| 2005 | ||
| Nov 19 | Vision Genetics Select Sale - held Saturday, November 19th at Millville, PA will go down in the history books as one of the greatest Holstein herd sales ever held. Owner, Corey Wolff was extremely pleased with the outcome with buyers from coast to coast attending the sale. 224 total lots including embryos, half lots and grades totaled $956,900.00 on the day and the average on 185 full lots of registered cattle was an amazing $4,811.90. Cattle sold to sixteen states. More here..... |
185 full lots avg $4,812 |
| Nov 11 | Two members of the Ho-Crawf Starbuck Lil (VG-85) family topped the Bellvale Holsteins Milking Herd Dispersal & Select Heifer Sale. Ho-Crawf Leduc Lissa (VG-86) led off the lineup selling for $7350. Due in May to Jordan, this young Leduc daughter hails from an 2E-92 Linjet dam preceded by Starbuck Lil. The next dam is an EX-90 Valiant with 138,780M 5255F 4102P lifetime, then a 5E-92, GMD-DOM Standout with over 200,000M lifetime and a 4E-91, GMD Harborcrest Sunshine. Fred Barringer of Copake, NY, purchased Lissa, who sold due 5/06 to Jordan. Lissa's dam, Ho-Crawf Linjet Lila (2E-92), was the second high seller at $5300. She sold to Jamie Lee Crawford of Troy, PA. The sale, managed by The Cattle Exchange, Delhi, NY, featured animals from Al & Judy Buckbee's herd in Warwick, NY, and special consignments from Tyrbach Farm, Richard Engelbrecht and Stonehurst Farm. Eighty-three full lots averaged $2736. ! | 83 lots avg $2,736 |
| Nov 5 | NY Holstein Harvest Sale at Cornell University Sale topped by $20,000 Lylehaven Rubens Maia-ET RC sold by Muranda Holseins and purchased by Ziemba & Hurtgen | $3,471 on 112 full lots! |
| Oct 29 | Odyssey Farm
Complete Dispersal Cattle went to 12 states with gross sale of
$2,517,375.00 on 1396 head of grade Holsteins, Jerseys & crossbreds.
Average price of $1,803.28 on all cows, bred heifers and about 50 open
heifers. First day milking cows averaged over $2,050 on 740 head of grades. Big crowd the first day, free lunch and breakfast each day to all in attendance. Volume buyers were Cowtown Holsteins Inc, Doug Nelson, Vermont and Donald Doody of Auburn, NY Top selling cow was $4,600.00 Seven head sold for over $4,000. and many over $3,000 |
$1,803 avg on 1396 head! |
| Oct 24 | Embar Farms Complete Holstein Dispersal. High seller at $2,700 | $1,506 on 102 lots |
| Oct 20 | Rocklan Holstein Dispersal, High seller at $12,600 for a Willows Edge Durham Tanya, a VG 87 Durham from 3 EX dams bought by Conant Farms in ME. 2nd high at $11,200 was Mayerlane-DK Black Pearl-ET EX 90, sire: Lee, from 8 EX Dams, bought by George Morgan, Walton, NY, 15 lots at $5000 or higher. . | $3,526 on 138 full lots |
| Oct 15 | Bulging Barn Blowout Sale Hosted by Mar-Bil Farm with Humdinger Holsteins and Spring-Fed Holsteins. The high selling animal was the entry of Mar-Bil Farm for the final bid of $21,000 from the Empire Associates, Adams, NY (Field of Dreams Genetics, McGarr Farms & Coyne Farms). The offering was the pairing of Lot 1, Mar-Bil Outside Geraden-Et (VG-86 VG-MS), PTPI +1634 and ME of 33,400M and lot 3, her 6/03 maternal sister by Stormatic, with PTPI +1567. Their dam, Mar-Bil Oscar Genoa-ET (EX-92 GMD-DOM) is a maternal sister to Mar-Bil Rudolph Gusto. Gusto is the #10 bull of the breed, with a CTPI +1715. The offering, thus, had six generations of VG or EX dams. The successful bidders chose the Outside daughter, that will remain under the care and management of Mar-Bil Farm. The second high selling offering of the sale was a Red, 12/04 September Storm out of Rama-Way Outside Ronni-ET RC, an Outside daughter of Markwell Leader Rose-ET RC (EX-91). She was the purchase of Oakfield Corners Dairy, Oakfield, NY, and was consigned by Humdinger Holsteins. Heading the list from Spring Fed Holsteins was a VG-88 Cousteau daughter, fresh early August. Her dam is a VG-88 Eland out of an EX-92 Mandel followed by three more VG dams. She was purchased by Ed O’Brien of Orange, MA... | $3,032 on 95 full lots |
| Sept 29 | TyHill
Holsteins Milking Herd Dispersal This well-bred and uniform
herd featured dairy quality, great frames and sound, attractive udders,
with 85 head averaging $2802. With a 107% BAA and a herd average at
893 fat, this group represented 40 years of work by the Tylers, who
are keeping their heifers and planning to build back in the months ahead.
