred Cow Sale
Sat., Nov. 6
Sale starting at 11:00 a.m.
(Cows need to be here by 9 a.m.)
Hereford Influence
Fri., Oct. 29
Sale starting at 1 p.m.
Angus Influence
Fri., Nov. 12
Sale starting at 1 p.m.
Ontario Farming contributes heavily to job markets
Touring
As part of a group tour from the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers, the North American Maple
Syrup Council and the International Maple Syrup Institute, whose annual meeting was held
last weekend in Stratford, visitors were in the Westfield area on Saturday touring the farm of
Cliff and Don Schultz. Dylan Stigerwalk of Pennsylvania gave a 1953 Allis Chalmers tractor
of the Schultzes a try. (Jim Brown photo)
AgricultureBrussels Livestock report
Holstein calves and beef veal sell higher