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_____Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell on strong trade early
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending May
23 were 1,031 head of cattle, 636
lambs and goats.
On Tuesday there were 509 fed
steers and heifers on offer which sold
on a strong active trade. Due to the
border closure there are no cow
prices to report. On Thursday the veal
sold at prices $5 to $10 lower while
the lambs sold on a strong active
trade at prices steady with last week.
On Friday the calves sold at prices $5
to $10 lower with the short keeps
selling $10 to $15 lower.
The fed steers sold from $105 to
$112 with sales to $124.50. Enoch
Martin, Linwood, consigned one roan
steer weighing 1,400 lbs. which sold
to Norwich Packers for $124.50. His
overall offering of three steers
averaged 1,245 lbs. for an average
price of $121.32. Fifteen steers
consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms,
Woodstock, averaged 1,681 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$106.34 with their top limousin steer
weighing 1,425 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meats for $120.
George Chettleburg, Wingham,
consigned two limousin steers
averaging 1,383 lbs. which sold for
an average of $113.38 with sales to
$113.50. Seven steers consigned by
Murray Pfeifer, Baden, averaged
1,404 lbs. selling for an average of
$111.41 with his top three black
Johns, Quebec minister talk
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“We have been asked not to deviate
from the central theme,” she said, but
are looking at steps Ontario can take
unilaterally which will not impact the
future work with the Alberta industry
or Ontario’s ability to import or
export animals.
Johns was planning to speak with
the agriculture minister from Quebec
Tuesday and was also looking at the
New Brunswick situation. Both
provinces were asking for zones of
the country to be excluded from the
American ban on exports.
However, Johns is unsure how this
could work for Quebec as they take
approximately 17 per cent of their
beef from Alberta, as does Ontario.
“There are close ties between the
provinces.”
The minister suggests that this
situation would not have occurred in
the same way in Ontario because the
system is set up differently.
The animals go through
surveillance at the killing plant with
questionable ones pulled aside,
slaughtered and tested at the
University of Guelph. The carcass is
held until the testing is complete so
tags are still available to identify the
heritage of the animal.
Testing is also completed within 10
days generally, she said, but can be
done in as little as 48 hours.
“Our system is superior. We have
spent $500,000 in new equipment at
Guelph and substantial processing is
done. There have been 1,000 tests
done and not one case of BSE has
been found.”
“We have to keep the consumers
on our side, knowing the food is
safe,” she said. “There will be long
term ramifications if they go off
side.”
Johns has also been in contact with
Van Clief with respect to the
rendering and dead stock industry
steers averaging 1,378 lbs. selling for
$114.50. J.K. Gielen Farms,
Crediton, consigned fifteen steers
averaging 1,386 lbs. which sold for
an average price of $ 111.34 with their
top four gold steers averaging 1,413
lbs. selling to Mo'er Packing Co. for
$113.50.
Four limousin steers consigned by
Moore Acre Farms, Goderich,
averaged 1,395 lbs. which sold for
$116. Their overall offering of thirty-
five steers averaged 1,452 lbs. which
sold for an average price of $111.10.
Murray Shiell, Wingham, consigned
fourteen steers averaging 1,421 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$111.04 with his top four black steers
averaging 1,385 lbs. selling for
$115.75. Two limousin steers
consigned by Terry McCarthy,
Dubun averaged 1,568 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meats for $113.75. His
overall offering of sixteen steers
averaged 1,637 lbs. selling for an
average price of $106.65.
Gord Hern, Granton, consigned ten
steers averaging 1,367 lbs. selling for
an average of $106.42 with his top
four gold steers averaging 1,300 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $114. One charolais steer
consigned by James Frey, Chesley,
weighed 1,425 lbs. which sold to
Dominion Meats for $113.25. His
overall offering of fourteen steers
averaging 1,353 lbs. selling for an
which impacts the Huron-Bruce
riding in an effort to keep the
businesses open.
“The dead stock industry can take
animals, but has nowhere for them to
go where they can be paid for them,”
said Johns.
The rendering industry expects to
see a long lag time even after the ban
is removed.
Johns has requested that Van Clief
seek a solution for that industry
byWednesday (today).
The halt in the beef trade is causing
as much as an $11 million loss to the
industry each day with the domino
effect to truckers, exporters and
processors almost tripling the impact.
“This has been devastating,” said
Len Gamble of Brussels Livestock.
“There will be a few guys go out of
business.”
However, there were 150 to 200
cattle on the auction block for the
Tuesday sale and he was pleased to
see the prices range from 95 cents to
$1 with a high of $1.05 for fat cattle.
“All the Ontario packers are out here
giving us support,” he said.
It is uncertainty that is causing
concern as producers don’t know
how long it might be before the
borders re-open and when that occurs
there could be a bottleneck of supply.
Cattle dealers and truckers will
also feel the impact in a big way, said
Coultes, as nothing is moving.
However, Coultes believes the
issue has been “blown out of
proportion.”
“It was one cow and the rest were
negative. The CFIA did their job and
the cow was kept out of the food
chain.”
He also points out this cow was
caught even though it did not show
the classic signs of BSE as depicted
on the television. It was withdrawn
due to pneumonia-like conditions.
Even with the original Alberta herd
average price of $106.39.
