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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2002-03-06, Page 18TUESDAYS 9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows THURSDAYS 8:00 a.m. Drop Calves, Veal, Pigs, Lambs, Goats it & Sheep FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. Stockers SPRING 2002 SPECIAL SALE Thurs., Mar. 14, 21, 28 - Easter Lamb & Goat. Mon., March 25 & Apr. 8 & 22 - Vaccinated Calves & Yearlings Sat., Mar. 30 - Regular Stocker Sale in lieu of Good Friday -887-6461 BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. UPCOMING SALES Huron dairy executive chosen At its recent annual meeting in Brussels the Huron Dairy producers Committee chose its executive for the next year. Back row from left: Larry Wilkins; Steve Hallahan; Art Versteeg, Secretary-treasurer; Jeff Van Wik; Jocelyn deBoer. Front: Janet Boot, chairman; Shawn Drennan, vice-chairman. Absent Bob NcNeil. (David Blanay photo) I BASF Double trouble for your weeds. Great weed management. For more information about CONQUEST'? call () BASF AgSolutions" at 1-877-371-BASF (2273). AgSolutions and CONQUEST are registered trademarks of BASF Corporation used under license by BASF Canada. Copyright 0 2002 BASF Corporation. .81.3a a't S...” '2,113i-VA ea,,41110 ,i RIO ,AL-Z.tsitto *FM *AM+ PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN,WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2002. Agriculture Brussels Livestock report Fed steers, heifers sell steady Tuesday Total receipts for the Brussels Livestock for the week ending March 1 were 2,296 head of cattle, 242 lambs and goats. Tuesday, fed steers and heifers traded at steady prices. Cows also sold on a steady market. On Thursday both the lambs and veal sold at prices steady to last week. Friday top quality steers and heifer calves sold on a- steady market while the secondcut steers and heifers sold under pressure. Yearlings sold $5 lower. There were 371 steers on offer selling from $112 to $118 with sales to $134.50. Orian R. Martin, Mount Forest, consigned one limousin steer weighing 1,325 lbs. which sold to Dominion Meats for1134.50. Hi', overall offering of five steers averaged 1,460 lbs. selling for an average price of $120.57. One RWF steer consigned by Phares Kraemer, Paisley, weighed 1,360 lbs. and was purchased by Norwich Packers for $132.50. His overall offering of twenty-three steers averaged 1,458 lbs. for an average of $118.10. Schmidt Brook Farms Inc., Woodstock consigned eleven steers averaging 1,538 lbs. selling for an average of $120.16 with their top black steer weighing 1,430 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for $127.50. Eleven steers consigned by Charles Ready, St. Marys, averaged 1,468 lbs. for an average of $116.50 with one black steer weighing 1,510 lbs. selling to St. Helen's Meat Packers Ltd. for $122. John Polo Ltd., Guelph, consigned five steers averaging 1,356 lbs. selling for an av'erage of $116.49 with sales up to $123.50. One limousin steer consigned by Melvin M. Martin, Chesley, weighed 1,375 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $126. His overall consignment of six steers averaged 1,398 lbs. selling for an average of $118.08. Don Shiell, Wingham, consigned one limousin steer weighing 1,355 lbs. which sold to Norwich Packers for $124.50. His overall consignment of eight steers averaged 1,527 lbs. for an average of $113.40. One limousin steer consigned by Neil Thompson, Atwood, weighed 1,390 lbs. selling for $123.50. His overall consignment of ten steers averaged 1,464 lbs. for an average of $113.34. John A. Elliott, Ripley, consigned twenty-seven steers averaging 1,587 lbs. selling for an average of $112.81 with his top limousin steer weighing 1,425 lbs. selling for an average of $124. Scott Hodgins, Crediton, consigned one gold steer weighing 1,240 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for $132. His overall offering of five steers averaged 1,299 lbs. selling for an average of $116.57. There were 303 heifers on offer selling from $112 to $118 with sales to $127.50. Isaac Weber, Wroxeter, consigned one