HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-02-07, Page 9Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending 2,122
head of cattle, 235 lambs and goats.
On Tuesday the fed steers and
heifers sold $1 to $2 lower. Choice
steers and heifers sold $78 to $81
with sales to $84.10. Second cut sold
$73 to $77. Cows sold steady. On
Thursday veal sold $2 to $5 lower.
Lambs sold on an active trade. Sheep
and goats sold on a steady market.
On Friday calves sold steady, while
yearlings sold on a strong active
trade.
There were 524 steers on offer.
Jesse M. Bauman of Newton,
consigned eight steers averaging
1,441 lbs. selling for an average of
$81.86 with two black steers
averaging 1,510 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $84.10.
Willard B. Martin of Drayton,
consigned twelve steers averaging
1,553 lbs. selling for an average of
$78.45 with one gold steer weighing
1,510 lbs. selling to Norwich
Packers for $84. Ronjac Farms of
Grand Valley, consigned sixteen
steers averaging 1,519 lbs. selling
for an average of $73.50 with one
blonde steers weighing 1,430 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $83.25.
Walter Riddell of Granton,
consigned eighteen steers averaging
1,406 lbs. selling for an average of
$80.68 with one black steers
weighing 1,400 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $82.50.
Wayne Redmond of Auburn,
consigned twenty-four steers
averaging 1,652 lbs. selling for an
average of $78.12 with one
simmental steer weighing 1,310 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $82.50. Rick Bross of Mildmay,
consigned thirty-three steers
averaging 1,528 lbs. selling for an
average of $79.89 with seven black
steers averaging 1,472 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $82.25.
Enoch Martin of Proton Station,
consigned eighteen steers averaging
1,650 lbs. selling for an average of
$78.76 with two limousin steers
averaging 1,543 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $82.25.
Edwin M. Bauman of Wallenstein,
consigned seven steers averaging
1,421 lbs. selling for an average of
$77.63 with two black steers
averaging 1,473 lbs. selling for
$82.25. David S. M. Sherk of St.
Clements, consigned nineteen steers
averaging 1,496 lbs. selling for an
average of $76.98 with one charolais
steer weighing 1,275 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $82.25.
Lloyd Frey of Harriston, consigned
nineteen steers averaging 1,522 lbs.
selling for an average of $77.57 with
three limousin steers averaging
1,462 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $82.
There were 393 heifers on offer.
Andy VanderVeen of Blyth,
consigned seven heifers averaging
1,388 lbs. selling for an average of
$81.97 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,260 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $84. David
Bowles of Brussels, consigned five
heifers averaging 1,314 lbs. selling
for an average of $82.32 with one
limousin heifer weighing 1,390 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $83. M-R Farms of Exeter,
consigned thirteen heifers averaging
1,313 lbs. selling for an average of
$80.79 with five limousin heifers
averaging 1,272 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $83.
Eli Weber of Listowel, consigned
twenty heifers averaging 1,418 lbs.
selling for an average of $80.04 with
two limousin heifers averaging
1,320 lbs. selling for $82.25. Jim
Rapson of Walton, consigned two
heifers averaging 1,403 lbs. selling
for an average of $81.39 with one
red heifer weighing 1,435 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $82. Rick Govers of Crediton,
consigned fifteen heifers averaging
1,302 lbs. selling for an average of
$81.08 with two limousin heifers
averaging 1,415 lbs. selling for $82.
Allan Thornton of Gorrie, consigned
two red heifers averaging 1,348 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$81.75. Arthur and George Hinz of
Monkton, consigned five heifers
averaging 1,367 lbs. selling for an
average of $79.43 with two mix
heifers averaging 1,435 lbs. selling
for $81.75.
Connell Farms Inc. of Palmerston,
consigned thirty heifers averaging
1,368 lbs. selling for an average of
$78.64 with five black heifers
averaging 1,367 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $81.75. Martin
Metske of Lucknow, consigned
twelve heifers averaging 1,380 lbs.
selling for an average of $81.42 with
eight black heifers averaging 1,368
lbs. selling for $81.50.
There were 230 cows on offer.
American Type Cows sold $39 to
$44 with sales to $49; beef cows,
$35 to $40 with sales to 44.50; D1
and D2, $33 to $36; D3, $31 to $33;
D4, $28 to $31. Bert VanMaar of
Goderich, consigned seven cows
averaging 1,544 lbs. selling for an
average of $41.89 with one holstein
cow weighing 1,515 lbs. selling for
$48.50. Kie Farms of St. Marys,
consigned six cows averaging 1,619
lbs. selling for an average of $44.46
with one holstein cow weighing
1,735 lbs. selling for $48.50. Ervin
Streicher of Newton, consigned two
cows averaging 1,715 lbs. selling for
an average of $42.89 with one red
cow weighing 1,850 lbs. selling for
$47.50.
There were three bulls on offer
selling $47.50 to $50.50. Markus
Daetwyler of Atwood, consigned
one holstein bull weighing 1,350 lbs.
selling for $50.50. Ron Becker of
Clifford, consigned on holstein bull
weighing 1,625 lbs. selling for
$50.50.
