HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-10-14, Page 15Brussels Stockyards
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987. PAGE 15.
Heavy, overfinished cattle sell under pressure
Choice steers and heifers met a
good demand at Brussels Stock-
yards with heavy and overfinished
cattle selling under pressure at
barely steady prices. Cows were
steady. Pigs sold very strong and
veal sold steady. There were 580
cattle and 516 pigs on offer.
Choicesteerssoldfrom$86 to
$90 with sales to $92.75 per
hundredweight. Good steers were
$83 to $86.
A steer consigned by Frank
Dolmage of RR 1, Seaforth,
weighing 1120 lb. sold for $92.75,
with his total offering of 13 steers,
averaging 1138 lbs., selling for an
overall price of $89.64. Twenty
seven steers consigned by Maple
Emblem Farms of RR 1, Dungann
on averaging 1293 lbs., sold for an
average price of $88.44, with sales
to$92.75. Fourteen steers consign
ed by Glen Johnston of RR 2,
Bluevale averaging 1209 lbs. sold
for an average price of $90.25, with
sales to $91.50.
A steer consigned by Stam
Farms of RR 4, Kincardine,
weighing 1170 lbs. sold for $92.25,
with their total offering of 26
steers, averaging 1222 lbs., selling
for an overall price of $86.95. A
steer consigned by Wally Wolf
gram, of RR3, Stratford, weighing
1170 lbs., sold for $92. Eleven
steers consigned by Doug Wagg,
of RR 5, Mitchell, averaging 1249
lbs., soldforanaverageprice of
$88.32, with sales to $90.50.
Thirty-three steers consigned by
Bluemont Farms of RR 1, Bright,
averaging 1112 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $87.42, with sales to
$88.85. Forty-eight hereford
steers consigned by Gerald Ball of
RR 1, Embro, averaging 1107 lbs.
in weight, and selling for an overall
price of $86.95, with sales to Wingham, averaging 1060 lbs.
$88.60. Seven hereford steers sold for $87.60.
consigned by Jim Wright of RR 4, Choice heifers sold from $86 to
The winner of the Reserve Championship ribbon in his division, Mark
Coultes of RR 5, Brussels, poses with the purchaser of the animal,
Judge Jim Coultes of Wingham. Mark’s 1,150 lb. steer sold for
$1.30/lb. at the annual Huron-Bruce 4-H Thanksgiving Show and Sale
in Brussels on Monday.
$89 with sales to $89.75. Good
heiferswere$84to$86. A heifer
consigned by Frank Dolmage of RR
1, Seaforth, weighing 880 lbs. sold
for $89.75. A heifer consigned by
Gordon Daer of RR 1, Auburn,
weighing 1050 lbs. sold for $89.
Seven heifers consigned by
Harry Verbeek of RR 2, Bluevale,
averaging 983 lbs. sold for $87.20,
with sales to $88.85. Four heifers
consigned by Everett Dustow of RR
2, Mildmay, averaging 1020 lbs.
sold for an average price of $87.09,
with sales to 88.50. Eleven heifers
consigned by Robert Strong of RR
1, Gorrie, averaging 1131 lbs. sold
for an overall price of $84.67, with
sales to $86.75.
Choice cows sold from $59 to $64
with sales to $66. Good cows were
$57 to $61. Canners and cutters
were $50 to $56.
Thirty - 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of $1.09 per lb.; 40 to50 lb.
pigs traded to a high of $1.12 per
lb.; 50 to 60 lb.. pigs traded to a
high of $ 1.05 per lb.; 60 to 70 lb.
pigs traded to a high of $1.02 per
lb.; 70to801b. pigs traded to a high
of .85 cents per lb.
Choice veal calves sold from $90
to$100with sales to $105. Medium
veal sold from $85 to $90.
Brussels Stockyards will be
holding a Special Stocker & Feeder
Sale on Tuesday, October 20, at
1:30 p.m., and a Sheep and Lamb
Sale on November 6. For further
information, phone 887-6461.
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Jr. Farmers donate kits to schools ELEVATOR DIVISION
As an Agricultural Awareness
Project, the Huron County Junior
Farmers have put together special
kits of farm products, which they
will be donating to all 35 elemen
tary schools in the county by
mid-November.
Sharon Nivinsof RR 7, Lucknow,
the Huron County Junior Farmers’
Agricultural Contact and chairman
of the Agricultural Awareness
Project, says that the kits contain a
number of Huron County agricul
tural products in both their raw
state and their processed state,
such as a sample of shelled corn
and a sample of corn flakes
breakfast cereal, or a sample of raw
soyabeans along with a pretzel,
which will have used soybean oil in
its manufacture.
Mrs. Nivins said that many local
agricultural businesses and farm
ers have donated material for the
kits, which also contain a selection
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8000 bu/hour
unloading capacity
KEN R. CAMPBELL
of material donated by the Clinton
OMAF office, such as beef, pork
and lamb cookbooks, coloring
books, animal breed information
and pictures, and meat cutting
charts.
The first kit was presented to
HFA's McIntosh steps down
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da McIntosh of Tuckersmith town
ship declined to run for a second
term saying her work with the
Ontario Farm Debt Review Board
was putting too much pressure on
her time.
Mr. Palmer said he senses a
stirring in the countryside, a
feeling of some optimism that
governments are going to help
farmers with programs such as the
province’s land stewardship pro
gram and program for farm
machinery and the federal govern
ment’s Special Grains Act. He said
Arnold Mathers, the Huron Coun
ty Board of Education’s superin
tendent of programs, at the
Education Centre in Clinton on
October 6, and others will be
presented to county schools as they
become available.
farmers must stop the arguing
between commodities because it
will only lead to the demise of
farming. And he urged farmers not
to be critical of neighbours who
find themselves in trouble but be
compassionate.
Mr. Armstrong, for the past four
years president of the Stanley
Federation of Agriculture, was
acclaimed as the second vice-pre
sident.
Named as directors at large were
Brenda McIntosh, Fred Etzler,
Murray Crawford, Larry Plaetzer,
John Nesbit, and John Gaunt.
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