The Citizen, 2009-11-26, Page 18Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Nov.
20 were 3,043 cattle, 632 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on a steady market.
Choice steers and heifers sold $79 to
$81 with sales to $88.25. Second cut
sold $77 to $79. Cows sold on a good
strong active trade. On Thursday beef
veal sold steady, while holstein sold
$1 to $2 easier. Lambs sold steady.
Sheep and goats sold on a stronger
market. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a steady market.
There were 168 steers on offer.
John Wiersma of Blyth, consigned
ten steers averaging 1,480 lbs. selling
for an average of $82.43 with two
black steers averaging 1,458 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers for
$82.75. David Bowles of Brussels,
consigned one grey steer weighing
1,515 lbs. selling for $81.50. Merlyn
Farms of Holstein, consigned ten
steer averaging 1,429 lbs. selling for
an average of $80.69 with seven
crossbred steers averaging 1,408 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers for
$81. Walter Nicholson of Monkton,
consigned ten steers averaging 1,357
lbs. selling for an average of $79.46
with six limousin steers averaging
1,346 lbs. selling for $81.
Jason Hoggart of Londesborough,
consigned seven steers averaging
1,511 lbs. selling for an average of
$79.25 with one limousin steer
weighing 1,445 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $80.
Bruce Eden Farms of Holyrood,
consigned fifteen steers averaging
1,606 lbs. selling for an average of
$78.12 with six black steers
averaging 1,553 lbs. selling for $80.
Ron Kries of St. Paul’s, consigned
five steers averaging 1,311 lbs.
selling for an average of $78.21 with
one rwf steers weighing 1,350 lbs.
selling for $80.
Jasper Snell of Blyth, consigned
five steers averaging 1,181 lbs.
selling for an average of $77.62 with
three charolais steers averaging 1,117
lbs. selling for $80. Pat Donnelly of
Cargill, consigned eight steers
averaging 1,251 lbs. selling for an
average of $79.28 with six charolais
steer averaging 1,217 lbs. selling for
$79.75. Leonard and Andrew Black
of Proton Station, consigned four
steers averaging 1,499 lbs. selling for
an average of $74.61 with one
charolais steer weighing 1,485 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers for
$78.75.
There were 170 heifers on offer.
Roy A. McCulloch of Allenford,
consigned twenty-four heifers
averaging 1,373 lbs. selling for an
average of $79.75 with one limousin
heifer weighing 1,385 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $85.50.
Grant Jones of Hensall, consigned six
heifers averaging 1,353 lbs. selling
for an average of $78.88 with one
limousin heifer weighing 1,335 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers for
$82.25. Andy Vanderveen of Blyth,
consigned seven heifers averaging
1,391 lbs. selling for an average of
$81.07 with one black heifer
weighing 1,360 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $81.75.
Connell Farms of Palmerston,
consigned ten black heifers averaging
1,325 lbs. selling for $80.75.
Springlake Farms of Listowel,
consigned sixteen heifers averaging
1,381 lbs. selling for an average of
$80.32 with ten charolais heifers
averaging 1,407 lbs. selling for
$80.50. Don Fischer of Brussels,
consigned three heifers averaging
1,260 lbs. selling for an average of
$78.14 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,295 lbs. selling for $80.
Knechtel Farms of Gadshill,
consigned eleven heifers averaging
1,515 lbs. selling for an average of
$78.87 with five crossbred heifers
averaging 1,543 lbs. selling for
$79.10.
Ralph Eyre of Courtright,
consigned three heifers averaging
1,490 lbs. selling for an average of
$77.47 with two charolais heifers
averaging 1,530 lbs. selling to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $78.50.
Terry Murray of Clifford, consigned
ten heifers averaging 1,153 lbs.
selling for an average of $77.78 with
six charolais heifers averaging 1,198
lbs. selling for $78.25.
There were 280 cows on offer.
Export types sold $35 to $43 with
sales to $58.50; beef cows, $35 to
$42 with sales to $54.40; D1 and D2,
$38 to $46; D3, $33 to $38; D4, $22
to $33. George E. Lee of Ailsa Craig,
consigned seven cows averaging
1,173 lbs. selling for an average of
$44.65 with one black cow weighing
1,065 lbs. selling for $58.50. Terpstra
Farms of Brussels, consigned five
cows averaging 1,370 lbs. selling for
an average of $41.17 with one
holstein cow weighing 1,555 lbs.
selling for $54. Paul MacIntyre of
Lucknow, consigned twelve cows
averaging 1,169 lbs. selling for an
average of $41.55 with one
simmental cow weighing 1,170 lbs.
selling for $50.
There were 10 bulls on offer selling
$44 to $50.50 with sales to $53.50.
Dan Hoggart of Londesborough,
consigned one limousin bull
weighing 2,075 lbs. selling for
$53.50. Allan Legros of New
Liskeard, consigned one hereford
bull weighing 2,085 lbs. selling for
$51.50.
