By Barb Lumley
The Ohio Holstein
Fall Sale was held Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds,
Wooster, Ohio. The all-sale total was $132,300
with a $2004 average on 63 live lots and a $2025 average on 3 embryo lots.
T-Spruce
Holsteins of Richmond, Minnesota purchased the two high selling consignments in
the sale. Selling for $8500 was Lot 3,
Pine-Tree 9882 Achi 7591-Et born July 8, 2017.
With a GTPI +2756G she was sired by ABS Achiever-Et, her dam is OCD
Supersire 9882-Et classified Very Good 86 with records at 2-01 31870 4.1% 1310
3.2% 1032 and she goes back to the well- known Rudy Missy cow family. Selling for $6000 was Lot 1, Pine- Tree 9839
Fraz 7632-Et, a full sister to the # 1 GTPI (+3022G) and # 1 NM (+1140)
bull. Born August 1, 2017, she was sired
by Melarry Josuper Frazzled-Et and her dam classified GP 83 at 2 years is a
daughter of Woodcrest Mogul Yoder-Et from a long line of high producing VG and
EX dams. Both consignments came from
Pine-Tree Dairy, Matthew Steiner and Family, Marshallville, Ohio.
Lot 4, OCD
Defiant Lucky-Red-Et, a June 2, 2017 red calf consigned by Oakfield
Corners Dairy, Oakfield, NY sold for $3800 to Laurie Menzie, McClure,
Ohio. A Scientific B Defiant daughter,
her dam is classified EX 94 2E, sired by Talent, and goes back to 10
generations of EX and VG dams, including Tora Triple Threat Lulu EX 96.
Lot 2 sold for
$3700 to Dave Gunkelman and Bill Indoe, Lodi, Ohio. Pine-Tree 9882 Fort 7556-Et is a June 6, 2017
calf with a GTPI +2737G, sired by Progenesis Fortune-Et and from OCD Supersire
9882 VG 86 and 10 generations of VG and EX dams, going back to Rudy Missy. She was consigned by Pine-Tree Dairy.
Lot 16, Oakfield
Brady Tiger, a winter calf, sold for $3700 to Lofty Meadows Farms LLC, Josh
Kemp and Family, Belmont, Ohio. Sired by
Butz-Butler Atwood Brady, she is from an Excellent 94 2E Jasper daughter and
was consigned by Jonathan and Alicia Lamb, Oakfield, New York.
Lot 28, Pine-Tree
4243 Diam 5928-Et was the high selling cow at $3250. A recently fresh 4 year old milking 118
pounds per day, classified Very Good 88, and with a record at 1-09 of 33,970
pounds of milk, she is a maternal sister to Alta Oak. She was purchased by Pete Spike, Delaware,
Ohio and consigned by Pine-Tree Dairy.
Ross Russell,
Russell Springs, Kentucky purchased Lot 35 for $3200. Pine-Tree 5321 Marqu 6435 is classified GP
82, a 3 year old milking 122 pounds daily, sired by Zenith Marque, and from 10
generations of VG and EX dams. She was
consigned by Pine-Tree Dairy.
The high selling
bred heifer, Lot 57, Jaloda Dempsey Daliah, consigned by Jaloda Farms, James
Sheffield, Wellington, Ohio, sold for $2500 to Lofty Meadows Farm LLC, Belmont,
Ohio. Sired by Dempsey from a VG
Bradnick dam, she is due December 1, 2017 to S-S-I Mogul Defender.
Cows averaged
$1887; bred heifers $1572; yearlings $1550; calves $2370 and embryos
$2025. Consignments sold to Texas,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Indiana and Ohio. Auctioneer was Steve Andrews, Wooster, Ohio
with Ted Renner, Dalton, Ohio reading the pedigrees. Chad Griffith, Bethel, Ohio took the bids on
Cowbuyer. Ringmen were Ken Janes, Paul
Haskins and Bill Indoe. Ben Simpson was
in charge of cattle preparation. Kaye
Janes and Diana Miley handled the duties at the buyer’s table. The sale was managed by Dave Gunkelman,
Director of Marketing and the Ohio Holstein Association.