The Citizen, 2019-02-07, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019. PAGE 17.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Feb. 1
were 1,046 cattle and 215 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday there was a light
run due to extreme weather. Fed
steers and heifers sold on an active
trade at steady prices. Choice steers
and heifers sold $143-$150. Second
cut steers and heifers sold $139-143.
Cows sold steady. On Thursday
there was a light run due to extreme
weather. Veal sold $5 higher. Lambs
and sheep sold steady. Goats sold
slightly higher. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a strong active
trade at steady prices.
Larry Reinhart Jr. of Mildmay,
consigned 12 heifers that averaged
1,332 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $144.29. Two black and
white face heifers averaged 1,325
lbs. and sold for an average price of
$148.
Dave Tilker of Palmerston,
consigned 10 head that averaged
1,584 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $132.08. One red heifer
weighed 1,655 lbs. and sold for
$138.50.
Mark Goetz of Mildmay,
consigned three steers that averaged
1,453 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $140. One hereford steer
weighed 1,485 lbs. and sold for
$141.
Trinal Farms of Teeswater,
consigned two steers that averaged
1,535 lbs. and sold for and average
price of $131.95. One blue steer
weighed 1,660 lbs., sold for $137.
There were 150 cows on offer.
Beef sold $65 to $75 with a high of
$80; D1 and D2, $63 to $70; D3, $57
to $64; D4, $52 to $56. Onias Weber
of Holyrood, consigned one
charolais cow that weighed 1,330
lbs. and sold for $80.
There were eight bulls selling at
$84.50 to $115. Trevor Pfeffer of
Ayton, consigned one red bull that
weighed 2,145 lbs. and sold for
$115.
There were 85 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $125 to $150 with
sales to $159; good holsteins, $105
to $114; Sl heavy holsteins, $90 to
$100; heavy holsteins, $90 to $95;
medium holsteins, $85 to $100;
Mark M. Martin of Teeswater,
consigned two red heifers that
averaged 838 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $146.97. One red
heifer weighed 785 lbs. and sold for
$156. Paul M. Martin of Lucknow,
consigned five head that averaged
887 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $136.81. One limousin steer
weighed 855 lbs. and sold for $159.
Brent Cronin of Dublin, consigned
eight holstein steers that averaged
706 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $107.98. One holstein steer
weighed 700 lbs. and sold for $112.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $268 to
$275; 65 - 79 lbs., $260 to $260; 95
- 109 lbs., $218 to $219; 110 lbs. and
over, $206 to $207.
Sheep sold $120 to $180.
Goats: billies sold $150 to $300;
nannies, $100 to $150; kids: meat
sold $275 to $400 / lb.; dairy, $200
to $300 / lb. Paul VanDorp of Blyth,
consigned 12 lambs that averaged 98
lbs. and sold for $219.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 - 499 lbs., $220 to $262; 500 -
599 lbs., $215 to $232; 600 - 699
lbs., $196 to $232; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$178 to $201; 800 - 899 lbs., $179 to
$199.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $175 to
$196; 1,000 lbs. and over, $162 to
$189.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $166 to $225; 400 -
499 lbs., $155 to $177; 500 - 599
lbs., $165 to $185; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$162 to $170; 700 - 799 lbs., $151 to
$165; 800 - 899 lbs., $132 to $143;
900 lbs. and over, $161 to $165.75.
Laverne Brubacher of Listowel,
consigned 31 steers that averaged
1,022 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $168.92. Four charolais
steers averaged 894 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $199.50. Jeff
Redmond Farms of Lindsay,
consigned 60 heifers that averaged
1,092 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $162.84. Four charolais
heifers averaged 1,044 and sold for
an average price of $165.75.
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
Call us 519-887-6461
Visit our webpage at:
www.brusselslivestock.ca
email us at:
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Thompson, Pettapiece host roundtable
Lisa Thompson and Randy
Pettapiece, MPPs for Huron-Bruce
and Perth-Wellington, respectively,
left Blyth encouraged last Friday
after an agriculture roundtable held
at Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company.
The meeting was scheduled to be
held at Memorial Hall in Blyth, but
due a broken pipe in the sprinkler
system and flooding, the event was
moved to the brewery location at the
last minute.
Pettapiece, who serves as the
Parliamentary Assistant for the
Minister of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs, said he hosted
Friday’s roundtable and others like it
across the province to hear concerns
from Ontario farmers.
In an interview with The Citizen,
he said the roundtable consultations
aren’t about him bringing
information to communities, but
rather for him to listen to farmers
from all over Ontario and hear their
concerns. While some concerns are
regional, he says some common
themes are emerging province-wide.
The goal of the roundtables, he
said, is so the provincial government
can work to eliminate red tape from
the world of agriculture. Province-
wide issues, he said, include what
many farmers consider to be
extraneous bookkeeping.
He said that in agriculture, there is
some book work that currently has to
be done that might be unnecessary to
update annually. Not only does
unnecessary paperwork cost farmers
time, he said, but it also costs them
money.
Locally, Pettapiece said he heard
about the labour shortage in Huron
and its surrounding counties. Not
being able to find qualified labour,
he said, is a problem for the world of
agriculture.
Thompson, who is also the
Minister of Education, said she was
“buoyed” by the discussion at
Cowbell on Friday, adding that she
was really happy with the level of
discussion that took place that day.
Thompson also said that there was
great agricultural diversity in the
crowd, drawing farmers as well as
implement dealers, members of local
co-operatives, insurance companies
and more.
What surprised Thompson, she
said, was that the topic of education
came up, which was welcomed by
her. She said she didn’t expect
education to come up, but she
welcomed the connection.
She said it came through “loud
and clear” that the government needs
to be doing more to teach students
about agri-food and careers in the
world of agriculture.
Thompson was due to host another
roundtable, this time in Formosa
with members of local conservation
authorities with Ajax MPP Rod
Phillips, the Minister of the
Environment, Conservation and
Parks on Feb. 7 .
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Hearing from farmers
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, left, and Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece, right,
were in Blyth last week to host an agricultural roundtable to hear from local farmers as to how
the provincial government could make their lives easier. The event was initially scheduled for
Memorial Hall, but was moved to Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company after a broken pipe and
flooding rendered Memorial Hall uninhabitable for a time. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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