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$2,802 on 85 lots |
| Sept 16 | TALL-SPRUCE
FARM COMPLETE DISPERSAL. High
seller at $5,300 is a VG 87 Mtoto fresh in June and from 4 generations
of VG or EX, purchased by Alan Dykshorn, IA. 10 head sold at $4,000 or
higher. |
$2,440 on 159 lots |
| Sept 12 | Placewood Parke Holsteins MH & BH Dispersal. Jack Gilbert, Clayville, NY, purchased the high selling lot at $4300, a buyer's choice of four ET heifers born in June and sired by Pinehurst Starz. The dam is Ridgedale Messiah Lass (5E-94) with a record of 10-01 3 33,870 3.7 1245 3.0 1015 and lifetime credits of 288,890M 10,216F 8694P. The next dam is a 2E-92 Prestar with over 119,000M. The second high seller at $3800 was Dirigo Emerson Jana-ET, a VG-85 Emerson fresh in May and milking 149lbs. a day. Backed by four Excellent dams, including Beshore Rotate Bupplyn Jody (2E-91), GMD-DOM), Jana is now owned by Richard Shaffer, Wyalusing, PA. | $2,097 on 93 lots |
| Sept 10 | Morrisville Autumn Review Sale: An Encore 2-yr-old due in December to Roy topped the event at $8100. Sam-Sim Encore Lindsey, consigned by Sam Simon, Poughkeepsie, NY, was purchased by The Monarch Syndicate of Homer, NY. Lindsey's dam is the 3E-94 Charles daughter, MD-Carrollton BC Lizzy, preceded by the 2E-91 Savage-Leigh Tab Linda. The second high of the day was Lot #1, Chapel-Bank Frelanc Sela-ET, a 1/04 Freelance bred to Muranda BWM Leader-ET. Sela hails from six generations of VG and EX cows, including an EX-91 Convincer dam with over 44,000M. Consigned by Tom & Nancy Murray, Waterloo, NY, Sela was purchased by Curtin Dairy, Cassville, NY, for $8000. | $2,428 on 109 lots |
| July 22 | Agrophilos Farm Dispersal, Agrophilos Farm Dispersal, 75 head averaged $1454, $3000 high price. 22 additional consignments averaged $1914. | $1,454 on 75 head. |
| July 19 | Walker Farm Milking Herd and Bred Heifer Dispersal. The respected Walker Farm prefix has been carried by 124 EX cows to date and the Walker Family was recognized as New York's Master Breeders in 1981. Topping their dispersal at $6.700 was Walker-Farm Leduc Clarice, a just-fresh Leduc from a top Walker Farm cow family. Her dam is a VG-86 Encore with over 25,000m, the second dam is a Good Plus Iv-Ann, followed by five generations of VG and EX dams. Ray Cates, Preble, NY purchased the high seller. George and Lorinda Morgan, Walton, NY purchased the second high seller at $5,200. From the same cow family as the sale topper, Walker-Farm Lartist Cash-ET is a VG-83 @ 2Y Lartist from a VG-88 Storm. The next dam is 3E-94, followed by an EX Marvex, then two more VG dams. | $2,438 on 107 lots |
| July 15 | Carpsdale Holsteins Milking Herd & Select Heifer Sale. Sale topped at $10,000 with 4 others over $5000! | Averaged $2,887 on 87 lots |
| June 25th | Convention Warm-Up Sale 200+ Registered Holsteins, Pig Roast & Yankee Hospitality. Held at Roebuck Livestock Sales Pig Roast at 11:30AM and Sale at 2:00PM | Turner, ME |
| May 27 | Mercy-Hill Dairy Complete Dispersal. Bob & Judy Craft 150 quality Holsteins | Richfield Springs, NY 11:00 AM |
| May 21 | The Greenlea Dream Invitational 11, offered the best of individuals from Richard Green’s show string and breeding program and it was that combination that reached the high seller status. Greenlea Rub Marlene-Red-ET (VG-89), the All-American Sr. 2-Yr-Old R&W `04 is out of two back to back EX former R&W All-Americans. She sold on a phone bid from John Kisst of Ripon, CA, for $105,000. Stepping up to the second high of the day was the consignment of Greg Schantz’s Ridle-Side Farm of Lowville, NY. Ridle-Side Ranger Tina-Red was struck off to Lee Emerson of Middletown, DE, for $45,000. Tina, twice All-American R&W is also the dam of Ridle-Side Tina Lou-Red (VG-87) All-American R&W Fall Heifer Calf `03 and Reserve All-American R&W Fall Yearling `04 and Ridle-Side Tina Lee-Red the `03 All-American R&W Winter Calf and `04 R&W All-American Winter Yearling `04 and `03 and `04 Junior Champion WDE’s Grand International R&W Show. Tina sold, springing to Dundee. Twelve head passed the $10,000 price | Avg $7,750 on 77 full lots |
| May 14th | The Spring
Sensation Sale hosted by Oakfield Corners Dairy at Oakfield,
NY attracted a large crowd and strong prices on Saturday, May 14. Featured
were a variety of strong pedigreed young cows, heifers, calves and choices
from Jonathan Lamb's extensive breeding and ET program as well a strong
consignment from Ziems Farms, Steve, Barb and Tim Ziemba, Weedsport, NY
and Kevin & Barb Ziemba's Ziem-Barb Way at Aurora, NY High seller at $27,000 was lot 1, a stylish March '05 daughter of Hillcroft Leader Melanie (2E-96), three years an All-American and the People's Choice winner for 2004. Arethusa SS Melody-ET, born Mar. 1 sired by September Storm, an outstanding, flashy, correct calf, was struck off on the bid placed by Jeff Woods on behalf of Ernie Kueffner, Boonsboro, MD. She was consigned by Oakfield Corners Dairy. Leading the Ziemba's family consignments was the first choice female by Braedale Goldwyn from 10 implants due in December from Budjon-JK Gibson Enhant-ET, the Silky Gibson heifer from Krull Broker Elegance (3E-96-GMD, DOM). Consigned with Elkendale Farm, this choice was struck off at $11,500 to Laurie Beggs, Jack Zeh and Jim Putman, Ogdensburg, NY. The sale was preceded by a pig roast noon meal and introductions of both families. Oakfield Corners operation includes 4000 cows milked on two farms and 4000 heifers, operated by three generations of the Lamb family and the James Veazey family. |
$4,127 avg on 94 lots |
| April 22 | Foxbrook Farm Complete Dispersal. A pair of Integrity full sisters topped the sale. Pamtom Foxbrook Int Nova-ET topped the sale at $21,500. Scored VG-88 and recently fresh in February, Nova is from the one and only Hilltop-Hanover Miss Naomi (2E-94) then Mansion-Valley Niagara (4E-95, GMD-DOM) and Sher-Mar Highmark Hiawatha (4E-94, GMD-DOM). The next four dams were all EX or VG. Nova was purchased by Lloyd & Denise Pease and Reuben & Elizabeth Everitt, Susquehanna, PA. Nova's full sister, Pamtom Foxbrook Int Nila-ET, was purchased for $7700 by Jenny Mills and Maurice Kelsey, Canastota, NY. Nila, a 9/03 heifer, sold as a bred heifer due to Dundee. Miss Naomi had two other daughters sell -- a 3/03 Integrity sold to Jack Pennings, Warwick, NY, for $5000 and a fresh Astro Jet daughter went for $6800 to John Peila Jr., Bernardston, MA. | Avg: $3,046 on 82 lots |
| April 16 | The New York
Spring Holstein Sale drew a huge crowd of Holstein enthusiasts
that resulted in an average of $4,082 on 106 lots (including 6 embryo
