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Agriculture
Brussels livestock report
Cattle receipts total 3,135
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Total receipts at Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Dec.
15 were 3,135 head of cattle and
1,201 lambs and goats.
On Tuesday, fed steers and heifers
sold at prices $2 to $3 higher. The
cows sold steady. On Thursday, veal
sold on a good strong active trade.
Lambs sold steady with new crop
lambs selling sharply higher at prices
$5 to $10 above last week with sales
reaching $302. All Stockers sold at
prices $2 to $5 higher.
There were 358 steers on offer
selling from $104 to $110 with sales
to $115. Perry Sereda, Crediton, con
signed forty-two steers averaging
1,532 lbs. selling for an average of
$105.36 with one black steer weigh
ing 1,370 lbs. selling for $115. One
blonde steer consigned by
Cunningham Farms, Lucan, weigh
ing 1,510 lbs. sold to Norwich
Packers for $114.50. Their overall
offering of forty steers averaged
1,602 lbs. selling for an average of
$104.29.
One charolais steer consigned by
Allan Thornton, Gorrie, weighing
1,120 lbs. sold for $109.25. Ray
Simpson, Glencoe, consigned eight
steers averaging 1,378 lbs. selling
for an average of $107.83 with sales
to $107.85. Charles Ready, St.
Marys, consigned eleven steers aver
aging 1,455 lbs. selling for an aver
age of $107.27 with sales to
$108.50. Twelve limousin steers
consigned by Dave Bender,
Palmerston, averaging 1,501 lbs.
.sold for an average of $105.74 with
sales to $107.75.
George Adams, Brussels, con
signed eight steers averaging 1,368
lbs. selling for an average of $104.26
with one limousin steer weighing
1,435 lbs. selling to St. Helens Meat
Packers for $108.75. Seventeen
steers consigned by Osiah Weber,
Mount Forest, averaged 1,531 lbs.
and sold for an average of $103.06
with sales up to $109. Dale Weppler,
Ayton, consigned six steers averag
ing 1,348 lbs. selling for an average
of $101.37 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,405 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $109.
There were 292 heifers on offer
selling from $ 104 to $ 110 with sales
to $ 115.50. One limousin heifer con
signed by Johnston Farms, Bluevale,
weighing 1,150 lbs. sold to Norwich
Packers for $115.50. Their overall
offering of fifty-six heifers averaged
1,219 lbs. selling for an average of
$105.34. Brad Hem, Woodham, con
signed three heifers averaging 1,297
lbs. selling for an average of $ 108.68
with one blonde heifer weighing
1,410 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats
for $113.50. Twelve heifers con
signed by Andy Vander Veen, Blyth,
averaged 1,179 lbs. sold for $108.03
with sales to $111.50.
Tom Hem, Woodham, consigned
one grey heifer weighing 1,255 lbs.
selling for $107.25. Two heifers con
signed by Ross Baird, Wingham,
averaging 1,233 lbs. sold for an aver
age of $106.74. Everett Dustow,
Mildmay, consigned six heifers aver
aging 1,301 lbs. selling for an aver
age of $105.63 with sales to
$106.50. Two heifers consigned by
Calvin Semple, Ethel, averaged,
1,285 lbs. selling for an average of
$104.60 with sales to $108.25.
Neil MacKenzie, Lucknow, con
signed fifty-one heifers averaging
1,135 lbs. selling for an average of
$103.92 with sales to $107.75.
Seven heifers consigned by Karl
Terpstra, Mitchell, averaged 1,279
lbs. selling for an average of $ 103.20
with sales to $106.25. Jack R.
Nonkes, Auburn, consigned three
heifers averaging 1,277 lbs. selling
for an average of $103.15 with one
gold heifer weighing 1,300 lbs. sell
ing for $108.
There were 99 cows on offer. DI
and D2 cows sold $60 to $65 with
sales to $68.50; D3, $55 to $60; D4,
$45 to $55. One red cow consigned
by Don Morley, Elmwood, weighing
1,360 lbs. sold for $68.50. Gordon
Edgar, Bluevale, consigned one lim
ousin cow weighing 1,240 lbs. sell
ing for $68.50. One holstein cow
consigned by Hatert Dairy Farms,
Bluevale, weighing 1,820 lbs. sold
for $67.50.
There were 11 bulls on offer sell
ing from $66 to $70.70 with sales to
$74.50. Bjorn Peterson, Palmerston,
consigned one limousin bull weigh
ing 2,065 lbs. selling for $74.50. One
limousin bull consigned by Dennis
Dolmage, Londesboro, weighed
2,480 lbs. and sold for $74.
There were 296 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $110 to $145;
Holstein, $115 to $129; Plain
Holstein, $95 to $110. One charolais
veal steer consigned by Mark and
Paul Pennington, Mildmay, weigh
ing 735 lbs. sold for $145. John
Verburg, Londesboro, consigned one
black blue cross veal steer weighing
740 lbs. selling for $144. One limou
sin veal steer consigned by Brad
Holst, Harriston, weighing 580 lbs.
sold for $141.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $175 to
$302.50; 50 to. 64. lbs., $227.50 to
$292; 65 - 79 lbs., $142 to $205; 80
-94 lbs., $122 to $160; 95- 110 lbs.,
$117 to$147.
Goats sold $30 to $185.
Sheep sold $52.50 to $97.
Steers, under 400 lbs., sold $ 142 to
$184; 400 - 499 lbs., $131 to $173;
500 - 599 lbs., $130 to $160; 600 -
699 lbs., $124 to $161; 700 - 799
lbs., $111 to $138; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$111.50 to $125; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$85.50 to $132; 1,000 lbs. and over,
$93 to $122.
Heifers, under 300 lbs., sold $100
to $125; 300 - 399 lbs., $112 to
$158; 400 - 499 lbs., $116 to $160;
500 - 599 lbs., $128 to $149; 600 -
699 lbs., $111.50 to $155; 700- 799
lbs., $108.50 to $129.50; 800 - 899
lbs., $109 to $135.50; 900 lbs. and
over, $91.50 to $121.35.
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Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd.
UPCOMING SALES
9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle,
Bulls & Cows
8:00 a.m. Drop Calves, Pigs,
Veal, Lambs,
Goats & Sheep
10:00 a.m. Stockers
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