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Vincent named to OPA Board of Directors
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending April
12 were 2,749 cattle and 1,376
lambs and goats.
On Tuesday fed steers and heifers
sold actively at prices $2 to $3
higher. Fancy steers and heifers sold
$158 to $162 to $163.50. Choice
steers and heifers sold $150 to $158.
Second cut steers and heifers sold
$145 to $150. Cows sold on a
stronger market at prices $2 higher
at the sale.
On Thursday veal sold on a very
active trade at steady prices. Lambs
sold actively on a steady market.
Goats sold steady and sheep sold
easier.
On Friday calves sold on a strong
active trade at prices $3 to $5 higher
and grass-type cattle sold at a
premium. Yearlings sold steady.
Bruce Dale of Centralia,
consigned 10 heifers that averaged
1,313 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $151.74. Two limousin
heifers averaged 1,208 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $155.50.
Larry Reinhart Jr. of Mildmay,
consigned 16 heifers that averaged
1,380 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $143.53. One rwf heifer
weighed 1,375 lbs. and sold for
$153.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned 17 steers that averaged
1,663 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $156.59. Five limousin
steers averaged 1,600 lbs. and sold
for $163.50. Dave Baker of
Brussels, consigned four limousin
steers that averaged 1,784 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $154.52.
Two limousin steers averaged 1,753
lbs. and sold for $163.
There were 350 cows on offer.
Beef sold $75 to $87 with sales to
$97; D1 and D2, $65 to $70 with
sales to $78.50; D3, $60 to $64; D4,
$55 to $60. Highland Crest Farms of
Lucknow, consigned one charolais
cow that weighed 1,805 lbs. and sold
for $97. Brent Grainger of Zurich,
consigned one grey cow that
weighed 1,540 lbs. and sold for $95.
There were 10 bulls selling $78 to
$113. Onias Weber of Holyrood,
consigned one simmental bull that
weighed 2,025 lbs. and sold for
$113.
There were 200 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $135 to $165 with
sales to $197; good holsteins, $90 to
$100 with sales to $105; Sl heavy
holsteins, $80 to $90; heavy
holsteins, $75 to $85; medium
holsteins, $75 to $85; plain
holsteins, $60 to $70. Scottslea
Farms Ltd. of Blyth, consigned one
blue steer that weighed 872 lbs. and
sold for $197.
Dutchdale Farms of Lucknow,
consigned three holstein steers that
averaged 697 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $97.99. One
holstein steer weighed 650 lbs. and
sold for $103. Dirksen Ag.
Enterprise Inc. of Harriston,
consigned 14 holstein steers that
averaged 733 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $86.56. One
holstein steer weighed 690 lbs. and
sold for $103.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $361 to
$450; 50 - 64 lbs., $369 to $415; 65
- 79 lbs, $331 to $380; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$309 to $355; 95 - 109 lbs., $289 to
$319; 110 lbs. and over, $248 to
$282.
Sheep sold $90 to $110.
Goats: billies sold $150 to $300;
nannies, $50 to $125; kids, $250 to
$415. Brian and Craig Salverda of
Londesborough, consigned 30
lambs. Fifteen lambs averaged 48
lbs and sold for $400. Larry and
Linda Plaetzer of Auburn, consigned
25 lambs. Eight lambs averaged 52
lbs. and sold for an average price of
$415.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $219 to $250; 400 -
499 lbs., $216 to $242; 500 - 599
lbs., $230 to $255; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$213 to $250; 700 - 799 lbs., $197 to
$217; 800 - 899 lbs., $179 to $193;
900 - 999 lbs., $175 to $185; 1,000
lbs. and over, $163 to $170.
Top quality stocker heifers 300 -
399 lbs. sold $208 to $225; 400 -
499 lbs., $165 to 242; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$193 to $212; 600 - 699 lbs., $184 to
$209; 700 - 799 lbs., $172 to $213;
800 - 899 lbs., $162 to $171; 900
lbs. and over, $157 to $165.
