A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13,1986 Major Dairy Sales And Dispersals jm ~ea Nationwide Reports from five sales for the week of Dec. 3 to 9 showed 482 head averaging $1,741.37. The top prices at the sales ranged from $30,000 to $2,600. Here is a brief look at the results of these sales. AYRSHIRE The ILLINOIS POST HARVEST CLASSIC averaged $1,171 on 38 head. Five cows, 4 years and over, averaged $1,670; 23 cows, 2 and 3 year olds, averaged $1,330. Six bred heifers averaged $779 and four calves averaged $445. An Ardrossan consignment from Villanova, Pa., topped the sale with a bid of $3,600. Sired by Ar drossan Starman Mister Ross, she will freshen in early January to Ardrossan Bell Commander. The next two maternal dams produced several records over 20,000 pounds of milk and lifetime records over 100,000 pounds of milk. Selling for $2,600 and the second best price of the sale was a 4-year old consignment from Canada. Sired by Oracle View, she produced a best effort of 14,000 pounds of milk with a 4.7 test. She owns a plus BCA for milk and fat. Larry Sears served as the auctioneer and Doug Murray served as the sale manager. BROWN SWISS The HARVEST ROYAL SALE held in Wisconsin averaged $1,435.50 on 43 head which included two day-old calves which sold with their dams. A bid of $2,600 on a 5-year-old daughter of Maple Grove Per former topped the sale. Classified VG-87, she produced a top record BUY DIRECT AND SAVE -e. Big-Strong 2Y Galvanized £OeaJJ Free Stalls • _ WE SHIP OR DELIVER ANYWHERE UD'ER D'LITE STALL FABRICATORS Oxford, PA Toll Free Local 1-800-222-2948 301-398-2948 I ( of 17,410 pounds of milk and 670 pounds of fat. Her in progress record stands at 10,660 pounds of milk and 390 pounds of fat in 165 days. She was bred in August to West Lawn Stretch Improver. Her dam, sired by Ventures Sunny Bruce, produced a best effort of 20,020 pounds of milk and 736 pounds of fat. The second best price of the sale, $2,500, came on an Excellent West Lawn Stretch Improver daughter. She will freshen in December to Bridgeview Elegant Jade. Her top record stands at 15,810 pounds of milk and 644 pounds of fat. Her dam, sired by Blessing Captain Hero-Twin, produced a best effort of 15,390 pounds of milk and 571 pounds of fat in 298 days. Darrell Worden auctioneered the sale. Norman Magnussen managed the sale. HOLSTEIN The TUFTS MILKING HERD AND BRED HEIFER DISPER- SAL held in Texas averaged $l,OBO on 280 head. A 2-year-old bred heifer topped the sale with a bid of $2,650. Sired by Marshfield Elevation Tony, she will freshen in December to Cal- Crist Peg Nugget. Her dam, an 83 point Astronaut daughter, produced a top record of 17,000 pounds of milk and 752 pounds of fat. The next dam scored VG-88 with a best effort of 19,000 pounds of milk and 854 pounds of fat. The second high bid of the day, $2,600, came on a 3-year-old Carlin- M Ivanhoe Bell daughter. Classified GP-82, she will freshen in March to Woodbine Ella In credible. In her first lactation she produced 22,000 pounds of milk and 861 pounds of fat in 348 days. Her dam classified GP-81 with a best effort of 27,000 pounds of milk and 950 pounds of fat. The next dam scored a VG-86 rating and produced a top record of 24,000 pounds of milk and 985 pounds of fat. Kay’s Auctioneer Service managed the sale. Texas sales have recently averaged $1,050 to $1,130, ac cording to a spokesman for the Texas Holstein Association. The WESTERN WISCONSIN FALL CLASSIC averaged $1,498.41 on 41 head. Topping the sale with a bid of fjrafe'ir *>■> AG Pulls If All Together • SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION POULTRY & SWINE EQUIPMENT $K - Ventilation V - Heating - Feeding - Watering - Fencing - Manure Systems Ask Us WHO’S WHO In Contracting Growers For Any Of The Above Systems. We Will Put You In Touch With The Local Contractors Who Can Help You To Decide Which System Is Best For Your Farming Operation. Looking For Quality Products, Fair Prices And Good Service... ' That's Us I ** Swine & Poultry Systems Specialists *** PARMER BOY AG. INC 410 EAST LINCOLN AVE. MYERSTOWN, PA 17067 PH: 717-866-7565 BEST IN DESIGN , PRICE AND EXPERIENCE • POULTRY & HOG BUILDINGS $2,350 was a unfresh 2 year old by Citation R. She will freshen in December to Marshfield Elevation Tony. Her dam, an EX-90 Hagemans Temple daughter, produced a top record of 19,850 pounds of milk and 1,016 pounds of fat with a 5.1 test in 352 days. Her lifetime production record in 2,715 days stands at 137,050 pounds of milk and 6,625 pounds of fat with a 4.8 test. The next dam, VG-88, produced a best effort of 21,150 pounds of milk and 970 pounds of fat with a 4.6 test. A bid of $2,200, for a 6 year old, ranked as the second high price of the sale. Sired by Telstar, the just fresh cow classified GP-83, she produced a top record of 17,909 pounds of milk and 639 pounds of fat in 359 days. Her dam by Harbor Crest Happy Crusader owns a high record of 15,490 pounds of milk and 554 pounds of fat. Keith Stump auctioneered the sale and Alvin Piper and Associates managed the sale. The FUTURE GENETICS SALE held in Michigan averaged $3,522 on 80 head. Topping the sale with a bid of $30,000 was a 3-year-old daughter of Arlinda Rotate. Classified VG -86, she will freshen in January to Arlinda Carl-Twin. She sold with a bull contract and a 15 embryo contract. Her incomplete first lactation stands at 21,749 pounds of milk and 853 pounds of fat in 344 days. She owns a estimated cow index of plus 1,307 milk, plus 51 fat and plus $l7O. Her dam, sired by Elevation, classified EX-91 2E. She produced a top record of 21,660 pounds of milk and 793 pounds of fat in 357 days. The next dam classified VG-86 with a best effort of 18,010 pounds of milk and 692 pounds of fat. The second high price of the sale, $4,700, came on a just fresh 3 year old. Sired by Glendell Arlinda Chief, she produced a 2 year old record of 33,119 pounds of milk and 1,106 pounds of fat. x Her dam, sired by Elevation, produced a best effort of 24,080 pounds of milk and 870 pounds of fat in 365 days. Keith Stump served as tioneer. Alvin Piper Associates managed the sale. Ml "ST auc and ; 1
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