lots). Lot number one was also the number one highest seller. Fly-Higher
Holsteins and Kings-Ransom of Valley Falls, NY offered the first choice
from the first successful flush to Goldwyn or Shottle out of Ralma Durham
Frisky (VG-88) PTPI +1754 PTA +1108M +37F +40P. With five sons committed
to one stud, this young Durham is out of the Ralma Juror Faith (EX-91
GMD DOM). The final bid was $25,100, on a bid from Randy Inman, agent,
of Bovina Center, NY. The second high of the sale was another pick that went into one of the many branches of the Queen Roxy family. This choice of ten pregnancies by September Storm, due 9/15 was out of Wilcoxview BC Sky (EX-91) w/ 3-07 365 28,140 1132 3.3 935. This choice, that is backed by seven generations of excellent dams, was offered by the Screaming Eagle Syndicate, Delhi, NY. The successful buyer was Chip Daniel of Berryville, VA. , with the final bid of $13,000. |
106 lots averaged $4,082 |
| April 2 | Fieldstone Holsteins Complete Dispersal, high seller at $61,000! | 61 lots averaged $10,218 |
| Mar 26 | 13th Elm
Park Red Futures Sale. High seller at $14,000 was MD-Valleyvue
Chris-Red-ET. A September Storm from a VG-88 37,000m daughter of Monet,
Consigned by Calvin Schrock, Oakland, MD, purchased by Edward Broeckx
and Marty Kinyon of Lone Rock, WI. Another September Storm was second high seller of the sale. Sandy-Valley Septem Song-ET *RC, a October, 2004 heifer carries a PTPI of +1739 and sold with a contract for $5000 to Trans-World Genetics with Semex expressing interest in talking to the new owners. Sandy Valley Holsteins, Scandinavia, WI consigned this heifer with Dr. Paul Knier, Oshkosh, WI buying the heifer at $12,500. Unique to the sale by last in the ring was a *RC Durham granddaughter of Blackrose herself. This extremely well balanced fancy calf was consigned by Elm-Park Farms and Rosedale, Sheboygan Falls, WI and sold for an impressive $11,000. |
134 lots averaged $3441 46 embryo lots averaged $488 Males averaged $1700. |
| Jan 13 | NY Convention ET Sale. Henry and Carol Beneke of Millerton, NY, outlasted all other bidders to claim ownership of the first choice of a red female from eight pregnancies due in April and June out of a "Blackrose" daughter and Talent's dam, Markwell Leader Rose-ET (EX-91) The consignment of Lismore Dairy of Arkport, NY, was the high seller of the evening at $8500. Nick Depew of Greenwich was the buyer of the second high of the evening. $8200 was the final bid for this first choice from ten Astronomical implants due 9/05 out of Wilcoxview BC Sky (EX-91). The dam of this offering completes 7 generations of EX dams, with the 6th dam Queen of the Breed I & II "Roxy". The consignor was The Screaming Eagle Syndicate of Delhi, NY. The highest price embryo from the packages offered was consigned by Ridle-Side Dairy of Lowville,NY at a bid of $640 and the four embryos in this package was purchased by Lismore Dairy of Arkport, NY. They were Talent embryos out of Ridle-Side Ranger Tina-Red (VG-88) the dam of R&W All-Americans, Ridle-Side Tina Lee-Red and Ridle-Side Tina Lou-Red. | 23
Choices averaged $4,278 and 18 embryo lots averaged $1,837 |
| 2004 | ||
Dec
14 & 15 |
Sale grossed $1.3 million worth of cattle. Top cow sold for $3,000 and 1st day, 372 cows and 30 bred heifers averaged $1,819 on 402. A good crowd was on hand for 2 of the coldes days in recent memory. Equipment prices were very strong. | $1,819 on 402 head. |
| Dec 10 | PA Holstein Holiday Sale: Thorncrest E Solitaire, an extra fancy 12/03 Encore, topped the sale at $4700. Solitaire, a full sister to the 2003 All-American Summer Yearling, Thorncrest E Solitude (VG-87, 2y), is out of an EX-91 Stardust dam w/ 5-06 2 365 31,580 4.5 1433 2.9 903. Consigned by Fieldstone Farm, Delhi, NY, she became the property of Stevie Stoltzfus, Honey Brook, PA. Warren Winter, Hillsboro, KS, purchased the second high seller at $4350. She was Briggskill Rdlph Daylite II, an EX-91 Rudolph due at sale time to Comestar Outside. Daylite was one of several consignments from the Briggskill Dispersal, home of former Holstein classifier, Ray Briggs of NY. Briggskill had a 6/04 BAA of 107.8% on all homebred animals, and have bred 32 EX and 221 VG cows in recent years. | $2,220 on
117 lots |
| Nov 20 | East Coast
Breeders Sale: High price of $9,700 with
6 head selling for over $5000. |
$2,966 on 95 head |
| Nov 6th | RIDGEDALE FARM SALE: A large crowd attended the sale. The Conard family, Willis Sr and Pat, Wayne and Jen and Judy Conard, had put together terrific cattle from several key families. The high seller at $40,000 was lot #8, Miss Ridgedale Rhonda ET (VG-87, 3y) due in December with her 2d calf, bred to Shoremar James. A lovely young cow with a great dairy frame, this potential fifth generation EX from the heart of the Roxy family is from the 4E-94 GMD DOM C Hanover-Hill-R Rhonda – TW, by Leadman with 1562f, and the next dam is the 2E-92 famed C Hanoverhill Star Roxy-ET, the full sister to Raider. The 3rd dam Roxette EX-GMD-DOM and the 4th dam the Queen of the Breed Roxy herself. Adam Liddle, Argyle, NY was the buyer. | $5,509 on 79 head. 64 embryos average $1,206! |
| Oct 23rd | NY Holstein Harvest Sale - 10 head sell for $5,000 or more. High price is $8,900 on Lot 2, 1st choice Roylane Jordan from Alicia's VG 87 - 2yr Leduc daughter, sold by Ziems Farms to Mike & Emily Berby, In. | Avg
of $3,108 on 107 lots |
| Oct 22nd | NY
HOLSTEIN FALL HEIFER SALE, High price of $2,850, very strong
prices right through |
Avg
of $1,519 on 279 lots. |
| Oct 16th | 1st Annual New England Heifer Sale, Jay Roebuck Sale Manager, Cattle Exchange assisting. 250 Registered & Grade Heifers | Turner, ME |
| Oct 11th | Hosking Farm Complete Dispersal 6 head over $5,000. High price of $21,700 on a fresh Durham dtr from Wilcoxview Rudi Calli-ET EX 90, 2nd dam is AA Sr 3 Yr old 1999, EX 93 Wilcoxview BC Cami-ET. She was purchased by Steve Smith & Vision Genetics. | 127
lots averaged $2,749 |
| Oct 5th | PAU-GLO
DAIRY COMPLETE MILKING HERD DISPERSAL, 10 head sold for over
$2,500 with the high price of $2,900. |
82
full lots averaged $2,155 |
| Sept 25th | MARCOVE
HOLSTEINS COMPLETE DISPERSAL, High price of $3,150 on a fresh
3 yr old Comestar Leader daughter, purchasc by Raymes Sinan of Home,
PA. |
126
full lots averaged $1,851 |
| Sept 24th | Spring
Lane Complete Dispersal, two head topped the sale at $5,300
each on Spring-Lane Eland Eva-ET, a two-year-old daughter of an EX-91
Formation tracing back to one of the foundation cows, Great-View Apollo
Beautiful (2E-93 EX-MS GMD DOM). She was struck off to Walkup Holsteins
of VA The other cow at $5,300 was Spring-Lane BW Marsh Amy-ET (GP-83).
