HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-01-03, Page 7Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Dec.
28 were 541 head of cattle, 91 lambs
and goats. On Thursday veal sold on
a steady market. Lambs sold on a
good active trade. Sheep sold steady
and goats were too few to establish.
On Friday calves and yearlings sold
on a steady trade.
There were 141 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $100 to $112 with
sales to $114.50; good holstein, $90
to $95 with sales to $98; medium
holstein, $75 to $85; plain holstein,
$60 to $70; good heavy holstein,
$75 to $85. Brian Wideman of
Gowanstown of Gowanstown,
consigned nine veal averaging 725
lbs. selling for an average of
$111.54 with three limousin heifers
averaging 748 lbs. selling for
$114.50. Marshall Durnin of
Auburn, consigned two veal
averaging 750 lbs. selling for an
average of $109.25 with one
charolais steer weighing 750 lbs
selling for $114.50. Henry M.
Martin of Teeswater, consigned one
black steer weighing 770 lbs. selling
for $112.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs., sold $240 to
$250; 65 - 79 lbs., $135 to $187; 80
- 94 lbs., $142 to $160; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$131 to $146; 110 lbs. and over,
$104 to $133.
Sheep sold $46 to $72.
Top quality stocker steers 400 -
499 lbs., sold $97.50 to $117; 500 -
599 lbs., $85 to $107.50; 600 - 699
lbs., $87 to $96.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$90 to $94; 800 - 899 lbs., $83.50 to
$91.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $86 to $92;
1,000 lbs. and over, $70 to $91.50.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., $73 to $91; 400 - 499 lbs.,
$75 to $103; 500 - 599 lbs., $77.50
to $95; 600 - 699 lbs. $72 to $80.50;
700 - 799 lbs., $77 to $82.75; 800 -
899 lbs., $78 to $82; 900 lbs. and
over, $71 to $79.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Dec.
21 were 2,068 head of cattle, 862
lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed
steers and heifers sold $1 to $2
lower. Choice steers and heifers sold
$76 to $80 with sales to $92. Second
cut sold $74 to $76. Cows sold on a
steady market. On Thursday veal
sold on a steady market. Lambs,
sheep and goats sold under pressure
while heavy lambs sold on a steady
market. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a steady trade.
There were 415 steers on offer.
Murray Switzer of St. Marys,
consigned three steers averaging
1,283 lbs. selling for an average of
$79.36 with one black steer
weighing 1,255 lbs. selling for
$84.25. John Wiersma of Blyth,
consigned fifteen steers averaging
1,355 lbs. selling for an average of
$79.16 with one black steer
weighing 1,365 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $82.25.
Geisel Cattle Company of Elmira,
consigned twenty-nine steers
averaging 1,556 lbs. selling for an
average of $77.26 with one gold
steer weighing 1,490 lbs. selling for
$82.
Mel Lyons of Lucknow,
consigned nine steers averaging
1,461 lbs. selling for an average of
$79.95 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,320 lbs. selling for
$81.75. Albert W. Frey of
Palmerston, consigned nineteen
steers averaging 1,476 lbs. selling
for an average of $78.60 with one
mix steer weighing 1,430 lbs.
selling for $81.75. Martin Metske of
Lucknow, consigned six steers
averaging 1,445 lbs. selling for an
average of $79.96 with two gold
steers averaging 1,375 lbs. selling to
Holly Park Meat Packers for $81.25.
Levi M. Martin of Harriston,
consigned ten steers averaging
1,365 lbs. selling for an average of
$75.40 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,310 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $81.
Marvara Farms of Drayton,
consigned seven steers averaging
1,449 lbs. selling for an average of
$76.96 with one gold steer weighing
1,410 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $80.75. Corgercrest
Farms of Seaforth, consigned three
steers averaging 1,470 lbs. selling
for an average of $77.58 with one
red steer weighing 1,465 lbs. selling
for $80.25. Glen Geisel of West
Montrose, consigned fourteen steers
averaging 1,549 lbs. selling for an
average of $78.13 with one charolais
steer weighing 1,455 lbs. selling for
$80.25.
There were 291 heifers on offer.
Henry Kanters of Elmwood,
consigned one mix heifer weighing
1,420 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $92. Ken Shortreed of
Walton, consigned four heifers
averaging 1,335 lbs. selling for an
average of $82.62 with two limousin
heifers averaging 1,350 lbs. selling
for $85. David Bowles of Brussels,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,296 lbs. selling for an average of
$81.40 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,300 lbs. selling for $84.
M-R Farms of Exeter, consigned
seventeen heifers averaging 1,405
lbs. selling for an average of $79.63
with one gold heifer weighing 1,285
lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $84. Ducharme Farms of
Zurich, consigned twenty-three
heifers averaging 1,299 lbs. selling
for an average of $76.10 with one
limousin heifer weighing 1,195 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $83.50. RMB Farms of Blyth,
consigned eleven heifers averaging
1,342 lbs. selling for an average of
$81.30 with four limousin heifers
averaging 1,341 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $82.50.
K/C McAlpine Farms of Ailsa
Craig, consigned fifteen heifers
averaging 1,409 lbs. selling for an
average of $78.08 with one red
heifer weighing 1,505 lbs. selling
for $82. Simeon Sherk of St.
