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McGavin’s raises thousands for hospice, TSF
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending April
5 were 2,026 cattle and 1,118 lambs
and goats.
On Tuesday, fed steers and heifers
sold on an active trade at prices $2 to
$3 higher. Choice steers and heifers
sold $150 to $158 with sales to $162.
Second cut steers and heifers sold
$145 to $150. Cows sold on a steady
market. On Thursday, right-weight
calves sold actively at steady prices
with heavier calves selling under
pressure. Lambs and goats sold
steady with sheep selling slightly
lower. On Friday calves sold actively
at steady prices with grass-type
cattle selling at a premium. Yearlings
sold steady.
George Roney of Staffa,
consigned 10 heifers that averaged
1,386 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $139.94. Five black heifers
averaged 1,374 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $143.25. Connell
Farms Inc. of Palmerston, consigned
12 head that averaged 1,583 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $135.87.
One red heifer weighed 1,430 lbs.
and sold for $137.50.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned 23 steers that averaged
1,682 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $154.69. One limousin steer
weighed 1,740 lbs. and sold for
$161.50. Dave Baker of Brussels,
consigned five steers that averaged
1,748 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $155.64. One limousin steer
weighed 1,680 lbs. and sold for
$159.75.
There were 275 cows on offer.
Beef sold $75 to $85 with sales to
$92.50; D1 and D2, $63 to $70 with
sales to $74; D3, $55 to $60; D4,
$50 to $55. Andrew Holdings of
Lucknow, consigned one black cow
at 1,345 lbs., sold for $92.50.
There were nine bulls selling
$73.50 to $119. Wanda Snobelen
Ltd. of Ripley, consigned one
charolais bull that weighed 1,730
lbs. and sold for $117.
There were 220 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $142 to $157 with
sales to $200; good holsteins, $95 to
$105 with sales to $112; Sl heavy
holsteins, $75 to $85; heavy
holsteins, $70 to $80; medium
holsteins, $75 to $85; plain
holsteins, $60 to $70.
Paul M. Martin of Lucknow,
consigned seven head that averaged
819 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $157.02. One grey steer
weighed 820 lbs. and sold for $200.
Gord Drennan of Auburn, consigned
four head that averaged 698 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $101.01.
One holstein steer weighed 670 lbs.
and sold for $112.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $358 to
$405; 50 - 64 lbs, $373 to $410; 65 -
79 lbs., $331 to $369; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$277 to $340; 95 - 109 lbs., $270 to
$272; 110 lbs. and over, $221 to
$261.
Sheep sold $75 to $125.
Goats: billies sold $150 to $300;
nannies, $50 to $120; kids: meat,
$290 to $450 / lb.; dairy, $200 to
$350 / lb. Glen Voisin of Formosa,
consigned 20 lambs. Eight lambs
averaged 54 lbs. and sold for $405.
Ken Coleman of Alvinston,
consigned eight lambs that averaged
53 lbs. and sold for $400.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $210 to $222; 400 - 499
lbs., $225 to $260; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$227 to $247; 600 - 699 lbs., $218 to
$242; 700 - 799 lbs., $195 to $210;
800 - 899 lbs., $190 to $200; 900 -
999 lbs., $175 to $187; 1,000 lbs.
and over, $168 to $173.
Top quality stocker heifers 300 -
399 lbs. sold $182 to $210; 400 - 499
lbs., $168 to $207; 500 - 559 lbs.,
$188 to $211.50; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$177 to $206; 700 - 799 lbs., $163 to
$182.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $163 to
$172.50; 900 lbs. and over, $161 to
$181.
Adrian Franken of Teeswater,
consigned five charolais steers that
averaged 581 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $246.
Eric Millen of Portipique, Nova
Scotia, consigned 48 steers that
averaged 602 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $233.39. Fourteen
black steers averaged 577 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $244.
Steve Armstrong of Cayuga,
consigned 36 head that averaged 628
lbs. and sold for an average price of
$214.51.
Fifteen gold heifers averaged 590
lbs. and sold for an average price of
$211.50.