She sold to Scott Cooper of PA with a contract and contract interest.
This young cow showed her seven nearest dams all VG or EX. |
138
lots averaged $ 2192 |
| Sept 11th | Morrisville Autumn Review Sale - High seller was $5,000 for a Dec 2003 daughter of Jolt from 3 EX dams. | Averaged $2,387 on 95 lots |
| Sept 10th | Ellbank Farm 70th Anniversary & Complete Dispersal. High price was $7,300 for Rubens dtr of Frogmore Cherry Ranger-RED EX 92. | Averaged $2,319 on 85 lots |
| Sept 3rd | GREEN MEADOWS FARM COMPLETE DISPERSAL, | 11:00AM Danville, PA |
| Aug 21st | Wormont Holsteins Production Sale. averaged $2,044 on 546 head. The entire sale of 656 head averaged $2,003(includes all grades, registered, and cattle consigned by Ken & Pat Worden and David Rama). High seller was $3,600 | $2,003 on all animals |
| Aug 5th | Tyler Hill Farm milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. | $1,725 on all lots. |
| July 29th | Solid Gold Holsteins Dispersal had 12 lots that sold for $4000 or higher. High seller was lot 51, a VG 86 Jed Approval from C Kenabara Jethro Sasha 3E 96, she was purchased by Bobby Hoffman, Ft Plain, NY for $8,200. Lot 1, the Dutch Boy dtr of Miss SolidGold LL Lash VG 88 + 1890CTPI was 2nd high at $7,900 purchased by Corey Wolff. . | $2,120 on 152 lots |
| July 17th | Bacon Hill Bonanza Sale,. High seller was $48,500, Kings-Ransom BMar Ruth TV, a VG 87 BW Marshall with multiple AI and embryo contracts, she was purchased by Palmyra Farm from MD. Over 400 people attended the picnic and sale. |
$4,438 avg on 115 lots |
| June 24 | Ho-Crawf Complete Dispersal. The sale had 6 head sell for over $4,000 with 2 lots tied at $5,000 for the high sellers. | 147 lots avg $2,278 |
| June 5 | Edenbrook Holsteins Complete Dispersal The sale featured 50 members of the great Justine family of which 13 generations are still on the farm. KED Allen Juliani topped the event at $24,000. With three maternal brothers in A.I., and interest from ABS, this VG-86 Allen daughter from KED Duster Julienna (EX-93) was purchased by Shawn Charles, Cochranton, PA. Charles also purchased the third high seller at $10,000, a March '04 Hidden-View Best daughter of Juliani. Selling for $17,000 was KED Duster Juliemma-ET, an EX-91 Duster from KED Mark Justine (VG-88, GMD-DOM), the dam of Juror. Juliemma has one son at ABS, and completes nine generations of VG and EX. Aaron Schlauch of Big Prairie, OH, became her new owner. 23 lots sold for $5000 or higher. | 102 lots avg $4082 |
| May 29th | Sycamore Hill Farm Complete Dispersal 10 lots over $10,000! High seller was Lot 17, SHF Renaissance Frost-ET at $60,000 selling to Ernest Kueffner of MD. | $5,356 on 126 full lots! |
| May 22 | Chapel Bank Farm Complete Dispersal Top seller at $10,000 was Chapel-Bank Orion Thalia-ET. Fresh in March, with PTA's at +1419M +61F and +50P and a latest test of 122lbs. Her contract potential attracted the final bid from Mountfield Farm of Marcellus, NY. Second high was an EX-91 Skychief daughter at a final bid of $8600 from Jim Janes, Berlin, WI. Due in December to September Storm, she was backed by three VG dams and working on her 4-01 record of 3x 273d 24,702 4.2 1072 2.9 743 (Inc.). Cattle reached new homes in ten states. The Jersey portion of the sale saw an average of $2004 on 22 head. The sales top was Piedmont Furor Goldie-ET, a recently fresh Jr. two-year-old prospect out of Bonnyburn Juno Grace (EX-94). A bid of $11,200 from Dianne Dice, Fredericksburg, PA, purchased the young cow | Holsteins: $2,438 on 177 lots Jerseys: $2,004 on 22 lots |
| May 8th | Cornell-Crest Holsteins Complete Dispersal All were grades with 5 head selling for $4,000 or higher! High price was $4,500! 370 cows averaged $1,750. | $1,468 on 697 head |
| Apr 30 & May 1 | The Best
of Buttke Two-Day Sale Day Two of the event featured 567 registered
cattle going through the ring, averaging $2903. Two animals tied for top
selling honors at $16,000, one of which was Oseeana Sweet Adrienne-ET,
a VG-86 Inspiration from Tri-Day Ashlyn (EX-96). Adrienne hails from one
of the most successful and prolific cows in the industry, Ashlyn, who
has 7 EX full sisters (including 4x All-American Adeen) and 3 EX full
brothers. The buyer of this 4-year-old donor dam was Jeff Woods, Madison,
WI. Sharing the spotlight as high seller of the day was Hovanec Manat
Carena-ET *CV *TL, a VG-85 Manat from Ricecrest Convincer Cara (VG-85).
