True Blue O’Kaliber Jolene tops at $8000 at Shepparton sale

Holstein Breeders from throughout Northern Victoria along with one from SA sold an exceptional offering of deep pedigree young cows and close up heifers at Shepparton Selling Centre on September 19.

Sale top of $8,000 was paid for the youthful uddered 8 year old cow True Blue O’Kaliber Jolene, EX 90, her dam True Blue Dempsey Jolene, EX 91, 4E is one of 3 EX Full sisters and indeed 6 EX maternal sisters from Ponderosa Shottle Jodie, VG 88, 10 SBC, next dam is the famous Canadian cow Fradon R Mark Jodie-Red, EX 91, 14 SBC. Buyer of this fine cow was Eclipse Holsteins.

The True Blue herd of T & M Somerville sold a great group and also included True Blue Ledame Jodie, a very correct young cow backed by 13 gens EX & VG at $5,000 selling to S & L Coombes, NSW. True Blue Lynch Jodette, VG 87, 11,352 litres at $4,500 to G & N Ryder. True Blue Control Scarlet, VG 89, 11,245 litres to A Herbert and True Blue Antidote Scarlet-Red at $4,200 to P Schubert of NSW.

Among the strong buyers was A Herbert who also selected Clydevale Poldark Petrichor a 3 year old from the Dees milking 55 litres daily at $4,500. Melaleuca Impression Latana, VG from B & J Somerville at $4,300. Somerelle Pep Rose, VG from Scott Somerville at $4,400 and Louie Park Crush Cristybell a super milky young cow from C Mitchell at $4,200.

Krishlaye Holsteins from Gippsland purchased Holloddon King Corrine 2869 a mart King Doc heifer backed by 10 gens EX & VG dams at $5,600 from J & N Holland. W & E Balcombe of Dreeite selected Avonlea High Octane Melinda, VG 86 milking 54 litres at $4,750 from B Fuller, Newhope Holsteins.

Selling agents Dairy Livestock Services report 104 Holsteins gross $329,350.00 for average $3,167. Buyers were from all parts of Victoria along with several in NSW & Qld.

-Dairy Livestock Services