The population of Walton grew
exponentially on April 1 as McGavin
Farm Equipment held a special
clearance auction.
The event brought in 700 bidders
in person, who, alongside other
guests, lined the roads in and out of
Walton with hundreds of vehicles, as
well as 300 bidders online to
consider 308 different lots, including
aged, rented and used farm
machinery.
The last time the company held
such an auction was in 1993 when
Jeff and Brian McGavin took over
the company from their father Neil,
but with the pending merger with
Roberts Farm Equipment, Brian said
the timing of the auction made sense
to help clean up the company’s
inventory.
The unreserved equipment auction
was a big success, Brain said, with
some items selling for higher prices
than expected, while others sold
lower.
“We were very happy with the
day,” he said. “Everything went well
for the sale and the weather was
better than anyone could have asked
for.”
The end of the auction was
special, Brian said, as a pink pedal
tractor was auctioned off numerous
times to support the Huron
Residential Hospice and the Tanner
Steffler Foundation.
While the pedal tractor was set to
be auctioned off once, the first
winner said put it up again, a
practice that happened nine more
times before the tractor found a
home. As a result of the 10 auctions,
$16,000 was raised for the two
organizations.
The dealership plans to match that
amount, Brian said, and make two
sizable donations to the hospice and
the foundation.
As for why those organizations
were identified as beneficiaries,
Brian said that his family has long
had ties to the Steffler family,
making that an easy choice. The
hospice, he said, is an important
organization in Huron County that
provides a beneficial service.
The auction took a month of
planning, Brian said, but that
resulted in a great event. Bidders
came from all over the area and from
across the border, with people
attending from Missouri, Tennessee
and Ohio.
“The staff worked hard to make
this event happen,” Brian said. “The
timing worked well too, because the
farmers weren’t in the field.”
Other organizations benefited
from the event as well. The Blyth
and Brussels Minor Hockey
Association, which had a
fundraising food booth and Freedom
Syrup, the Walton-area organization
that raises money for the families of
fallen soldiers, were part of the event
as well.
Two volunteers from the newly-
formed Huron and Area Search and
Rescue (HASAR) went into action
Saturday at dusk to corral a riding
horse that was loose on Hwy. 4 just
north of Clinton.
The two men were on their way
from a classroom training session to
field training when they spotted the
scared horse on the highway. They
pulled over their vehicle and co-
ordinated the rescue of the horse,
which had escaped from the
Regional Equine and Agricultural
Centre of Huron (REACH).
“This is a great example of our
volunteers using a combination of
cool heads and extensive training to
put an end to a situation that had the
potential to put both the horse and
passersby at risk of injury. They
were very happy that they were part
of a positive outcome,” said Patrick
Armstrong, Director-In-Charge,
HASAR.
HASAR is a newly-established,
non-profit organization that includes
professionally trained volunteers
available for deployment for
methodical land and water searches
for lost people, stolen property, etc.
in Huron, South Bruce, Perth and
Lambton Counties. HASAR is
certified by the Ontario Search and
Rescue Volunteer Association.
TUESDAYS
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Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows
THURSDAYS
8:00 a.m.Drop Calves
10:00 a.m.Veal
11:30 a.m. Lambs, Goats & Sheep
FRIDAYS
10:00 a.m. Stockers
Call us 519-887-6461
Visit our webpage at:
www.brusselslivestock.ca
email us at:
info@brusselslivestock.ca
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Auction with a cause
To end McGavin Farm Equipment’s equipment auction earlier this month, a pink pedal tractor
was auctioned off for charity, with the proceeds destined for Huron Residential Hospice and
the Tanner Steffler Foundation. The auction didn’t go quite as planned, however, as winners
kept donating the tractor back over and over, resulting in 10 separate auctions for the same
tractor, raising $16,000. Brian and Jeff McGavin matched that $16,000, and had plans to
donate the funds to the groups earlier this week. Posing with the tractor are, from left: Brian;
Abby McGavin, a nurse at the hospice; Kate Nesbitt, Clinical Care Co-ordinator at the Hospice
and Jeff. (Nick Vinnicombe photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
HASAR volunteers
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