There were 184 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $100 to $115 with
sales to $120; good holstein, $80 to
$90 with sales to $96; medium
holstein, $70 to $80; heavy holstein,
$70 to $80. Lamar Frey of Listowel,
consigned four veal averaging 713
lbs.selling for an average of $110.14
with one limousin steer weighing 730
lbs. selling for $120. Kelly O’Neil of
Denfield, consigned nine veal
averaging 709 lbs. selling for an
average of $93.87 with two blue
steers averaging 705 lbs. selling for
$118. Brian Wideman of
Gowanstown, consigned eight veal
averaging 749 lbs. selling for an
average of $103.28 with one limousin
heifer weighing 615 lbs. selling for
$116.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $171 to
$275; 50 - 64 lbs., $160 to $220; 65 -
79 lbs., $159 to $207; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$147 to $172; 95 - 109 lbs., $147 to
$160; 110 lbs. and over, $98 to $155.
Sheep sold $33 to $77 with sales to
$92.
Goats: kids sold $60 to $170 per
head; nannies, $70 to $105 per head;
billies, $200 to $300 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $95 to $134; 400 - 499
lbs., $98 to $125; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$87.50 to $120; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$89.50 to $108; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$86.50 to $98; 800 - 899 lbs., $88 to
$97; 900 - 999 lbs., $81 to $93.50;
1,000 lbs. and over, $80.50 to $92.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $80 to $127; 300 - 399
lbs., $96 to $123; 400 - 499 lbs., $87
to $114; 500 - 599 lbs., $80 to $111;
600 - 699 lbs., $83 to $97; 700 - 799
lbs., $80 to $89.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$81.50 to $87.25; 900 lbs. and over,
$80 to $90.25.
Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell steady at sale
PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009.
Fred Armstrong of Huronia
Jerseys, Auburn, has been selected
the 2009 winner of the Curtis Clark
Achievement Award. The
announcement of his selection came
during the National Holstein Show
at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
in Toronto, on Nov. 13.
Armstrong is the 23rd recipient of
this award which honours the
memory of the late Curtis Clark of
Acme Holsteins, a respected
Holstein breeder and showman from
Alberta.
Farming, family and the Jersey
cow have always been at the core of
the 66-year-old Armstrong’s life.
Over the years, his Huronia herd of
70 milk cows has produced scores of
top scoring individuals and show
winners for Armstrong and his
family and their many customers.
An avid showman since 1975,
Armstrong has participated at local
and major shows across Ontario, at
the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair,
World Dairy Expo and the All-
American Jersey Show. He was
Premier Breeder at the Royal Winter
Fair in 1985 and 2002 and at the
recent 2009 Royal bred the winning
four-year-old, Huronia Connection
Nora (Ex-94).
He has also won many other
Premier Breeder banners at Stratford
Championship Show and the Perth-
Huron Parish Show.
Armstrong has been the breeder of
two of the most highly acclaimed
Jersey cows to ever compete in the
showring – Huronia Centurion
Veronica (Ex-97-5E-USA) and
Huronia Connectn Crystalyn (Ex-
95-2E).
Veronica was grand champion
three times at World Dairy Expo
(2004-05-06) for Arethusa Farm,
Litchfield, Conn. In 2006, she was
also Supreme Champion there, the
same year Crystalyn was grand
champion and Reserve Supreme
Champion at the Royal Winter Fair
for Rock Ella Jerseys, Hornby, Ont.
Armstrong has exhibited several
homebred winners in his own right
too over the years like Huronia
Grove Crystal (Ex-92-7E),
International Futurity champion at
the 1998 Royal, and Huronia RBR
Bree (Ex-92), 2006 Royal reserve
junior champion.
Armstrong and his wife Ruth are
the parents of three children – Lori,
Donna Lynn and John.
In 2000, the Armstrongs were
honoured with Jersey Canada’s
highest award of Master Breeder.
They have marketed and sold cattle
and embryos to over a dozen
countries.
Active in many breed and
community organizations and
activities, Armstrong is a longtime
member of the Perth-Huron Jersey
Club and Jersey Ontario and a
member of the Jersey Ontario Show
Committee. He was previously a
director of the Jersey Cattlemen of
Canada for over 25 years and a
member of Jersey Canada’s Sire
Selection Committee (now Genetic
Improvement Committee). He and
Ruth have been the key organizers of
the successful Stratford
Championship Show since its
inception in 1993. In 2008,
Armstrong received the Earl Vander
Meulen Memorial award at the
Royal.
A humble man who is always
willing to help others or lend advice
or encouragement, Armstrong is
described by his peers as a “true
gentleman, fun loving, outgoing and
kind to the core”.
He is respected by all for his
integrity, cattle knowledge and
positive attitude, making him an
ideal recipient of the Clark Award.
The Curtis Clark Achievement
Award is sponsored by the Alberta
Holstein Branch.
It is awarded annually to the dairy
cattle exhibitor who possesses the
ability, sportsmanship and
dedication that has earned him the
respect of fellow breeders and
showmen. Selection of the winner is
made by former recipients of the
award.
Congratulations
Auburn area’s Fred Armstrong was awarded the Curtis Clarke Achievement Award at this
year’s Royal Winter Fair for his work with Huronia Jerseys. Armstrong, left, was awarded by
two of the award’s former winners, Earl Phoenix, the 2008 champion from Greenbank,
Ontario, centre, and John Beerwort, the 2007 champion from Knowlton, Quebec. (Photo submitted)
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Fred Armstrong, 2009 Curtis Clark award winner