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Cattle at $l-$2 higher prices
The sales at Brussels Livestock
for the week ending July 24 were:
fed cattle, 735; cows, 220; veal,
225; lambs and goats, 355;
stockers, 450; and pigs, 186.
There was a strong active market
at Brussels Livestock with cattle
being $1 - $2 higher from previous
week.
There were 487 steers on offer
selling from $82.50 to $92.85 to
the high of $97. Twelve steers
consigned by John Barbour,
Orangeville averaging 1353 lbs.
sold for an average of $91.83 with
sales to $97 purchased by MGI
Packers. Forty-nine steers
consigned by W. B. Pletch Co.
Ltd., Rockwood averaging 1279
lbs. sold for an average of $91.99
with sales to $94.60. Twenty-eight
steers consigned by Gerald Geisel,
Elmira averaging 1353 lbs. sold for
an average of $90.83 with sales to
$93.50. Twelve steers consigned by
Ralph Dickson, Mitchell averaging
1268 lbs. sold for an average of
$89.70 with sales to $92.75.
Twenty-eight steers consigned by
Schmidtbrook Farms, Woodstock
averaging 1345 lbs. sold for an
average of $86.90 with sales to
$92.70. Forty-four steers consigned
by G. A. Stewart Farms, Ripley
averaging 1203 lbs. sold for an
average of $90.71 with sales to
$92.25. Two steers consigned by
Clarence and Joe Wilhelm,
Walkerton averaging 1165 lbs. sold
for an average of $90.38 with sales
to $92. Seventeen steers consigned
by Doug Gear, Orton, averaging
1339 lbs. sold for an average of
$89.96 with sales to $90.85.
Six steers consigned by Gordon
Daer. Auburn averaging 1140 lbs.
sold for an average of $88.61 with
sales to $90.25. Eighteen steers
consigned by Abner H. Martin,
Listowel averaging 1228 lbs. sold
for an average of $87.21 with sales
to $90.25. Thirteen steers
consigned by Dale and John Taylor
Farms, Creemore averaging 1393
lbs. sold for an average of $87.47
with sales to $88.80.
There were 230 heifers on offer
selling from $77.50 to $88 to the
high of $92. Four heifers consigned
by Murray Smith, Dublin,
averaging 1083 lbs. sold for $92.
Two heifers consigned by Maple
Ridge Farms, Brussels averaging
1200 lbs. sold for an average of
$84.16 with sales to $92. One
heifer consigned by Tevor King,
Gorrie weighing 1020 lbs. sold for
$91.75.
Two heifers consigned by
Stanley Marshall, Durham
averaging 1155 lbs. sold for an
average of $87.78 with sales to
$89. Four heifers consigned by
Gordon Roulston, Ripley averaging
1230 lbs. sold for an average of
$79.33 with sales to $88.75.
Sixteen heifers consigned by Hugh
Love, Atwood averaging 989 lbs.
sold for an average of $86.70 with
sales to $88. Twenty heifers
consigned by Wayne King, Gorrie
averaging 1054 lbs. sold for an
average of $85.58 with sales to
$88. Five heifers consigned by
Ross Corbett, Exeter averaging
1012 lbs. sold for an average of $85
with sales to $87.85.
There were 220 cows on offer
selling from $53 to $63.75 to the
high of $68. Three cows consigned
by Paul Klages, Mildmay,
averaging 1193 lbs. sold for an
average of $64.03 with sales to
$68. Four cows consigned by K &
A Beef Farms, Wroxeter averaging
1440 lbs. sold for an average of
$63.33 with sales to $67.75. One
cow consigned by Eric McDougall,
Kincardine weighing 1170 lbs. sold
for $66.25.
There were 225 veal on offer
selling from $68 to $85.50 to the
high of $105. Four veal consigned
by John Verberg, Londesboro
averaging 660 lbs. sold for an
average of $88.49 with sales to
$105.
Six veal consigned by John
Martin, Lucknow averaging 613
lbs. sold for an average of $85.85
with sales to $93.50. Two veal
consigned by Dale Bachert, Blyth
averaging 640 lbs. sold for an
average of $91.83 with sales to
$99. .
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold 74 to
94; 50 - 79 lbs., 70-81 with sales
to 115; 80 and over 70 - 76. Five
lambs consigned by Jim Rae,
Mildmay averaging 54 lbs. sold for
$115.
There were 186 pigs with 25
paper pigs. Thirty to 40 lbs. sold to
a high of 63.5 cents per lb.; 40 to
50 lbs., to a high of 62 cents per
lb.; 50 to 60 lbs., to a high of 60.5
cents per lb.; 60 to 70 lbs., to a high
of 59 cents per lb.; 70 to 80 lbs., to
a high of 55 cents per lb.; and over
80 lbs. to a high of 58 cents per lb.
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