HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-07-02, Page 11Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending June
26 were 1,791 head of cattle, 797
lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed
steers and heifers sold on a steady
market. Choice steers and heifers
sold $95 to $99 with sales to $102.
Second cut sold $92 to $95. Cows
sold $2 higher. On Thursday beef
veal sold on a good trade with prices
steady to last week. Holstein veal
traded on a steady trade. Lambs,
sheep and goats sold steady. On
Friday calves sold on a strong active
trade and yearlings sold steady.
There were 176 steers on offer.
Southlore Farms Inc. of Palmerston,
consigned five steers averaging
1,332 lbs. selling for an average of
$98.21 with one charolais steer
weighing 1,405 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for
$102.75. Murray B. Martin of
Wallenstein, consigned nine steers
averaging 1,444 lbs. selling for an
average of $96.62 with one limousin
steer weighing 1,385 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $100.
Schmidtbrook Farms of Woodstock,
consigned eleven steers averaging
1,531 lbs. selling for an average of
$99.34 with five limousin steers
averaging 1,526 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $99.75.
Robert Ready of St. Marys,
consigned ten steers averaging 1,305
lbs. selling for an average of $96.19
with four crossbred steers averaging
1,299 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $98.50. Jonathan
Pentland of Goderich, consigned one
limousin steer weighing 1,540 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $96.50. Marie Perrie of Brussels,
consigned one gold steer weighing
1,455 lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $95.50.
Brenda Perrie of Brussels,
consigned six steers averaging 1,356
lbs. selling for an average of $93.81
with one red steer weighing 1,355
lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $95. Mollard Bros. of
Parkhill, consigned five steers
averaging 1,485 lbs. selling for an
average of $89.66 with three
charolais steers averaging 1,478 lbs.
selling to Ryding Regency for $95.
Lorne Peat of Bright, consigned
seven steers averaging 1,418 lbs.
selling for an average of $89.62 with
one rwf steer weighing 1,405 lbs.
selling for $95. Murray Pfeifer of
Baden, consigned six black steers
averaging 1,503 lbs. selling for
$94.75.
There were 217 heifers on offer.
Knechtel Farms of Gadshill,
consigned twelve heifers averaging
1,349 lbs. selling for an average of
$96.71 with two limousin heifers
averaging 1,277 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $100. Tom
Hern of Woodham, consigned seven
heifers averaging 1,368 lbs. selling
for an average of $97.34 with three
simmental heifers averaging 1,355
lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $99.25. Johnston Farms
of Bluevale, consigned forty-nine
heifers averaging 1,238 lbs. selling
for an average of $94.58 with one
simmental heifer weighing 1,240
lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for
$99. Art Bos of Blyth, consigned
four heifers averaging 1,385 lbs.
selling for an average of $96.18 with
one blonde heifer weighing 1,510
lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for
$97.50.
Bruce Ross of St. Marys,
consigned eight heifers averaging
1,277 lbs. selling for an average of
$82.42 with one grey heifer
weighing 1,250 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $97.25. Ben
Rathwell of Brucefield, consigned
four heifers averaging 1,209 lbs.
selling for an average of $93.28 with
one black heifer weighing 1,250 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$96.25.
Art and George Hinz of Monkton,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,310 lbs. selling for an average of
$94.77 with one blonde heifer
weighing 1,370 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $96.
Brian Merkley of Wroxeter,
consigned two heifers averaging
1,188 lbs. selling for an average of
$94.96 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,140 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $96.
William McWhinney of Goderich,
consigned six heifers averaging
1,278 lbs. selling for an average of
$94.91 with four limousin heifers
averaging 1,319 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $95.50. Noah
Weppler of Ayton, consigned six
heifers averaging 1,392 lbs. selling
for an average of $91.11 with two
crossbred heifers averaging 1,313
lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $95.
There were 230 cows on offer.
Export types sold $52 to $62 with
sales to $70; beef cows, $48 to $62
with sales to $64.50; D1 and D2, $49
to $55; D3, $37 to $49; D4, $26 to
$37. Orlan B. Martin of Chesley,
consigned two cows averaging 1,245
lbs. selling for an average of $55.80
with one holstein cow weighing
1,215 lbs. selling for $64.50. Lloyd
Vivian of Mitchell, consigned one
red cow weighing 1,440 lbs. selling
for $63. Miriam Terpstra of
Brussels, consigned one limousin
cow weighing 1,560 lbs. selling for
$62.50.