The fed heifers sold from $105 to
$112 with sales to $122. Ron and
Brian Tulloch, Meaford, consigned
one gold heifer weighing 1,265 lbs.
which sold to Norwich Packers for
$120. Their overall offering of
thirteen heifers averaged 1,286 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$108.15. On charolais heifer
consigned by Dr. Keith Dunstan,
Mildmay, weighed 1,235 lbs. selling
to Norwich Packers for $115.75. His
overall offering of two heifers
averaged 1,230 lbs. for an average
price of $114.62.
Five heifers consigned by Chad
Fisher, Brussels, averaged 1.150 lbs.
selling for an average of $113.61
with his top four limousin heifers
averaging 1,176 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $113.75. Brian
and Bill Dallner, Atwood, consigned
two heifers averaging 1,235 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$113.10 with their top red heifer
weighing 1,215 lbs. selling for
$114.25.
One black heifer consigned by Jim
Cronin, Seaforth, weighed 1,330 lbs.
selling to Moyer Packing Co. for
$112.50. His overall offering of five
heifers averaged 1,289 lbs. selling for
an average of $111.19. Lloyd
Greenwood, Palmerston, consigned
two heifers averaging 1,288 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
testing negative, Coultes fears the
biggest impact will be in ways that
are still unknown. Even once this
case is resolved, Coultes wonders
about the long-term perception by
consumers about Canadian beef.
“It will take longer to get back to
normal than we think.”
As of press time, the CFIA had 17
farms in quarantine, 12 in Alberta,
three in B.C. and two in
Saskatchewan as they continue to
track the life of the lone infected cow.
The index herd owned by Marwyn
Peaster of Wanham, Alta, were
slaughtered and tested, and found to
be negative. The investigation into
the source of the brain-wasting
infection continues, in particular to a
Baldwinton, Sask, farm where the
cow spent four years before going to
Peaster’s.
From a release by the CCA, the
organization is working diligently
with the CFIA to reassure the
markets and trading partners that the
situation has been contained, stating
additional precautionary slaughters
and testing may be necessary.
4-Hers judge
beef calves
By Sara Baker
On May 6 the Brussels Belgrave
Beef 4-H club held its first meeting
at the home of Kim Higgins.
Members judged four bull calves
and also watched two movies,
Ontario Beef and Assessing Market
Values of Calves.
They elected their president, Dan
Shapton; vice-president, Andy Toll;
secretaries, Sarah Hart and Crystal
Blake and press reporter, Sara
Baker.
The next meeting will be June 2 at
7:30 p.m. They will be going on a
tour of Brussels Livestock.
$110.77 with sales to $113. Eight
heifers consigned by Stenwood
Farms, Mitchell, averaged 1,228 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$ 109.68 with their top two red heifers
averaging 1,335 lbs. selling to Moyer
Packing Co. for $111.
Muxlea Farms, Woodstock,
consigned fifteen heifers averaging
1,329 lbs. selling for an average price
of $109.16 with their top two
limousin heifers averaging 1.328 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meats for $112.
Seventeen heifers consigned by D &
L Van Staveren Farms, Clifford,
averaged 1,380 lbs. selling for an
average price of $108.21 with their
top two charolais steers averaging
1.400 lbs. selling for $111.25. Jerry P.
Cronin, Dublin, consigned four
heifers averaging 1,396 lbs. selling
for an average price of $103.52 with
his top limousin heifer weighing
1,285 lbs. selling for $113.25.
There were 10 bulls on offer selling
from $50 to $82.50 with sales to
$105.50. K & A Beef Farms,
Wroxeter, consigned one blue bull
weighing 1,770 lbs. which sold to
Dominion Meats for $105.50. One
limousin bull consigned by Curtis
Calhoun, Dobbinton, weighed 2,165
lbs. selling to Denview Meats for
$82.50.
There were 65 head of veal on
offer. Holstein sold $75 to $85 with
sales to $90. Plain Holstein sold $60
veal steer $91.50.to $75. One black
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consigned by Ikendale Farms,
Walkerton, weighing 595 lbs. which
sold to Millgrove Meat Packers for
$95. Mark Pfeffer, Clifford,
consigned seven holstein veal steers
averaging 664 lbs. selling for an
average of $87.05 with his top four
steers averaging 671 lbs. selling for
$90. One holstein veal steer
consigned by Dan and Joanne
Baarda, Blyth. weighed 700 lbs.
selling to Newmarket Meats for $90.
Their overall offering of five holstein
veal steers averaged 690 lbs. selling
for an average price of $88.41.
. Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $147.50
to $160; 50 - 64 lbs., $145 to $171;
65 - 79 lbs., $155 to $171; 80 - 94
lbs., $165 to $175; 95 -109 lbs. sold
to $168; 110 lbs. and over, sold to
$57.50.
Goats sold $27 to $60.
Sheep sold $37.50 to $70.
Stocker steers, under 400 lbs. sold
to $136; 400 - 499 lbs., $121 to
$133; 500 - 599 lbs., $97 to $132;
600 - 699 lbs., $88 to $121; 700 - 799
lbs., $96 to $117; 800 - 899 lbs., $100
to $106; 900 - 999 lbs., $89.25 to
$101; 1,000 lbs. and over, $84 to $
93.
Heifers, 300 - 399 lbs. sold to
$85.50; 400 - 499 lbs., $86 to $130;
500 - 599 lbs., $90 to $125; 600 -699
lbs., $94.50 to $121; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$93 to $106; 800 - 899 lbs., $90.50 to
$101; 900 lbs. and over. $89.50 to