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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2004-09-16, 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.brusseislivestock.ca email us at: intoebrussoislivestock.ca Call us 519-887-6461 THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004. PAGE 15. Agriculture Brussels Livestock report Fed Qtpers. heifers sell $1-$2 higher, Tues. Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Sept. 10 were 2,177 head of cattle, 735 lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed steers and heifers sold at prices $1 to $2 higher. Fancy and double-muscle steers and heifers sold $85 to $89. Choice steers and heifers sold $75 to $80, and second-cut steers and heifers sold $70 to $75. The cows sold on a steady market. On Thursday the veal sold at steady prices on an active trade. The good light lambs sold $10 to $20 higher with the balance selling steady to last week's market. On Friday the calves traded at prices $5 to $8 higher while the yearlings sold $2 to $3 higher. There were 354 steers on offer. Enoch Martin. Linwood, consigned one limousin steer weighing 1,335 lbs. which sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for $89. His overall offering of ten steers averaged 1,376 lbs. sell- ing for an average price of $84.28. Eight limousin steers consigned by Owen B. Martin, Wellesley, aver- aged 1,294 lbs. which sold for an average price of $84.65 with his top • Norwich Packers for $88. Esther Calder, Mount Forest, con- signed one limousin steer weighing 1,425 lbs. which sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for $85.25. Ten steers consigned by Charles Ready, St. Marys, averaged 1,378 lbs. selling for an average price of $80.16 with his top three limousin steers averag- ing 1,420 lbs. selling for $84. Wayne B. Metzer, Paisley, consigned one limousin steer weighing 1,325 lbs. which sold to Norwich Packers for $84. His overall offering of nine steers averaged 1,374 lbs. selling for an average price of $79.11. Fourteen steers consigned by Bernie Gowan, Allenford, averaged 1,398 lbs. selling for an average price of $77.30 with his top gold steer weighing 1,390 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for $85. Aaron Martin, Dobbinton, con- signed one red steer weighing 1,350 lbs. which sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for $82. His overall offering of nine steers averaged 1,441 lbs. selling for an average price of $76.78. Twenty-eight steers consigned by Bill Kerslake, Staffa, averaged 1,350 lbs. selling for an average price of $76.71 with his top blond steer weighing 1,305 lbs. selling for $87.75. Mahlon Weber, Paisley, con- signed one limousin steer weighing 1,340 lbs. which sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for $82. His overall offering of nine steers averaged 1,478 lbs. selling for an average price of $76.50. Ten steers con- signed by Schmidt Brook Farms, Woodstock, averaged 1,543 lbs. sell- ing for an average price $74.59 with their top two limousin steers averag- ing 1,488 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for $83.75. There were 237 heifers on offer. Eusi Farms, Forest, consigned one blue heifer weighing 1,175 lbs. which sold for $88. Their overall offering of four heifers averaged 1,231 lbs. selling for an average price of $85.10. Five heifers con- signed by Donald Weigand, Dashwood, averaged 1,198 lbs. sell- ing for an average price of $73.29 his top limousin heifer weighing 1,175 lbs. selling for $82.50. Merkley Farms, Wroxeter, con- signed six limousin heifers averag- ing 1,186 lbs. which sold to Norwich Packers for $81.25. Ten charolais heifers consigned by Glen Walker, Wingham, averaged 1,267 lbs. selling for an average price of $78.93 with his top two heifers averaging 1,258 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for $80. One black heifer consigned by Garvin Young, Badjeros, weighed 1,135 lbs. selling for $79.25. His overall offering of two heifers aver- aged 1,105 lbs. selling for an aver- age price of $78.52. Hugh Love, Atwood, consigned one limousin heifer weighing 1,255 lbs. which sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $80. His overall offering pf fourteen heifers averaged 1,285 lbs. selling for an average price of $75.16. Twenty gold heifers consigned by Melvin W. Bearinger, Mount Forest, averaged 1,322 lbs. selling for an average price of $74.46 with sales to $81.25. Muxlea Farms, Woodstock, consigned twelve heifers averaging 1,383 lbs. which sold for an average price of $72.86 with their top limou- sin heifer weighing 1,340 lbs. selling for $79.75. Two limousin heifers consigned by Ducharme Farms, Zurich, averaged 1,345 lbs. selling for $82.25. Their overall offering of thirty-four heifers averaged 1,323 lbs. selling for an average price of $70.40. Corgercrest Farms, Seaforth, consigned one limousin heifer weighing 1,220 lbs. which sold to Norwich Packers for $79.75. Their overall offering of six heifers averaged 1,352 lbs. selling for an average price of $70.31. There were 169 cows on offer. DI and D2 cows sold $25 to $30.50; D3, $18 to $22; D4, $10 to $15; shell cows, $5 to $10. One limousin cow consigned by Jayme Reid, Tiverton, weighing 1,550 lbs. sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for $30.50. Nackers Ferme, Earlton, consigned one holstein cow weighing 1,840 lbs. which sold for $30. One red cow consigned by Peter Vandeberg, Caledonia, weighed 1,520 lbs. sell- ing for $26.50. There were 13 bulls on offer sell- ing $18 to $31.50 with sales to $37.50. One limousin bull consigned by Bob Perkins, Dobbinton, weighed 1,740 lbs. which sold fnr $31.50. Merkley Farms, Wroxeter, consigned one limousin bull weigh- ing 2,045 lbs. which sold to Lievinoff Meat Packers for $26. There were 211 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $90 to $110 with sales-to $112; good holstein, $95 to $105 with sales to $108; medium holstein, $75 to $90; plain and heavy holsteins, $40 to $70. John J. Sheller, Auburn, consigned one sim- mental veal steer weighing 590 lbs. which sold to Newmarket Meat Packers for $112. Two limousin veal heifers consigned by George Ducharme, Dashwood, averaged 680 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $110.50. John Martin, Lucknow, consigned one limousth veal steer weighing 630 lbs. which sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for $109. Lambs, under 50 lbs., sold $81 to $110; 50 - 64 lbs., $115 to $151; 65 - 79 lbs., $102 to $160; 80 - 94 lbs., $91 to $130; 95 to 109 lbs., $91 to $98; 110 lbs. and over, $59 to $96. Sheep sold $35 to $61. Goats sold $25 to $97. Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $88 to $109; 400 - 499 lbs., $85 to $110; 500 - 599 lbs., $83 to $102; 600 - 699 lbs., $76 to $92.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $76.50 to $87; 800 - 899 lbs., $73 to $90; 900 - 999 lbs., $75.25 to $86.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $72 to $80.50. Top quality stocker heifers under 300 lbs., sold $65 to $82; 300 - 399 lbs., $65 to $81; 400 - 499 lbs., $82 to $92; 500 - 599 lbs., $65 to $86.50; 600 - 699 lbs., $72 to $85; 700 - 799 lbs., $67.50 to $87; 800 - 899 lbs.., $67.50 to $83.25; 900 lbs. and over, $69.25 to $83.25. 7 NW- 16.-Jr NNII steer weighing 1,280 lbs. selling to We are now ready to buy or store your 2004 WHITE BEANS SOYBEANS Ditching The 1950 Buckeye ditching machine owned and operated by Mervyn and Orval Bauer of Brussels gave a demonstra- tion to visitors at the Thresher Reunion in Blyth this past weekend. 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