Highest Selling Females of All Time (at U.S. public auction as reported to the Jersey Journal)
$170,000 Page-Crest Excitation Karlie and two pregnancies sired by Shamrock Giller and two pregnancies sired by Arethusa Verbatim Response-ET The Franchise Kind II Sale, Syracuse, N.Y., March 2013 Buyer: Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn.; Consignor: Aaron Eaton, Scott Pigott and John Martin, Syracuse, N.Y.
$92,000 Stora of Oblong Valley and five embryos and a recipient carrying a pregnancy Carrousel Farms Dispersal, Orangeville, Ill., June 2006 Buyer: Budjon Farms, Joel Kietzman and Les Davis, Lomira, Wis.; Consignor: Carrousel Farms, Orangeville, Ill.
South Mountain Socrates Lavish-ET was the third high seller, purchased by Platinum Show Cattle for $21,500. She was consigned by Matt Bean, second right, and Raymond Anthony. The sale was managed by Dusty, Nicole and Wyatt Schirm, left, and Aaron Eaton, back left, and his wife, Caitlin, third right. Pictured with “Lavish” are Laura Emerson, at the halter, and Kelli Cull, right, contending bidder. In the box are Norm Nabholz, pedigrees, and Chris Hill, auctioneer.
Calf by AllBreed Access. “Lavish’s” dam, Arethusa Deluxe LyricET, Excellent-92%, was first milking senior yearling at the RAWF in 2009. She has three lactations and a best record of 2-10 305 19,730 5.9% 1,170 3.8% 750 95DCR. Her third dam, Silver Dreams Centr Lindy, Excellent-92%, was first junior two-yearold at the Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Show in 2005 and Grand Champion of the New York Spring Carousel two years later. She was the second high-selling female of 2005, purchased for $40,000 by Arethusa Farm at the Field of Dreams II sale. “Lindy” has a best record of 20,820 lbs. milk, 1,085 lbs. fat and 732 lbs. protein at 3-2. The next two dams are Very Good-86% and Excellent-91%, respectively. “Lavish” was consigned by Matt Bean and Anthony Raymond, Franklin, Pa. SSF Tequila Fantasia was the fourth high seller of the day, purchased by Jordan and Whitney Ebert, Algoma, Wis., for $12,000. The full-aged senior calf is sired by the breed’s top bull for Jersey Udder Index (+6.93), Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET, GJPI -85. She is out of SSF Connection Fantasy, an Excellent-92% daughter of Giprat Belles Connection-ET, JPI +28, with six lactations and a best record of 7-9 305 18,490 5.3% 978 3.5% 648 101DCR. “Fantasy” stood second in the five-year-old class at the New York State Fair in 2007. “Fantasia” has two Excellent maternal sisters. One of them, SSF Advantage Fiona, Excellent-92%, placed first as a milking senior yearling at the New York State Fair in 2005. “Fantasia’s” Very Good-88% grandam has nine lactations and a best record of 9-1 305 17,710 4.1% 730 3.3% 579 98DCR. Her seventh dam, Faithful Flora of SSF, Very Good-86%, was winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity in 1978 and has 11 complete lactations. “Fantasia” was consigned by Charles M. july 2013
$80,000 Llolyn Jude Griffen-ET
Field of Dreams Sale, June 2005
Buyer: Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis.; Consignor: Dr. Scott Armbrust, Mike and Julie Duckett and Nabholz Farm, Rudolph, Wis.
$60,000 SHF Renaissance Frost-ET
The Grand Finale at Sycamore Hill, May 2004
Buyer: Ernest W. Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md.; Consignor: Shirley Taylor, Marcellus, N.Y.
$45,000 Ron-Net Maple Dorie Dee
Parade of Stars, July 1999
Buyer: Piedmont Jerseys Inc., Coaticook, Quebec, Canada; Consignor: Elliott A. Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md.