Fresh in September, Carena sold with AI contract interest and was bred
to Sosa in March. Her new owner is Dennis Neuhaus, Hoyleton, IL. |
Best of Buttke avg $2,903 on 567 head |
| Apr 23 | Hidden View
Holsteins Complete Dispersal High
price was $22,000, 2 others at $15,000 & $11,000. 43 lots sold for
over $4000! Two daughters out of Emory Beauty (EX-90, GMD-DOM), were the
sale tops. Hidden-View Butterfly led with a price of $22,000 on a syndicate
bid from Jerry Musser. Second high was Hidden-View Beth at $15,100, purchased
by Mervin Brubaker. Both were VG-86 and sired by James and Convincer respectively.
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$3,821 on 151 full lots |
| Apr 17 | LONG-BROOK MILKING HERD & SELECT HEIFER SALE, 13 head brought over $3500 with the high seller being Lot 11 at $9,600, purchased by Mark VanMersbergen of Lynden, WA | $2827 on 64 full lots. |
| Apr 15 | NY Spring National Holstein Sale 34 sold for over $3,500 with the high price of $14,000 on EX Rudolph from Clark Woodmansee purchased by Tom & Nancy Murray. |
$3,503 on 92 full lots! |
| Apr 3 | Clinton Camp Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Sale averaged $2389 on 171 full lots, high price of $13,000 on Lot 1. 23 head sold for over $3,000. Huge crowd of 500 - 600 in attendance! | $2,389 on 171 full lots! |
| Mar 25 | Elmer K & Sadie Mae Kauffman Complete Herd Dispersal plus farm equipment and mules. High seller at $4,000 with 4 lots over $3,000 | 89
full lots averaged $1,919 |
| Mar 18 | McMurdy Brook Farm Complete Holstein Dispersal. 140 head (85 cows, 51 heifers) Freestall/Parlor trained. Owner: Wendell Martin | |
| Mar 12 | Oakview Farm Complete Holstein Dispersal Owners RR & JG Cosby High seller at $4,500 with 23 head bringing over $3,000 |
468
head averaged $1,740 |
| March 6 | Greenlea Dream Invitational Sale, owner Richard Green The sale was topped at $32,000 by Garstlyn Encore Rip (2E-95, EX-97-MS). Consigned by Richard Green and Mark & Kristina Welk, the Grand Champion of last year's NY State Fair looked every bit the part of her 95 points at seven years of age. and sold to the Rip Syndicate, c/o Paul B. Zimmerman of Ephrata, PA. Second high seller of the day at $24,000 was Mac-Acres Fannie-Red (2E-94). Fannie, the unanimous All-American Red & White 5-year-old in 2003, sold to the Fannie Syndicate, c/o Robert Yeoman, Dover, OK. Forty-two Greenlea consignments averaged $6911, while the average of the total 98 lots was $4907.The cattle were prepared by Jon Scoville and his crew. | 42 lots from Richard Green averaged $6,911 All 98 lots averaged $4,907 |
| Jan 16 | NY Convention ET Sale avg $3637 on 27 lots, 13 embryo lots averaged $1880 or $365/embryo. High seller at $8,500 was 2nd choice Titanic from Whittier Farms Christina, purchasd by Kevin Winter, KS. Check out the pictures at the convention web site. | 27
lots averaged $3,637 |
| 2003 | ||
| Dec 19 | PA Holstein Holiday Sale High seller at $10,500 was the Outside daughter of Markwell Leader Rose purchased by James Knapp | 102
lots averaged $2,332 |
| Dec 19 | Heifer Sale 250 head of heifers held in the evening following the Holiday sale | 287
head averaged $1185 |
| Dec 16 | Larry & Deb Yorletts Complete Dispersal; 350 head, 175 free stall trained cows, 175 heifers, 80 are bred. AI bulls used for over 40 years. Approximately 25% have registration papers, all others Sire ID's; Herd average 20,700 3.9. Many cows milking up to 100#. | 341
head averaged $1197 |
| Dec 9 | Allards Farm Inc. Dispersal 265 Holstein Cows, 115 heifers, Exceptionally clean, high-quality herd! | Hadley,
MA 11:00AM |
| Dec 5 | Janeland
Herd Sale at the Great Northern Sales Arena JIM JANES OWNER. ASSISTING. |
FOND
DU LAC, WI. |
| Nov 24 | Vision-Gen Farm #1 Herd Dispersal | $1,198 on 165 head |
| Nov 21 | Walnut-Hill Dairy Complete Dispersal, 144 full lots averaged $2440 with 10 head over $5000! High seller was VG 86 Mtoto w/ 1987CTPI selling for $20,000 to Sharyn Abbott & Merry Rama. 2nd high at $15000 was a BW Marshall w/ $14000 Japan AI contract, fresh June 03. She sold to Walter McClure, VA. | 144 full lots avg $2,440. |
| Nov 13 | Shady Birch Farm Complete Dispersal averaged $1,292 on 262 lots all ages. High seller was $2,800 for a fresh Orion 2 yr old grade. 22 lots sold for over $2000. | $1,292 on 262 head |
| Nov 6 | Dispersal for Jim Slocum -- 396 head sold, 17% of sale under 7 mos of age | $1119 on 396 head |
| Nov 1 | NY Holstein Harvest Sale at Cornell University 19 lots sold for $4000 or more. High price of $15,600 for Ashlyn's VG 88 Inspiration dtr. Click here for full report. | $3,050
on 115 lots |
| Oct 31 | Sherwood Farm Production Sale high price of $6,700 for a fancy VG 85 Linjet daughter purchased by Dan & Sue Menendez, 2nd high was $6,000 for EX Skybuck purchased by David Pyle & Mike Sherwood | $1,733 on 98 lots |
| Oct 25 | New England Convention Sale The $5000 top was a daughter of LaPoe Shark, fresh in Sept. with her 3rd calf at 3y9m and milking 109 lbs. Erb-Mount Shark Blossom (VG-87, 3y) made over 25,000m 2d calf and is from an EX Duster dam twice over 900f and a VG Leadman 2d dam three times over 1000f. The consignor was Springdale Farms, Landaff, NH and the buyer was Larry Lumsden, Greensboro, VT. | $1,996 on 72 full lots |
| Oct 23 | COMPLETE DISPERSAL OF BOS-HAVEN HOLSTEINS. High price was $3,800 for a dtr of Bailee-RED. Bos-Haven Bailee Bell-RED VG 85 sold to C.James Wells of Culpepper, VA. | $1,244 avg on 305 head! |
| Oct 13 | CARTERS-DALE HOLSTEINS MILKING HERD DISPERSAL High price was $5,300, 8 others at $3000 or more. | $2,127 on 104 full lots |
| Oct 10 | BART-DELL
FARM COMPLETE HOLSTEIN DISPERSAL. High price was $2,300 |
$1,217 on 92 full lots |
| Oct 3 | SHULTZ BROTHERS HOLSTEINS Complete Dispersal: . Topping the sale at $3350 was Shul-Bro Patron Glorie, a daughter of Brabant Star Patron-ET, she sold fresh August 10 and was purchased by R. Bryan Balmer, Lebanon, PA. Second high seller at $3300 was Shul-Bro Patriarch Gail, a 2-year-old daughter of Plushanski Jed Patriarch-ET, who sold just fresh. She was purchased by Nevin Horning of Lititz, PA. | $1574 on 124 Lots |
| Sept 27 | Lightning Ridge Holsteins Complete Dispersal: High price was $5300 on a fresh Durham 2 yr old from an EX 91 Encore. She was purchased by Doug Long, MI. 4 others at $4000 or more | $1839 on 110 lots |
| Sept 20 | Morrisville
Autumn Review Sale: Top seller was Eastside Gibson Peg, a January
'01 Gibson daughter consigned by Jack Penning, Warwick, NY. Peg is out
of a VG-88 Astre with over 33,000M as a 7-year-old, and over 178,000 lifetime.
