The Times Advocate, 2008-03-05, Page 1818 Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Agriculture
Lamb, sheep, goats all strong
For the week ending Feb. 29, 2008.
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Total Receipts,
2198 head of cattle, 471 lambs and
goats
Summary
Tuesday
Fed Steers and heifers sold on a strong active trade.
Choice steers and heifers sold 84 - 88 with sales to
90.25. Second cut sold 80 - 84. Cows sold on a steady
trade.
Thursday
Veal sold steady. Lambs, sheep and goats sold on a
strong trade.
Friday
Heifer calves sold on a strong active trade while the
steers sold steady and yearlings sold steady.
Steers
There were 336 steers on offer.
Art Bos of Blyth consigned three steers averaging
1580 lbs. selling for an average of 85.87 with one gold
steer weighing 1450 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for 89.
Aaron F. Martin of Newton consigned 18 steers aver-
aging 1473 lbs. selling for an average of 85.10 with
four limo steers averaging 1395 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for 87.75.
Geisel Cattle Co. of Elmira consigned 48 steers aver-
aging 1669 lbs. selling for an average of 84.03 with two
limo steers averaging 1565 lbs. selling to St. Helen's
Meat Packers for 87.
Mrs. Minerva Martin of Mount Forest consigned 19
steers averaging 1512 lbs. selling for an average of
85.15 with 10 mix steers averaging 1497 lbs. selling to
Holly Park Meat Packers for 86.85.
Gilbert Janssen of Hanover consigned six steers aver-
aging 1320 lbs. selling for an average of 84.57 with two
limo steers averaging 1260 lbs. selling for 86.
Stan Francis of Woodham consigned 14 steers aver-
aging 1425 lbs. selling for an average of 83.80 with
nine x -bred steers averaging 1445 lbs. selling for
85.60.
Heifers
There were 346 heifers on offer.
Hugh Love of Atwood consigned 14 heifers averaging
1328 lbs. selling for an average of 85.55, with one blk
heifer weighing 1365 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for 90.25.
M -R Farms of Exeter consigned 29 heifers averaging
1320 lbs. selling for an average of 84.97 with two red
heifers averaging 1373 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers
for 89.
David Bowles of Brussels consigned four heifers aver-
aging 1320 lbs. selling for an average of 85.16 with one
limo heifer weighing 1215 lbs. selling to Dominion
Meat Packers for 88.
Jim Dixon of Lucan consigned 23 heifers averaging
1446 lbs. selling for an average of 84.96 with two gold
heifers averaging 1388 lbs. selling for 86.75.
Connie Boyd of Monkton consigned six heifers aver-
aging 1386 lbs. selling for an average of 84.98 with one
blk heifer weighing 1505 lbs. selling for 86.50.
Arthur and George Hinz of Monkton consigned five
heifers averaging 1306 lbs. selling for an average of
84.04 with one char heifer weighing 1305 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for 86.25.
Andy VanderVeen of Blyth consigned seven heifers
averaging 1419 lbs. selling for an average of 85.79
with three mix heifers averaging 1348 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for 86.
Ron Smith of Denfield consigned 11 heifers averaging
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1357 lbs. selling for an average of 84.64 with two char
heifers averaging 1283 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for 86.
Allan Thornton of Gorrie consigned one limo heifer
weighing 1335 lbs. selling for 85.50.
Cows
There were 202 cows on offer.
Beef Cows 37-44 sales to 56.
D1 & D2 35-38
D3 33-36
D4 29-33
Eian Farrell of Kincardine consigned two cows aver-
aging 1385 lbs. selling for an average of 47.43 with one
hol cow weighing 1520 lbs. selling for 56.
Hank W. Huigenbos of Wingham consigned one limo
cow weighing 1780 lbs. selling for 53.
Terpstra Farms Ltd. of Brussels consigned three cows
averaging 1292 lbs. selling for an average of 45.89
with one hol cow weighing 1200 lbs. selling for 52.
Bulls
There were 22 bulls on offer 33 - 64.50.
Matt Haney consigned one char bull weighing 2260
lbs. selling for 64.50.
Ron McMichael of Wroxeter consigned five hol bulls
averaging 1292 lbs. selling for 60.
Veal
There were 200 head of veal on offer.
