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The Times Advocate, 2008-07-30, Page 17Wednesday, July 30, 2008 17 Agriculture TIMES -ADVOCATE Lambs sell $5 - 10 higher at Brussels Livestock For the week ending July 25, 2008. E-mail us at info@brusselslivestock.ca Total Receipts 2,104 head of cattle, 732 lambs and goats Summary: Tuesday Fed steers and heifers sold on a steady market. Choice steers and heifers sold 97 - 101 with sales to 103.25. Second cut sold 94 - 97. Cows sold $2 - 5 higher. Thursday Veal sold steady. Lambs sold $5 - 10 higher, sheep and goats sold on a steady market. Friday Calves and yearlings sold on a good strong active trade. Steers There were 344 steers on offer. Corgercrest of Seaforth consigned six steers averaging 1447 lbs. selling for an average of 99.35 with one gold steer weighing 1415 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 103.25. Dave McClinchey of Auburn consigned 12 steers aver- aging 1374 lbs. selling for an average of 102.20 with 10 limo steers averaging 1338 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for 103. Neil Edgar of Wingham consigned 12 steers averaging 1348 lbs. selling for an average of 96.68 with one limo steer weighing 1275 lbs. selling for 100.50. Geisle Cattle Co. of Elmira consigned 29 steers averag- ing 1430 lbs. selling for an average of 98.93 with two blonde steers averaging 1298 lbs. selling for 100.50. Chris Smith of Brussels consigned 32 steers averaging 1501 lbs. selling for an average of 97.86 with six limo steers averaging 1523 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 99.25. Robert S. Mitchell of Listowel consigned nine steers averaging 1452 lbs. selling for an average of 97.44 with six blk steers averaging 1447 lbs. selling for 98.25. Art Bos of Blyth consigned four steers averaging 1385 lbs. selling for an average of 97.11 with three char steers averaging 1378 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 98.25. Heifers There were 205 heifers on offer. Andy VanderVeen of Blyth consigned 14 heifers aver- aging 1311 lbs. selling for an average of 99.53 with one limo heifer weighing 1290 lbs. selling to Norwich Meat Packers for 102.25. Bill Wassnidge of Ailsa Craig consigned 36 heifers averaging 1272 lbs. selling for an average of 97.06 with 10 gold heifers averaging 1257 lbs. selling for 98. Murray Rennick of Monkton consigned two heifers averaging 1130 lbs. selling for an average of 96.18 with one limo heifer weighing 1165 lbs. selling to Norwich Meat Packers for 98. Francis Hunt of Walton consigned 10 heifers averaging 1249 lbs. selling for an average of 95.39 with two gold heifers averaging 1328 lbs. selling for 97.50. James Wright of Kippen consigned three limo heifers averaging 1315 lbs. selling for 97. Lenus Yeo of Clinton consigned six heifers averaging 1200 lbs. selling for an average of 90.03 with one limo heifer weighing 1260 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for 95.50. Don Cronin of Dublin consigned two mix heifers aver- aging 1128 lbs. selling for 95.25. Cows There were 301 cows on offer. Beef Cows 50-65 sales to 75.50, D1 & D2 40-50, D3 30-40 Todd Konecny of Walkerton consigned seven cows averaging 1645 lbs. selling for an average of 71.81 with one gold cow weighing 1625 lbs. selling for 75.50. Bulls There were 14 bulls on offer 61.50 - 69.50 sales to 73. Jim Rice of Conn consigned one limo bull weighing 1995 lbs. selling for 70.50. Veal There were 204 head of veal on offer. Beef 100-125 with sales to 138, Good Holstein 78-85 with sales to 87, Medium Holstein 70-80, Plain & Heavy Holstein Plain 60-70, Good heavy 70-80 Mike Metske of Lucknow consigned seven veal averag- ing 746 lbs. selling for an average of 93.84 with two limo steers averaging 795 lbs. selling for 131. Aaron L. Miller of Lucknow consigned 10 veal averag- ing 720 lbs. selling for an average of 76.67 with one blonde steer weighing 685 lbs. selling for 131. Lambs: under 50 lbs. N/A 50 - 65 lbs. 137-204 65 - 80 lbs. 145-190 80 - 95 lbs. 138-167 95 - 110 lbs. 140-159 110 lbs. and over 105-145 Sheep 38-85 Goats Kids - $50 - $95 per head, Nannies - $60 - $100 per head, Billies $150- $260 per head Top Quality Stocker Steers under 400 lbs. 113-148 400 - 500 lbs. 121-138.50 500 - 600 lbs. 118-132 600 - 700 lbs. 103-123 700 - 800 lbs. 92.75-113.50 800 - 900 lbs. 98.25-112.75 900 - 1000 lbs. 100-106 over 1000 lbs. 89-104.50 Top Quality Stocker Heifers under 300 lbs. N/A 300 - 400 lbs. 82-91 400 - 500 lbs. 109-127 500-600 lbs. 103-120 Club members prepare for fair By Christine O'Reilly EXETER - The 4-H Beef -A -Rama club held their meeting at John and Greg Urquhart's last Monday. Set up as a very informal meeting, the group took a look at the Urquhart's calves and then headed for the front porch to work on decorations for the fair. Thanks goes to the Urquhart family for hosting the meeting and pro- viding a delicious snack. Achievement Day Club members were reminded to be at the Agricultural building, with their calf, no later than 11 a.m., on Sept. 25. Members were to wear black pants and white shirt. If they did not have a white top, Andrea Hern had extras that mem- bers could bor- row. Denfield Livestock Sales Denfield Livestock market report for Tues., July 22, 2008. At Denfield Livestock sales a light run of fed cattle traded active at steady prices. A good offering of cows traded on a strong demand at prices $2 - $4 higher. A light offering of stockers trad- ed strong. A large offering of holstein bull calves traded a little better on the good ones. Choice steers 95-101; Good steers 90- 95; Plain steers 80-85; Choice exotic cross heifers 95-100; Good heifers 90- 95; Plain heifers 80-85. Joe Ryan, Ailsa Craig sold nine cows average weight 1529 average price 60.67. Good fed cows 60-70; D1 and D2 cows 50-60; D3 and D4 cows 40-45; Shells 25- 35; Good beef bulls 60-80; Good holstein bulls 50-60; Stocker steers 600 - 700 lbs. 100-110; Stocker heifers 600-700 lbs. 95-100; Good holstein bull calves $75- $125; Plain holstein bull calves $5-$60 Correction Notice c N RY��EAt Jeep The Chrysler Jeep Dodge 'Take A FREE RIDE Canada' flyer which arrived at homes during the week of July 14 incorrectly featured a "6 Months Free Gas" and "Includes Gas Card Alternative Rebate - 2009 Dodge Journey" claims. These claims should have read "Up to $1,500 Free Gas" and "Does not qualify for a Gas Alternative Rebate", respectively. We apologize for any misunderstanding this may have caused. 600 - 700 lbs. 100.50-115 700 - 800 lbs. 87-106 800 - 900 lbs. 92.25-100 over 900 lbs. 81.50-97.25 Joint meeting for 4-H Beef and Dairy Clubs By Janelle Clarke EXETER - Joint Beef / Dairy meeting: The South Huron Beef Club and South Perth Dairy Club met at Gardiner Farms for their joint meeting. We discussed how to judge beef cattle by look- ing for straight backs, full rumps, strong legs and how finished they are; then we placed them and took turns giving our reasons. The dairy leader dis- cussed what to look for in a good cut of hay by look- ing at its colour, smelling it, feeling it and the mix of legumes and grasses. Joel had everyone guess the weight of one beef animal and weighed it. One member from each club who guessed the closest to the actual weight won a t -shirt. We then traveled to Vink's Dairy Farm where we judged dairy cows by looking for straight pins, a full udder, sound legs, a well attached udder and evenly spaced teats and we also did weed identifi- cation. We identified common weeds like ladies thumb, rag weed, sow thistle, fox tail and lamb's quarter. We thank the Gardiners and Vinks for letting us visit their farms. Fifth meeting at Down Farms We traveled to Down Farms and had a brief history and explana- tion of how a silo unloader works. The Clarke girls introduced their three calves and took them out into the yard to lead them around. We were asked to pick out which animal we liked best and to give some good qualities about it. We reviewed how to properly rinse and wash a calf by demonstrating on one of the calves. We went inside the barn to judge flashlights, hand in our brochures and dis- cuss our 4-H books for achievement day. Thank you to the Downs for the snack and swim. HAY YOU! Custom Large Square Baling 3'x3'x? 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