Morningview Tribute to Converse Judy Sale Is In The Books!
The Morningview Sale was held yesterday and, by all accounts, was a big success! The sale averaged $7,246.00 on 87 live lots. Embryo and 1/2 lots sold for a total of $15,425 and overall, the sale grossed $647,825.
Leading the way as top seller was Lot 1 – Morningview Tstory Amaya-ET VG-86 2y, $75,000. A beautiful young cow that pedigree man Norm Nabholz claimed as being “Inflation Proof”, Amaya sold with an impressive line-up of potential revenue for her new owner, De-Su Holsteins of New Albin, IA. That package includes embryo and female contracts totaling $55,000, bull contracts to Semex (2 $500,0000 cap leases), Alta (2 $15,000 max), Select ($7,000), CRI (1st Choice) and ABS (wants to talk to new owner) and 2 Socrates heifers.
Amaya’s dam has captured the 2nd high price for the day at $45,000 to ALH Genetics, Netherlands. She was Lot 4 – Morningview Oman Annette-ET VG-87 3y. For the number crunchers out there, Annette offspring (heifers, embryos and bulls) have sold for a total of over $300,000 leading up to today and at today’s sale. Annette sold open and ready to flush. Her dam is Morningview Mtoto April VG-89 GMD DOM, then Gibbon Judy (VG-85 GMD DOM) and the namesake for today’s sale, Converse Judy EX-93 GMD DOM.
Other high selling lots to note:
Lot 3 – 11/08 Socrates x Amaya, $36,000
Purchased by Dwight & Anita Rokey of Sabetha, KS
Lot 2 – 12/08 Socrates x Amaya, $23,000
Purchased by Mark Van Mersbergen of Lynden, WA.
Lot 28 – Morningview Toystory April, $26,000
VG-87 88-MS 2y Toystory daughter of Mtoto April VG-89 GMD DOM x Gibbon Judy VG-85 GMD DOM x Converse Judy EX-93 GMD DOM.
Sold with bull & embryo contracts and her new owner is John Schnelle & Morningview.
Lot 12 – Morningview ST Liberty-ET, $22,000
VG-88 3y Shottle daughter of BW-Marshall Judy EX-92 2E GMD DOM x Gibbon Judy VG-85 GMD DOM x Converse Judy EX-93 GMD DOM.
The most heavily contracted young cow on the farm. She completed her 2-04 record with 38,506 3.7 1435 3.2 1232 and was purchased by Iowans Walt, Brent & Jason Wessel.
Lot 37 – Morningview Gold Tiara (EX-91), $20,000
A three-year-old Goldwyn with a gorgeous udder, Tiara is an 8th generation VG or EX. Milking 108#, Tiara sold to Jeff Pirrung of St. Augustine, FL.
Beautiful summer day in Iowa for the Morningview Sale!
A large crowd stayed through the whole sale.
Darin Meyer of De-Su Holsteins – new owners of the day’s high seller, Morningview Tstory Amaya-ET – and Tom Schmitt of Morningview Holsteins.
The sale was managed by Burton Feller Sales, Inc. and the large crowd and many, many phone bids kept the large sale staff busy all day. The cattle were prepared by Kyle Knaup and Associates and the fitting crew kept the sale moving efficiently.
