Market News
Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending July 15 were 1,640 cattle and 1,590 lambs and goats.
On Tuesday, fed steers and heifers sold actively at easier prices. Choice steers and heifers sold $148 to $156 with sales to $157. Second-cut cattle sold $138 to $147. Aged and medium-fed steers and heifers sold $120 to $140. Holstein steers and heifers sold $85 to $125. Cows sold actively at easier prices.
On Thursday, veal sold steady to stronger. Lambs sold steady. Sheep and goats sold higher.
On Friday, calves and yearlings sold steady.
Suzanne Coleman of Kippen consigned two head. One blue heifer weighed 1,270 lbs. and sold for a price of $156.
Francis Riley of Walkerton, consigned nine head. Two black steers averaged 1,550 lbs. and sold for an average price of $155.
There were 255 cows on offer. Beef sold $83 to $107 with sales to $124; good holstein cows, $83 to $97 with sales to $109; medium holstein cows, $77 to $82; plain cows, $65 to $75.
There were 160 head of veal on offer. Good holsteins sold $125 to $135 with sales to $138; SL heavy holsteins, $118 to $130; heavy holsteins, $93 to $128; medium holsteins, $105 to $120; plain holsteins, $75 to $110.
Paul Pennington of Mildmay, consigned eight head. One holstein steer weighed 675 lbs. and sold for a price of $135.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $288 to $310; 50 - 64 lbs., $267.50 to $292.50; 65 - 79 lbs., $257.50 to $290; 80 - 94 lbs., $258 to $271; 95 - 109 lbs., $259 to $280; 110 lbs. and over, $259.75 to $285.
Sheep sold $150 to $275.
Goats: billies sold $230 to $400; nannies, $100 to $300; kids: meat, $365 to $575; dairy, $350 to $504.
Adam Hohnstein of Mildmay, consigned 16 head. Six lambs averaged 100 lbs. and sold for an average price of $271.
Bluemoon Texels of Iona Station, consigned 25 head. Nine lambs averaged 116 lbs. and sold for an average price of $285. Dennis and Donna Thompson of Walkerton, consigned eight head. Six kid goats averaged 74 lbs. and sold for an average price of $550.
Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $193 to $285; 400 - 499 lbs., $218 to $275; 500 - 599 lbs., $221.50 to $241; 600 - 699 lbs., $212 to $233; 700 - 799 lbs., $192 to $206; 800 - 899 lbs., $180 to $199.25; 900 - 999 lbs., $176 to $183.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $168 to $185.75.
Top quality stocker heifers 500 - 599 lbs. sold $200.50 to $219; 600 - 699 lbs., $183.50 to $201.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $170 to $196; 800 - 899 lbs., $165 to $178.50; 900 lbs. and over, $155.50 to $170.
Ian Caldwell, Sunshine Valley Farms of Belgrave, consigned 30 head. Ten charolais heifers averaged 907 lbs. and sold for an average price of $171. Ed Franken of Teeswater, consigned 43 head. Fourteen charolais heifers averaged 878 lbs. and sold for an average price of $172.
Andrew H. Martin of Matheson, consigned 60 head. Two limousin steers averaged 1,013 lbs. and sold for an average price of $185.75. Laverne Brubacher of Listowel, consigned 18 head. Six gold steers averaged 940 lbs. and sold for an average price of $183.50.