HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-10-14, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987.
1,100 !b. Grand Champion 4-H steer tops sale at $2/ib.
Eighty-two thousand, six hun
dred and ten pounds of the choicest
baby beef in two counties was sold
Monday at Brussels Stockyards
duringtheannual Huron-Bruce
4-H Calf Thanksgiving Sale, bring
ing a grand total of $94,894.90 into
the hands of 4-H Beef Calf Club
members.
The average price for the 71
animals sold was $1.15 per pound,
up from an average of $1.06 in
Farm
Darlene Black of Belgrave won the Reserve Championship in her
division at the annual Huron-Bruce Thanksgiving 4-H Beef Calf Club
Show and Sale at Brussels Stockyards on Monday. She later sold the
1,190 lb. steer for $1.20/lb. to Larry Robinson Trucking of Belgrave.
1986. A total weight of $21,910 in
heifers went for $24,554.65, or an
average of $1.12/lb.; while a total
weight of 60,700 pounds of choice
steer beef soldfor$70,340.25, or an
average of $1.16/lb.
Buyers from all over south
western Ontarioand from as far
away as Toronto and Medicine
Hat, Alberta, flocked to the sales
arena to pay tribute to 4-H
members, to watch the show of
cattle which began at 10:30 a.m.,
and to bid on the animals when the
show started just after 1 p.m.
The ribbon for the Overall Grand
Champion went to Kim Weber of
RR 3, Mildmay, who later sold her
1,100 lb. steer to top bidder,
Formosa Mutual Insurance of
Formosa for the grand total of
$2,200, or an even $2/lb.
Another young lady from Bruce
County, Mandy Farrell of RR 2,
Ripley, won the Reserve Grand
Championship with a 1,270 lb.
steer, which was purchased by Van
Ankum Simmentals at $1,42/lb.
Miss Weber placed first in the
Steers, Light Division and Miss
Farrell placed first in the Heavy
Division; while Dean Ribey of RR 4,
Paisley, captured the Steers,
Medium Division award. Jon
Ellerington of RR 3, Exeter was
first in the Light Heifer Division,
and Brian Mulvey of RR 1, Clifford,
placed first in the Heavy Heifer
Heavy Division.
The only prize ribbons to come to
North Huron Clubs were won by
two Belgrave-area members, both
of whom took the reserve in their
respective divisions of the show.
Darlene Black of Belgrave later
sold her 1,190 lb. steer to Larry
Robinson Trucking of Belgrave for
$1.20/lb.; while Mark Coultes of
RR 5, Brussels sold his 1,150 lb.
steer to Show Judge Jim Coultes (a
distant relation) for $1.30/lb.
Darlene and Mark are both
members of the Lucknow 4-H Beef
Calf Club.
Other local Calf Club members
taking part in the show and sale
were as follows: Lucknow 4-H Beef
Calf Club - Renay Taylor, RR 2,
Auburn, 1,220 lbs., $1.15; Vanessa
Alton, Lucknow, 1,260, $1.11;
Cathy Dow, RR 3, Wingham,
1,200, $1.IQ; Brad Shiell, RR3,
Wingham, 1,340, $1.17; and Hea-
therShiell, RR3, Wingham, 1,220,
$1.35.
Membersofthe Brussels 4-H
HFA acclaims Klopp again
Paul Klopp, RR 3, Zurich, was
acclaimed for a second term as
president of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture when
the group held its annual banquet
at Hensall Friday night.
Also nominated were James
Armstrong of Stanley township
and Chris Palmer of East Wawa-
nosh but both withdrew.
Mr. Palmer, a RR 5, Wingham
farmer did accept the nomination
as first vice-president, after Bren-
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Beef Calf Club participating were
as follows: Barbara Alexander,
Ethel, 1,140, $1.14; Brian Alexan
der, Ethel, 1,200, $1.05; Michael
Alexander, Ethel, 1,200, $1.08;
Steve Dolmage, RR 4, Walton,
1,160, $1.15; Darren Johnstone,
RR 2, Bluevale, 1,330. $1.09;
David Johnston, RR 2, Bluevale,
1,220, $1.18; Donna Johnston, RR
2, Bluevale, 1,300, $1.16; and Scott
Johnston, RR 2, Blueavle, 1,400,
$1.27.
Three other local Calf Club
members will be taking their
animals on to the Queen’s Guineas
competition at the Royal Agricul
tural Winter Fair in Toronto next
month, and did not take part in the
Thanksgiving Show and Sale.
Lucknow Calf Club members
Debbie Rintoul of RR 2, Lucknow
and Dianne Black of Belgrave
qualified for the Toronto trip
earlier this month, as did Brussels
Calf Club member Mike Salter of
RR 1, Listowel.
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