Allan Aitchison of New Liskeard,
consigned 81 steers and heifers. Ten
gold steers averaged 761 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $208.25.
Nine gold heifers averaged 776 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$178.50. Middelkamp Farms Ltd. of
Ripley, consigned 79 steers and
heifers.
Twenty-seven gold heifers
averaged 734 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $213. Fourteen
charolais steers averaged 857 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$192.50.
After years of involvement at the
local level, Huron County’s
Margaret Vincent is one of the
Ontario Plowmen’s Association’s
nine directors for the next three
years.
Vincent was elected to the
organization’s board of directors at
its annual convention, which was
held in Barrie on the first weekend in
April.
One of six zone board members,
Vincent represents Zone 3, which is
comprised of Huron, Perth, Bruce
and Grey Counties. In addition to the
six zone members, there are also
three directors at large for a total of
nine members.
It is perhaps appropriate that
Vincent, Huron County’s 2007/2008
Queen of the Furrow, will serve
under Sheila Marshall as president
of the association. Marshall was the
Ontario Queen of the Furrow in
1973 and this is the first time that a
former queen has been elected
president of the organization.
Vincent was acclaimed to her
position after Carl Weber, long-time
director and former association
president, withdrew from the ballot.
“Carl’s numerous years of
experience and involvement were
definitely an asset for the zone,”
Vincent said in an association press
release. “It wasn’t wanting to be
against him [that I ran], it was
wanting to be involved with the
organization.”
Vincent said that after years of
involvement at the local level, both
through her parents Joan and Neil
and through her own work (she is
currently the president of the Huron
Plowmen’s Association), it only
made sense to take this next step into
the provincial association.
She also said that when the 2017
International Plowing Match (IPM)
was held in Walton, that really
spurred her onto the next level. She
said that when she attended the 2018
IPM in Chatham/Kent, she really
began seriously considering
allowing her name to stand.
Vincent said that she was
particularly interested in the position
because she saw some opportunity
for a shift at the provincial level and,
she said, if you want to affect
change, you have be an instrument
of that change and put your time and
effort into seizing those
opportunities.
Moving forward, she said, she
feels that the organization needs to
embrace its heritage and its roots,
but also look to the future and
consider the time ahead as well as
the past.
Much of Vincent’s work, as well
as the association’s, is to foster the
IPM and ensure that it’s a special
event each and every year. While a
lot of that work is planning and
preparation, Vincent said, there is a
lot of boots-on-the-ground work
when the IPM rolls around, for
which she says she’s prepared.
She says that she’ll work to ensure
the success of all of the local
plowing matches in Zone 3 and keep
them strong for years to come, while
also helping to ensure the future
strength and success of the IPM.
It’s still early in the process,
Vincent said, so she’s not totally sure
what all of her tasks will entail, but
she knows that she’s committed to
the association and will do anything
she can to help it succeed.
Joining Vincent on the board of
directors are Brian Lunn in Zone 1,
Melvin Switzer in Zone 2, Don
Priest in Zone 4 (he will also serve
as vice-president), Robert MacLean
in Zone 5, Doug Sturgess in Zone 6
and David Murray, Donna Telfer and
Sheila Marshall in the directors at-
large positions (Marshall will serve
as president).
In last week’s Walton News, The
Citizen erroneously reported that
Vincent had been named to the
association’s Advisory Council and
not the board of directors. The
Citizen apologizes for the error.
For more information on the
association, visit plowingmatch.org.
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Looking provincially
Belgrave’s Margaret Vincent, seen here last year promoting the Huron County Plowing Match
in Central Huron as the president of the Huron Plowmen’s Association, is now the Zone 3
director for the Ontario Plowmen’s Association. She will hold the post for the next three years,
hoping to strengthen local matches as well as ensure the future of the International Plowing
Match. (File photo)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen