MADISON, Wis. — Throughout the week of the World Dairy Expo, five breed sales were held. The sales kicked off with the Top of the World Jersey sale, which sold 30 lots and averaged $3,315.
Family Hill Vindication Carnegie-ET, consigned by Ryan Lancaster of Tillamook, Ore., was the highest selling lot at $7,500. Carnegie was purchased by Greg Lambert of Campbellsport, Wis.
The second highest selling lot was the first choice female sired by Tower View Prime Tequila-ET and out of BW Centurion Peggy, purchased for $7,100 by Yosemite Jersey Dairy of Hilmar, Calif. The choice was consigned by Brentwood Farms of Orland, Calif.
Ayrshire
A pick from the flush of Steam-Valley Wilton Magic, consigned by Kurt Wolf and John Cannon of Dyersville, Iowa, topped the World Ayrshire event sale. Her dam, Steam-Valley Wilton Magic Bri, EX-93, is the 2011 World Dairy Expo grand champion of the Ayrshire show. She was purchased by Gene Hall, Jr. of Cushing, Okla. for $9,200.
The second high-selling lot, Mackayr S Primetime, sold for $8,100 to Norman Boswall and Dave Bergeron of Hammond, Ontario. She was consigned by Steve McDonald of Princeton, Ill.
Amongst the 18 lots, three World Dairy Expo class winners were sold along with the number three index cow in the Ayrshire breed.
Brown Swiss
Topping the World Premier Brown Swiss sale was Lost Elm Piranha-ET, a Power Surge daughter of out the world-famous, Lost Elm Prelude Pixy-ET.
Pixy is an Excellent 93 2E cow who holds the current Brown Swiss production record with a 365-day record of 65,430 milk. Piranha was purchased by Bo-Tex Dairy, Waxachie, Texas, for $5,800 and was consigned by Matthew Appler of Clermont, Iowa.
Second high seller of the day was Cutting Edge PS Amber. Also a Power Surge daughter, she was consigned by Kenny Main and Peter Vail, Elite Dairy, of Copake, N.Y. and was purchased by Lee-Ann Swiss LLC of DeWitt, Iowa. The sale ring saw 29 lots and averaged $3,867.24.
Shorthorn
Immediately following the Brown Swiss sale was the World Premier Milking Shorthorn sale. Ten different animals passed through the sale ring and averaged $3,530.
Commanding a top price of $8,500 was Cherrywood Mega Mitzy, cosigned Jacob Achen of Ambia, Ind. Mitzy, a Megadeth daughter, was purchased by Brice Peth of Ripon, Wis.
The second high seller was the first choice female out of three Sept. 2011 daughters from Sunshine Now You See Fireball and consigned by Keith and Donnette Fisher and Hillpoint Partners of Cross Plains, Wis. Andrew Laffery, Jr. purchased the choice for $4,000.
Guernsey
The next sale was the International Guernsey Classic. Knapps Aaron was consigned by Knapps Guernseys of Epworth, Iowa. Spring Walk Farm of Big Prairie, Ohio paid $4,200 for the top lot.
Josey Morris was the consigner of the second highest seller, Miss Crown J IC Jenna Jameson. She is an Icy Cal daughter from the International Guernsey Show junior champion winner in 2009 and 2010, Coulee Crest Chall Jeanie. Sydney Willingham of Gamaliel, Ky. paid $3,600. The sale averaged $2,196 on 34 lots.
Holstein
The sales culminated with the World Class ’11 Holstein sale. Seven of the breed’s best cows were lead out and all had genetics available for purchase.
Lookout Pesce Magna P Sarah-Red-ET, the number two GTPI red polled heifer in North America, topped the World Classic sale for $82,000. She was purchased by Keller Cattle Sales of Verona, Wis.
The second high selling animal was a first choice female out of De-Su 199 Chart Topper-ET, the number one GTPI heifer in the breed. This first choice female sold for $79,000 and was purchased by Bryhill Farms and TAG Saint of Hyacinthe, Quebec.
The sale averaged $27,295 on 43 lots with buyers from 14 states, four provinces and six countries.
