The Citizen, 1986-09-17, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZLN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1986.
Trading steady at Brussels Stockyards
The market at Brussels Stock-
yards traded steady on choice
cattle. Medium and overfinished
cattle were discounted. Pigs and
cows sold steady. There were 787
cattle and 734 pigs on offer.
Choice steers sold from $83 to
$87 with a sale to $89.25 per
hundredweight. Good steers were
$79 to $83.
champions again
Jan Van Vliet’s prize pigs have
done it again - virtually wiped out
the competition in making an
almostclean sweep ofthe top swine
awards at last week’s Western Fair
in London.
Van Brook Farms of RR 2,
Brussels captured three Grand
Championships, two Reserve
Grands, and two Breeder’s Herd
awards, with Mr. Van Vliet
showing all the animals himself.
As well, his Grand Champion
Hampshire gilttook the top price at
the sale, $700, while her litter
mate sold for only $25 less.
Van Brook Rockey 110 was the
Grand Champion Hampshire gilt,
while Van Brook Farms also took
the Breeder’s Herd award for
Hamps. In the Yorkshire Division,
Van Brook Lad won Grand Cham
pion Boar, with Van Brook Lad A/F
close behind to grab the Reserve
Grand. Van Brook Sally was
Reserve Grand Champion Gilt, and
again, Van Brook Farms took the
York Breeder’s Herd ribbon. In the
Landrace Division, Van Brook
Karragarden walked off with the
farm’s third Grand Championship
ribbon for best boar.
Over the past 20 years, Van
Brook swine have been winning
major awards at eight or 10 of the
country’s top fairs and shows each
year, including the Royal Winter
Fair, Regina’s Agribition, the
Western Fair, and the Pork
Congress. Last November, when
the family returned in triumph
from Regina, they found one of
their barns, with all stock, had
been destroyed by fire.
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A fancy steer consigned by
Howard Martin of RR 3, Brussels
weighing 1090 lbs. topped the
market at $89.25 with his offering
of 15s teersaver aging 1151 lbs.
selling for an overall price of
$84.40.
Six steers consigned by Peter
Dinsmore of RR 1, Gorrie averag
ing 1167 lbs. sold for an overall
“But we just built it up again,
and are going on just the same,”
said Mr. Van Vliet, one of the true
“diehard” swine breeders devot
ed to show business who have
contributed to the excellence of so
many swine shows across the land.
The overall number of swine
exhibited at the Western Fair was
down slightly this year, a fact
which Judge Murray Junker of
Tavistock attributed to the current
high pork prices influencing breed
ers to sell stock rather than show.
However, Mr. Van Vliet said he felt
the numbers were down simply
because the show rejected a
number of exhbitors who “didn't
get their entries in on time.”
Judge Junker said that although
the number of entries was not large
at London this year, “there was a
consistent high quality to them,”
making it an excellent show.
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price of $84.35 with a sale to
$86.75. Fourteen steers consigned
by Glen Johnston of RR 2,
Bluevale, averaging 1206 lbs. sold
for an overall price of $84.34 with a
sale at $85. Twenty steers consign
ed by Ron Gross of RR 1,
Londesboro averaging 1184 lbs.
sold for $84.29 with a sale at
$86.50.
Twelve light steers consigned by
Ron McClure of RR 4, Walton
averaging 990 lbs. sold for $85.60.
Ten choice steers consigned by
Vernon Hodgins of RR 4, Kincar
dine averaging 1166lbs. sold for an
overall price of $84.72. Eight steers
consigned by Stewart Knechtel of
RR 2, Gadshill averaging 1036 lbs.
sold for an overall price of $84.04
with a sale at $85.50 and two
hereford steers consigned by his
son Murray, averaging 1010 lbs.
sold for $84.
Four choice heavy steers con
signed by Clare Steffler, of RR 3,
Teeswater averaging 1400 lbs. sold
for an overall price of $83.91. Nine
steers consigned by Bill Sellers of
RR 2, Bluevale, averaging 1163
lbs. sold for an overall price of
$83.88 with a sale to $85.75. Five
steers consigned by Don Ramseyer
of RR2, Tavistock, averaging 1074
lbs. sold for an overall price of
$83.69. Five steers consigned by
Joe Devereaux of RR 4, Seaforth,
averaging 1086 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $83.56 with a sale to
$84.25. Six steers consigned by
Ashley Clarke of RR 6, Dundalk,
averaging 1210 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $83.66 with sales to
$85. Thirteen heavy steers con
signed by Jim Poortinga of RR 1,
Woodham averaging 13101bs. sold
for an overall price of $83.21 with a
sale to $85.75.
Thirteen steers consigned by
Doug Fraser of RR 2, Blyth,
averaging 1151 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $83.16 with his
wife, Marjorie’s heifer weighing
930 lbs. selling for $83.
Choice exotic heifers sold from
$82 to $86 with a sale to $88.75.
Choice white-faced heifers were
$78 to $82. Good heifers were $75 to
$78.
A heifer consigned by Glen and
Warden Haney of RR 4, Seaforth
weighing 1020 lbs. sold for $88.75
with their offering of five heifers
averaging 992 lbs. selling for an
overall price of $84.87. Thirteen
heifers consigned by Doug Durrer
of RR 2, Mil dm ay averaging 963
lbs. sold for $84.21 with a sale at
$86.50. Four heifers consigned by
Murray Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale
averaging 1067 lbs. sold for $83.76
with a sale to $86.
Fifty-four heifers consigned by
Bob McKague of RR 2, Wingham
averaging 1023 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $83.44 with a sale to
$86.50. Sixteen heifers consigned
by Terry Murray of RR 2, Clifford
averaging 950 lbs. sold for $83.15
with a sale to $85. Ten heifers
consigned by Brian McBurney of
RR 1, Wingham averaging 931 lbs.
sold for an overall price of $82.91.
Four choice heifers consigned by
Ray Hunt of RR 4, Hanover,
averaging 1000 lbs. sold for $82.85
with a sale to $85.25. Four heifers
consigned by Groenberg Farms of
RR 1, Lucknow averaging 1047 lbs.
sold for $81.95 with sales to $83.80.
Ten choice heifers consigned by
Jack Stewart of RR 1, Listowel
averaging 991 lbs. sold for $83.34
with sales to $84.10. Twenty-one
fancy hereford heifers consigned
by Harold Wolfgram of RR 3,
Stratford averaging 850 lbs. sold
for an overall price of $78.62.
Choice cows sold from $52 to
$56. Good cows were $48 to $52.
Canners and cutters were $44 to
$48.
Pigsunder301bs. traded to a
high of $1.66; 30 to 40-lb. pigs to a
high of $1.64; 40 to 50-lb. pigs to a
high of $1.40; 50 to 60-lb. pigs to a
high of $1.31; 60 to 70-lb. pigs to a
high of $1.25; 70 to 80-lb. pigs to a
high of $1.19.
Brussels Stockyards’ next Spe
cial Stocker and Feeder Sale will be
held on Tuesday, September 23, at
1:30 p.m. To consign cattle to this
sale phone 887-6461.
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