She was purchased for $3950 by Reid Hoover, Lebanon, PA. The second high
seller was O-C-E-C Storm Michelle, a May '01 Storm carrying a Comestar
Lee embryo from Stookey Elmpark Jif-Red (EX-90). Michelle is out of an
EX-90 Mason and a VG-89 Blackstar, C Jewett Blkstar Monica-ET, who has
10 sons in AI. Consigned by Scott Racha, Holland Patent, NY, she was purchased
for $3700 by Douglas & Patricia Aukema, Chenango, NY. |
$1834 on 112 lots |
| Sept 12 | Moyer Village Farms Complete Holstein Dispersal. High price was $2675.00 | $1,473 on 129 lots |
| Sept 5 | Roedale Holsteins Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. High price was $10,200 on Tri-Day Encore Fanny-ET EX 92, full sister to Ashlyn! Over 500 in attendance! | $2,408 on 106 lots |
| Aug 6 | The Holstein World Century Celebration Sale High price of $50,000 for Clone of Paradise. Avg of $5044 on 98 lots. | $5044 on 98 lots |
| Aug 5 | The Mark of Muranda, Avg of $3,888 on 91 lots. High price of $30000 for Rubens son of Beachlawn BW Lord Lily EX 93, $26000 for his full sister. | $3888 on 91 lots |
| Aug 2 | International Red & White Sale Avg of $2287 on 118 lots, $6500 high price | $2287 on 118 lots |
| July 25 | AIRCOVE HOLSTEINS 475 head sold, high cow was $2000, high heifer was $1700. Heifer sale was especially strong. | $435,000 gross, $908 avg on 475 hd |
| 7/19 | Kissamee Holsteins Summerfest Sale Topping the auction was Gen-Mark BW Winnie-ET (VG-85, 87-MS), a fresh two-year-old BW Marshall consigned by Markland & GenetiCo of Macedon, NY. Projected to make over 28,000 in her first lactation, Winnie is out of Henkeseen Hills Windy (VG-86) x Henkeseen M Hillary-ET (3E-94, GMD-DOM). Incidentally, this is the second week in a row that a granddaughter of Hillary has topped a sale - last week being the Summer Event sale topper. Owning partners on Winnie reserved the right to bid, as the partnership was dissolved, and Mark Henning of Macedon, NY, was the successful buyer at $10,000 | $2981 on 52 full lots |
| June 24 | The North Carolina National Convention Silent Sale Topping the sale was a 1st choice female sired by Opsal Finley from the #1 CTPI cow, Whittier-Farms Christina-ET (VG-86). Christina completes 11 generations of VG or EX and is working on a projected record of 34,330M 1756F 1025P. Steve Louis, Applouis Holsteins, Richland Center, WI paid $16,200.00 to choose from 5 pregnancies due December 2003. William Burkhart, Jr., Magnolia, OH was the consignor. | Average of $5,914.00 on 37 lots |
| June 23 | North Carolina
National Convention Sale 77 lots for a gross of $875,900. Topping
the outstanding lineup at $100,000 was Ever-Green-View Elsa-ET (VG-88).
Sold in absentia with contracts for embryos and bulls totaling over $250,000,
this Aaron daughter was consigned by Donald J. Rottinghaus, Jeff Woods,
and Tom Kestell, Stillwell, KS. She was selected by Mitch Hockett, David
Falk, Sharon Norton, Raleigh, NC with Tom Kestell retaining an interest. |
Average of $11,375.32 on 77 lots |
| June 7 | Field of Dreams II Sale 260 head of Brown Swiss, Holsteins and Jerseys! The best of the breed! | West
Union, IA |
| May 23 | Cattle Exchange Spring Heifer Sale | |
| May 6 | C.L. Winters Holsteins Dispersal. 606 head sold, high seller at $2,600 was a VG Wade daughter from the Sully Blackstar Anita cow family. She was purchased by Marlin Schultz of Danville, PA. Her Manfred daughter was second high seller at $2200, purchased by David Pool of Robesonia, PA. | Avg
of $1,112 on 606 head. |
| April 29 | Bur-Le Acres Holstein Dispersal Large crowd in attendance. High price of $6,600 on lot #2 purchased by Scarlet Summer Holsteins of Muncy, PA. 7 head at or over $4000 | Avg
of $2,684 on 55 full lots |
| April 12 | NY Spring National Sale High seller was the 10/02 Durham from Hanover Hill Ches St-Lue-ET 2E 94 at $8,900 sold to Tim Abbott | Avg
of $2,822 on 82 full lots |
| Apr. 7 | Rick & Dorrie Wolf Herd Dispersal topped at $3,900 with a good sized crowd attending. Equipment sold well. Gross Cattle Sale: $119,000 | Avg
of $1,804 on 65 lots |
| April 3 | Perfection
of Pen-Col
Sale - Topping the sale at $52,000 was Pen-Col Aaron Cindy-ET,
a VG-86 three-year-old sired by Dixie-Lee Aaron. Hailing from eleven
generations of VG and EX dams, Cindy sold with several bull contracts
to Select Sire Power and Semex, as well as numerous embryo contracts.
