The Ohio Holstein Association Spring Sale was held on Friday, April 29, 2022 at the Shelby County Fairgrounds, Sidney, Ohio.  The sixty three (63) live lots consigned to the sale averaged $2235.  Twelve (12) consignments sold for $3000 and up.  Consignments sold to The Netherlands, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

Lot 6  $7900  Consigned by Connor Erbson, Lanark, Illinois.  Erbacres Chief Sienna, a summer yearling born 7/12/21, is sired by Stantons Chief-ET.  Her dam, sired by Unix,  is classified Very Good 85 at 2-04.  A potential 12^th generation Excellent, her pedigree includes Erbacres Snapple Shakira-ET EX 97 2E CAN 97, Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo 2021 and All-American Aged Cow 2021.  Buyer was Adolf Langhout, Damwoude, Netherlands 9104GS.

Lot 54  $4000  Consigned by Miley Holstein Farms LTD, West Salem, Ohio.  Miley Aflame Gypsy-Red, a fall calf born 9/2/21, is sired by Eskdale Mr Aflame-Red-ET.  Her dam is VG 86 and sired by Advent-Red and with nine (9) Very Good and Excellent dams with records up to 40,880 pounds of milk in her pedigree.  Buyer was Mackensie &  Madelyn Topp , Wapakoneta, Ohio.

Lot 18  $4000  Consigned by Springhill c/o Christopher Lang, Big Prairie, Ohio.  Springhill-OH DM Jespe-ET, a fall calf born 9/7/21, and  sired by Val-Bisson Doorman-ET, her dam is Kingsmill Goldwyn Jewel EX 94 3E with nine (9) generations of VG and EX dams with records up to 41,220 pounds of milk in the pedigree.  Buyer was Cale, Samuel, Nolan, Max and Brynn Henry, Versailles, Ohio.

Lot 15  $3900  Consigned by Starlight Genetics c/o Nick Randle, Lebanon, Illinois.  Seeking the Soul-Red, is a Very Good 88 three year old born 7/9/18.   Sired by Luck-E Awesome-Red, her dam is Rosedale Rumor Hasit-Red-ET EX 94 2E and her second dam is Lavender Ruby Redrose-Red EX 96 4E with eight Very Good and Excellent and outstanding show winning dams in the pedigree.  Buyer was Adam Derr, Dawson, Pennsylvania.

Lot 55  $3700  Consigned by Miley Holstein Farms LTD, West Salem, Ohio.  Miley Rager Ginger-Red born 3/13/20, is a bred heifer due June 2, 2022 to Braydon-P   She is sired by Ri-Val-Re Rager-Red-ET and from a Piranha daughter with several VG and EX dams in the pedigree from the Miley’s “G” family.  Buyer was McCoy Kinslow & Gracie Lougsdon, Park City, Kentucky.

Lot 51  $3600  Consigned by Doughty- Valley Holstein LLC, Millersburg, Ohio.  Doughty-Valley Pharo 2549, a two year old born 5/21/19, with a completed record at 1-10 305 27330 4.6 1245 3.0 815, fresh and milking 123 lbs. of 4.4% milk.  Sired by Sandy-Valley J Pharo-ET from a high producing Headliner daughter and records to 40,490 in her pedigree.  Buyer was Caroline Egolf.

     Auctioneer was Randall Kiko, Salem, Ohio, with Jeff Brown reading the pedigrees.  The sale was managed by the Ohio Holstein Association with Eric Topp, Wapakoneta, Ohio, as Sale Chairman.  Chad Griffith, Bethel, Ohio, was in charge of and took the bids on Cowbuyer.