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The Citizen, 2001-09-12, Page 15BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. UPCOMING SALES TUESDAYS 9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows THURSDAYS 8:00 a.m. Drop Calves, Veal, Pigs, Lambs, Goats & Sheep FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. Stockers Visit our webpage at: www.brusselslivestock.ca email us at: infoebrusselslivestock.ca Call us 519-887-6461 We are now ready to buy or store your 200! WHITE BEANS 8g. SOYBEANS AF.Sh • Fast Unloading • Accurate Probe System • Trucking Available Forward contracting of corn and soybeans. Come in and see us or give us a call and let us help you look after your crops. Satellite dealer for W.G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for white beans HOWSON & HOWSON LTD. Flour & Feed Millers, Complete Farm Supply, Grain Elevators, Fertilizers & Chemicals Blyth (519) 523-9624 OR 1-800-663-3653 Elevators 1 1/4 miles east of Blyth on County Rd. 25. then 1/2 mile north. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 2001. PAGE 15. Agriculture Brussels Livestock report Fed steers, heifers sell $1-$2 higher, Tuesday Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Sept. 7 were 2,144 head of cattle, 565 lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold at prices $1 to $2 higher. The cows sold steady to last week. Veal sold on a strong active trade while the lambs sold sharply higher. All calves and yearlings sold on a strong active trade. There were 300 _steers on tiller selling from $107 to $110 with sales to $117. Dennis. Lamport, Crediton, consigned one limousin steer weigh- ing 1,270 lbs. which sold for $117. His overall consignment of thirteen steers averagea 1,305 lbs. for an average price of $111.37. One charolais steer consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesboro, weighed 1,400 lbs. and sold to Dominion Meats for $116. His overall -offering of nine steers averaged 1,477 lbs, selling for an_ average of $109.60. Murray Shiell, Wingham, con- signed eighteen steers averaging 1,383 lbs. selling for an average of $108.88 with his top limousin steer weighing 1,145 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $115. Forty-one steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan, aver- -aged 1,402 lbs. and sold for an aver- age of $108.84 with their top charo- lais steer weighing 1,205 lbs. selling for $113.75. Decroft Farms Ltd., Clinton, con- signed three steers averaging 1,380 lbs. selling for an average of $108.47 with sales up to $114. Ten steers con- signed by Charles Ready, St. Marys, averaged 1,456 lbs. selling for an average of $108.36 with his top lim- ousin steer weighing 1,540 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $114.50. Don Shiell, Wingham, consigned one blue steer weighing 1,455 lbs. selling for $114.50. His overall con- signment of thirteen steers averaged 1,492 lbs. selling for an average of $108.06. Seven steers consigned by Alton O'Neil, Lucan, averaged 1,379 lbs. selling for an average of $108.05 with sales up to $112.25. Gordon Brooks, Lucknow, consigned seven steers averaging 1,486 lbs. selling for an average of $106.49 with his top gold steer weighing 1,435 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $114.25. Thirteen steers consigned by Phares Kraemer, Paisley, averaged 1,437 lbs. selling for an average of $105.68 with sales up to $114. There were 136 heifers on offer selling from $107 to $110 with sales to $126.50. John Verburg, Londesboro, consigned one blue heifer weighing 1,025 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $126.50. One black heifer consigned by Richard Horst, Listowel, weighed 1,060 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $121. Johnston Farms, Bluevale, con- signed forty-two heifers averaging 1,178 lbs. selling for an average of $110.06. Their top two black heifers averaged 1,140 lbs. selling to Highland Packers Ltd. for $116. Two heifers consigned by Cleason M. Bauman, Holyrood, averaged 1.303 lbs. selling for an average of $106.09 with sales to $106.75. Paul Buttar, Londesboro, consigned ten heifers averaging 1,210 lbs. selling for an average of $104.30 with sales up to $107. Four heifers consigned by Bill Dobbin, Petrolia, averaged 1,215 lbs. selling for an average of $101.02 with his top black heifer weighing 1,125 lbs. selling for $105.75. John Wiersma, Blyth, consigned one black heifer weighing 1,490 lbs. sell- ing to Packerland Packing Co. Inc. for $100.50. Five heifers consigned by Edward Martin, Holyrood, averaged 1,445 lbs. selling for an average of $100.23 with sales to $104.75. Alfred Zweip, Monkton, con- signed two heifers averaging 1,100 lbs. selling for an average of $99.07 with sales to $101. Eight holstein heifers consigned by Stenwood - Farms, Mitchell, averaged 1,331 lbs. and sold for an average of $94.77 with sales to $99.50. There were 203 cows on offer. DI and D2 cows sold $65 to $75 with sales to $78; D3, $60 to $65; D4, $50 to $60. Neil Dolmage, Walton, con- signed one charolais cow weighing 1,955 lbs. selling to Aylmer Meat Packers for $78. Three holstein cows consigned by Hank Hofman, Wroxeter, averaged 1,497 lbs. all selling to Packerland Packing Co. Inc. for an average of $72.35 with a top price of $77.50. John J. Shetler, Auburn, consigned one gold cow weighing 1,795 lbs. selling for $72.50. There were 13 bulls on offer sell- ing from $70 to $88.50 with sales to $96. Edward Holland, St. Marys, consigned one limousin bull weigh- ing 1,710 lbs. selling to Aylmer Meat Packers for $96. One limousin bull consigned by Lloyd Graham, Lucknow, weighed 1,825 lbs. and sold for $91: There were 132 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $105 to $127; Holstein, $105 to $121; Plain Holstein, $85 to $95. Mark Pfeffer, Clifford, consigned two black veal heifers averaging 495 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $127. His overall offering of eight veal averaged 613 lbs. selling for an average of $120.09. One holstein veal steer consigned by George VanderVeeti, Lucknow, weighed 720 lbs. and sold to Norval Meat Packers for $121. Chris Weigand, Parkhill, consigned two holstein veal steers averaging 653 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $120.50. Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $125 to Sheep sold $65 to $76. Stocker steers, under 400 lbs., sold $161 to $205; 400 - 499 lbs., $155 to $200; 500 - 599 lbs., $144 to $178.50; 600 - 699 lbs., $136 to $167; 700 - 799 lbs., $125 to $148; 800 - 899 lbs., $106 to $146; 900 - 999 lbs., $117.50 to $142; nd over 1,000 lbs., $99 to $126.50. Heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $133 to $156; 400 - 499 lbs., $142 to The old way It's perhaps not as quick as modern methods, but for the Thresher Reunion at least, the horse plowing demonstrations attract a growing number of enthusiasts each year. (Vicky Bremner photo) $190; 65 - 79 lbs., $122 to $164; 80 $167; 500 - 599 lbs., $124 to $152; - 94 lbs., $116 to $153; 95 - 109 lbs., 600 - 699 lbs., $113.50 to $156; 700 $117 to $134; 110 lbs. and over, $81 - 799 lbs., $110 to $145; 800 - 899 to $105. • lbs., $108.50 to $137.25; and over Goats sold $22 to $185. 900 lbs., $93 to $126.