The purebred business woke up and shook off the winter doldrums over the past week as sales across the US and Canada saw fantastic averages and sported notable high sellers whether they were live auctions or online events! A quick summary of sale reports from the first week of March:
Wickstrom Jersey Farms celebrated 50 years of Dupat genetics at their Decades of Dupat Sale held March 4, 2023 at the farm in Hilmar, CA. The sale featured elite genomic consignments and high-end Jersey and Holsteins consignments from around the country. Managed by Triple-T and Heath with the online assistance of Cowbuyer.com, 149 lots were hammered off, and at the end of the day, the sale averaged $8,926!
High-selling genomic lot:
Lot 2G – $110,000 – Dupat Monster 26455-P-ET, a 10/22 Monster at GJPI +173, making her the #30 GJPI heifer in the breed and the #1 GJPI & CM$ polled female in the world.
Consignor: Wickstrom Jersey Farms, Hilmar, CA
Buyer: ABS Global
High-selling Jersey type lot:
Lot 14J – $51,000 – Budjon-Vail Jordan C Shaneese-ET EX-91% – the 2022 winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity & 2022 ABA All-American Senior 3-Year-Old!
Consignor: Carly & Rebecca Shaw and Kash-In Jerseys, Tulare, CA
Buyer: Kash-In Jerseys, Tulare, CA
High-selling Holstein type lot:
Lot 43H – $18,000 – Paulo-Bro Tatoo Marla 10153 EX-92 EEEEE, a 4-year-old Tatoo out of a VG Gamma, then a VG Superbo, back into the Eastview Mattie G family.
Consignor: Calori-D Holsteins, Denair, CA
Buyer: Frank & Diane Borba, Frank & Carol Borba, Henry Grossi, Hank Van Exel, Modesto, CA
Duckett Holsteins took a load of live cattle to Canada and settled in at the Elgin & Joan Craig Farm in Arthur, Ontario for another of their Select Your Success sales. Walker Dairy Sales handled the online sale bidding, and it was a corker of a sale with 42 lots averaging $9,783! Bidder and buyers came from across Canada, the US, Holland, and Germany.
High sellers:
Lot 13 – $42,750 – Miss Tatoo Fern-ET, extremely fancy Tatoo fall calf out the 2022 World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion, Oakfield Solom Footloose EX-96.
Consignor: Duckett Holsteins, Vierra Dairy, and Tim & Sharyn Abbott, Rudolph, WI
Buyer: Vierra Dairy, Hilmar, CA
Lot 6 – $39,500 – Duckett Energy 1158 Dee-ET, a pretty Blondin Energy fall calf out of S-S-I Doc Have Not 8784-ET EX-95, the 2022 Reserve All-American 5-Year-Old.
Consignor: Have It All Syndicate, Rudolph, WI
Buyer: Andrews Enterprise, PA
High seller:
Lot 1 – $22,500 – the stunning Ms Turbo Tempt Me-ET, a Thunder Storm fall calf out of the All-American 4-Year-Old, Oak-Ridge-K Gchip Turbo EX-95
Consignor: Milksource Genetics and Ranson Rail, Kaukauna, WI
Buyer: Winright, Riverdown & Aija, Winchester, ON
Blackjack Holsteins Double Down Sale in Wykoff, MN presented another successful online sale with CattleClub.com from March 3-5, with a $6,456 average on 18 head.
High seller:
Lot 13 – $15,500 – StJor Analyst River-Red, a 3/22 Analyst out of Rosedale Lucky Rose-Red EX-94 2E, the Reserve All-American R&W Aged Cow in 2018.
The Pride of Washington Online Tag Sale was hosted by the Washington Holstein Association and managed online by Unique Designs and Marketing on March 1st & 2nd. Held annually in conjunction with the WHA Annual Meeting, the sale limits itself to about 20 lots. This year, 14 sold lots to 5 different US states and 1 Canadian province and averaged $3,736.
