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Veal and lambs sell
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Total Receipts
2,391 head of cattle,
344 lambs and goats
Summary
Tuesday
The fed steers and
heifers sold on a
steady market with
the heavy cattle
under pressure.
Choice steers and
heifers sold 102 to
106 sales to 109, sec-
ond cut steers and
heifers sold 96 to
100. The cows sold
$1-2 lower.
Thursday
The veal sold on a
strong active trade at
prices $2-5 higher
than last week. The
lambs sold on an
active market with
prices $5-10 higher
to last week.
Friday
Calves and year-
lings sold on a strong
market, steady to last
week.
Steers
There were 554
steers on offer.
Enoch Martin,
Portion Station con-
signed 16 steers with
an average of 1557
lbs averaging 107.08.
His top two blonde
steers averaged 1708
lbs selling for 109.
Nine steers con-
signed by Elo
Burkhart, Listowel
averaged 1606 lbs for
99.21. His top limo
steer weighed 1515
lbs sold for 107.50.
Schmidt Brook
Farms Inc. consigned
one gold steer that
weighed 1505 lbs
selling for 106.75.
Their total consign-
ment of 14 steers
averaged 1633 lbs for
the average price of
98.61.
Forty-three steers
consigned by Marvin
C. Bauman, Mount
Forest averaged 1440
lbs averaging 102.31.
His top limo steer
sold for 106.75
weighing 1305 lbs.
Gerald Giesel,
Elmira consigned 29
steers averaging
1551 lbs selling for
the average price of
101.96. His top three
char steers averaged
1390 lbs and sold for
106.50.
Albert W. Frey, con-
signed one black
steer weighing 1550
lbs selling for 105.75.
His total consignment
of 13 steers averaged
15481bs with the
average price of
97.82.
Thirty-eight steers
consigned by Melvin
Steckle, Harriston
sold averaging 1528
lbs for the average
price of 101.78. His
top roan steer sold
for 105.75 weighing
14751bs.
John B. Martin,
consigned seven
steers selling for the
average price of
103.44 with an aver-
age weight of 1476
lbs. His top three
steers sold for 105.50
averaging 1458 lbs.
Willard B. Martin,
Drayton consigned 36
steers averaging
1446 lbs selling for
the average price of
101.78. His top three
gold steers sold for
105.35 averaging
1390 lbs.
Five steers con-
signed by John
Glousher, Wingham
sold averaging 1537
lbs for 100.75. His
top three limo steers
sold for 105.25 aver-
aging 1437 lbs.
Heifers
There were 413
heifers on offer.
Walter Nicholson,
Monkton consigned
16 heifers averaging
1233 lbs selling for
an average price of
97.96. His top four
limo heifers averaged
1305 lbs sold for 109.
David M. B. Frey,
Wallenstien con-
signed one limo
heifer that weighed
1315 lbs and sold for
109 to Dominion
Meat Packers.
Forty-eight heifers
consigned by K. B. D.
Farms, Walton sold
for an average of
104.63 averaging
1391 lbs. The top
seven char heifers
averaged 1427 lbs
selling for 107.50.
Geoff and Darryl
Dalton, Walton con-
signed 24 heifers
averaging 1394 lbs
selling for an average
of 102.16. Their top
char heifer weighed
1390 lbs and sold to
Dominion Meat
Packers for 107.
Clarence Dekens,
Clinton consigned one
limo heifer that sold
for 107 weighing
1215 lbs. His total
consignment of 12
heifers averaged
104.90 averaging
1291 lbs.
Twenty-two heifers
consigned by Darren
Johnston, Bluevale
sold averaging 1296
lbs for the average
price of 102.42. His
top two heifers sold
to Holly Park Meat
Packers for 106.50
averaging 1148 lbs.
Art Bros, Blyth con-
signed four heifers
that averaged 105.09
averaging 1161 lbs.
His top char heifer
sold for 106 weighing
1250 lbs to Dominion
Meat Packers.
Harvey Forbes
Livestock Ltd.,
Wiarton consigned 69
heifers averaging
1245 lbs with the
average price of
104.45. Their top
nine sold averaging
1191 lbs to Dominion
Meat Packers for
105.50.
One heifer con-
signed by Glen
Bieman, Ayton sold
for 105 weighing
1270 lbs.
Corgercrest Farms,
Seaforth consigned
three heifers averag-
ing 1337 lbs for an
average of 104.32.
Their top red heifer
sold for 105 weighing
1270 lbs.
Cows
There were 294
cows on offer.
D1 & D2 31-38
sales to 57
D3 27-31
D4 16-21
Erwin Arthur,
Mount Forest con-
signed one limo cow
weighing 1025 lbs
that sold for 65.
