HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-03-12, Page 15Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 6 were 2,285 head of cattle,
513 lambs and goats.
On Tuesday fed steers and heifers
sold on a steady active trade. Choice
steers and heifers sold $96 to $100
with sales to $104.25. Second cut
sold $92 to $96. Cows sold on a
steady market. On Thursday holstein
veal sold $5 to $8 higher. Beef veal
sold steady. Lambs sold on a strong
active market. Sheep and goats sold
on a strong market. On Friday calves
and yearlings sold on a good strong
active trade.
There were 175 steers on offer.
Breimar Farms of Parkhill,
consigned three steers averaging
1,366 lbs. selling for an average of
$103.37 with two black steers
averaging 1,330 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $104.25. Aden
Brubacher of Listowel, consigned
two steers averaging 1,373 lbs.
selling for an average of $99.92 with
one limousin steer weighing 1,345
lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for
$104. K/C McAlpine of Ailsa Craig,
consigned six steers averaging 1,526
lbs. selling for an average of $83.80
with one limousin steer weighing
1,535 lbs. selling for $101.50. Aaron
F. Martin of Newton, consigned ten
steers averaging 1,573 lbs. selling
for an average of $94.65 with two
red steers averaging 1,563 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $101.25.
Minerva Martin of Mount Forest,
consigned sixteen steers averaging
1,571 lbs. selling for an average of
$97.47 with one gold steer weighing
1,530 lbs. selling to Norwich
Packers for $99.75. Floyd M. Martin
of Mount Forest, consigned sixteen
steers averaging 1,433 lbs. selling
for an average of $96.65 with one
limousin steer weighing 1,550 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $99. Paul Stroeder of Mildmay,
consigned four steers averaging
1,305 lbs. selling for an average of
$94.35 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,360 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $97.
Schmidtbrook Farms of Woodstock,
consigned twelve steers averaging
1,691 lbs. selling for an average of
$92.80 with one gold steer weighing
1,640 lbs. selling for $96.25.
Emerson F. Bauman of Linwood,
consigned eight steers averaging
1,206 lbs. selling for an average of
$91.03 with one grey steer weighing
1,135 lbs. selling for $96.
There were 207 heifers on offer.
Sidney B. Martin of Harriston,
consigned twelve heifers averaging
1,228 lbs. selling for an average of
$99.02 with five limousin heifers
averaging 1,317 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $102.75.
Wright Farms of Kippen, consigned
three heifers averaging 1,565 lbs.
selling for an average of $88.92 with
one black heifer weighing 1,480 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$102.25. Lloyd Reid of Palmerston,
consigned twenty-three heifers
averaging 1,212 lbs. selling for an
average of $95.89 with one gold
heifer weighing 1,120 lbs. selling for
$102.
Bruce Dale of Centralia,
consigned nine heifers averaging
1,348 lbs. selling for an average of
$99.53 with one black heifer
weighing 1,440 lbs. selling for
$100.50. Marvara Farms of Drayton,
consigned six heifers averaging
1,265 lbs. selling for an average of
$97.16 with one simmental heifer
weighing 1,250 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $99.25. Mark
and Elaine Fisher of Ayton,
consigned four heifers averaging
1,378 lbs. selling for an average of
$95.87 with one charolais heifer
weighing 1,290 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $98.75.
George Roney of Staffa,
consigned twenty heifers averaging
1,275 lbs. selling for an average of
$97.29 with three black heifers
averaging 1,243 lbs. selling to St.
Helen's Meat Packers for $98.50.
John Wiersma of Blyth, consigned
three heifers averaging 1,326 lbs.
selling for an average of $97.56 with
one rwf heifer weighing 1,215 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $98. Glen Restemayer of
Dashwood, consigned eight heifers
averaging 1,299 lbs. selling for an
average of $96.23 with three
charolais heifers averaging 1,317
lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for
$97.25. Noah Weppler of Ayton,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,371 lbs. selling for an average of
$92.07 with one gold heifer
weighing 1,400 lbs. selling for
$96.75.
There were 248 cows on offer.
Export types sold $55 to $60 with
sales to $81.50; beef cows, $48 to
$56 with sales to $68; D1 and D2,
$41 to $48; D3, $29 to $41; D4, $25
to $29. Hilda Veenstra of Clinton,
consigned one holstein cow
weighing 1,825 lbs. selling for $68.
Larry Rundle of Woodham,
consigned two cows averaging 1,460
lbs. selling for an average of $59.75
with one limousin cow weighing
1,460 lbs. selling for $64.50. Terry
Grubb of Mildmay, consigned three
cows averaging 1,427 lbs. selling for
an average of 54.72 with one
hereford cow weighing 1,730 lbs.
selling for $58.
There were 13 bulls on offer
selling $56.50 to $58 with sales to
$74. Procter Farms of Brussels,
consigned one limousin bull
weighing 2,195 lbs. selling for
$68.50. Bev Annett of Mildmay,
consigned one limousin bull
weighing 2,205 lbs. selling for $67.
