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Agriculture
Second cut sold 75-78
Brussels
Livestock Market
Report for the
week ending Oct.
12.
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slivestock.ca.
Total receipts
2584 head of cattle, 450
lambs and goats
Summary
Tuesday: The fed steers
and heifers sold $2-$3
lower. Choice steers and
heifers sold 78 - 80.sales to
86. Second cut sold 75 - 78.
Cows sold on a steady mar-
ket.
Thursday: Veal sold on a
strong active market. Lambs
sold steady. Goats sold
steady and Sheep sold on a
strong active market.
Friday: Calves sold $2 - $3
lower and Yearlings sold on
a steady market.
Steers
There were 328 steers on
offer.
Tobias Brubacher of
Elmira consigned 14 steer
averaging 1573 lbs, selling
for an average of 78.64, with
one Limo steer weighing
1490 lbs, selling to Dominion
Meat Packers for 82.75
Don Shiell of Wingham
consigned 12 steer averag-
ing 1467 lbs, selling for an
average of 82.23, with eight
Char steer averaging 1504
lbs, selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for 82.50.
Cunningham Noland Cattle
Co of Lucan, consigned 32
steer averaging 1424 lbs,
selling for an average of
80.01, with three Char steer
averaging 1530 lbs, selling
to Dominion Meat Packers
for 81.75.
Gord Hern of Granton con-
signed 40 steer averaging
1560 lbs, selling for an aver-
age of 79.08, with two Char
steer averaging 1503 lbs,
selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for 81.75.
Delton B. Martin of Mount
Forest consigned 15 steer
averaging 1411, selling for
an average of 79.68 with two
Char Steer averaging 1380
lbs, selling for 81.75.
Willard B. Martin of
Drayton, consigned 12 steer
averaging 1553, selling for
an average of 80.37, with
three Char steer averaging
1582 lbs, selling to Dominion
Meat Packers for 81.
Brian Mizen of Allenford
consigned six steer averag-
ing 1538 lbs, selling for an
average of 77.41, with one
Blk steer weighing 1245 lbs,
selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for 80.75.
Leonard Black of Proton
Station consigned 18 steer
averaging 1424 lbs, selling
for an average of 78.54, with
one Char steer weighing
1435 lbs, selling to St.
Helen's Meat Packers for
80.50.
Lawrence B. Martin of
Harriston consigned 10 steer
averaging 1513 lbs, selling
for an average of 78.80 with
three Char steer averaging
1448 lbs, selling for 80.
Heifers
There were 118 heifers on
offer.
Southlore Farms of
Palmerston consigned 13
heifers averaging 1285 lbs,
selling for an average of
79.29, with four Limo heifers
averaging 1279 lbs, selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for
81.85.
Lorne Benedict of Kerwood,
consigned 13 heifers averag-
ing 1289 lbs, selling for an
average of 78.65, with one Blk
heifer weighing 1395 lbs, sell-
ing to Dominion Meat Packers
for 80.75.
Octaline Farms of Grand
Valley, consigned 17 heifers
averaging 1239 lbs, selling for
an average of 77.90, with six
Char heifers averaging 1139
lbs selling for 80.25.
Jacob Peters of Zurich con-
signed 11 heifers averaging
1330 lbs, selling for an
average of 79.69, with
10 Blk heifers averag-
ing 1337 lbs, selling for
79.75.
Cows
There were 183 cows
on offer.
Beef Cows 38-44
sales to 50
D1 & D2 35-42
D3 30-35
D4 20-28
Jocelyn Bergeron of
New Liskeard con-
signed two cows aver-
aging 1093 lbs, selling
for an average of
40.62, with sales to 50.
Murray Rennick of
Monkton consigned
three cows averaging
1275 lbs, selling for an
average of 38.46, with
sales to 42.50.
Edwin Weber
Lucknow
of
consigned
seven cows averaging
Denfield Livestock Sales
Denfield Livestock Market
Report for Tues., Oct. 10. The
market at Denfield Livestock
Sales traded under pressure
with the good fed cattle trad-
ing $2 - $3 lower. Receipts
were light due to the holiday
Monday. Cows traded fully
steady. A good offering of
holstein bull calves traded at
steady prices.
No fancy cattle on offer.
Good fed steers 74-81.25,
Plain steers 70-75, Good fed
Heifers 74-80, Plain Heifers
70-74, Good Fed cows 40-45,
D1 and D2 cows 30-40, D3
and D4 cows 20-30, Shells 10-
20, Good Beef bulls 40-50,
Good Holstein bulls 35-40,
Good Holstein bull calves 75-
170.
1368 lbs, selling for an aver-
age of 37.88, with sales to
41.50.
Bulls
There were 11 bulls on offer.
34.50 - 57 sales to 65.
Ron McKenzie of Forest con-
signed four Bulls averaging
1634 lbs selling for an aver-
age of 62.70, with sales to 65.
Ed VanDyke of Hepworth
consigned one Red bull weigh-
ing 1050 lbs, selling for 50.
Veal
There were 198 head of veal
on offer.
Beef 95-105 sales to 110
Good Holstein 85-95 sales to
100
Medium Holstein 70-85
Plain & Heavy Holstein:
Plain: N/A, Good Heavy: 75-
85
Mark and Paul Pennington of
Mildmay, consigned five veal
averaging 729 lbs, selling for
an average of 88.41, with one
Hol steer weighing 730 lbs
selling for 110.
Brian Wideman of
Gowanstown consigned 14
veal averaging 760 lbs, selling
for an average of 98.37, with
six Limo heifers averaging 751
lbs, selling for 109.50.
Mike Durnin of Auburn, con-
signed 10 veal averaging 710
lbs, selling for an average of
87.33, with one Limo steer
weighing 765 lbs, selling for
109.
Lambs
Under 50
50-65 lbs
65-80 lbs
75-200
148-199
170-189
80-95 lbs 136-160
95-110 lbs 136-200
110 lbs and over 120-135
Sheep
45-82 sales to 116
Goats
Kids $60-$84,Nannies N/A,
Billies N/A
Top quality stocker
steers
Under 400 lbs
92-124.50
400 - 500 lbs
98-126
500 - 600 lbs
94-115
600 - 700 lbs
83-110
700 - 800 lbs
80-100.50
800 - 900 lbs
84.25-92.50
900 - 1000 lbs
84.75-90.75
Over 1000 lbs
77-94.25
Top quality stocker
heifers
Under 300 lbs
N/A
300 - 400 lbs
106-107
400 - 500 lbs
89-112
500 - 600 lbs
80-103.50
600 - 700 lbs
75-101
700 - 800 lbs
66-88
800 - 900 lbs
78-88.25
Over 900 lbs
78-88.75
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