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The Citizen, 2006-03-09, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006. Agriculture Brussels Livestock report Veal sells $245 lower at Thursday sale Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending March 3 were 2,799 head of cattle, 371 lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed steers and heifers sold $1 to $2 higher than last week. Choice steers and heifers sold $94 - $97 with sales to $108.25. Second cut sold $90 to $94. Cows sold $2 to $4 higher than last week. On Thursday the veal sold $2 to $5 lower to last week. The lambs sold on a steady active trade. On Friday the calves sold $1 to $2 higher than last week. The yearlings sold on a strong mar- ket. There were 663 steers on offer. Enoch Martin, Proton Station, con- signed one limousin steer weighing 1,510 lbs. that sold for $105. His total consignment of seventeen steers sold averaging 1,617 lbs. for $97.92. Lester B. Weber, Mount Forest, consigned eight steers' aver- ,aging 1,556 lbs. for $97.50. His top gold steer sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $104 weighing 1,445 lbs. Ten steers consigned by Dave Baker, Brussels, sold averaging 1,382 lbs. for $98.09. His top charo- lais steer sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $103 weighing 1,185 Continued from page 1 misled the previous Liberal govern- ment and now seem to be misleading the new Conservative government. He said CAIS could be fixed but when you have a decrepit old barn you don't try to fix it, you tear it down and build new and that should happen with risk management, he said. Paul Mistele, vice-president of the. Ontario Federation of Agriculture, said he has just returned from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting and "CAIS is a con- cern right across the country." In fact, he said, when he met one farmer from Manitoba for whom CATS worked well, he was sur- lbs. Cunningham Nolan Cattle Co., Lucan, consigned thirty-seven steers averaging 1,551 lbs. for $95.84. Their top two limousin steers sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $102.25 weighing 1,508 lbs. Aden Bearinger, Listowel, con- signed eighteen steers averaging 1,491 lbs. for $95.01. His top blonde steer sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $101.75 weighing 1,406 lbs. Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc., Woodstock, sold averaging 1,633 lbs for $92.42. Their top two limou- sin heifers sold for $99.75 weighing 1,520 lbs. Chad Fisher, Brussels, consigned seventy steers averaging 1,484 lbs. for $97.09. His top five red steers sold for $99.25 averaging 1,459 lbs. Jeff Matheson, Walton, consigned four steers averaging 1,326 lbs. for $97.70. His top limousin steer sold for $99.25 weighing 1,230 lbs. Four steers consigned by Enos B. Frey, Wallenstein, sold averaging 1,471 lbs. for $90.38. His top Limousin steer sold for $98.50 weighing 1,325 lbs. Marvara Farms, Drayton, con- signed twelve steers averaging 1,423 lbs. for $96.90. Their top three red prised. Mistele said Chuck Strahl the new Conservative minister of agriculture, spoke to the meeting and said all the right things but "we're still facing the same wall of bureaucrats. We've been finding it easier to get to meet ministers than their staff." Steckle, long a critic of CAIS's inadequacies, said he has asked for a meeting with Strahl, who he described as a friend, to discuss the crisis. The government has promised more money for the army for nation- al security, Steckle said, and he thinks food is also a security issue. CAIS is designed to cover only 70 per cent of farmers losses even when steers sold for $98.35 weighing 1,407 lbs. There were 340 heifers on offer. K & A Beef Farms, Wroxeter, con- signed one blue heifer that sold to Norwich Meat Packers for $108.25 weighing 1,360 lbs. Eleven heifers consigned by Lewington Farms Inc., Brussels, sold averaging 1,325 lbs. for $99.97. Their top six limousin heifers sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $101.50 averaging 1,419 lbs. Allan Renning, Exeter, con- signed forty-one heifers that sold averaging 1,335 lbs. for $96.65. His top black heifer sold for $100.25 weighing 1,080 lbs. Merkley Farms, Wroxeter, con- signed thirteen heifers averaging 1,246 lbs. for $98.09. Their top six Limousin heifers sold to Dominion Meat .Packers for $99.50 averaging 1,219 lbs. Five heifers consigned by Gerald Bowles, Brussels, sold