The ST Genetics Create the Future Sale represents a wonderful offering B & W Holsteins, R & W Holsteins, Jersey, Guernsey, Illawarra Ayrshire and Brown Swiss and topped at $20,000.
Here is the Breakdown of the Sale Averages
24 Holstein Females Ave $7587
1 Brown Swiss Female Ave $8000
4 Illawarra Females Ave $6375
1 Guernsey Female Ave $10,500
2 Ayrshire Females Ave $7500
7 Jersey Females Ave $7185
Overall Average $7472
Sale top of $20,000 was paid for Lot 1, Avonlea Dropbox Footloose a 9 month old heifer from a Delta Lambda daughter of the 2 time World Dairy Expo Grand Champion Oakfield Solom Footloose, EX 97. This heifer sold a/c J & C Gardiner and boasted a gPTAT +3.31, she sold to Brent Mitchell of Bamawn and Marcus Young of Tasmania.
Next top price of $13,500 was paid for the Junior Champion Jersey Impression Kiss N Tell, this imported Canadian embryo heifer was bred from 7 gens EX dams from the famed Avonlea ‘K’ family, she sold a/c M & L Flemming to Tears I Cry P/L of Orford.
Third top at $13,000 was the Holstein yearling CP Dynasty L Cinnamon bred from 10 gens of EX & CG from the noted Connie family, she sold a/c CP Partners to Walden Family of Muswellbrook, NSW.
The 7 month old Scotts Creek Dropbox Heidi 81, a daughter of Duckett Parfect Heidi who is from the $1,925,000 Doc Have Not 8784, EX 96, she sold a/c T Lindquist to J & M Shannon Past Co at $12,500.
The Guernsey heifer Triple J Missile Joy Joy bred from the famed Springhill Jazzy family sold at $10,500 to M & P Gray of NSW. These buyers also selected the Holstein Gorgala Lambda A Tiffany, an incalf Delta Lamda at $10,100 from C & K Gordon.
Other noted sales included Holstein Rowlands Park Crushabull Cinnamon 2743 from R & T Wishart at $10,000 to J & G Kenny & Sons. The Jersey calf Lightning Ridge MB Victorious Ezrulie, a daughter of the All American Grand Champion Vip Eloise, EX 94 at $10,000 to C Couch, Vic
Ayrshire Munden Farms Blossoms Autograph at $8,500. Brown Swiss Tandara Spark Lunda 6, VG 87 2 yo at $8,500 and the Illawarra Winganna Stiffler Buttercup at $7,500.
Selling agents Dairy Livestock Services report 39 females av $7,472.