A huge crowd were at the farm of the Templeton Family, Dixie, Western Victoria on November 8 for the Victories of View Fort Sale.
Top price was early in the sale when lot 3, the 2 year old Avonlea Lambda Alexis, VG 86 and bred from 4 gens EX sold at $28,000 to Busybrook Holsteins, New Zealand.
Next top of $26,000 was paid for the Autumn 2025 calving heifer View Fort Lambda Dottie, this daughter of IDW Supreme Champion View Fort Dictator Dottie, EX 93 sold to Glomar Holsteins and Amy Stringer of Sale, Vic.
This partnership also selected the correct unjoined yearling View Fort Dropbox Teeter bred from the famed Tiffany family at $12,000.
Darren Crawford, NSW selected the next 2 top lots in View Fort Hanky Panky a super smart Autumn 2025 calving heifer bred from the USA, Triple T ‘P’ family at $24,000 and the 6 month old daughter of the current Vic Winter Fair Champion Rockwood Park Atley Cretonne, EX 93 cow in View Fort Pazzle Cretonne at $23,000.
The recently classified VG 88 3 year old View Fort Lambda Oak met strong bidding and sold at $19,000 to C Cowan of NSW. The same buyer also selected the super uddered 2 year old View Fort Chief Quality, VG 86 at $10,000. View Fort Tatoo Dallas an autumn calving rising 2 year old grand daughter of the Dottie, EX 93 cow sold at $17,000 to L Gardiner & Gorbro.
Several lots sold at $15,000 these included View Fort Haniko Hammer due in the Autumn to A & S Barron, Qld. View Fort Damion Dejavu, a classy unjoined daughter of Dictator Dottie, EX 93 to K & H Jones, Vic, View Fort DBig Robina, VG 85, a super 2 year old milking heifer selling to Pouw Family, Vic and View Fort Tatoo Pink another VG 86 2 year old going to B & A Tweedle, SA.
New Zealand buyers Brad and Nicole Parkes selected the 1 month old heifer calf View Fort Pace Cincinatti from the EX 93 Goldwyn Cinnamin 2 cow at $12,000. View Fort Sidekick Jericho a classy yearling from the IDW Grand Champion Avonlea Reginald Jacobonia, EX 91 also sold at $12,000 to Gorbro Holsteins. The last lot of the day the 8 month old heifer View Fort Dropbox Satin also sold at $12,000 to NJ Farms, NSW.
Other noted sales included View Fort Dropbox Squirt a 7 month old heifer bred from 2 EX dams from the Spot family sold at $11,500 to Walden Farming, NSW. View Fort Lamb Rack an Autumn calving daughter of Murribrook Meridian Roxette, EX 92 at $11,000 to Paulger Family, Qld. Avonlea Solomon Ruth 2, VG 87 at $10,000 to Rockstar Holsteins, NSW.
Selling agents Dairy Livestock Services report the following details –
23 Cows av $9,091
15 Heifers due Autumn av $10,120
1 unborn heifer at $9,000
6 Unjoined heifers av $8,585
17 2024 born heifers av $8,355
10 Joined yearlings av $5,100
1 close heifer at $4,500
72 Holsteins av $8,470
2 Jerseys av $6,750
74 lots gross $623,300 Av $8,425