ASSIGINACK—A little rain didn’t keep interested buyers away from last weekend’s Manitoulin Livestock Exchange cattle sale with farmers hoping to cash in on the record high prices of yearlings.
One hundred and ninety animals were up for sale on Saturday, 40 steers and 150 heifers, with steers 800-899 pounds fetching $1,935 per animal; 600 to 699 pounds, between $1,400 and $1,650; 500 and 599 pounds, $1,300; and 400 to 499 pounds, $1,500. Heifers between 800 and 899 pounds brought $1,850 while 700 to 799 pound animals fetched between $1,460 and $1,760.
The Exchange sold eight top quality bred cows for $2,000 each with 10 average quality cow/calf pairs ranging from $2,000 to $2,200.
Dave McDowell, spokesperson for the Manitoulin Livestock Exchange, called Saturday’s offering “impressive,” noting that there were several new buyers at the sale, including Jim Partridge of the Barrie area who bought 104 heifers, Dale Pallister of Dundalk who purchased 17 steers, Edgar Wideman of Wallenstein who bought 21 steers and Doug O’Neil who left with 17 heifers.
“Prices were strong with the top steers around 800 pounds bringing $1,935, top heifers around 800 pounds sold for $1,850 and the top calves, around 500 pounds, brought $1,500,” he noted.
“A huge thank you to our auctioneers Kevin and Scott, the buyers, including those previously mentioned as well as Ervin Martin, the Greenman brothers, sellers and all the helpers,” Mr. McDowell said.
The next sales are November 15 and November 29.