$42,500* Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J Legends of the Fall Sale, October 2003 Buyer: Michael and Julie Duckett, Rocky Ridge, Md.; Consignor: Ernest W. Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md.
$40,000 Crockett Farms Golden Betty-ET All American Jersey Sale, November 2000 Buyer: Jacque Meyer, Celina, Ohio; Consignor: David Franzer, Coldwater, Ohio
$40,000 Deerview Montana Galaxy-ET
Sunny Day Sizzler II, July 2001
Buyer: Walter Jones, Harvest, Ala.; Consignor: Joshua and Mary Gordon, Syracuse, Ind.
$40,000 Silver Dreams Centr Lindy
Field of Dreams III Sale, June 2005
Buyer: Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn.; Consignor: Norman E. Nabholz, West Union, Iowa
$40,000 Extreme Electra
Oblong Valley Celebration Sale, June 2006
Buyer: Diamond C, Entourage, Cybil Fisher and JCL Land and Cattle, Welch, Okla.; Consignor: Peter Vail and Ken Beneke, Millerton, N.Y.
$36,000 Ferreira Mannix Goldengirl-ET
Field of Dreams Sale, June 2000
Buyer: George and Karen Hanford, Marcellus, N.Y.; Consignor: Isidro Alves and David Franzer, Oakdale, Calif.
$36,000 LJF2 SB Berretta Haley
Barmore Jerseys Complete Dispersal, November 2000
Buyer: H. E. Heindel and Son, Brogue, Pa.; Consignor: Samantha Jo Barmore, Smithfield, Ky.
$36,000 Arethusa Signature Valenda-ET Global Glamour Sale, July 2008 Buyer: Stephen Piotrkowski, North Franklin, Conn.; Consignor: Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn.
$36,000* Billings Top Rosanne
International Jersey Extravaganza, July 1987
Buyer: Rosanne Syndicate, Pottersville, N.Y.; Consignor: The Billings Farm, Woodstock, Vt.
$35,000 Rapid Bay Gorgeous Giget-ET
Elite 8 Sale, March 2010
Buyer: Foncegan Ltda., Bogota, Colombia.; Consignor: Rapid Bay Jerseys, Ormstown, Que. * Price paid for half interest
Luchsinger, Syracuse, N.Y. A pair of lots sold for $10,200 each, the fifth high price of the sale. Lauri Beggs of Ogdensburg, N.Y., purchased one of them, a first choice female sired by “Excitation” and out of Karson 222 of Page-Crest. The pregnancies are due in September and will be full sisters to “Karlie.” The consignment was made by Page. The other lot to sell for $10,200 was Mordale Double D. The partnership of Dusty Schirm and Greg Mortson, Chebanse, Ill., placed the last bid on the five-month-old daughter of Sunset Canyon David-ET, GJPI +187, out of the “Veronica” cow family. She has GPTAs of +2.2 for Productive Life and +1.7 for Type and a GJPI of +119. She tested free for JH1 with the 50K chip. Her dam, Arethusa Action Dominque, is VG 89 in Canada and has a projected second lactation of 23,921 lbs. milk, 1,635 lbs. fat and 913 lbs. protein at 3-4. She
was All-Canadian Summer Yearling and Reserve Junior Champion of the Central National Jersey Show in 2010 and placed fourth in the junior two-year-old class at the RAWF last fall. “Double D’s” grandam, Arethusa Veronicas Dasher-ET, is an Excellent-94% daughter of Piedmont Nadine Furor, GJPI -117, with 26,730 lbs. milk, 1,565 lbs. fat and 999 lbs. milk at 6-3. She was named Reserve Senior Champion of the New York Spring Carousel in 2010 and the New York State Fair in 2012. She earned the Reserve Grand Champion banner at the New York Spring Carousel in 2012. “Double D’s” third dam is the wellknown Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J, Excellent-97%. “Veronica” was National Grand Champion in 2004 and Reserve National Grand Champion in 2002. She was Reserve Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo in 2004 and Supreme (continued to page 20)
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