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Cattle market active
The market at Brussels
Stockyards traded actively on
all classes of cattle, Heavy
steers sold higher with over-
fat steers being discounted.
Pigs traded easier. There
were 547 cattle and 1,986
pigs on offer.
Choice steers-81.00 to
84.00 with sales to 84.40.
Good steers-79.00 to 81.00
Ten steers consigned by
Henry Farms of Blyth aver-
aging 1,218 lbs. sold for
84.40 with their offering of 48
steers averaging 1,200 lbs.
selling for an overall price of
83.65.
Ten steers consigned by
Jacob Visscher of Wallen-
stein averaging 1,072 lbs.
sold for 84.30 with his lot of
13 steers averaging 1,107
lbs. selling for 83.90.
Ten steers consigned by
Bob Farrish of Goderich aver,
In the pork industry, big-
ger pigs do not necessarily
mean bigger profits, says
Andy Bunn, Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food
swine specialist.
Although pork producers
could market hogs 180
pounds and over profitably in
1978, recent changes to the
Canadian Hog Carcass Gra-
ding Settlement System
makes the 170 to 179 pound
weight range the most profi-
table.
"Changes in the grading
system were made in Janu-
ary to discourage producers
from marketing hogs weigh-
ing more than 180 pounds,"
says Mr. Bunn. "This modi-
fication was made to improve
quality by reversing the trend
to heavier and usually fatter
hogs."
The grading system is
based on weight and fat
thickness. Each weight class
has a set range of indexes
measuring fat thickness. The
lower the fat thickness, the
higher the index. The 1979
modification increased index
es in the 160 to 169 pound
(class 6) and 170 to 179
pound weight ranges ,(class
7). Indexes for classes /8 and
9 (over 180 pounds)/ were
decreased.
A three-month survey con-
ducted by the, Ontario Pork
Producers' Marketing Board
found that the high eft index-
es were obtained in/ the 170
to 179 pound weight range.
However, only one-third of
Ontario hogs are marketed at
this weight.
Mr. Bunn feels that many
producers may not realize
that they can increase profits
by marketing hogs at 170 to k
aging 1,027 lbs, sold for an
overall price of 83.65.
A steer consigned by Ross
Durnin of Lucknow weighing
1,170 lbs. sold for 84.25 with
his lot of 13 steers averaging
1,200 lbs. selling for 83.20.
A steer consigned by K &
L Beef Farms of Ethel weigh-
ing 1,200 lbs. sold for 84.75
with their 24 steers averag-
ing 1,172 lbs. selling for an
overall price of 83.20.
A steer consigned by Steve
Durnin of Lucknow weighing
1,200 lbs. sold for 83.75.
Twenty steers consigned
by Grant McDonald of Ripley
averaging 1,259 lbs. sold for
an overall price of 83.20.
A steer consigned by Eu-
gene Kuntz of R. R. #4,
Walkerton weighing 1,220
lbs. sold for 83.75 with his lot
of 8 steers averaging 1,212
179 pounds.
"At an average price of
$72.44 per_ hundredweight
dressed, a 175-pound hog
with an index of 104, will sell
for $131.84," says Mr. Bunn.
"A 185-pound hog that index
es 101.5 sells for $136.02, but
it costs the producer about
$6.25 to feed and maintain to
that weight. The profit is
reduced to $129.77."
Mr. Bunn believes that
under most farm conditions,
gross returns can be impro-
ved by marketing hogs at 170
to 179 pounds. By increasing
the index from the average of
104 to 107, gross returns can
be increased an additional
$3.08 per hog.
Statistics from the pork
producers' survey shows that
the percentage of hogs mar-
keted at more than 180
pounds is dropping. Close to
32 per cent of hogs marketed
in January weighed more
than 180, while in March
they made up only 23 per
cent of the total.
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lbs. selling for 82.80.
There were no choice
heavy heifers on offer.
Good heifers-78.00 to
81.00.
A heifer consigned by
Gerald Wheeler of Brussels
weighing 930 lbs. sold for
81.00 with his lot of 8
heifers averaging 905 lbs.
selling for 79.90.
Eleven heifers consigned
by Ron Kaufman of Clifford
averaging 993 lbs. sold for
79.35.
A heifer consigned by
Clarence Poortinga of Au-
burn weighing 1,120 lbs. sold
for 81.00.
Six heifers consigned by
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(no metal to
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Hilbert VanAnkum of Wrox-
eter averaging 886 lbs. sold
for 79,80 with his lot of 9
heifers averaging 925 lbs.
selling for 79.45.
Choice cows-62.00 to 65.00
with sales to 68.00.
Good cows-59.00 to 62.00.
Canners and cutters-53.00
to 59.00.
30 to 40-lb. pigs traded to a
high of 28.50.
40 to 50-lb. pigs to a high
of 36.00.
50 to 60-lb. pigs to a high
of 38.00.
60 to 70-lb. pigs to a high
of 42.00.
70 to 80-lb. pigs to a high
of 54.25.
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