The Citizen, 2005-03-10, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005.
______Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
2,490 head of cattle on offer at sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 4 were 2,490 head of cattle.
500 lambs and goats.
On Tuesday the fed steers and
heifers traded on a steady market.
Choice steers and heifers sold $90
to $96 with sales to $! 20; second-cut
steers and heifers sold $79 to $85.
The cows also sold on a steady mar
ket. On Thursday the veal sold under
pressure with prices steady to the
week’s decline. The lambs sold
actively with prices steady to last
week. On Friday all weights and
classes of Stockers sold on a barely
steady market.
There were 839 steers on offer.
Enoch Martin. Linwood, consigned
one limousin steer weighing l,510
lbs. which sold for $120. His overall
offering of seventeen steers aver
aged 1.479 lbs. selling for an aver
age price of $104. Six limousin
steers consigned by Elvin Martin,
Mount Forest, averaged 1,239 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$107.07 with his top four steers
averaging 1,198 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $111.
Amos B. Frey. Wallenstein, con
signed three black steers averaging
1.373 lbs. which sold, for $107. His
overall offering of ten steers aver
aged 1,374 lbs. selling for an aver
age price of $103.50. Two limousin
steers consigned by Amsey S.
Bauman. Newton, averaged 1,233
lbs. which sold to Dominion Meat
Packers for $106. His overall offer
ing of four steers averaged 1,299 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$102.58. Bill Kerslake. Staffa, con
signed thirty-six limousin steers
averaging 1.446 lbs. which sold for
an average price of $99.64 with his
top four limousin steers averaging
1,320 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $105.75.
Eighteen steers consigned by
Lloyd Frey Harriston, averaged
1,378 lbs. which sold for an average
price of $98.57 with his lop limousin
steer weighing 1,300 lbs. selling for
$110.75. Three limousin steers con
Forest mana^ment plan
moves a little closer
By Keith Roulston
Citizen publisher
Huron County is slowly moving
closer to a management plan for its
county-owned forests. North Huron
councillor Murray Scott told the
Thursday meeting of council.
Answering a question from Huron
East councillor Bernie MacLellan.
Scott said he and county engineer
Don Pletch had met with representa
tives of the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority to discuss a
proposal for authority staff to pre
pare a management plan for the
county.
“Although it’s a frustrating
process it is moving closer than ever
before.” Scott assured council
lors.
Bluewater councillor Bill
Dowson noted that councillors
shouldn't expect every harvestable
tree to be cut under the conservation
authority’s management. “They will
be leaving trees that are harvestable
signed by Don McAlpine, Ailsa
Craig, averaged 1,363 lbs. which
sold to Norval Meat Packers for
$107.75. His overall offering of thir
ty-nine steers averaged 1,522 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$97.11.
Jim Howatt, Londesborough, con
signed twelve steers averaging 1,468
lbs. which sold for an average price
of $96.31 with his top limousin steer
weighing 1,350 lbs. selling for
$107.25. One limousin steer con
signed by Manassah Martin. Paisley,
weighed 1,395 lbs. which sold for
$109.75. His overall offering of ten
steers averaged, 1,495 lbs. selling
for an average price of $96.19. Ira
M. Martin, Linwood, consigned one
gold steer weighing 1,455 lbs. which
sold to Norwich Packers for $110.
His overall offering of thirteen steers
averaged 1,44J lbs. selling for an
average price of $93.85.
There were 403 heifers on offer.
Weigand Farms, Dashwood, con
signed four black heifers averaging
1,246 lbs. which sold for an average
price of $106.71 with sales up to
$110. Twelve limousin heifers con
signed by Sellers Farms, Bluevale,
averaged 1,448 lbs. which sold for
an average price of $102.95 with
sales up to $108.50. Johnston Farms,
Bluevale, consigned two limousin
heifers averaging 1,353 lbs. which
sold to Dominion Meat Packers for
$107.50. Their overall offering of
thirty heifers averaged 1,349 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$99.89.
One limousin heifer consigned by
Gordon Borth, Mildmay, weighed
1,235 lbs. which sold for $101. Four
heifers consigned by David Bowles,
Brussels, averaged 1,286 lbs. which
sold for an average price of $99.68
with his top grey heifer weighing
1,365 lbs. selling for $103.75. M-R
Farms, Exeter, consigned one limou
sin heifer weighing 1,210 lbs. which
sold for $100.25. Their overall offer
ing of four heifers averaged 1,218
lbs. selling for an average price of
$97.75.
trees but that will be in the best
interest of the woodlot in the long
run.” he said. “We must not get it in
our mind that we will harvest every
marketable tree in that bush.”
