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______Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell at prices Si lower
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Sept.
9 were 3.455 head of cattle, 654
lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed
steers and heifers sold at prices $1
lower. Choice steers and heifers sold
$89 to $95 with sales to $104.25.
Second-cut steers and heifers sold
$86 to $88. The cows traded on a
steady market. On Thursday the veal
sold on an active trade with prices
remaining steady. The lambs sold on
a strong active trade with prices
steady to last week. On Friday all
weights and classes of Stockers sold
on a steady market.
There were 608 steers on offer.
Walter Riddel, Granton, consigned
two black steers averaging 1,375 lbs.
which sold for $104.25. His overall
offering of nine steers averaged
1,377 lbs. selling for an average
price of $96.93. Twenty steers con
signed by Jim Howatt,
Londesborough, averaged 1,507 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$92.86 with his top black steer
weighing 1,415 lbs. selling for
$100.25. Dave Bender, Palmerston,
consigned one limousin steer weigh
ing 1,175 lbs. which sold to
Highland Packers Ltd. for $97.25.
One limousin steer consigned by
Murray Rennick, Monkton, weighed
1,110 lbs. which sold for $97. Bill
Kerslake, Staffa, consigned nineteen
steers averaging 1,457 lbs. which
sold for an average price of $96.61
with his top six limousin steers aver
aging 1,472 lbs. selling for $98.75.
Thirty-nine steers consigned by
Mark B. Martin, Alma, averaged
1,378 lbs. selling for an average
price of $92.92 with his top eight
limousin steers averaging 1,301 lbs.
selling for $95.25.
Hugh Love, Atwood, consigned
one limousin steer weighing 1,310
lbs. which sold to Dominion Meat
Packers for $100. His overall offer
ing of twenty steers averaged 1,418
lbs. selling for an average price of
$92.50. Eighteen steers consigned
by Jim Wilson, Lucknow, averaged
1,436 lbs. which sold for an average
price of $92.09 with his top two red
steers averaging 1,405 lbs. selling to
Highland Packers Ltd. for $95.25.
Maynard B. Martin, Drayton, con
signed one blonde steer weighing
1,295 lbs. which sold to Norval
Packers Ltd. for $95.75. His overall
offering of nine steers averaged
1,356 lbs. selling for an average
price of $92.01. Ten steers con
signed by Murray Wagg, Mitchell,
averaged 1,297 lbs. selling for an
average price of $88.83 with his top
limousin steer weighing 1,385 lbs.
selling for $96.75.
There were 290 heifers on offer.
Melvin Bearinger, Mount Forest,
consigned four limousin heifers
averaging 1,268 lbs. which sold for
$99.25. His overall offering of fifty-
three heifers averaged 1,291 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$93.01. Eighteen charolais heifers
consigned by Sellers Farms,
Bluevale, averaged 1,340 lbs. selling
for an average price of $92.02 with
sales to $97.25. Floyd Bearinger.
Mount Forest, consigned one limou
sin heifer weighing 1,315 lbs. which
sold to Highland Packers Ltd. for
$95.25.
Two black heifers consigned by
Robert McCool, Londesborough,
averaged 1.133 lbs. which sold for
$94.50. Jayme Reid, Tiverton, con
signed eight limousin heifers aver
aging 1.470 lbs. which sold for
$92.10. Six heifers consigned by
Darren Johnston, Bluevale, averaged
1,211 lbs. which sold for an average
price of $91.53 with his top three
limousin heifers averaging 1,217
lbs. selling for $97.25.
Lome Benedict. Kerwood, con
signed ten heifers averaging 1,241
lbs. which sold for an average price
of $90.96 with his top three charo
lais heifers averaging 1,295 lbs. sell
ing for $91.25. John Wiersma, Blyth,
Consigned one limousin heifer
weighing 1,175 lbs. which sold for
$94.25. His overall offering of two
heifers averaged 1,220 lbs. selling
for an average price of $88.68. Three
charolais heifers consigned by
Walter Farms Ltd., Mildmay, aver
aged 1,092 lbs. selling for an aver
age price of $88.25 with sales to
$96.
There were 216 cows on offer. DI
and D2 cows sold $35 to $45 with
sales to $52.50; D3, $30 to $35; D4,
$15 to $25. Charles Mattice,
Hagersville. consigned four beef
cows averaging 1,298 lbs. which
sold for an average price of $35.43
with sales to $47. One limousin cow
consigned by Jeff Moffatt,
Wingham, weighed 1,855 lbs. which
sold for $46.50. Bruggert Farms,
Clinton, consigned one holstein cow
weighing 1,035 lbs. which sold for
$44.50.
There were 20 bulls on offer sell
ing $25 to $58.50 with sales to $70.
Arnott Wright, Moorefield, con
signed one Pied bull weighing 1,750
lbs. which sold to Dominion Meat
Packers for $70. One black bull con
signed by D & M Farms, Listowel,
weighed 1,990 lbs. selling for
$58.50.
There were 175 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $105 to $110 with
sales to $122; good holstein, $85 to
$95 with sales to $100; medium hol
stein, $75 to $80; heavy holstein
sold $85 to $90. Eric Nonkes,
Auburn, consigned one limousin
veal steer weighing 655 lbs. which
sold to Abingdon Meat Packers for
$122. One blonde veal heifer con
signed by John Martin, Lucknow,
weighed 720 lbs. selling to
Newmarket Meat Packers for $118.
George Ducharme, Dashwood, con
signed one black veal steer weighing
680 lbs. which sold to Newmarket
Meat Packers for $117.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $145 to
$160; 50 - 64 lbs., $145 to $195; 65
- 79 lbs., $143 to $171; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$136 to $155; 95 - 109 lbs., $141 to
$151; 110 lbs. and over, $125 to
$144.
Sheep sold $53 to $63.
Goats sold $22 to $200.
Top quality Stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $ 121 to $ 153; 400 - 499
lbs., $120 to $147.50; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$123.25 to $144; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$112 to $130; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$114.25 to $135; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$110 to $123.75; 900 - 999 lbs.,
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