red heifer weighing 1,130 lbs. which sold to Norwich Packers for $127.50. His overall offering of two heifers averaging 1,235 lbs. selling for an average of $118.01. One charolais heifer consigned by Lloyd Reid, Palmerston, weighed 1,140 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $125. His overall consignment of four heifers averaged 1,115 lbs. selling for an average of $112.61. Jean Leitch, Goderich, consigned two gold steers averaging 1,065 lbs. which sold for $119. One limousin heifer consigned by Allan Thornton, Gorrie, weighed 1,065 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $119.50 with his two heifers averaging 1,148 lbs. for an average price of $115.48. Jack Culbert, Dungannon, consigned twenty-eight heifers averaging 1,376 lbs. selling for an average of $114.71 with his top limousin heifer weighing 1,420 lbs. selling to Norwich packers for $121.25. Gordon Jones, Centralia, consigned one black heifer weighing 1,265 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $119.50. His overall offering of eleven heifers averaged 1,328 lbs. selling for an average of $114.01. Fourteen heifers consigned by Muxlea Farms, Woodstock, averaged 1,270 lbs. for an average of $113.94 with sales up to $117.75. Arnold Lamb, Goderich, consigned one limousin heifer weighing 1,040 lbs. selling to . Dominion Meats for $124.50. his overall offering of six heifers averaged 1,216 lbs. selling for an average of $113.25. One RWF heifer consigned by Leroy Gould, Exeter, weighed 1,345 lbs. selling to Norval Meat Packers for $120.75. His overall offering of seventeen heifers averaged 1,357 lbs. selling for an average price of $112.36. Herman Vander Borgh, Listowel, consigned ten heifers 'averaging 1,410 lbs. selling for an average of $110.75 with his top limousin heifer weighing 1,410 lbs. selling to Aylmer Meat Packers for $120. There were 265 cows on offer. D1 and D2 cows sold $70 to $75 with sales to $88.50; D3, $60 to $70; D4, $50 to $60. Eli Martin, Dobbinton, consigned one holstein cow weighing 1,585 lbs. selling to Aylmer Meat Packers for $88.50 and one holstein cow weighing 1,555 lbs. selling for $74. One holstein cow consigned by A to Z Farms, Mildmay, weighed 1,420 lbs. selling to Packerland Packing Co. for $84. Their overall consignment of three holstein cows averaged 1,517 lbs. selling for an average of $69.87. Bakkerdale Farms Ltd., Drumbo, consigned one holstein cow weighing 1,200 lbs. selling for $82. There were 15 bulls on offer selling from $70 to $80 with sales to $87. Edgar Jones, Ayton, consigned one Limousin bull weighing 1,975 lbs. selling to Aylmer Meat Packers for $86. One blonde bull consigned by Helmuth Weltz, Ayton, weighed 2,310 lbs. and sold to Aylmer Meat Packers for $86. There were 156 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $115 to $134; Holstein, $95 to $106.50; Plain Holstein, $70 to $84. One blonde veal steer consigned by Bert Renkema, Londesboro, weighed 620 lbs. selling for $134 and one red veal steer weighing 665 lbs. selling for $130, both purchased by Holly Park Meat Packers. Mark and Paul Pennington, Mildmay, consigned one RWF veal steer weighing 680 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $130. One gold veal steer consigned by Frank Meulensteen, Atwood, weighed 690 lbs. selling to Nature Veal Service for $115. Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold to $145; 50 - 64 lbs., $185 to $208; 65 - 79 lbs., $149 to $186; 80 - 94 lbs., $130 to $145; 95 - 109 lbs., $124 to $130. Goats sold $27.50 to $165. Sheep sold $40 to $55. Stocker steers, under 400 lbs., sold $85 to $153; 400 - 499 lbs., $101 to $158;, 500 - 599 lbs., $127 to $165; 600 - 699 lbs., $119 to $159; 700 - 799 lbs., $108 to $137; 800 - 899 lbs., $110 to $126.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $117 to $143; 1,000 lbs. and over, $103 to $126. Heifers, under 300 lbs., sold to $137; 300 - 399 lbs., $114 to $128; 400 - 499 lbs., $109.50 to $132; 500 - 599 lbs., $107 to $138; 600 - 699 lbs., $109 to $175; 700 - 799 lbs., $100.50 to $175; 800 - 899 lbs., $113.50 to $123.75; 900 lbs. and over, $92.50 to $128.