New York Convention ET Sale -the average grows each year! Now with photos.
The New York Convention Sale reached a new high of $9,600 on 29 lots.
Top of the evening at $32,000, was consigned by Dr. Pat Comyn of Madison, VA and purchased by Elite Dairy Genomics, LLC of Springfield, IL. Comyn-PBCD OS Sherae-ET *TY. 50K GTPI + 2444 +1733M +90F +52P +830 NM$. She is the number two GTPI Osmond daughter. She is out of UFM-Dubs Sherae-ET +2129 GTPI. Her next six dams are VG or EX.
Second high of the evening was a choice of 3 Shamrock daughters. Aurora-Rama Shamrock Hop-ET 50K GTPI +2333 +1835M +73F +61P +731NM$, Aurora-Rama Shamrock Hee-ET 50K GTPI +2211 +1099M +19F +26P 699NM$ and Aurora-Rama Shamrock Hot-ET 50K GTPI +2409 +1748M +80F +59P +819NM$ These Shamrocks boast 9 VG or EX dams. Consigned by Aurora-Ridge LLC and Riverview Farm and purchased by Ed Coble of Roswell, NM for $26,000.
Third high of the night was Lot #1, purchased by Dr. Scott Tripp, Paris, TX at $25,000. The lot was a choice of two Shamrock females consigned by Kevin Peck from the EX-93 DOM Clear-Echo 822 Ramo 1200-ET. Shamrock 2488 (99%) had a GTPI of +2324 while Shamrock 2482 (99%) had a GTPI of +2322. The dam completed a record of 4-04 365 39,570 4.5 1782 3.2 1252 and already has 15 sons in AI.
Dr.Tripp also purchased Lot #3 for $21,500 from Mike & Jill Ammon, Lewistown, PA. Again, the lot was a choice of two heifers from Ammon-Peachey M Moonbeam-ET, a Million daughter with GTPI +2169. Ammon Farms RBT Moonlite-ET (by Robust) had a GTPI +2366 and Ammon Farms OS Moonglow-ET (by O-Style) had a GTPI +2251. The choice goes back to the world-famed Pine-Tree Martha Sheen-ET family.
Lot #2 sold for $19,000 to Taurus Service from Vision Genetics, Hershey, PA. With no Goldwyn in the pedigree, this exciting choice sired by Numero Uno was out of Potters-Field Boja 9854-ET (VG-86) with GTPI +2204, the #8 NM$ cow of the breed.
The sale was managed by The Cattle Exchange.
Familier faces that are the force behind this successful sale series are front and center for the 2012 edition. From left: Jason Pullis, ringman; Tom Harkinrider, ringman; Horace Backus, pedigree authority; Rick Verbeek, ringman; Patsy Gifford, NYHA Executive Manager and Dave Rama, auctioneer.
Sale crowd photos below……………..
From right: Bill Cook of Aurora Ridge Dairy and David Wood of Eildon Tweed
Mark Henning, Dean Sharp & Jackie Bennett
Beth Keene & John Emerling
Jeff & Stacia True
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