There were 159 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $80 to $100 with
sales to $110; good holstein, $75 to
$80 with sales to $90; medium
holstein, $60 to $70; plain holstein
$45 to $60; good heavy holstein, $70
to $80. Mike Durnin of Auburn,
consigned eleven veal averaging 787
lbs. selling for an average of $92.19
with one limousin steer weighing
765 lbs. selling for $110. John
Martin of Lucknow, consigned four
veal averaging 709 lbs. selling for an
average of $96.55 with one limousin
heifer weighing 720 lbs. selling for
$106. John L. Miller of Lucknow,
consigned five veal averaging 762
lbs. selling for an average of $91.88
with one simmental steer weighing
720 lbs. selling for $105.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $187.50
to $217; 50 - 64 lbs., $203 to $225;
65 - 79 lbs., $156 to $182; 80 - 94
lbs., $151 to $172; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$148 to $159.
Sheep sold $30 to $55 with sales
to $72.
Goats: kids sold $80 to $100 with
sales to $125; nannies, $80 to $90.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs., sold $100 to $129; 400 -
499 lbs., $102 to $118.50; 500 - 599
lbs., $103 to $113.50; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$83.50 to $106.25; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$80.50 to $99.25; 800 - 899 lbs., $87
to $92.25; 900 - 999 lbs., $87.25 to
$91.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $79.25
to $88.25.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $83 to $115; 300 - 399
lbs., $87 to $111; 400 - 499 lbs., $77
to $107; 500 -599 lbs., $79 to $95;
600 - 699 lbs., $76.50 to $87; 700 -
799 lbs., $72 to $93.50; 800 - 899
lbs., $73.50 to $90.50; 900 lbs. and
over, $72 to $90.
AgricultureBrussels Livestock reportFed steers, heifers sell $1-$2 lower THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008. PAGE 9.
It’s moving ahead with a business.
Or perhaps it could be said, moving
heads.
The new receiving and processing
facility for McCall Livestock,
located at 85345 Brussels Line is
ready for guests. An open house is
being held from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 13 to
give customers and the general
public a preview.
“We needed a bigger and
improved facility,” said Ross
McCall.
“The open house will give our
customers the opportunity to see the
improvements we have made for
handling cattle.”
There are several features of the
80 foot by 296-foot building that
have modernized the way McCall
Livestock is able to do business now,
allowing for many “animal friendly”
treatments, said McCall.
These include a Bowman
hydraulic squeeze, a 25 foot by 10
foot electric livestock scale, a double
deck loading chute, natural
ventilation and and 80-foot
clearnspan truss system.
The facility is replacing the old
barn, located just south, which has
been in use since 2001. It can hold
about 400 cattle.TUESDAYS
9:00 a.m.
Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows
THURSDAYS
8:00 a.m.Drop Calves
10:00 a.m.Veal
11:30 a.m.Pigs, Lambs, Goats & Sheep
FRIDAYS
10:00 a.m. Stockers
Call us 519-887-6461
Visit our webpage at:
www.brusselslivestock.ca
email us at:
info@brusselslivestock.ca
BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK
Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd.
UPCOMING SALES
Grand opening for new processing facility
By Bonnie Gropp
The Citizen
By Mark Wales, Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
Executive Committee
Faced with thin profit margins,
farmers have to look at every
opportunity to save money as they
produce food and other products on
their farms.
One such area for savings can be
found in property taxes, and the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
has worked hard to ensure farmers
get the best possible deals on taxes.
On an ongoing basis, OFA takes
the message to Ontario’s finance
department about areas for potential
savings for farmers on property
taxes. Over the years, we have
enjoyed a number of successes, but
the area of taxing value-added
activities on today’s modern farms
is still a focus of our attention.
We have set up working groups to
review the subject of property taxes
on value-added facilities on farms.
Those working groups have
included a broad cross section of
commodities, elected and staff
representatives from those
commodities, and government staff
from such groups as the Municipal
Property Assessment Corporation.
When the latest group met, there
was agreement on a number of
issues related to assessment and
taxation of agricultural facilities.
However, when it comes to
getting the province’s finance
department to change its policies
and regulations regarding taxation
of agricultural operations, including
value-added activities, our battle
continues.
OFA directors debated a number
of recommendations from the Value
Added Property Tax Working
Group at their January meeting.
Agreement was reached on a
number of issues.
The definition of a ‘value added’
operation was confirmed as an
extension of the farming operation
by taking a marketable farm
commodity produced on land
owned or controlled through rental,
lease and/or sharecropping
arrangements by the same farmer or
farmers and increasing its value by
further preparing it, and/or storing
it, and/or selling it directly to the
consumer.
The OFA directors agreed with
property tax treatment of value
added facilities to give special
treatment to products grown in
Ontario – if historically at least 51
per cent of the product is grown and
value-added to by the same farmer
or farmers and at least 90 per cent
of the product is grown in Ontario,
then the facilities should be subject
to the farm tax rate.
OFA’s directors also supported
the recommendation for property
tax treatment of environmentally-
friendly energy production facilities
on a farm: the 40,000 dollar
assessment valuation per megawatt
equivalent should apply to the
energy production facilities; the
land should be valued as farm land
for assessment purposes; and the
Farm Tax Rate should apply to the
on-farm energy production
facilities and the farm land.
Now that these issues have been
accepted as OFA policy, the work to
have the provincial government
implement the recommendations
will proceed in earnest. OFA will
need the support of all of its
members, county federations and
commodity partners to ensure the
province moves with us.
Give us a call 519-887-9061
Fax 519-887-8734 Cell Phone 519-357-6547
R.R. 2 Bluevale
John
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