The Times Advocate, 2008-10-22, Page 21Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Agriculture
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TIMES -ADVOCATE
Cows sell $1 - $ 2 higher at Brussels Livestock Sales
For the week ending Oct. 17,
2008.
E-mail us at info@brusselslive-
stock. ca
Total Receipts
2740 head of cattle, 704 lambs
and goats.
Summary:
Tuesday
Fed steers and heifers sold on
a steady market. Choice steers
and heifers sold 87-92 with sales
to 94.50. Second cut sold 85 -
87. Cows sold $1 - $2 higher.
Thursday
Veal sold on a strong market.
Lambs sold on a strong active
trade. Sheep and goats sold on a
steady market.
Friday
Calves and yearlings sold on a
good strong active trade.
Denfield Livestock
Sales
Denfield Livestock mar-
ket report for Tues., Oct.
14, 2008.
There were too few fed
cattle on offer at Denfield
due to the Monday holi-
day to call the market. A
good offering of cows sold
actively at fully steady
prices. A large offering of
Holstein bull calves trad-
ed actively at prices show-
ing improvement. A light
run of stockers sold at
steady prices.
Choice steers 82-86,
plain steers 70-80, Good
heifers 82-86, plain
heifers 70 - 80, Good fed
cows 60 - 70, D1 & D2
cows 45-55, D3 & D4
cows 35-45, Shells 25-35,
Good beef bulls 60-70,
Good holstein bulls 55-62,
Good started holstein bull
calves $75 - $140, Plain
holstein bull calves $10 -
$60.
Steers
There were
203 steers on
offer.
Neil Edgar of
Wingham con-
signed nine
steers averag-
ing 1289 lbs.
selling for an
average of
87.84. With
one limo steer
weighing 1240
lbs. selling for
94.50.
John
Wiersma of
Blyth con-
signed four
steers averag-
ing 1370 lbs.
selling for an
average of
85.44. With one red steer weigh-
ing 1455 lbs. selling for 89.
Bob Scott of Elderton consigned
two steers averaging 1225 lbs.
selling for an average of 85.26.
With one herf steer weighing
1255 lbs. selling for 85.50.
Heifers
There were 30 heifers on offer.
Mervin Bearinger of Clifford
consigned seven heifers averag-
ing 1219 lbs. selling for an aver-
age of 86.25. With one limo
heifer weighing 1225 lbs. selling
to Dominion Meat Packers for
87.50.
Inglis Farms of Clifford con-
signed two char heifers averag-
ing 1178 lbs. selling for 86.
Donkar Farms of Lucknow
consigned four heifers averaging
1240 lbs. selling for an average
of 84.75. With one char heifer
weighing 1475 lbs. selling for
85.
Allan Edgar of Brussels con-
signed two x -bred heifers aver-
aging 1190 lbs. for 84.50.
Cows
There were 221 cows on offer.
Beef Cows 50-65 sales to 68,
D1 & D2 40-52, D3 30-40
Eckerlea Acres of Seaforth
consigned four hol cows averag-
ing 1416 lbs. selling for an aver-
age of 57.56. With one hol cow
weighing 1285 lbs. selling for 68.
Bulls
There were 12 bulls on offer
50- 68 sales to 69.50.
Bill Claplagair consigned one
bull weighing 2095 lbs. selling
for 69.50.
Wayne Beirnes of Listowel
consigned one bull weighing
1510 lbs. selling for 66.
Veal
There were 191 head of veal
on offer.
Beef 100-120 with sales to
144, Good Holstein 95-107 with
sales to 113, Medium Holstein
88-95 Plain & Heavy Holstein
Marshall Durnin of Auburn,
consigned one limo heifer
weighing 765 lbs. selling for 134.
Lambs:
under 50 lbs. N/A
50 - 65 lbs. 155-225, 65 - 80
lbs. 173-209, 80 - 95 lbs. 141-
189, 95 - 110 lbs. 145-161, 110
lbs. and over 110-151
Sheep
30-57 with sales to 63
Goats
Kids - $60-$125 per head,
Nannies - $60 - $120 per head,
Billies $100-$300 per head.
Top Quality Stocker
Steers
under 400 lbs. 102-120, 400 -
500 lbs. 100-128.50, 500 - 600
lbs. 102-119.25, 600 - 700 lbs.
95-115, 700 - 800 lbs. 80-112,
800 - 900 lbs. 84-98.75, 900 -
1000 lbs. 87.75-98, over 1000
lbs. 89.75-101,75
Top Quality Stocker
Heifers
under 300 lbs. 105-119, 300 -
400 lbs. 88-119, 400 - 500 lbs.
89-120.50, 500-600 lbs. 90-132,
600 - 700 lbs. 85-107, 700 - 800
lbs. 79.50-97.75, 800 - 900 lbs.
81.50-104, over 900 lbs. 80-91
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