aver- aging 1,240 lbs. for $91.10. His top limousin heifer sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $98.75 weighing 1,385 lbs. Dave Baker, Brussels, consigned one heifer that sold for $98.50 weighing 1,175 lbs. Jeff Lewington, Brussels, con- it does pay out, Steckle said. He also said CAIS ought to be a program that, when a farmer submit- ted the forms there was a bottom line that let him know if he was going to get a payment or not. "The way it is there are too many appeals." Mitchell said she had recommend- ed to Leona Dombrowsky, Ontario's minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, that a working commit- tee be set up to work on changes to CAIS for when the new federal gov- ernment is ready to discuss the changes. Mitchell also indicated an announcement of provincial aid would be forthcoming soon but despite questioning would not reveal signed three. heifers that sold for $98.50 averaging 1,335 lbs. Arthur and George Hinz, Monkton, con- signed one heifer that sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $98.25 weighing 1,425 lbs. His total con- signment of four heifers sold for $93.60 averaging 1,391 lbs. Twelve heifers consigned by Aden Horst, Elmira, sold averaging 1,410 lbs. for $95.56. His top four gold heifers sold for $97.75 averaging 1,346 lbs. Stephen Carter, Lucan, consigned one limousin heifer that sold to Dominion Meat Packers -for $97.75 weighing 1,420 lbs. His total con- signment of eleven heifers averaging 1,333 lbs. for $95.05. There were 192 cows on offer. D1 and D2 cows sold $34 to $37 with sales to $56; D3, $29 to $33; D4, $12 to $22. Kevin Bachert, London, consigned one simmental cow weighing 1,370 lbs. that sold for $56. Robert and Maurice Patteson, Alvinston, consigned one rwf cow weighing 1,870 lbs. that sold for $54. Bill Robinson, Auburn, con- signed five simmental cows that sold for $52 averaging 1,771 lbs. There were 12 bulls on offer sell- when the announcement would be made and what would be in it. (The announcement followed Monday morning.) ing $34.50 to $39.50 with sales to $53. Scottslea Farms Ltd., Blyth, consigned one charolais bull weigh- ing 1,923 lbs. that sold for $53. Boschlea Holsteins Inc., Atwood, consigned one holstein bull that sold for $47.50 weighing 1,920 lbs. There were 197 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $115 to $125; good holstein, $95 to $105 with sales to $108; medium holstein, $70 to $90; heavy holstein, $85 to $100. Mike Kikkert, Zurich, consigned-one blue veal steer that sold for $125 weigh- ing 730 lbs. Mike Dumin, Auburn, consigned three limousin veal steers averaging 683 lbs. for $119. Marshall Durnin, Auburn, consigned one red veal steer that sold for $116 weighing 735 lbs. Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $165 to $220; 50 - 64 lbs., $190 to $260; 65 - 79 lbs., $190 to $226; 80 - 94 lbs., $165 to $187; 95 - 109 lbs., $166 to $177.50; 110 lbs. and over, $143. Sheep sold $69 to $120. Goats sold $80 to $230. Top quality stocker steers, under 400 lbs. sold $90 to $144; 400 - 499 lbs., $117 to $146; 500 - 599 lbs., $121 to $147; 600 - 699 lbs., $117 to $136.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $106 to $130; 800 - 899 lbs., $104.50 to $125.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $102.25 to $112.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $102.75 to $112. Top quality stocker heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $108 to $124; 400 - 499 lbs., $111 to $131; 500 - 599 lbs., $100 to $138; 600 - 699 lbs., $103 to $120; 700 - 799 lbs., $104 to $114; 800 - 899 lbs., $99 to $118; 900 lbs. and over, $98 to $107. Bussels LIVESTOCK Division of esinflis4t Rows Ltd. UPCOMING SA‘ES TUESDAYS 9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows THURSDAYS - 8:00 am. Drop Calves 10:00 a.m.Veal 11:30 a.m.Pigs, Lambs, Goats & Sheep FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. Stockers Spring Sale Specials Mon., Mar. 20, Apr. 10 & 24 10 a.m. Vaccinated calves & yearlings Sat., Apr. 15, 10 a.m. Stocker Sale in lien of Good Friday Thurs., Mar. 30, Apr. 6 & 13 11:30 a.m. Easter Lamb & Goat sale Visit our waboaga et: www.brus seislivestock.ca email us at; infottbrusselslivestock.oa Call us 819487-8461 .:,,MMOVfn Moving on Janet Boot was recognized for her work with the Huron Dairy Producers Committee at the annual meeting, March 2 in Brussels. 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