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Exeter Times-Advoca
Farm news
Wednesday, March 31, 1999
Over a hundred tundra swans took a break from their long flight back north last week in a field off Hay
Conc. 2-3 south of Hensall.
Denfield Livestock
Market report for March
23. The market at Dentield
traded on a very active
demand at prices fully
steady to 1.00 higher on all
classes of fed cattle with
American orders fully
steady to stronger. Cows
sold active at stronger
prices.
Veal steady. Stockers
strong. Pigs, sows, and
boars sold higher.
Don Eedy and Mark
Vanderploeg, Denfield sold
20 heifers average weight
1298 average price 97.82
with high sales to 1.06 and
1.01 purchased by Richard
Heleniak for Norwich
Packers.
Jim and Brad Scott,
Lucan sold 11 heifers avg.
wt. 1281 lbs. s.vg. price
94.00 sales to 97.00 pur-
chased by Norpac and
97.00 purchased by MCI.
Ross Duff, Croton sold 6
steers avg. wt. 1488 lbs.
avg. price 97.90 sales to
1.02 purchased by Norpac.
Norman Hodgins,
Parkhill sold 15 steers avg.
wt.. 1401 lbs. avg. price
This week's sales report from Brussels Lst:k
Sales at Brussels
Livestock for the week
ending March 26, 1999.
Fed cattle 580; Cows:
193; Veal & Bob Calves:-
307;
alves-307; Lambs & Goats:
1206; Stockers: 1714
All classes of cattle on
Tuesday sold at steady
prices.
Cows also sold steady.
On Thursday veal sold
$2.00 higher with lambs
selling on a strong active
trade.
All weights of stockers
sold on a steady market:
There were 345 sthers
on offer selling from 94.00
to 97.00 to the high of
105.75.
Twelve steers consigned
by Jim Howatt,
Londesborough averaging
1482 lbs. sold for an aver-
age of 89.81 with a limo
steer weighing, 1335 lbs.
was purchased by
Norwich Packers for
105.75.
Thirty steers consigned
by Johnston Farms,
Bluevale averaging 1452
lbs. sold for an average of
94.48 with a rwf steer
weighing 1250 lbs. was
purchased by Highland
Packers for 104.00.
Four steers consigned by
John Smuck, Wingham
averaging 1355 lbs. sold
for an average of 98.29
with sales to 104.00.
Twelve steers consigned
by Schmidt Brook Farms
Inc., Woodstock averaging
1562 lbs. sold for an aver-
age of 95.58 with sales to
100.00.
Thirty-one steers con-
signed by Cunningham
Farms, Lucan averaging
1447 lbs. sold for an aver-
age of 95.55 with sales to
100.50.
Fourteen steers con-
signed by Murray Shiell,
Wingham averaging 1398
lbs .sold for an average of
95.36 with sales to
103.50.
Ten steers consigned by
Brian Bearss, St. Marys
averaging 1203 lbs. sold
for an average of 95.05
with sales to 99.25.
Four steers consigned by
Machan Construction,
Monkton averaging 1468
lbs. sold for an average of
94.36 with sales to 99.25.
Eight steers consigned
by Woodham Farms,
Woodham averaging 1356
lbs. sold for an average of
94.15 with sales to
100.00.
Twenty-eight steers con-
signed by Jack Culbert,
Dungannon averaging
1370 lbs. sold for an aver-
age of 93.79 with sales to
100.50.
There were 179 heifers
on offer selling from 94.00
to 97.00 to the high. of.
102.50.
Eleven heifers consigned
by Clarence Carter and
Sons Ltd., Lucan averag-
ing 1191 lbs. sold for an
average of 95.54 with a
red hfr weighing 1250 lbs.
purchased by Highland
Packers for 102.50.
Ten heifers consigned by
Alfred Zwiep, Monkton
averaging 1163 lbs. sold
for an average of 95.0.8.
with sales to 100.00.
Eight heifers consigned
by Dale Gammie; Lucknow
averaging 1085 lbs. sold
for an average of 95.28.
with sales to 99.00.
Nineteen heifers con-
signed by Donald
Cormack, Mount Forest
averaging 1355 lbs. sold
for an average of 94.52
with sales to 95.25.
Seven heifers consigned
by Murray Smith, Dublin
averaging 1115 lbs. sold
for an average of 94.36
with sales to 97.25.
Five heifers consigned
by Darren Johnston,
Bluevale averaging 11_88
lbs. sold for an average of
92.78 with sales to 96.00.
