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The Citizen, 2019-04-04, Page 12THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019. PAGE 13. Grey 4-H Club plans G2G clean-up hike By Evy Vershaeve The Baan house in Walton was full of happiness and cheer on March 22, as the Grey Township Yeast Beasts attended their sixth meeting. Members arrived at 5:30 p.m. and got straight to work with some making pizza dough from scratch and preparing the ingredients they brought from home as others began rolling out dough. With the contributions from the club, members had amassed an array of pizza toppings including mushrooms, pepperoni, bacon, ground beef, peppers, onions, and of course, cheese! When the dough was rolled into perfect circles, members formed small groups and made their ideal pizza. Then, it was time to put them in the oven to bake. In the meantime, they got started on the second recipe of the night: teddy bear bread. The club worked together to add ingredients and contribute to the dough. By the time the dough was ready to rise, the pizzas had finished baking in the oven. Members surveyed the finished projects and practised judging and comparing the pizzas as they cooled off. The meeting then officially started with the 4-H pledge, and members dug into their well-deserved pizza. This did not conclude the meeting however, as the fun had only just started! The members then split up, with half of them working on the last recipe of the day, soft pretzels, and the others putting their creativity to the test as they assembled teddy bears out of dough. With a mutual agreement that the bears were not going to be getting any better, each member rolled out and shaped their own pretzels. Each member had unique shapes, and the choice to season their pretzels with either salt or sesame seeds. The pretzels went in the oven, and the teddy bears sat to rise for a second time. Meanwhile, the business portion of the meeting had commenced, with the roll call for this meeting being “Name your favourite recipe from the Breadventure project and state why it was your favourite”. Answers included happy face muffins, cheese bread, and cinnamon buns. Then, the minutes of the last meeting were read by Simon Gubelmann, and his sister Katrina calculated our club’s balance with the treasurer’s report. Members followed a game conducted by the youth leader called Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending March 29 were 2,071 cattle and 892 lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold actively at steady prices with choice cattle selling on a slightly higher market. Choice steers and heifers sold $146 to $150 with sales to $152. Second cut steers and heifers sold $136 to $145. Cows sold steady. On Thursday right weight calves sold actively at prices $2 to $5 higher. Lambs and goats sold steady with sheep selling slightly lower. On Friday, calves sold $5 to $10 higher with grass-type cattle seeing further increases. Yearling steers sold on a steady market and yearling heifers sold on a higher market. Southlore Farms Inc. of Palmerston, consigned 13 heifers that averaged 1,290 lbs. and sold for an average price of $128.48. Two black heifers averaged 1,145 lbs. and sold for an average price of $139. Francis Riley of Mildmay, consigned nine steers that averaged 1,693 lbs. and sold for an average price of $149.79. Seven gold steers averaged 1,719 lbs. and sold for an average price of $150. Connell Farms Inc. of Palmerston, consigned 20 head that averaged 1,629 lbs. and sold for an average price of $137.77. Seven black steers averaged 1,624 lbs. and sold for an average price of $146. There were 300 cows on offer. Beef sold $75 to $85; D1 and D2, $60 to $70; D3, $55 to $60. Allen Kistner of Monkton, consigned one black cow that weighed 1,645 lbs. and sold for $81. There were 15 bulls selling $72 to $121. Don Scott of Teeswater, consigned one limousin bull that weighed 2,115 lbs. and sold for $121. There were 200 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $135 to $160; good holsteins, $100 to $110 with sales to $115; Sl heavy holsteins, $85 to $90; heavy holsteins, $70 to $85; medium holsteins, $75 to $90; plain holsteins, $65 to $70. Jim Maw of Forest, consigned one simmental steer that weighed 850 lbs. and sold for $160. Vanderneut Farms Ltd. of Mount Forest, consigned four holstein steers that averaged 726 lbs. and sold for an average price of $101.66. One holstein steer weighed 820 lbs. and sold for $115. Dirkson Ag. Enterprises Inc. of Harriston, consigned 18 holstein steers that averaged 726 lbs. and sold for an average price of $85.75. One holstein steer weighed 685 lbs. and sold for $111. Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $362 to $364; 50 - 64 lbs., $352 to $395; 65 - 79 lbs., $317 to $360; 80 - 94 lbs., $280 to $320; 95 - 109 lbs., $284 to $297; 110 lbs. and over, $273 to $280. Sheep sold $100 to $160. Goats: billies sold $150 to $300; nannies, $50 to $150; kids: meat, $370 to $450 / lb.; dairy, $300 to $370 / lb. Bob McNeil of Hanover, consigned two goats. One goat weighed 61 lbs. and sold for $430. Janet and Willis Lowe of Paisley, consigned five lambs that averaged 61 lbs. and sold for $395. Klandon Farms of Kincardine, consigned 49 head. Thirteen lambs averaged 54 lbs. and sold for an average price of $367. Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $220 to $230; 400 - 499 lbs., $224 to $237; 500 - 599 lbs., $226 to $237; 600 - 699 lbs., $206 to $228; 700 - 799 lbs., $197 to $211; 800 - 899 lbs., $188 to $198; 900 - 999 lbs., $166 to $179; 1,000 lbs. and over, $158 to $171. Top quality stocker heifers 400 - 499 lbs., sold $181 to $200; 500 - 599 lbs., $186 to $206; 600 - 699 lbs., $173 to $205; 700 - 799 lbs., $165 to $182; 800 - 899 lbs., $160 to $175; 900 lbs. and over, $158 to $172. 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UPCOMING SALES Teddy bear bread The Grey 4-H Club – dubbed the Yeast Beasts for this project – wrapped up its official business late last month, meeting at the home of Don and Monique Baan to bake some teddy bear bread. While they have now held their sixth and final meeting, members have agreed to meet once more for a hike along the Goderich-to-Guelph Rail Trail and clean up any litter they find. (Photo submitted) Continued on page 16