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Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell $l-$2 higher
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending April
8 were 3,645 head of cattle, 601
lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed
steers and heifers sold $1 to $2
lower. Choice steers and heifers sold
$85 to $90 with sales to $102; sec
ond-cut steers and heifers sold $80 to
$85. The cows sold on a steady mar
ket. On Thursday the veal sold on a
steady market. The lambs sold $2 to
$5 higher on a strong active market.
On Friday all weights and classes of
stockers sold on a steady market.
There were 879 steers on offer.
Jim Howatt, Londesborough con
signed two red steers averaging
1,417 lbs. which sold to Dominion
Meat Packers for $102. His overall
offering of twelve steers averaged
1,524 lbs. selling for an average
price of $93.81. Twelve steers con
signed by Amos B. Frey,
Wallenstein, averaged 1,491 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$96.95 with his top black steer
weighing 1,525 lbs. selling for
$101.75.
Emerson L. Martin, Linwood,
consigned five limousin steers aver
aging 1,409 lbs. which sold for
$97.50. His overall offering of ten
steers averaged 1,452 lbs. selling for
an average price of $96.06. Two
steers consigned by Ian Johnston,
Brussels, averaged 1.275 lbs. which
sold for an average price of $94.77
with his top black steer weighing
1,210 lbs. selling for $97. Cleon
Widerman. Wallenstein, consigned
one gold steer weighing 1,460 lbs.
which sold for $100.25. His overall
offering of eight steers averaged
1,344 lbs. selling for an average
price of $93.95.
D. M. McAlpine Farms, Ailsa
Craig, consigned nine limousin
steers averaging 1,469 lbs. which
sold to Norval Meat Packers for
$97.50. His overall offering of sev
enty-six steers averaged 1.532 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$93.27. One limousin steer con
signed by David Weber, Elmira,
weighed 1,420 lbs. which sold to
Norval Meat Packers for $93. Aaron
M. Bowman, Wallensiein, consigned
seventeen steers averaging 1,456 lbs.
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which sold for an average price of
$92.15 with his top six limousin
steers averaging 1,486 lbs. selling
for $96.50.
Two limousin steers consigned by
Ross Baird, Wingham, averaged
1,573 lbs. which sold for $99. His
overall offering of seventeen steers
averaged 1.505 lbs. selling for an
average price of $91.49. Gerald
Geisel, Elmira, consigned fifty-one
steers averaging 1,596 lbs. which
sold for an average price of $85.43
with his top black steer weighing
1,430 lbs. selling for $98.75.
There were 562 heifers on offer.
Five limousin heifers consigned by
Gilbert Janssen, Hanover, averaged
1,108 lbs. which sold to Dominion
Meat Packers for $100. His overall
offering of thirteen heifers averaged
1,166 lbs. selling for an average
price of $96.36. Pat-A-Bar Farms
Ltd., Clinton, consigned one red
heifer weighing 1,320 lbs. which
sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for
$96.50. His overall offering of forty-
three heifers averaged 1,379 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$88.28. Louis Weber, Mount Forest,
consigned one gold heifer weighing
1,325 lbs. which sold for $94.75.
One limousin heifer consigned by
Ralph Donald, Mount Forest,
weighed 1.120 lbs. which sold to
Dominion Meat Packers for $96.50.
His overall offering of three heifers
averaged 1,208 lbs. selling for an
average price of $92.01. Twenty
heifers consigned by Don Cormack,
Mount Forest, averaged 1.424 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$91.52 with his top red heifer weigh
ing 1,435 lbs. selling to Norwich
Packers for $94.
One black heifer consigned by
Earl French, Lucan, weighed 1,345
lbs. which sold for $95.25. His over
all offering of four heifers averaged
1,296 lbs. of $90.63. Paul Bultar,
Londesborough. consigned ten
heifers averaging 1,142 lbs. which
sold for an average price of $89.14
with his top four red heifers averag
ing 1,138 lbs. selling for $96.
Sixteen heifers consigned by Esther
Calder, Mount Forest, averaged
1,552 lbs. selling for an average
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price of $86.57 with her top charo
lais heifer weighing 1,350 lbs. sell
ing for $96.25. John Wiersma, Blyth,
consigned one black heifer weighing
1,350 lbs. which sold to Norwich
Packers for $95.75. His overall
offering of six heifers averaged
1,083 lbs. selling for an average
price of $83.14.
Six heifers consigned by Gerald
Rathwell, Brucefield, averaged
1.359 lbs. selling for an average
price of $82.49 with his top limousin
heifer weighing 1,350 lbs. selling for
$96.25.
There were 226 cows on offer. DI
and D2 cows sold $30 to $40 with
sales to $46.50; D3, $25 to $30; D4,
$10 to $20. John J. Shetler, Auburn,
consigned one simmental cow
weighing 1,575 lbs. which sold for
$46.50. One limousin cow con
signed by Arnold Brownlee,
Englehart, weighed 1,390 lbs. selling
for $38.50. Clarence Elg, Newton,
consigned one holstein cow weigh
ing 2,035 lbs. which sold $38.50.
There were 10 bulls on offer sell
ing $20 to $33.50 with sales to $37.
Murray Snell, Blyth, consigned one
charolais bull weighing 2,245 lbs.
which sold for $37. One charolais
bull consigned by Simeon
Brubacher, Holyrood, weighed
2.385 lbs. selling for $33.50.
There were 185 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $100 to $120 with
sales to $124; good holstein, $80 to
$85 with sales to $93; medium hol
stein. $60 to $70; plain and heavy
holstein. $40 to $60. Henry M.
Martin, Teeswater, consigned a
blonde veal steer weighing 625 lbs.
which sold for $124. Three charolais
veal calves consigned by Moses J.
Shetler, averaged 665 lbs. which -- United Church on April 6. (Jim Brown photo)
sold for an average price of $113.77
with sales to $ 116. Trevor Courtney,
Ripley, consigned one limousin veal
heifer,weighing 725 lbs. which sold
for $115.50 to Newmarket Meat
Packers.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $150 to
$215; 50 - 64 lbs., $152.50 to $212;
65 - 79 lbs., $161 to $198; 80 - 94
lbs., $144 to $158; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$140 to $148; 110 lbs. and over,
$100 to $127.
Sheep sold $40 to $65.
Goats sold $20 to $110.
Top quality Stocker steers under
Dessert
Six-year-old Caitie MacDonald of Auburn enjoys a piece of
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400 lbs. sold $ 127 to $ 132; 400 - 499
lbs., $116 to $135; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$110 to $128; 600 - 699 lbs., $96 to
$120; 700 - 799 lbs., $92.50 to
$112.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $88.50 to
$107.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $88 to $101;
1,000 lbs. and over. $82 to $101.50.
Top quality Stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $95 to $125; 400 - 499
lbs., $95 to $116; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$89.50 to $120; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$87.50 to $107.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$77.50 to $107; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$86.50 to $102; 900 lbs. and over,
$78 to $94. '