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June 5th & 6th: Knolle Cattle Co. Jersey Dispersal. Sandia, TX. Click Here for Sale Information!

June 12th: Kueffner Kows At Cowtown. Derby Line, VT

June 21st: High-Hill Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Sharon Springs, NY.

July 21st: Reflections of Maple Downs Sale. Middleburgh, NY.

Sept. 8th: 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Morrisville, NY.

Oct. 27th: New York Fall Harvest Sale. Ithaca, NY.

Nov. 29th: Destiny Road Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Lampeter, PA.

 

Sale Results

May 15 & 16th: Kingsmill DCF Farm Complete Dispersal. Sophia, NC.

May 11th: Co-Vista 20th Anniversary Sale. Arcade, NY. The Co-Vista 20^th Anniversary Sale held on May 11^th in Arcade, NY rocked the Holstein industry with an average of $3,440 on 147 full lots and 188 (includes bulls, grades, half lots) sold in the sale for a total of $558,855.00.  The sale started on a high note offering about 50 very fancy fresh grades & commercial registered Holsteins.  Thirteen grades sold for over $2,000.00 with a high of $2,700.00!  Russ George welcomed the large crowd at the start of the sale & introduced his entire family. 

The Sale was managed by The Cattle Exchange with Dave Rama and Art Kling handling the gavel and Horace Backus presenting pedigrees.  Don Welk, Dan Brandt, Nick Raggi, Les Terpstra, Rick Verbeek & Glen Shores worked the ring handling enthusiastic bids from every corner of the tent & on the phones.  Twenty-Five lots sold for $5,000.00 or more.  Simon Lalonde took home lot 14 for $11,100.00 a fancy fresh Goldwyn Sr. 2yr old from 7 Ex dams back to EX-97 “Matt Matilda”.  Lot 18, a real stylish fresh Atwood, sold to Jeff & Lesa Mulligan for $10,700.00.  Backed by 3 EX dams, she will show as Jr. 2yr old!  Alan Faris of Canada purchased lot 31 for $10,200.00.  This tremendous RC Destry dtr of 2E-96 Ashlyn sold fresh & looked the part milking over 80 pounds!  Over 40 head sold to Canada and cattle sold to eight different states. 

Congratulations to Russ & Karen George who bred and developed an outstanding herd of cattle.  Our special thanks to Brian & Christa George who provided an invaluable service to the success of this great sale.  Thanks also to Chris and Stephanie George for all their assistance sale day.  Great cattle, a great family and lots of friends make for a top sale, every time!

DMR

May 2nd: Ocean-View Farm Complete Dispersal. Co-Managed by Burton & Associates. Windsor, CA. Sale Average: $2,739 on 524 Full Lots.

Ocean-View Holsteins Complete Dispersal held on May 2^nd, 2012 in Windsor, California was a tremendous success.  A total of 589 head were sold with 524 full lots averaging $2,742.  Buyers from coast to coast were present and cattle sold to fifteen different states plus Canada.

Marvin Nunes, the man behind Ocean-View, welcomed the crowd and thanked them in advance for their attendance and participation.  A few notables in the crowd that came a distance included Keith & Debbie Decker from PA, Westendorp’s from Michigan, Steve Bossel of Bobasyl Farm, Winchester, Ontario, Mark Rueth, WI plus many others! 

High seller of the day was Lot 2447, an EX-92 Allen daughter from 2E-95-GMD-DOM Zandra!  She sold to Ron Roskopf, WI.  This 5^th generation EX looked awesome & sold on service to Guthrie.  Lot 2759 was the second high selling for $15,000.  Sired by Goldwyn & already scored VG-87, she sold fresh & hails from the world famous “Sheen” family.  The buyer of this lot and three more, did not settle up on his purchases after the sale (A real big no-no at Cattle Exchange Sales)!  Lot 2759 was then sold after the sale for the same price to Genasci Dairy, Mike Mulas and David Rama!   Seven head sold in excess of $10,000.

The sale lasted 9 hours!  Cattle were sold individually until the last 65 head of calves which were grouped in lots of four or five.  The crowd stayed the entire sale and many have called to say just how impressed they were with the cattle and the sale!  The Sale was managed by Burton & Associates, clerking by The Cattle Exchange.  Auctioneers were Gary Estes & Dave Rama with Horace Backus reading most of the pedigrees with Larry Kleiner finishing the bred and open heifers.  The sale staff did a great job and included Tom DeGroot, Les Terpstra, Ray LeBlanc, Hank VanExel, Robert Yeoman, Ken Melvold, George Morasci, Gil Teixeira & Ron Roskopf.  A tip of the hat to Ken Melovold and his crew for performing a miracle in getting cattle to the ring and having the cattle ready to sell.  Special thanks to Frank Mongini DVM for all his assistance with testing, health papers and vet care.  Sale clerks Merry Rama, Amber Newman & Linda Burton were busy all day and most of the night handing clerking duties and assisting with trucking arrangements.