Winston Jibb,
Dublin consigned one
sim cow that sold for
49 weighing 1865 lbs.
Fraisser Diehl,
Milverton consigned
one blonde cow that
weighed 1520 lbs and
sold for 45.
Bulls
There were 15 bulls
on offer selling from
28-35.50 sales to
38.50.
Brent Weber,
Mildmay consigned
one blonde bull sell-
ing for 38.50 weigh-
ing 2070 lbs.
Ken Palen, Exeter
consigned one red
bull selling for 38
weighing 2060 lbs.
Veal
There were 175
head of veal on offer.
Beef 120-135
sales to 144.50
Good Holstein 115-
120 sales to 125.50
Medium Holstein
100-115
Plain & Heavy
Holstein
Plain: not enough to
establish a market.
Heavy: 95-110
Henry M. Martin,
Teeswater consigned
one limo veal steer
that sold for 144.50
weighing 690 lbs.
Shawn and Jill
Haelzle. Gorrie con-
signed one
BL.Belgium X weigh-
ing 720 lbs selling for
136.
One limo veal heifer
consigned by John
Martin sold for 134
weighing 630 lbs.
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Lambs:
under 50 lbs
155-257
50-65lbs
220-247
65 - 80 lbs
177-242
80 - 95 lbs
163-180
95-110 lb
161-169
110 lbs and over
146-152
Sheep
60-104
Goats
50-96
Top Quality
Stocker Steers
under 400 lb
122-148
400 - 500 lbs.
120-151.50
500 - 600 lbs.
113.50-143.50
600 - 700 lbs.
103-144
700 - 800 lbs.
105-131
800 - 900 lbs.
101-123
900 -1000 lbs.
107.50-123
over 1000 lbs.
106.25-122
Top Quality
Stocker Heifers
under 300 lbs
300 - 400 lbs.
117-136
400 - 500 lbs.
97-127
500 - 600 lbs.
96-130
600 - 700 lbs.
107-126
700 - 800 lbs.
96-114
800 - 900 lbs.
100.50-111.50
Cows sell steady stronger
DENFIELD -
The market at
Denfield
Livestock Sales
Ltd traded on a
strong demand
at fully steady
prices on all
classes of fed
cattle with
American
orders strong
and fancy cattle
bringing premi-
um prices. A
large offering of
cows sold active
at steady to
stronger prices.
Stockers sold
strong holstein
bull calves
strong. Sows
and boars
steady.
Ron Osborne,
Ridgetown sold
five head aver-
age weight 1265
lbs. average
price 107.76
with sales to
114.25 pur-
chased by
Norwich
Packers.
Don Eedy and
Mark
Vanerploeg,
Denfield sold 20
heifers average
weight 1386 lbs.
average price
106.40 with
sales to 108.25
purchased by
Norval Meats.
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Gord Hardy,
Lucan sold 21
steers average
weight 1445 lbs.
average price
103.34 sales to
104.85 pur-
chased by
Norval.
Ross and
Henry Duff,
Croton sold
seven steers
average weight
1420 lbs. aver-
age price
105.70 sales to
110.50 pur-
chased by
Norval.
Leonard
Moesker,
Wyoming sold
six steers aver-
age weight 1313
lbs. average
price 103.33
Norm
Hodgins,
Parkhill sold 66
steers average
weight 1466 lbs.
average price
102.50.
Bob Hodgins,
Lucan sold 11
steers average
weight 1575 lbs.
average price
102.
Choice steers
105-110 sales
to 114.25
Good steers
95-100
Plain steers
80-90
Choice
American type
steers
103-105
Choice exotic
cross heifers
105-110
Good heifers
95-100
Plain heifers
80-90
Choice
American type
heifers
98-103
Good fed cows
38-50
D1 and D2 cows
28-35
D3 and D4 cows
20-25
Shells 10-20
Good beef bulls
35-50
Holstein bulls
30-35
Good stocker
steers
650-750 lbs
110-125
Good stocker
heifers
700-900 lbs
105-120
Good holstein
bull calves
125-225
Good sows
34-36
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EXETER - 235-2420
GRAND BEND - 238-8484
CLINTON - 482-3401
Carol Mitchell,
M.P.P.
Huron -Bruce
Ontario Budget Consultation
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the people of Huron Bruce. A survey will be made
available to you on the 2006 Ontario budget.
Please complete the online survey by
February 17th, 2006.
The survey may be done online at
www.carolmitchell.ca/prebudget or call the office.
The results will be forwarded to the Minister of Finance
and be posted on my website. Information on the
budget is posted at www.fin.gov.on.ca
For more information please call
519-482-5630 or 1-800-668-9320
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Carol Mitchell,
M.P.P. Huron -Bruce