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JOHN DEERE
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Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell steadily at sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Sept.
22 were 1,322 cattle and 648 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold steady. Choice steers
and heifers sold $120 to $130 to a
high of $139.50. Second cut sold
$116 to $120. Cows sold on $2 to $3
higher. On Thursday veal calves sold
on a very active trade. Lambs sold
barely steady. Goats and sheep sold
steady. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a strong active
trade at higher prices.
Chris Smith of Brussels consigned
14 steers that averaged 1,566 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$128.84. One red steer weighed
1,520 lbs. and sold for $139.50. Ed
VanDonkersgoed of Gorrie,
consigned three head that averaged
1,453 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $123.03. One red steer
weighed 1,385 lbs. and sold for
$130.
Williamson Farms of Lambton
Shores, consigned 10 head that
averaged 1,146 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $115.10. One
charolais heifer weighed 1,255 lbs.
and sold for $130.50. Boersma
Family of Mitchell, consigned three
head that averaged 1,480 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $121.03.
One charolais heifer weighed 1,375
lbs. and sold for $128.50.
There were 150 cows on offer.
Export types sold $70 to $83; beef,
$75 to $90; D1 and D2, $70 to $80;
D3, $60 to $70; D4, $50 to $60.
Alvin Hill of Markdale, consigned
one charolais cow that weighed
1,755 lbs. and sold for $90.50.
There were eight bulls selling $71
to $113. Greg McGillivray of
Paisley, consigned one black bull
that weighed 1,920 lbs. and sold for
$113.
There were 175 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $150 to $159 with
sales to $170; good holsteins, $145
to $155 with sales to $159; Sl heavy
holsteins, $125 to $140; heavy
holsteins, $115 to $135. Levi L.
Miller Jr. of Lucknow, consigned
four head that averaged 916 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $126.17.
One blue heifer weighed 795 lbs.
and sold for $151. Mark Ditner of
Palmerston, consigned five steers
that averaged 808 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $148.35. Two
blue steers averaged 805 lbs. and
sold for $170. Andy L. Yoder of
Lucknow, consigned three holstein
steers that averaged 700 lbs. and sold
for $131. One holstein steer weighed
715 lbs. and sold for $159.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $248 to
$290; 50 - 64 lbs., $284 to $305; 65
- 79 lbs., $253 to $304; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$220 to $230; 95 - 109 lbs., $227 to
$235; 110 lbs. and over, $221 to
$228.
Sheep sold $100 to $200 / lb.
Goats: kids - dairy sold $150 to
$230; meat, $230 to $300; nannies,
$75 to $160; billies, $150 to $300 /
lb.
Top quality stocker steers 400 -
499 lbs. sold $250 to $257; 500 -
599 lbs., $236 to $249; 600 - 699
lbs., $220 to $246; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$197 to $207; 800 - 899 lbs., $192 to
$204; 900 - 999 lbs., $179 to
$192; 1,000 lbs. and over, $175 to
$188.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $201 to $217; 500 -
599 lbs., $182 to $207; 600 - 699
lbs., $171 to $196; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$164 to $181; 800 - 899 lbs., $152 to
$179; 900 lbs. and over, $153 to
$170. Kevin Horsburgh of Holstein,
consigned 35 charolais steers that
averaged 1,039 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $186.10. Fifteen
charolais steers averaged 1,007 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$188. Jason O'Donnell of Arthur,
consigned 49 heifers that averaged
948 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $167.95. Twenty-four black
heifers averaged 916 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $170.
Brussels Fall Fair welcomes thousands at IPM
Leaving your mark
At the Brussels Fall Fair's IPM tent, thousands of guests
were treated to an authentic fall fair at the match for the very
first time. The tent included a full stage for music and the 4-
H Go for the Gold competition and plenty of exhibits
showing off the talents of those in Brussels and beyond.
Outside of the tent there was a straw bale maze and
Brussels Agricultural Society Secretary Brian Schlosser's
barn quilt, Norah's Pinwheel, seen above, which he
welcomed patrons to sign. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
An audacious plan for this year's
Brussels Fall Fair seems to have paid
off according to Brussels
Agricultural Society President Matt
Cardiff.
The Brussels Fall Fair was a
success at the International Plowing
Match (IPM) held in Walton and
Cardiff says he's "100 per cent sure"
the society members made the right
decision for this year's fair.
Cardiff was at the IPM every day
manning the fair's tent and said he
didn't hear a single complaint.
While the fair's initial plan to have
a ferris wheel on site was thwarted
when the ferris wheel arrived at the
grounds damaged, all of the tent's
remaining attractions that traditional
fair -goers have come to know and
love, including a straw bale maze, a
full musical stage and a tent full of
fall fair exhibits, were well received
by tens of thousands of IPM visitors.
And while IPM guests did their
part and visited the fall fair,
especially in the mornings, Cardiff
said, the other end of the fall fair
also paid off at the IPM. Cardiff
estimates that most categories saw
an increase in submissions, some as
high as double the number of the
entries.
The readiness of the Brussels
Agricultural Society was tested
almost immediately with the closure
of Tented City on Wednesday, Sept.
20.
That was the day that the fair was
scheduled to host its 4-H beef and
sheep club shows at the CKNX
Events Centre, but with Tented City
closed, the show had to return to its
traditional home at the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community
Centre.
Cardiff said that the last-minute
shift forced some members to have
to think on their feet and make split -
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second decisions to reschedule, but
competitors were notified and the
grounds were prepared and they had
a great show in Brussels on
Wednesday, he said.
While the 4-H members were busy
in the show ring in Brussels on
Wednesday, many members of the
society were busy in Walton helping
with the grounds and making their
tent habitable after the downpour the
day before which forced the IPM
grounds into closure.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
were all banner days for the Brussels
Fall Fair, which saw thousands of
attendants come through its gates
every day.
Cardiff says that while not
everyone who went to the IPM
visited the Brussels Fall Fair tent, no
doubt many of those at the IPM
stopped into the fair for a visit.
Whether it was the music on the
tent's stage or the straw bale maze,
there was plenty to attract patrons.
There was also plenty of traffic
around Society Secretary Brian
Schlosser's barn quilt, called
Norah's Pinwheel. Schlosser
displayed the barn quilt, asking all
those who passed it to sign it before
he resealed it and put it up on his
barn once again.
By the end of the day of Saturday,
thousands had signed the barn quilt.
And while Cardiff feels that both
the Brussels Agricultural Society
and the IPM benefitted from the
relationship, he thinks that the one-
time -only arrangement had an even
deeper impact.
"I think this was a good
representation of something that's
very important to Huron County
life," Cardiff said. "I think it was a
good thing to have that
representation at the match site."
And while hosting an authentic
fall fair on the site was something
new for the IPM, Cardiff also felt
that the change was good for the
society as well.
"I think it was good for the
Brussels Fall Fair to try something
new as well," Cardiff said.
While Cardiff has his hands full
over the course of the week, he
wasn't alone in having to travel to
Brussels on Friday as part of the
Cardiff's Catering crew that fed
nearly 700 people at the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community Centre
for the IPM's Celebration of
Excellence gala. Cardiff's parents,
his grandmother and many other
members of the Brussels
Agricultural Society were all part of
the crew that made the dinner a night
to remember for all in attendance.
BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK
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UPCOMING SALES
TUESDAYS
9:00 a.m.
Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows
THURSDAYS
8:00 a.m. Drop Calves
10:00 a.m.Veal
11:30 a.m. Lambs, Goats & Sheep
FRIDAYS
10:00 a.m. Stockers
Visit our webpage at:
www.brusselslivestock.ca
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