Scott agreed that there would be
no big windfall of money from the
harvesting plan. He said he’d like to
see enough money recovered to help
cany out needed work and plan for
the future.
"It’s not a cash cow but it needs to
be managed.” agreed Goderich
councillor Deb Shewfelt. Noting
that the highways department had
other priorities, he asked Scott if
perhaps there needed to be a special
committee given responsibility for
the county forests.
Scott agreed the management sys
tem for the county forests needs to
be examined. Perhaps the forests
would fit in better with the planning
department because of land-use
issues, he suggested. “When we
have a few moments we need to sit
down and look at the situation.”
Forty heifers consigned by Melvin
W. Bearinger, Mount Forest, aver
aged 1,338 lbs. which sold for an
■average price of $96.57 with his top
gold heifer weighing 1,310 lbs, sell
ing for $101.25.
Five heifers consigned by Earl
French, Lucan, averaged 1,393 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$95.39 with his top black heifer
weighing 1,355 lbs. selling for
$100.25. Simeon F. Martin,
Listowel. consigned one blonde
heifer weighing 1,315 lbs. which
sold for $104.75. His overall offer
ing of fourteen heifers averaged
1,358 lbs. selling for an average
price of $93.18. Six heifers con
signed by Leonard Marlin, Chesley,
averaged 1,286 lbs. which sold for
an average price of $92.53 lbs. with
his top limousin heifer weighing
1,275 lbs. which sold for $100. .
There were 273 cows on offer. DI
and D2 sold $28 to $40 with sales to
$54; D3, $ 19 to $26; D4, $ 10 to $ 17.
Mike Henry, Brampton, consigned
one blonde cow weighing 1,630 lbs.
which sold to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $54. One limousin cow
consigned by Gerald Henry, Owen
Sound, weighed 1.790 lbs. which
sold for $53. Howard Ferguson,
Carleton Place, consigned one
charolais cow weighing 1,325 lbs.
which sold for $46.
There were seven bulls on offer
selling $25 to $27.50. Gordon
Sinclair, Kemble, consigned one
holstein bull weighing 2,345 lbs.
which sold for $27. Jack
Groeneveld, Alienford, consigned
one holstein bull weighing 2,060 lbs.
which sold for $25.
There were 150 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $90 to $115 with
sales to $124; good holstein, $85 to
$95 with sales to $98; medium hol
stein. $70 to $80; plain and heavy
holstein. $50 to $65. Craig Martin,
Lucknow, consigned one blonde
veal heifer weighing 605 lbs. which
sold to Newmarket Meat Packers for
$124. One blonde veal steer con
signed by Linda Renkema,
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Londesborough, weighed 650 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $121. Henry M. Martin,
Teeswater, consigned one gold veal
steer weighing 665 lbs. which sold
to Newmarket Meat Packers for
$118.50.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold to $190;
50 - 64 lbs., $156 to $210; 65 - 79
lbs., $137 to $187; 80 - 94 lbs.. $143
to $162; 95-110 lbs. $144 to $149.
Sheep sold $32 to $71.
Goats sold $30 to $200.
Top quality stocker steers under
HCFA president
praises local farmers
Continued from page 1
" Huron County Federation of
Agriculture president, Nick Whyte,
praised the local farmers and ag
businesses who made the commit
ment to attend the rally. “We need as
many voices as we can get to be a
part of the message, that an invest
ment in agriculture, deserves the
same, if not more, government com
mitment as recently announced
investments into the auto sector and
Casino Windsor.”
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400 lbs. sold $ 107 to $ 131; 400 - 499
lbs„ $115 to $127; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$106 to $125; 600 - 699 lbs., $93 to
$ 116.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $93 to $ 111;
800 - 899 lbs., $93 to $116.25; 900 -
999 lbs., $91.50 to $99.75; 1,000 lbs.
and over, $75 to $96.75.
Top quality stocker heifers 300 -
399 lbs., sold $70 to $93; 400 - 499
lbs., $70 to $106; 500 - 599 lbs., $85
to $108; 600 - 699 lbs., $86 to $108;
700 - 799 lbs., $84.50 to $101; 800 -
899 lbs., $81 to $97.50; 900 lbs. and
over, $75 to $87.50.
Whyte also praised those who
contributed to the cost of Huron
County participating in the Rally.
“Thirty-five businesses and individ
uals made financial contributions to
offset costs, that shows me that
more than farmers are recognizing
the crisis in the industry” added
Whyte.
A complete listing of those con
tributors will be listed on the Huron
Federation website and in their next
monthly newsletter.