Clement, consigned thirteen heifers
averaging 1,360 lbs. selling for an
average of $79.65 with eight
charolais heifers averaging 1,386
lbs. selling for $82. Darren Johnston
of Bluevale, consigned twenty-six
heifers averaging 1,360 lbs. selling
for an average of $79.65 with eight
red heifers averaging 1,401 lbs.
selling for $81.25. Tim Metske of
Lucknow, consigned one gold heifer
weighing 1,385 lbs. selling for
$81.25.
There were 322 cows on offer.
Beef cows sold $37 to $46 with
sales to $55; D1 and D2, $34 to $38;
D3, $30 to $34; D4, $20 to $28.
Blue Oaks Farms of Ripley,
consigned four cows averaging
1,425 lbs. selling for an average of
$39.46 with one black cow
weighing 1,410 lbs. selling for $55.
Weersink Farms of Staffa,
consigned twelve cows averaging
1,592 lbs. selling for an average of
$35.08 with one holstein cow
weighing 1,800 lbs. selling for $54.
Blanch Valley Farms of New
Liskeard, consigned three cows
averaging 1,723 lbs. selling for an
average of $46.24 with one mix cow
weighing 1,675 lbs. selling for $53.
There were 24 bulls on offer
selling $25 to $45 with sales to $50.
Nick Andriessen of Listowel,
consigned four bulls averaging
1,474 lbs. selling for an average of
$47.77 with one holstein bull
weighing 1,635 lbs. selling for $50.
MBRHEO Cattle Co. Inc. of
Clifford, consigned two bulls
averaging 1,590 lbs. selling for an
average of $38.57 with one blonde
bull weighing 1,475 lbs. selling for
$45.
There were 103 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $100 to $110 with
sales to $122; good holstein, $80 to
$90 with sales to $94.50; medium
holstein, $65 to $75; plain holstein,
$50 to $60; good heavy holstein,
$70 to $80. Mark Pfeffer of Clifford,
consigned five veal averaging 662
lbs. selling for an average of $96.34
with one limousin steer weighing
685 lbs. selling for $122. Mark and
Paul Pennington of Mildmay,
consigned four veal averaging 748
lbs. selling for an average of
$107.29 with two mix steers
averaging 765 lbs. selling for
$119.50. Brian Wideman of
Gowanstown, consigned eight veal
averaging 691 lbs. selling for an
average of $93.22 with three
limousin heifers averaging 733 lbs.
selling for $107.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $170 to
$237; 50 - 64 lbs., $156 to $232; 65
- 79 lbs., $139 to $191; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$138 to $162; 95 - 109 lbs., $145 to
$158; 110 lbs. and over, $102 to
$146.
Sheep sold $42 to $130.
Goats: kids sold $50 to $85 with
sales to $120; nannies, $80 to $100;
billies, $150 to $250.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $105 to $126; 400 -
499 lbs., $77 to $121; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$88 to $111; 600 - 699 lbs., $88 to
$110.75; 700 - 799 lbs., $86 to
$103.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $78.50 to
$91.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $82 to
$92.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $73.50
to $93.
Top quality stocker heifers 300 -
399 lbs. sold $88.50 to $101; 400 -
499 lbs., $74 to $110; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$78 to $101; 600 - 699 lbs., $81 to
$99; 700 - 799 lbs., $74 to $92.75;
800 - 899 lbs., $75 to $88; 900 lbs.
and over, $70 to $90.
AgricultureBrussels Livestock reportThursday’s veal sells on steady marketTHE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008. PAGE 7.
An Ontario couple will be one of
the first holistic management
certified educators to receive
training in Canada.
Tony and Fran McQuail, of
Lucknow, Ontario joined trainees
from British Columbia, Alberta and
Saskatchewan in an intensive week-
long course sponsored by Holistic
Management International and held
near Saskatoon.
Holistic management was
developed by Allan Savory to help
ranchers and farm families make
decisions which included the
family’s quality of life and
environmental impact as well as the
economic results. It also encourages
the involvement of everyone in the
“whole under management” in the
goal setting and decision making
process.
The McQuails have been
practising holistic management since
1995 when they took a trio of three
day-long courses sponsored by the
Ecological Farmers Association of
Ontario. Tony says that the skills
they learned help them involve their
daughters in the farm planning and
improving the family quality of life.
In 1996 they took their first family
summer holiday and planned for a
farm profit. It also helped them
improve their pasture management
and planning which allowed them to
take the holiday.
The Canadian trainees will be
going back to Saskatoon later in the
winter to complete their training in
how to teach holistic management
financial planning and holistic
management biological planning and
grazing management. They will
then be able to offer holistic
management courses to interested
farmers and ranchers across Canada.
The trainers for this program were
Don and Bev Campbell from
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan and
Kelly Sidoryk of Lloydminster,
Alberta. They received their training
at Holistic Management
International in Albuquerque, New
Mexico and have been offering
workshops for a number of years but
are unable to keep up with the
demand.
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THURSDAYS
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FRIDAYS
10:00 a.m. Stockers
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