Ontario Agriculture

The network for agriculture in Ontario, Canada

Ontario Farm Auction News and Results - You Can Also Post Your Info Here.

Auction Report from Mooretown, Ontario
For more auction information - visit http://www.auctions.farms.com


Here is a report from the former owner of the equipment at yesterdays farm auction in Mooretown, Ontario - which is in Canada within 1 mile of the US. We are located directly across from St. Clair, Michigan which is about 40 miles north of Detroit on the Canadian side of the river.


These numbers are exact with the Canadian $ first followed by US $ in brackets using todays exchange rate. All machinery was in excellent condition - one owner ( except for the combine I was second owner) and there were between 700 and 900 people at the auction. Recently I posted on here about your auction likes and dislikes and used some of those ideas and they were great...... thank you. We had 3 gators available to take the small stuff people bought to their trucks during the auction so they could unload - excellent idea. Parking was on site ( wheat stubble which had been chopped) and the parking was well marked for 3 miles each way before the auction and we had 2 or 3 parking attendants getting people parked correctly - worked great. I had 6 friends there wearing bright orange hats so you only had to ask an "orange hat" for information or help - worked great. Had a lot of items on pallets so at the end we loaded into the back of pickups very easily. And one unknown, we had perfect weatherl - 70F sunny and a light breeze. Lots of other things to help but they were the main ones - oh yeah Betty and I supplied free coffee for the day.


Results of the main items -

4455 FWA tractor - 2096 original hours - $66,000 Can - ( $61,321 US )

2955 2WD drive with cab - 1600 original hours - $27,000 Can - ( $25,085 US )

JD2140 - 70HP tractor with JD 145 loader ( US model number?) 2600 hours - $17,500 Can - ( $16,259 - US)

JD 9510 Combine - 1100 Sep hours - 1400 Engine hours - $82,000 Can - ( $76,186 - US)

925F Header - $14,000 Can - ( $13,007 US)

25' Harvest Hand Header Wagon ( as new) - $2,000 Can - ( $1858 - US)

Same person bought the the combine, header, wagon - they were sold seperately.

Someone asked about the bean planter - 10 Row JD7100, 3 bu boxes, monitor, Kinze brush meters $6,700 Can - ( $6,225 - US)


T

Views: 397

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Joe Dales on September 24, 2009 at 5:47am
Ritchie Bros. to sell antique and late model tractors in Ottawa unreserved agricultural auction

OTTAWA, Sept. 24 /CNW/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, is conducting a public, unreserved agricultural auction in Ottawa, Ontario on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 starting at 9:00 a.m. More than 300 agricultural, construction and transportation items will be sold to the highest bidders on auction day with no minimum bids or reserve prices. Items are still being added to the auction leading up to sale day. The upcoming auction comes 38 years after the Company held its first auction in Ottawa in June of 1971.

"Our customers in Ottawa have been supporting Ritchie Bros. for many years by buying and selling equipment at our other auctions held throughout the province and around the world," said Brian Dykstra, Regional Manager for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, a Canadian business based in BC since 1958. "Ottawa is a very strong agricultural and industrial hub and auction day will be a great opportunity for locals to buy a piece of equipment at the price they want to pay."

One of the highlights of the Ottawa auction includes a large quantity of antique tractors being sold as part of a complete dispersal for Fred Weagant's Antique Collection of Farm Tractors and Automobiles. Models include a Fordson, a Hart Parr 1224 Antique, an International Harvester Titan, a 1927 McCormick Deering Farmall Antique, and a Minneapolis Moline Twin City JTS. Other agricultural items featured in the sale include a late model 2004 Case STX375, 2WD, 4WD and MFWD tractors, balers, combines, plows, spreaders and seeding and spraying equipment. A selection of transportation and construction items being sold includes: wheel loaders, skid steer loaders, loader backhoes, forklifts and various types of trucks and trailers.

Equipment consignments are still being accepted; owners interested in selling their equipment can phone +1.800.357.0659 for further details.

