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Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending July 3 were 1,160 cattle and 687 lambs and goats.

On Tuesday a light offering of fed cattle sold on an easier market. Choice steers and heifers sold $135 to $138 with sales to $140. Second cut steers and heifers sold $130 to $135. Cows sold steady. On Thursday veal sold steady with active prices. Lambs sold steady. Sheep sold higher. Goats sold steady. On Friday calves sold steady. Yearlings sold $1-$2 higher.

Southlore of Palmerston, consigned 12 head. One charolais heifer weighed 1,480 lbs. and sold for an average price of $138.
Greg McPherson of Teeswater, consigned four head. One charolais steer weighed 1,655 lbs. and sold for an average price of $137.
There were 250 cows on offer. Beef sold $95 to $115 with sales to $131; D1 and D2, $85 to $95; D3, $73 to $84. One blue cow weighed 1,795 lbs. and sold for a price of $131.

There were eight bulls selling $100 to $124. Rehorst Farms of Teeswater, consigned three head. One black bull weighed 2,140 lbs. and sold for a price of $124.

There were 120 head of veal on offer. Beef veal sold $140 to $170; good holsteins, $125 to $140 with sales to $145; SL heavy holsteins, $110 to $124; heavy holsteins, $108 to $124.

Grant Bergsma of Londesborough, consigned four head. One holstein steer weighed 715 lbs. and sold for a price of $145. Josh Bennewies of Bornholm, consigned four head. One holstein steer weighed 700 lbs. and sold for a price of $145.

Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $318.50 to $332; 50 - 64 lbs., $301.50 to $345; 65 - 79 lbs., $273.75 to $300; 80 - 94 lbs., $249.75 to $275; 95 - 109 lbs., $241 to $252; 110 lbs. and over, $245 to $250.

Sheep sold $150 to $250.

Goats: billies sold $150 to $350; nannies, $100 to $220; kids: meat, $375 to $455; dairy, $250 to $417.

George Snell of Blyth, consigned three head. Two lambs averaged 73 lbs. and sold for an average price of $279. Lars Steunbrink, consigned 34 goats. Seventeen dairy kids averaged 61 lbs. and sold for an average price of $417. Kingsview Farms of Lucknow, consigned four kids that averaged 50 lbs. and sold for an average price of $455.

Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $240.50 to $251; 400 - 499 lbs., $259.50 to $267; 500 - 599 lbs., $219 to $247; 600 - 699 lbs., $214.50 to $231; 700 - 799 lbs., $171 to $184; 800 - 899 lbs., $159.75 to $185; 900 - 999 lbs., $171 to $183; 1,000 lbs. and over, $162.75 to $169.50.

Top quality stocker heifers 400 - 499 lbs. sold $166.50 to $215; 500 - 599 lbs., $176 to $199; 600 - 699 lbs., $167.50 to $191; 700 - 799 lbs., $168.75 to $186; 800 - 899 lbs., $157.50 to $165; 900 lbs. and over, $149 to $160.

Elam M. Martin of Clifford, consigned nine head. Two blonde heifers averaged 978 lbs. and sold for an average price of $160.

Elo M. Martin of Teeswater, consigned 20 head. Ten charolais steers averaged 995 lbs. and sold for an average price of $171.50.