By Barb Lumley
With show season already underway, the calves and heifers were thoroughly analyzed by the crowd of Holstein breeders, their families and friends prior to the start of the Ohio Holstein Spring Heifer Sale held on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at the Wayne County fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio. When the hammer fell on the last consignment an average of $1007 on all consignments and $989 on the 45 live lots had been achieved. Embryo lots averaged $1275.
The sale began with Lot 4, Pine-Tree Arria 7897-Red. A winter yearling selling with an embryo contract, she would top the sale at $3500. She was consigned by Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, Ohio and purchased by Richman Farms, William Indoe, Lodi, Ohio and Kiko Family Farms, Randall Kiko, Salem, Ohio. A daughter of BlacknCherry Arianna-Red from the Apple-Red family, her sire is Pine-Tree Splendid P-ET.
Lot 14, Toppglen Goldwyn Whisk-ET, a winter calf sold for $2550 with the winning bid coming from Liberty Genetics, Winchester, Ontario, Canada by way of Cowbuyer. She was consigned by Tyler Topp, Smithville, Ohio. She was sired by Braedale Goldwyn and from Toppglen Alexander Whoa-ET EX 93 2E, an outstanding show winner from the Toppglen herd.
Selling for $2300 was Lot 3, Richman CA Maema TY 1313-Red, a fall calf consigned by William Indoe, Lodi, Ohio and purchased by Leanne Workman, Belmont, Ohio. Her dam was from the Greenlea Adv Maemay-Red EX 94 2E cow family and sired by EK-STJ California-Red ET.
Lot 9, Miley Unix Glass, a fall calf sold for $2200 to Aaron Carle, East Rochester, Ohio. Sired by Croteau Lesperron Unix-ET, her dam was Miley Atlantic Glisten classified VG at two years and from the “G”family that includes nine Very Good and Excellent dams. She was consigned by Jason Miley, West Salem, Ohio.
Miley Unstopbull Graden-Red, Lot 8 sold for $2000 to Ethan Booth, Carrollton, Ohio. A winter calf, she was sired by Riverdown Unstopabull-Red. Her dam, Miley Redburst Germaine-Red EX 90 2E is from the Miley’s “G” cow family and included eight excellent dams. She was consigned by Miley Holstein Farm LTD, West Salem, Ohio.
Auctioneer was Steve Andrews, Wooster, Ohio with Ted Renner, Dalton, Ohio reading the pedigrees. Ringmen were Phillip Topp, Botkins, Ohio and Randall Kiko, Salem, Ohio. The bids coming in on Cowbuyer were handled by Chad Griffith. Ben Simpson was in charge of cattle preparation. Clerks for the sale were Kaye Janes and Diana Miley. Cattle sold to Canada, Pennsylvania and Ohio.