Monte, William, & Kathy Olszewski of Johnson Creek, WI, were the
buyers. The second high seller was Andora Emery Kadillac, a VG-87 daughter
of Pen-Col Emery. One of the breed's highest CTPI red carrier cows,
she sold for $16,200 to Aaron Jorgensen of Weberville, MI. |
Avg
of $3,418 on 56 lots |
| Mar 29 | Delaware Valley Green & Gold Sale was topped at $3,600 for Lot # 1. 16 embryo lots grossed $20,035. | $1,737 on 45 full lots. |
| Mar 22 | Elm Park Futures RED Sale, Topping the sale at $18,500 was Cedarwal Redrose Rubens-Red-ET, a red Rubens daughter who was 4th at 2002 International Red & White Show and sold with contracts. Consigned by Cedarwal Farms Ltd., Abbotsford, BC,and purchased by Elm Park Farms ltd.. Sellcrest Hobo *RC was the second high seller at $15,000. She is an EX red factor Rudolph, from the SFL Jubilant Hope family, Gary Sell, Watertown, WI consigned her and Dr. Paul K. Knier & Sunnyside Farms of Valders, WI were the successful bidders | $2,655 on 131 Lots |
| Mar 8 | Empire State Farm Dispersal, high price of $6000 for 6/02 Dutch Boy from Excelgen Manfred Brooke-ET VG 86 +1852 CTPI, next dam is Ricecrest Duster Brooke, then Luke Lauren then Southwind Kaye! She was purchased by Rebecca Darling of Nicholson, PA. | $1,234 on 71 full lots |
| Mar 1 | Liddle Acres Complete Dispersal, Kirk Liddle, owner. 85 head, line of equipment, 2000 bales of hay. | Argyle NY |
| Feb 22 | Six Corner Farm Select Sale high price at $4,500 for a MJR Blackstar Emory from 7 EX Dams all the way back to Ivanhoe Eve (dam of Elevation) | $2,291 on 30 full lots for 6 Corner |
| Feb 15 | Hemlock Acres Complete Dispersal of Cattle. | |
| Jan 24 | NY ET Convention Sale averaged $3,644 on 25 lots. The high seller at $5300 was 1st choice Morty from Pen-Col Mtoto Dima-ET VG 86 +1817CTPI. Her dam is an EX 91 Commotion with 36,000. The choice was consigned by Kings Ransom Farm and purchased by Lauri Beggs of Heuvelton, NY | $3,644 on 25 full lots. |
| 2002 | ||
| Dec 14 | The Canadian Influence Sale. The sale was topped at $5550 for Sept 2000 Encore consigned by Penn-Octo Holsteins and purchased by Buttke Dairy Enterprises,NC, the second high at $5500 was a July 2002 Durham from an EX Lindy daughter of Black Rose. She was consigned by Nick Raggie and purchased by Rustin Herr, PA. A total of 9 head brought $3000 or more. | $2,096 on 88 full lots |
| Nov 15 | Joy-Wil Holsteins Complete Dispersal. The sale was topped by a fancy Durham daughter, MS Joywil Durham Legacy, b: 4/4/01 and just checked pregnant. She was from a GP Skychief, 2nd dam VG 89 Wendylawn Lynda, next 2 dams both VG. She was purchased by Lynn Bell of Hillsborough, NJ. 2nd high at $4900 was a bred heifer, Joy-Wil Red-Marker Rene, b:10/16/2000 and due shortly to Throne. She was purchased by Stonehurst Farm, PA. | $2,259 on 140 full lots. |
| Nov 2 | New York Holstein Harvest Sale A large crowd attended the NY Holstein Harvest Sale. Sale topped by 1st choice Morty or Outside from EX 93 Ziems Airliner Iguana consigned by Ziems Farm and purchased by Joe Piskorawski of Ithaca. The second high of the sale, a Mar 02 Eland dtr of Gaige Highlight Tamara consigned by Jonathan Lamb and purchased by Larry & Beanie Hill for $5700. 21 different consignors consigned 2 - 15 lots, Ziems had the highest average of $3,855. | $2,504 avg on 115 full lots. |
| Oct 26 | New England Convention Sale was topped by a VG 86 Aaron daughter that sold fresh in July with a record in progress of 2-0 108d 9,606 3.5 338 2.8 266 (inc.) and several conditional contracts. She is from an EX 92 Emory w/ 3-8 40,600 3.6 1451, next 2 dams EX and then 2 VG dams. Dirigo Aaron Cherokee brought $14,500 from Juniper Genetics LLC, ME and was consigned by Natalie Keene. 15 others brought over $3000. | $2,834 avg on 66 full lots |
| Oct 24 | Silver-Shade Holsteins Milking Herd & Select Heifer Sale was topped by a July 2002 Air Magna dtr of Carousel Win Blanche VG 87 Winchester w/ +81F, +75P, +2792M, next dam Dixie-Lee Luke Blizzard VG 86, then 6 more gens of VG or EX dams. She was purchased for $14,000 by Sebago Holsteins & Kay-Ben Farms of Gorham, ME> | $2,304 on 68 full lots |
| Oct 19 | Reflections of Ricecrest Consignment Sale & PA Fall Festival Sale Reflections of Ricecrest averaged $7,296 on 25 full lots, high price of $70,000 on on Ricecrest Decision Darcy-ET VG 87 Decision dtr of Ricecrest Luke Lauren. She was purchased by Pen-Col Farms, PA. The PA Festival Sale averaged $3,033 on 54 full lots. High seller was a 2E-93 Emory dtr, Song-Meadow Emory Twink, purchased by C James Wells, VA for $9,700. | RR: $7,296
on 25 lots FF: $3,033 on 54 lots |
| Oct 14 | Unique Style Holsteins Complete heifer dispersal averaged $1562 on 99 full lots. High seller at $3,800 was a 10/00 Leduc from a VG 88 Storm, her second dam an EX Mark and the 3rd dam VG 87. The buyer was Ed O'brien of Orange, MA.The sale featured 40 Leduc daughters, with breakfast hosted by Alta Genetics. | $1562 on 99 lots |