There were 12 bulls on offer
selling $60.50 to $67.50 with sales
to $74.50. Allan and Bruce Judge of
Caledon East, consigned one
limousin bull weighing 1,880 lbs.
selling for $71. Ron Grubb of
Palmerston, consigned one black
bull weighing 1,840 lbs. selling for
$67.50.
There were 210 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $95 to $135 with
sales to $140; good holstein, $70 to
$80 with sales to $82; medium
holstein, $60 to $70; plain holstein,
$50 to $60; good heavy holstein, $70
to $75. Maynard Brubacher of
Wallenstein, consigned sixteen veal
averaging 729 lbs. selling for an
average of $114.40 with one
charolais heifer weighing 690 lbs.
selling for $138. John Martin of
Lucknow, consigned seven veal
averaging 759 lbs. selling for an
average of $110.06 with one
limousin heifer weighing 735 lbs.
selling for $130. Brian Wideman of
Gowanstown, consigned eight veal
averaging 734 lbs. selling for an
average of $123.16 with one gold
steer weighing 750 lbs. selling for
$139.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $181 to
$190; 50 - 64 lbs., $153 to $185; 65
- 79 lbs., $154 to $176; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$151 to $173; 95 to $109 lbs., $159
to $169; 110 lbs. and over, $121 to
$166.
Sheep sold $35 to $77 with
sales to $112.
Goats: kids sold $20 to $104 with
sales to $123 per head; nannies, $50
to $100 per head; billies, $200 to
$260 with sales to $300 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $100 to $146; 400 - 499
lbs., $90 to $141; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$112.50 to $134; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$109.50 to $122; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$108.50 to $118; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$99.50 to $108.75; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$94.60 to $99.75; 1,000 lbs. and
over, $88.50 to $95.25.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $113 to $137; 500 - 599
lbs., $105.50 to $121; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$106.50 to $116.25; 700 -799 lbs.,
$101.50 to $107; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$90.75 to $99.25; 900 lbs. and over,
$85 to $93.25.
AgricultureBrussels Livestock reportFed steers, heifers sell steady at saleTHE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009. PAGE 11.
By Bette Jean Crews, President,
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture
For years, farmers and consumers
have been coming together to buy
and sell fresh farm produce. Now a
new twist has been added to the
equation – something intended to
benefit the people who have to rely
on food banks for their food.
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture was a founding sponsor
of the Buy Local Share Local
campaign in 2008, along with RBC,
Homegrown Ontario, Ontario
Tender Fruit Producers, and Turkey
Farmers of Ontario. OFA will again
be involved in promoting the Buy
Local Share Local campaign.
We are proud of our work with the
Ontario Association of Food Banks
to get more locally-grown food into
the kitchens of more Ontario
citizens.
Last year, the campaign raised
more than 190,000 pounds of fresh
local foods for Ontario’s food banks.
Customers at farmers’ markets
across the province are encouraged
to buy local foods to share with their
local food bank.
In 2008, there were seven fresh
food drives at farmers’ markets
across Ontario. This year the tour
will feature 25 stops in 15
communities including London,
Ottawa, Toronto, Peterborough,
Hamilton and Kingston. Television’s
Food Network chef, Anna Olson,
will be the tour ambassador. The
launch of the 2009 program will
come in July.
To encourage more people to
understand and get involved in the
program, a website has been
developed along with a handbook
that will show consumers how to
preserve, prepare, and enjoy great
local foods. The website is
www.buylocalsharelocal.ca and
provides answers to questions from
consumers about the program.
In addition, the website provides
profiles of farmers who work so hard
to ensure Ontarians have fresh,
healthy food for their families.
OFA and the association of food
banks have formed a partnership to
work on an Ontario producer and
processor tax credit on donated food.
The partnership hopes to convince
the provincial government to
introduce a new tax credit for
farmers who donate Ontario foods to
food banks.
It’s encouraging to know that the
program has incorporated
information on preserving Ontario’s
fresh food products for use in the
off-season. Without adequate
knowledge about preserving, some
of the nutritious fresh foods from
our farms would go beyond maturity
and end up wasted.
Along with its lobbying work for
Ontario farmers, the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture is pleased
to be part of this valuable
partnership helping farmers and
Ontario residents benefit from the
skills our farmer have developed
producing food.
OFA Commentary
Buying local then sharing
Street vendor
It’s another season for the Blyth Farmers’ Market which opened for the 2009 summer on
Saturday under sunny skies and comfortable temperatures. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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