Four heifers consigned
by Irvin Schenk,
Petersburg averaging
1305 lbs. sold for an aver-
age of 91.43 with sales to
94.75.
Ten heifers consigned by
Russ Faber, Kippen aver-
aging 1339 lbs. sold for an
average of 90.60 with
sales to 95.75.
Six heifers consigned by
Karl Terpstra, Mitchell
averaging 1178 lbs. sold
for an average of 89..95
with sales to 96.00.
Twelve heifers con-
signed by Fairfield Farms,
Meaford averaging 1213
lbs. sold for an average of
89.72 with sales to 96.00.
There were 193 cows on
offer selling:
D1 and D2 cows 52.00,-
57.00 with sales to 74.08'
D3 cows 48.00-52.00. A 4
cows 40.00-48.00.
One herf cow consigned
• by Andy Kuepfer, Clifford
weighing 1375 lbs. sold
for 74.00.
One limo cow consigned
by Frank Nigh, Seaforth
weighing 1660 lbs. sold
for 67.50.
Three cows consigned by
Doug Lightfoot, Crediton
averaging 1462 lbs. sold
for an average of 62.11
with sales to 66.00.
There were 9 bullson
offer selling from 68.00 to
72.09, to the high of
84.50.
One blonde bull con-
signed by Roger Blane,
I.ucan weighing 2040 lbs.
sold for 84.50.
One' limo bull consigned
by Blair Bieman, Lucknow
weighing 2195 lbs. sold
for 80.50.
There were 248 veal on
offer: Beef: 90.00 to
135.00: Hol: 75.00.to
90.00. Plain Hol: 60.00 to
75.00.
Five veal consigned by
Decroft Farms Limited,
Clinton averaging 720 lbs.
sold for an average of
109.96 with sales to
135.00.
Three veal consigned by
Richard Horst, Listowel
averaging 720 lbs. sold for
an average of 127.34 with
sales to 128.00.
Nine veal consigned by
John Martin, Lucknow
averaging 717 lbs. sold for
an average of 98:10 with
sales to 126.50.
There were 922 lambs
on offer:
Under 50 lbs. 200.00 to
300.00; 50-64 lbs. 200.00
to 250.00; 65-79 lbs.
190.00 to 220.00; 80-94
lbs. 175.00 to 187.50; 95-
109 lbs. 147.50 to 175.00;
100 lbs. and over 110.00
to 130.00;
Sheep: 60.00 to 97.50;
Goats: 52.50 to 1.55.00
each -
Stockers
Steers: Under 400 lbs.
68.00 to 124.50; 400 - 499
lbs. 107.50 to 130.00; 500
- 599 lbs. 116.50 to
134L00; 600. - 699 lbs.
106.50 to 1^19.00; 700 -
799 lbs. 103.00 to 114.50;
800 - 899 lbs. 100.10 to
109.50; 900 and over
91.50 to 102.75;
Plain stockers 48.00 to
65.00;
Heifers 300 - 399 lbs.
155.00 to 128..00; 400 -
499 lbs. 107.50 to 128.00;
500 599 lbs. 105.50 to
124.00; 600 - 699 lbs.
98.50 to 122.50; 700 - 799
lbs. 98.00 to 114.50; 800 -
899 1bs.97.00 to 105.25;
900 & over 96.25 to
102.50:
96.70 sales to 1.01.25 pur-
chased by Norpac.
Earl McEachren, Glencoe
sold 10 steers avg. wt.
1431 lbs. avg. price 95.81
sales to 99.00 purchased
by Norpac.
Bob Hodgins, Lucan sold
14 steers avg. wt. 1465 lbs.
avg. price 94.30.
Bill Woodburn, Parkhill
sold 14 steers avg. wt.
1495 lbs. avg. price 93.80,
sales to 97.50 purchased
by Norpac.
Choice steers 95.00-1.00
sales to 1..02; Good steers
90.00-95.00; Plain steers
85.00-90.00; Choice exotic
cross heifers 95.00-1:00
sales to 1.06; Good heifers
88.00-92.00; • Plain heifers
75.00-85.00
Good cows 55.00-63.00
sales to 70.00; Canners and
cutters 45.00-50.00; Shells
15.00-35.00; Direct to
Packer cows over 600 lbs.
1.13; Direct to Packer bulls
1.16; Good veal 80.00-
90.00; Yearling steers
90.00-1:08; Yearling
heifers 90.00-1.05;
Steer calves 100.00-
125.00; Heifer calves 1.00-•
120.00
Weaner pigs 70-75 lbs.;
Sows 30.00-36.00; Boars
. 25.00-30.00
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