| Sept 30 | Hillside Farms Heritage of Hillside Sale. Sale was topped by a Convincer daughter of Rothrock Duster Lucy EX 92 at $13,000, purchased by Pen-Col Farms. 8 others sold for $3,000 or more. They are listed below with links to pedigrees. | $2000 avg on 80 lots. |
| Sept 21 | Morrisville Autumn Review Sale - Sale was topped by a Lindy daughter with 4 out of 5 VG Dams. She was consigned by John Mayne and purchased by Ron Dechow of Little Valley, NY. The sale included the John Mayne dispersal whcih averaged $1,839 on 37 lots. 4 other head sold for $3000 or more. | $2010 on 108 full lots. |
| Sept 19 | Silvermine Holstein Dispersal. Sandra Frey Thomas. Sale topped by Red Marker VG 2 yr old, Belfontaine R Marker Anne purchased by Dylan M. Thomas of Lancaster, PA. 2 others brought over $3000. 10 grades averaged $1,426. | $1691 on 68 full lots. |
| Sept 11 & 12 | Meaganbrooke Complete Dispersal, St Albans, VT. Sale was topped at $2900 by a 7 yr old Registered Holstein from 6 generations of EX Dams. She was the only animal that sold that was identified. All others only had pregnancy information and fresh dates. Her daughter topped heifers on day two at $2100. | $1192
on 468 Milking age females $868 on 308 heifers and 12 bulls |
| June 22 | Special Pre-Convention Holstein Sale & Pig Roast Special Pre-Convention Holstein Sale & Pig Roast -High seller was Lot #2, Tobis Durham Tiara-ET. This stylish, open ribbed fall calf sired by Durham from the famous Ernest-Anthony SD Tobi-ET (2E-96) who was 2001 All-Canadian and Reserve All-American 5-yr-old was the consignment of Ernest Kueffner, Boonsboro, MD. She sold for $22,600 to James High and partners of Strasburg, PA. Second high seller was Lot #62, MS Solid-Gold Rmar Lesha-ET. This Ricecrest Marshall-ET November heifer from Miss Solidgold LL Lash-ET (VG-89) was one of 30 members of the La-La family in the sale and consigned by Mike & Cynthia Weimer & Vision Genetics of Emlenton, PA. She was purchased for $16,000 by Darin Meyer, New Albin, IA | $4,043 on 91 lots! |
| June 1 | Cattle Exchange Classic & Heifer Sale | Delhi, NY |
| May 23 | Alben-Acres Holsteins & Meri-Acres Jerseys Dispersal. The high priced Holstein at $5000 was an Ex 91 Jed w/33,450M 4.3%F purchased by Fred Petzold of Hamilton, OH. The high priced Jersey was at $4800 for a 2yr old Rock Ella Remake from an 89 Lawman. She was also purchased by Fred Petzold of OH. Oakfield Corners Dairy was the volume buyer, taking 19 head. | $2375
on 58 Holsteins $2406 on 29 Jerseys |
| May 17 | Mr. Destiny Farm Complete Dispersal had a Holstein high price of $4200 on lot 1, bought by Russ George of Arcade,NY. The high priced Brown Swiss was $3800 from Glen Lasher of Pine Plains, NY. High priced Jersey was $2800 for a grade. | $2044
on 20 Brown Swiss $1809 on 70 Holsteins $1318 on 18 Jerseys $1245 on 6 Ayrshires |
| May 2 | Milmark Holsteins Complete Dispersal, High price was $5,900 on lot 1, purchased by Carpsdale Farm, Enosburg, VT. Buttke Dairy Enterprises of Randleman, NC was the volume buyer. | $1885 on 142 full lots. |
| April 27 | Cattle Exchange Classic & Spring Heifer Sale High price was $2,800, 12 calves sold for an average of $486. Steve Pheasant and Todd Galton were volume buyers. | $1,496
on 144 lots Registered $1,330 on 24 Grades |
| April 20 | New Jersey Holstein Classic High price was $6,050 for Middlebush Cherry-RED, a 8/2/00 dtr of Paradox from an EX 91 Dam. Sold by Middlebush Farms and purchased by Kirby & Sheryl Horst,PA. |
$2,092 on 55 lots |
| April 13 | NY Spring National Sale topped by 1st Choice Female from SD Tobi 2E 96 for $21,000, purchased by Doug Nelson of VT. 5 others over $10,000. Check full report at Holstein Central. | $4,521 on 78 lots |
| 4/6/2002 | Del-Hollow Holstein Dispersal ,RRK Red-Marker Rizz-RED EX 93 topped the Del Hollow Dispersal at $34,000 going to Richard Green, DE. Rizz was the Res AA R&W 4 Yr Old in 2001 and is due in May to Rubens, carrying a bull. Click here for more photos. Check back for average. At least 5 others sold for over $10000. | $3,436 on 118 lots. |
| 3/23/2002 | Red Futures Sale, hosted by Transworld Genetics, (assisting) | $3115 on 120 lots |
| 3/22/2002 | Brittania Holsteins Complete Dispersal Owners: High seller was a VG 87 2yr old Wade that sold to Jesse Druck, Airville, PA | $2368 on 92 lots |
| 3/20/2002 | Jacob Esh Dispersal, co-managed w/ Stonehurst High seller was a VG 88 4yr old Stardust that sold to Lester McWilliams of Spring Mills, PA | $2095 on 56 lots |
| 3/8,9/2002 | Van Exels Sale High seller was a 1st Choice Comestar Lee at $37,500 from Tri-Day Ashlyn-ET EX 96 selling to Arethusa Holsteins, CT. | $5,917 on 78 lots |
| 3/2/2002 | Delaware Valley Green & Gold Spectacular Sale High seller was a 1st Choice Taboo from Plushanski Amel Patty VG 85 at $3,950 from David Bishop to Jim Younker. 12 embryo lots averaged $1348. | $2164 on 20 lots. |
| 1/25/2002 | NY ET Convention Sale. High seller was $8200 for 1st choice Garter from Dixie Lee Win Abri VG 88. She was purchased by Don & Leonard Warner of PA | $3916 on 32 lots |
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