Beef 90-120 with sales to 146
Good Holstein 70-80 with sales to 81.50
Medium Holstein 50-67
Plain & Heavy Holstein Plain 50-67, Good heavy
70-75 sales to 78
Brian Wideman of Gowanstown consigned seven veal
averaging 682 lbs. selling for an average of 106.09
with two blonde heifers averaging 750 lbs. selling for
127.50.
Jeremy Wideman of Gowanstown consigned one
blond heifer weighing 735 lbs. selling for 123.
Lambs:
under 50 lbs. 157-250
50 - 65 lbs. 231-255
65 - 80 lbs. 205-232
80 - 95 lbs. 177-210
95 - 110 lbs. 152-177
110 lbs and over N/A
Sheep
33-86 with sales to 99
Goats
Kids - $115-$150, Nannies - $75-$100 with sales to
$111, Billies $150 - $250
Top Quality Stocker Steers
under 400 lbs. 80-137
400 - 500 lbs. 103-126
500 - 600 lbs. 98.25-116
600 - 700 lbs. 89.75-103
700 - 800 lbs. 86.50-99.50
800 - 900 lbs. 87.50-94.50
900 - 1000 lbs. 85-86.75
over 1000 lbs. 82-92.25
Top Quality Stocker Heifers
under 300 lbs. N/A
300 - 400 lbs. 70-110
400 - 500lbs. 85-102
500 - 600 lbs. 86-101.75
600 - 700 lbs. 82-97
700 - 800 lbs. 81.50-88
800 - 900 lbs. 81.50-91.50
over 900 lbs. 82-87.50
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Denfield Livestock
Sales
Denfield Livestock Market
Report for Tues., Feb. 26.
The market at Denfield
Livestock Sales traded on a
very strong demand at
prices $2 higher on the
good fed cattle and $4 high-
er on the fancy cattle. A
good offering of cows were
very active at prices $2 - $4
higher. Two hundred hol-
stein bull calves sold active-
ly at fully steady prices
according to quality.
Don Eedy and Mark
Vanderploeg, Denfield sold
37 heifers average weight
1509 average price 87.59 to
a high of 91.75 purchased
by Norwich Packers.
Urquhart Farms, St.
Marys sold 23 heifers aver-
age weight 1322 average
price 85.40 to a high of
88.50 purchased by Ralph
Bos Meats, Strathroy.
Hurongrove Farms,
Forest sold a crossbred bull
weighing 1800 at 55.50.
Choice steers 88-91, Good
steers 82-87, Plain steers
70-80, Choice exotic cross
heifers 88-91.75, Good
heifers 82-86, Plain heifers
70-75, Good fed cows 48-
60, D1 & D2 cows 40-48, D3
& D4 cows 32-39, Shells 20-
30, Good beef bulls 50-
55.50, Good holstein bulls
45-50, Stockers.
Don Smith, Forest sold 14
limo steers weighing 917 at
97 and nine limo heifers
average weight 850 at
95.50.
Good holstein bull calves
$75 - $160.
New soybean directors
GUELPH - The Ontario Soybean Growers
(OSG) recently announced a new executive to
represent Ontario's 25,000 soybean growers.
Leo Guilbeault, a grower from Essex county
and chair of the Ontario Grains and Oilseeds
Safety Net Committee was elected as chair for a
second year at the Board's inaugural meeting in
Guelph early this month.
Kevin Marriott of Lambton and Kim Fysh of
Kent were elected as first and second vice
chairs along with John Johnston of Elgin round-
ing out the executive.
"We are fortunate to have a very strong and
talented group of people working on behalf of
soybean growers," says Guilbeault.
Five new directors were elected to the OSG
Board for 2008; Mark Huston of Kent; Keith
Black of Huron; Helmuth Spreitzer of Dufferin,
Waterloo, Wellington, Hamilton -Wentworth;
Ken Thompson of Bruce and Dwight Foster of
eastern Ontario.
"OSG is grateful for the leadership and dedica-
tion retiring Board members showed during
their tenure as directors and we look forward to
working with the new members of our Board."
says Guilbeault.
The 15 -person board also includes Harry
Buurma of Lambton; Valerie Hobbs, of Oxford
and Brant; Robert Norris of Perth, Joe
Thompson of Middlesex; Joe Hickson, of Halton,
Peel, York, Durham, Victoria, Northumberland,
Peterborough, Haliburton and Muskoka and Kim
Turnbull of Haldimand, Norfolk and Niagara.
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When: Wed., March 5
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Exeter Masonic Hall
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Topic: Crop scouting and what we
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