▶ Reply to Discussion

RSS

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

Ontario farmland prices cool down after years of double-digit jumps

Though the recent year-over-year increases in farm prices are levelling off in southwestern Ontario, good land remains too pricey for many people with dreams of becoming an owner. "Anything like 100 acres, you're just not going to find it for under $5 million," said Crispin Colvin, a farmer and area director of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture for Lambton and Middlesex counties. "There isn't really any cheap location to get into farming."  A report released this week by Farm Credit Canada, a Crown corporation that provides financing to the agriculture industry, said the average price of a farm in the southwestern Ontario region rose by 3.2 per cent in 2024, reaching an average per-acre price of $33,700.  That rate of increase is down considerably from recent years, which have seen double-digit increases in average farm prices: 2021: 22.2 per cent.  2022: 19.4 per cent.  2023: 0.7 per cent.   Colvin said he's seen prices well above what's laid out in the Farm Credit Canada repo

Ontario building set to stop smoking days after fire

A large agricultural storage building was destroyed in a fire today in Ontario, Oregon, that threatened nearby businesses and fuel storage facilities. Ontario Fire and Rescue (OFR) responded to the structure fire at 152 SE 9th Avenue, finding the approximately 25,000-square-foot building engulfed with flames visible through the roof in multiple locations. According to OFR, the fire threatened Murakami Produce to the south and a Farmers Supply COOP bulk fuel storage facility to the east while also spreading through vegetation to the west. "Rescue 1 established a water supply and started a defensive attack on the south end of the building to protect exposures," OFR stated.  Firefighters used three nearby hydrants to flow master streams, successfully containing the blaze to the building of origin and protecting neighboring structures. No injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported. The response included five engines, two ladder trucks, one water tender, two brush trucks, thre

How one agricultural society is taking inspiration from the 1800s to keep its fair relevant

It would cost about $80,000 to bring in the calibre of carnival rides that would rival Rockton World’s Fair or the Norfolk County Fair. It’s money the Burford Agricultural Society just doesn’t have. It operates on a “shoestring budget” from fundraising, Brant County grants, and donations from the community, society president Chris Howell said. After its longtime midway provider retired from the business several years ago, the society has struggled to set itself apart from the nearby fairs that also run over Thanksgiving weekend. But the event is “so much more than just the midway,” Howell told The Spectator. It’s “a celebration of farming, agriculture and rural life in Ontario.” When the Burford Fair started in 1860, it was a way for the farming community to gather to celebrate the end of harvest and see “who could grow the biggest pumpkin, who (had) the best horse,” he said. It’s that spirit the society wants to bring back.

Ontario Agri-Food Discovery Centre holds AGM

As it continues its journey towards an eventual opening, the Ontario Agri-Food Discovery Centre welcomed guest speaker Kerry-Leigh Burchill, director general of the Ottawa-based Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, to its annual general meeting to shed some light on what the group in Listowel can do to be successful. As Burchill explained to attendees at the Thursday morning meeting, the agriculture industry is one that is very dynamic and ever-changing, meaning the Discovery Centre will have to continuously invest in lifelong education for its team. “That you’re putting together a Discovery Centre intuitively expects that it is dynamic, but we really need to make sure that we continually support our staff and our volunteers to make sure that they are aware of those stories and can answer questions from the public because I can guarantee that the questions from the public are becoming more complex as they have access to more and more information and, oftentimes, misinformation,” Burch

How a trade war could boost small-scale farming in southwestern Ontario

A southwestern Ontario farmer hopes the ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war encourages the country to look inward to keep itself fed, while making itself more resilient in the face of future crises. It's a hope shared by some farmers with smaller operations, as they search for upsides in a situation that could have dire consequences for the Canadian economy — and agribusiness on a larger scale. "I think it's really important that we know how to supply ourselves," said Chris DeVries, the owner of Common Ground Farm in St. Thomas, who believes "we could 100 per cent produce all the food we need." The former engineer grows a wide range of vegetables year-round in a combination of fields, greenhouses and hoop houses, taking his harvest to farmers' markets in London and Kitchener. Common Ground also runs a delivery service in London and St. Thomas. A number of industries across Canada have already started cutting back as tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump — and a resulting lack o

© 2025   Created by Darren Marsland.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service