A34-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, August 2,1986
Major Dairy Sales
And Dispersals
W Nationwide
Reports from five sales for the
week of July 25 to 29 showed 355
head averaging $1,717. These sales
were held in Colorado, Georgia and
New York. The top prices at the
sales ranged from $l,BOO to $1,200.
Here is a brief look at the results of
these sales.
JERSEY
The YANKEE SYNDICATE
SALE, held in New York, averaged
$538 on 44 head. The highest bid of
the day was $1,200 on a H.L.
Chocolate Director daughter. This
4-year-old cow classified at 88
points and has a high record of
13,330 pounds of milk and 680
pounds of fat on a M.E. basis. Her
dam, classified at 89 points, has a
top record of 14,410 pounds of milk
and 732 pounds of fat.
The YANKEE KETTLE SALE,
held in conjunction with the
Yankee Syndicate Sale, averaged
$7OB on six bred heifers.
Topping the sale at a price of
$1,150 was a daughter of Yankee
F.W. Panther. She is due in Sep
tember with a Yankee F.W. Chief
daughter. Her maternal sister
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classified at 89 points and has two
records over 13,000 pounds of milk.
The dam classified at 91 points.
Larry Benson auctioneered the
sales and the Yankee Syndicate
managed the sales.
HOLSTEIN
The ROCKY MOUNTAIN
RENDEZVOUS Sale, held in
Colorado, averaged $2,300 on 53
head. A Valiant daughter topped
the sale with a price of $lO,OOO. This
4-year-old is classified at 86 points
and has ajcow index of plus 1,106
milk and plus 38 fat. She sold fresh
and open with an A.I. contract to
ABS. Her dam, an Elevation
daughter, had a top record of 35,000
pounds of milk and 1,000 pounds of
fat.
Garnering the second high price
of $6,000 was a Marshfield
Elevation Tony daughter.
Classified VG-88, this 3-year-old
has records up to 20,000 pounds of
milk and was the 1985 All-Nebraska
2-year-old.
Coming in third in the bidding
with a price of $5,700 was a VG-87
Marshfield Elevation Tony
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daughter. Last year, as a 2-year
old, she produced 24,920 pounds of
milk and 980 pounds of fat.
Jim Elliss auctioneered the sale
and the Colorado Holstein
Association managed the sale.
The BOULDER VALLEY
HOLSTEINS YOUNG MILKING
HERD DISPERSAL, held in
Colorado, averaged $2,586 on 162
head. Topping the sale, with a
price of $lB,OOO, was a 5-year-old
daughter of Lime Hollow Elevation
Mars. She is a fourth generation
Excellent out of an Arlinda Chief
daughter.
As a 3-year-old, in 365 days, the
top seller produced a high record
of 26,950 pounds of milk and 1,041
pounds of fat. She sold with a
embryo guarantee of six tran
splants over a period of 24 months.
Second in the bidding, with a
price of $17,500 was a Lime Hollow
Elevation Mars 4-year-old. She is a
third generation Excellent and is
presently at 92 points. As a 2-year
old, she produced a top record of
17,770 pounds of milk with a 4.3
percent test.
Third high selling animal, with a
price of $9,500, was a 3-year-old
daughter of Lime Hollow Mars.
She sold dry and is due in August
with a Tri-Day Valiant Gold calf.
Her dam is classified EX-95 and
her granddam is classified EX-93.
Jim Ellis and Gary Massey were
the auctioneers and Dave Bach
man read the pedigrees.
The SOUTHERN IN
VITATIONAL, held in Georgia,
averaged $2,449 on 90 head.
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$15,500. The sire is Walkway Chief
Mark and the dam is Rilar Mars
Lass Ravena, EX-91. She has a
high record of 32,819 pounds of
milk and 1,509 pounds of fat for a
4.6 test.
Second in the bidding, with a
price of $8,200, was a 4-year-old
Bell daughter. She sold with a
pregnancy package of two
pregnancies by Valiant Don and
two pregnancies by Rotate. She is
projected at over 30,000 pounds of
NATIONAL DAIRY COW SALE INDEX
© 1986 Lancaster Farming Newspaper
This sale index can help dairymen place a value in the dairy cows
in their own herds. Breed organization sales and private dispersal
sales reported in Lancaster Farming are included in the dollar
averages.
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milk for her current lactation. Her
dam, an EX-90 Elevation
daughter, has a top record of 24,010
pounds of milk and 856 pounds of
fat.
Rounding out the top three
placings was a full sister to the top
seller. She is also due in February
1987.
Ervin and Melvin Yoder were
the auctioneers and the Georgia
Holstein Association and Ernest
Turk were the sale managers.
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