Congratulations to Marvin Nunes,an astute cowman, devoted Holstein member and breeder of one of the finest Holstein herds in the world!  DMR

April 26th: Genesee-Hill Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Avon, NY. The Genesee-Hill Holstein Complete Dispersal held on April 26, 2012 in Avon, NY averaged $2,255.00 on 231 head, from the oldest cow to the youngest calf!  Topping the sale at $14,500.00 was lot 688 a fancy March 1, 2012 Goldwyn dtr. from an EX-92 Apen that was Res. All-NY Jr. 3yr old 2010 & grdam is 2E-93. This lovely calf sold to Mulligan Farms. 

Attendees were treated to a scrumptious breakfast sponsored by Semex USA and many took time to review the tremendous facility the Mulligans own.  The sale was managed by The Cattle Exchange of Delhi, NY.  Dave Rama & Horace Backus worked from the auction box while Don Welk, Steve Pheasant, Dave Bitler & Les Terpstra worked the ring.  The Genesee- Hill herd was a partnership between Jeff & Lesa Mulligan & Larry & Beanie Hill, with the cattle housed at Mulligans.  The cattle were dispersed as Mulligan Farms facilities were overloaded with cattle.  Congratulations to the Mulligans and Hills for breeding such a tremendous herd! 

April 21st: Wea-Land Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Quarryville, PA. Sale Average: $3,022 on 105 Full Lots. The Wea-Land Holstein Dispersal held on Saturday, April 21^st in Quarryville, PA was a rousing success!  Fourteen head sold for $4,000 or higher resulting in a final average of $3,022. on 105 full lots and a total of $336,487. for the day!  Topping the sale was lot 1, selling for $15,000. to Mike Garrow from NY, the volume buyer of the day!  This tremendous daughter of Redliner just scored VG-89 two days earlier & is backed by 10 EX dams!  The sale staff had 5 bidders on the phones plus bids from all over the packed tent!  Garrow also took home the second high of the day, lot 28, an EX-92-RC Durham, 9^th Generation EX & milking 130 pounds. 

Landis Weaver & family welcomed everyone at the start of the sale & wished all the utmost success with their purchases.  The sale was Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm with Dave Rama serving as auctioneer, Horace Backus presenting pedigrees.  The Ring staff performed brilliantly & included Don & Harold Welk, Nick Raggi, Dan Brandt, Dave Bitler and Dave Lentz.  A very large number of phone bids during the entire sale kept the sale staff extremely busy!

Other notable high sellers included lot 29 selling to Adam Derr for $7,500.  This newly scored VG-85 2yr old carries a smashing udder, sired by a Talent son & backed by a VG-88 Rampage dam from the Roxie’s!  Lot 31, a Red, EX-90 Advent sold for $7,000!  Her dam is EX-92 & grdam 2E-94 w/1496F.  Cattle sold to 8 states and Canada & this sale was proof positive that great breeding is still in demand!  One of the great herd sales for the year!

April 14th: New York Spring Holstein Sale. 4 PM. Syracuse, NY. Sale Average: $5,440 on 88 Full Lots.

Mar. 31st: 31st Cobleskill Dairy Fashions Sale. Cobleskill, NY. Sale Average: $2,168 on 91 Full Lots. The 31st annual Cobleskill Dairy Fashions Sale was held March 31 at the SUNY Cobleskill campus in Cobleskill, NY. Ninety-one full lots averaged $2,168 in the event managed by the SUNY Cobleskill Dairy Cattle Club (Jesse Phillips, sale chairman) and The Cattle Exchange.

Topping the sale at $4,750 was Lot #1, Ms Atlees Shamroc Alisha, an 11/11 Shamrock from Ms Atlees Goldwyn Arista-ET (VG-88). Arista is a full sister to EX-92 Goldwyn Ariel, as well as popular AI sires Atwood, Atlantic and Avalanche. Alisa was consigned by Allyn, Lloyd & Heath of Middleburgh, NY and sold with numbers of +1993GTPI +1546M +73F +42P +3.25T. She was purchased by Sherry McNeil of Ellenburg Center, NY. The second high seller at $4,000 was Ms Mapleslp Ostyl M13318-ET, a 10/11 O-Style with numbers of +2147GTPI +1511M +59F +52P +603NM +4.oPL and +2.24T. Her dam is a VG-88 Goldwyn followed by nine more VG and EX cows. Consigned by Thomas, Shenk & Addis of Warner Robins, GA, the high genomics heifer went to Sam Potter of Union Springs, NY.

Congratulations to SUNY Cobleskill students on a job well done!

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