High seller:
Lot G1 – $5,700 – IVF Session x Terra-Calroy Ovrdo 11633 GTPI +3055 +1088NM$ +310FE
Consignor: Kevin Ornellas, CA
Buyer: David Azevedo, ID
Bosdale Farms in Ontario offered a select 21 lots through their Future Excellence Online Tag Sale held on March 6th managed by Unique Designs and Marketing. At the end of the bid-off day, eight head had sold for an average of $5,031.
High seller:
Lot 6 – $8,000 – Bosdale Sidekick Lazuli, a 4/22 Sidekick out of Bosdale Goldwyn Lydia VG-87-CAN, then Bosdale Shottle Liberty EX-96 4E.
Consignor: Bosdale Farms & John Hunyady, Cambridge, ON
Buyer: Karl Terpstra, Bornholm, ON
Cowbuyer.com presented a small but sweet sale of eight Brown Swiss heifers and one choice in the Swissconsin Spring Opportunities Sale on March 3rd. The nine live lots and choice averaged $2,292.
High seller:
Lot 2 – $4,300 – WF Cartel Sawyer, a 12/22 Cartel daughter out of WF Richard Shanna EX-90, then nine more Excellent dams.
Consignor: Woodwind Farm, Independence, WI
A small, but fun-loving group gathered in Aruba for the Fun in the Sun Sale Aruba Edition and at the end of sun-drenched day, the 50 lots of Holsteins & Jerseys that have a high-genomic focus grossed $1,646,350! The 44 Holstein lots averaged $36,373, and the 5 Jersey lots averaged $63,375. The Cattle Exchange managed the sale with online bidding handled by Cowbuyer.com.
High selling Holstein:
Lot 10 – $177,500 – FB 700289 Lionel 849661-ET, a 12/22 Lionel daughter at +3152 GTPI, +1255NM$ – the #6 GTPI & NM Lionel in the breed.
Consignor: FB Genetics, Dumas, TX
High-selling Jersey:
Lot 2 – $102,500 – FB Jalapeno 816304-ET, a 6/22 Jalapeno +185 GJPI, the #10 GJPI female in the breed.
Consignor: FB Genetics, Dumas, TX
The Iowa Spring Extravaganza was an multi-breed online sale managed by Cowbuyer.com that offered 22 head of Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn, Ayrshire and Jersey lots. 15 of those lots met their reserve and were sold averaging $2,175.
High seller:
Lot 16A – $5,000 – Grand-View Burdette Devi, a 3/21 Burdette daughter who is a potential 11th generation EX out of Grand-View Predator Del Rey, back into the BBBK Dreamer family.
Consignor: Avery Wingert, Kent, IL
The Simpson Family of Belmont, OH hosted the Impact of Plainfield Herd Reduction Sale on March 3rd. Managed by Kiko Auctioneers, with the online component handled by Cowbuyer.com, 68 lots averaged $2,204.
High seller:
Lot 9 – $3,400 – Plainfield Slater Blessing, a VG-86 VVVVV Walnutlawn Slater daughter out of Jacobs Sid Bubble-ET Ex-93 2E, a show-winning full sister to Jacobs Sid Beauty EX-95, All-American Junior 3-Year-Old in 2015. Blessing sold due in June to Eye Candy.
Buyer: Ackley Holsteins, Plainfield Farms and Sara Gehrig, East Liberty, OH
The 2023 Ohio Holstein Convention Sale was a virtual event held at the Wingate Holstein in St. Clairsville, OH on Friday evening, March 3rd. Hosted by the Ohio Holstein Association and managed by Daniel Brandt Pedigrees & Marketing with Cowbuyer.com overseeing the online bidding on the diverse lots of live animals, embryos and IVF sessions. 31 lots averaged $3,130.
High seller:
Lot 2 – $16,000 – Pine-Tree 688 Empow 9724-ET, a 9/22 Empower daughter at +3025 GTPI and +164 RZG out of a Highflier dam due in June.
Consigor: Pine Tree Dairy, Marshallville, OH
Buyer: Jason & Sheri Danhof, Waukon, IA