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Brussels Stockyards
Sheep and lamb, stocker and feeder sales coming up
The market at Brussels Stock-
ards saw choice steers and heifers
selling at barely steady prices with
the heavy and fatter cattle selling
under pressure. Cows and veal
sold steady. Pigs were steady.
There were 892 cattle and 537 pigs
on offer.
Choice steers sold from $88 to
$92 with sales to $94 per hundred
weight. Good steers were $85 to
$88.
A red steer consigned by Lome
Forster of RR 1. Lucknow weighing
1240 lbs. sold for $94 with his total
offering of 11 steers averaging
1217 lbs. and selling for an overall
price of $91.59. Six steels consign
ed by Frank Dolmage of RR 1.
Seaforth averaging 1267 lbs. sold
for an average price of $89.83 with
sales to $93. One steer consigned
by Groenberg Farms of RR 2,
Lucknow weighing 1150 lbs. sold
for $92.50.
Sixteen steers consigned by
Howard Martin of RR 3, Brussels
weighing 1 159 lbs. sold for an
average price of $90.89 with sales
to $92.50. One gold steer consign-
edbyK & LBrayFarmsofRR 1,
Ethel weighing 1110 lbs. sold for
$92.25 wi th their total offeri ng of 30
steers averaging 1219 lbs. selling
for $89.58. One hereford steer
consigned by Murray Wagg of RR
5, Mitchell weighing 1190 lbs. sold
for $92.25 with his total offering of
11 steers averaging 1224 lbs.
selling for $88.42. One hundred
and one steers consigned by
Gerald Ball of RR 1, Embro
averaging I 129 lbs. sold for an
average price of $88.31 with sales
to $92.
Eleven steers consigned by
Doug Wagg of RR 5, Mitchell
averaging 1237 lbs. sold for an
average price of $90.29 with sales
Farm
Anita Bos tops show
Anita Bosof RR3, Blyth, was the
big winner at the Brussels Fall Fair
and 4-H Club Achievement Day
last Wednesday, taking three
championshipsandone reserve
championship in the face of tough
competition from fellow members
of the Hallrice 4-H Dairy Club.
Miss Bos won the Champion
ships in Senior Showmanship in
both the Hallrice Club and the
Senior Dairy Management project,
as well as the showing the
Championcalfinthedairy man
agement project. She also took the
Reserve Champion Calf in the
Hallrice competition.
Lori Armstrong of RR 2, Auburn,
showed the Champion calf from the
Hallrice Club, and took the Re
serve Junior Champion Showman
ship award, while Theresa Knox of
RR 1, Blyth was the top Junior
Showman. SharonRamseyofRR 3,
Blyth, won the Reserve Showman
ship in both the Hallrice Club and
in Senior Dairy Management.
Michael Pentland of RR 1, Dun
gannon, showed the Reserve
Champion calf in the management
project.
Jn the Brussels 4-H Dairy Calf
Club, Donna Johnston of RR 2,
Bluevale, showed the Champion
ship calf, while Grant Martin of
Ethel captured the Champion
Showman award. In the Brussels
4-H Horse Club, Dean Vincent of
RR 1, Belgrave achieved the
highest mark, closely followed by
Jennifer Sanders of RR 4, Brus
sels.
Darren Johnston of RR 2,
Bluevale, showed the Champion
Steer in Brussels 4-H Beef Club
competition, while Brian Alexan
der of Ethel took the Reserve
Championship. The Champion
Heifer award went to Steve
Dolmage of RR 4, Walton, with
Paul Dolmage of the same address
taking the Reserve Championship.
Open House at
Clinton OMAF
In celebration of Agri-Foou
Week, the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture & Food office at 20
King Street in Clinton will be
holding an Open House.
It will be held on Tuesday,
October 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. This is an opportunity for
members of the community to
become more familiar with the
local staff and services of the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture &
Food.
Marie Salter of RR 1, Listowel,
was the Champion Showman in the
beef club competition, while her
brother, Michael, won the Reserve
Showman trophy.
to$92. Twenty-one steers consign
ed by Glen Johnston of RR 2,
Bluevale averaging 1209 lbs. sold
for $89.93 with sales to $91.85.
Four steers consigned by Roy
Dolmage of RR 1, Londesborough
averaged 1213 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $89.67. Twenty
steers consigned by Jack Alton of
Goldcrich, averaged 1144 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $90.89
with prices to $91.25. One white
steer consigned by Keith Johnston
of RR 2, Bluevale weighing 1330
lbs. sold for $91 with his total
offering of 16 steers averaging
1298 and selling for $89.24. A load
of41 heavy Charlois steers con
signed by Jim Simpson of RR 3,
Goderich averaging 1297 lbs. sold
for an average price of $88.81 with
sales to $90.
Choice heifers were $88 to $91
with sales to $93. Good heifers
were $84 to $88.
A heiferconsignedby George
Blake of RR 2, Brussels weighing
1050 lbs. sold for $93 with his total
offeringof22 heifers averaging
1147 lbs. selling for an overall price
of $89.02. Fifteen heifers consign
ed by Chaffe Farms of RR 5,
Mitchell, averaging 1159 lbs. sold
for an average price of $90.06 with
sales to $92.75. A heifer consigned
by Gordon Daer of RR 1, Auburn,
weighing 910 lbs. sold for $92.75.
Nineteen heifers consigned by
Wayne King of RR 1, Gorrie
averaging 895 lbs. sold for an
average price of $84.80 with sales
to $92.25. Four white heifers
consigned by Alvin Grainger of RR
2, Wroxeter, averaging 1235 lbs.
sold for $90.50 with his total
offeringof 10 heifers averaging
1207 lbs. and selling for an overall
price of $89.52.
Choice cows sold from $60 to
$64 with sales to $72. Good cows
were $57 to $62. Canners and
cutters were $52 to $57.
Thirty to 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of $1.07; 40 to 50 lb. pigs
traded to a high of .89 cents; 50 to
601b. pigs traded toa high of .90
cents; 60 to 70 lb. pigs traded to a
high of .88 cents; 70 to 80 lb. pigs
traded to a high of .86 cents.
Choice veal sold from $90 to $99
with sales to $104. Good veal was
$80 to $90. Plainer calves were $74
to $80.
Brussels Stockyards will be
holding a Sheep and Lamb sale on
Friday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. and a
Stocker and Feeder sale on Tues
day, Oct. 6 at 1:30 p.m. For further
information phone 887-6461.
STOCKER SALE
800 HEAD
at
HENSALL LIVESTOCK SALES LTD.
on
SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 1987
at 1:00 P.M.
CONSISTING OF: STEERS, HEIFERS
& CALVES
FOR INFORMATION CALL:
Victor Hargreaves-519-482-7511 [Clinton]
Barry Miller 519-235-2717 [Exeter]
519-229-6205 [Kirkton]
Greg Hargreaves519-262-2619 [Hensall]
519-262-2831 [Hensall]
Auctioneer: Larry Gardiner
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