There were 179 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $95 to $125 with
sales to $135; good holstein, $85 to
$95 with sales to $105; medium
holstein, $70 to $80; good heavy
holstein, $75 to $90. M-R of Exeter,
consigned two veal averaging 710
lbs. selling for an average of $113.62
with one black heifer weighing 715
lbs. selling for $130. John Martin of
Lucknow, consigned five veal
averaging 787 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.42 with two
limousin heifers averaging 765 lbs.
selling for $126.50. Mosie J. Miller
of Norwich, consigned six veal
averaging 695 lbs. selling for an
average of $117.32 with two
limousin steers averaging 750 lbs.
selling for $125.50.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $210 to
$232; 65 - 79 lbs., $170 to $222; 80
- 94 lbs., $164 to $182; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$153 to $166; 110 lbs. and over,
$148 to $150.
Sheep sold $32 to $65 with sales
to $87.
Goats: kids sold $75 to $135 per
head; nannies, $50 to $100 per head;
billies, $50 to $250 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $105 to $124; 400 - 499
lbs., $105 to $134; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$102 to $124; 600 - 699 lbs., $96.50
to $121.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $95.50 to
$111; 800 - 899 lbs., $98.25 to
$108.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $100.25 to
$106; 1,000 lbs. and over, $83.50 to
$104.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $98.50 to $115; 300 -
399 lbs., $94 to $124; 400 - 499 lbs.,
$92 to $135; 500 - 599 lbs., $99 to
$119; 600 - 699 lbs., $98 to $115.50;
700 - 799 lbs., $99.50 to $109; 800 -
899 lbs., $89.50 to $103; 900 lbs.
and over, $90.50 to $102.25.
AgricultureBrussels Livestock report2,285 head of cattle on offer at salesTHE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009. PAGE 15.
By Don McCabe
Vice-President
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Ontario residents, including
farmers, were given a breath of fresh
air when the Province of Ontario
recently announced the Green
Energy Act. Producing green energy
is one of many areas where our
farmers excel, and we’re anxious to
get going.
We believe the concept offers the
promise of appealing opportunities,
but without knowing what the
regulations will say, OFA must act
with appropriate reservations.
Our land is one of the greatest
resources we have, and Ontario
farmers want OFA to continue its
work to ensure farmland
preservation is a criterion of
projects. That’s why OFA intends to
work with government officials as
they write the regulations needed to
make it law.
We intend to be at the table as the
legislation takes shape. We want to
work with the province to provide
OFA’s advice on proper land use as
Ontario farmers continue to provide
food, fuel, fiber and now energy
sustainably for the provincial
economy.
In the past Ontario farmers have
climbed on board the drive to energy
sustainability and built bio-digesters
and wind turbines on their farms.
They have also accepted new crops
on their land – crops capable of
being converted to food or energy.
OFA and Ontario farmers are
responding to the Ontario Power
Generation request for biomass by
creating a broad-based partnership
to develop a supply of non-food
biomass to replace coal.
Farmers are great innovators and
entrepreneurs and will quickly
recognize the variety of
opportunities that a move to green
energy could provide on their farms
and in their communities.
We also, as Ontario residents,
want to do our part to contribute to
the growth and development of a
new economy, not just for
agriculture, but for all residents. The
current economic downturn is
having devastating impacts on all
sectors of society, and agriculture is
anxious to do whatever possible to
return this province to more positive
times.
The government’s announcement
of the Green Energy Act made
reference to a number of important
facts about the economy and the
energy sector. It told us there will be
about four billion dollars invested in
new renewable energy projects; that
Ontarians spend more then seven
billion dollars a year on electricity to
power their homes and small
businesses.
If citizens can be convinced to
make improvements to the energy
efficiency of their homes and small
businesses to conserve 10 per cent of
that energy, that would free up $700
million from family budgets. Similar
savings may be possible for
agriculture.
The provincial government is
projecting the move to a greener
economy in Ontario could result in
the creation of 50,000 well-paying
green jobs in the next three years.
The benefits to the environment as
we adopt technologies to combat
climate change will result in a
healthier future for all citizens.
We’re told the proposed Green
Energy Act will lead to regulatory
changes and policies that will create
a new, attractive, feed-in tariff
regime with a pricing system for
renewable energy. We interpret that
to mean guaranteed rates for
renewable energy generation,
increased investor confidence, and
access to financing.
Establishment of a ‘right to
connect’ to the electricity grid for
renewable projects would be a
valuable benefit from the Green
Energy Act. There is mention of
establishing a streamlined approvals
process including provision of
service guarantees to renewable
energy projects and a ‘renewable
energy facilitator’ – all attractive
features of the new Act.
OFA sees the Green Energy Act as
an exciting opportunity for Ontario
farmers. We welcome the
infrastructure investment this will
provide.
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