Luckily this year, the Barron County Holstein Breeders changed their Fall Sale date from its usual time in December up to November 8th - as the next 2 days after the sale saw close to a foot of snow falling in the area.
Our total sale volume was $256,075, with cows averaging $2800 and a total sale average of $2400. We had 7 lots sell for over $3500. Almost 70 bidders were on site and a few more called in bids.
The top selling lot was a 3 yr old, Rob-Cri Spearment Intensity, consigned by Robert and Christine Barden of Plover, WI and was purchased for $5200 by Diane Skinner for Joe Nepermann both of Junction City, WI.
Our high volume consigner was Philip & Kelly Natzke along with Bryant Natzke from Merrill, WI sending 16 head to the sale. Lance Kamm of Nova Registered Holsteins and Nova and Friends sold 8 head for $22,450.
A special thank you to our top volume buyers -John Herrick of Boyd, WI who drove away with 19 animals and Jeremy Kenealy of Cadott, WI who took 12 home.
We would like to thank all of the consigners, bidders and buyers at the sale, we truly appreciate your support. Thank you as well to our auctioneer, Darrell Worden, his “color commentator” Mike Holschbach reading pedigrees, and the ring men Ed Mielke and Don Mayer. Jon Schmidt did a super job getting the animals fitted to show and supervising the kids from the CVTC class who helped him –thank you all. Also, a big thanks to the Barron County Jr. Holstein members who ran a great lunch stand.
Our Spring Classic sale is scheduled for April 4th, 2015 – please contact our sale chairman Bob Lentz at 715-764-2446 if you are interested in sending any consignments.