Norse Star Summer Hummer Averages $5,280!
The weather finally cooled off a bit in Wisconsin on Saturday, July 7th but the Norse Star Summer Hummer heated things up all day! Hosted by the Fremstad family of Norse Star Jerseys and managed by Andrew and Jen Vander Meulen of Avonlea Genetics, the lineup featured both high-type and high-genomic individuals. A big crowd gathered in Westby, WI to take in the sale and the bids kept coming from start to finish as 87 full lots averaged a remarkable $5,280!
High seller at $22,000 was Lot 5 – Shot of Nat Dominican Lady A-ET, a 5/12 Sunset Canyon Dominican the test with July numbers of +231 GJPI and +1.4 GPTAT. The bottom side of her pedigree also stems from Sunset Canyon as her Renegade dam is a potential 7th generation VG or EX from the Anthem family. Consigned by Natalie & Wade Kessenich of WI, Lady A was purchased by River Valley Jerseys of IL.
An EX-91 Sultan daughter was the 2nd high seller at $21,000. Ratliff Sultan Velvet was consigned by Michael Heath, Robert Yeoman and Scott Stanford. She was the winning senior 3-year-old at the 2012 Wisconsin Spring Show and now completes four generations of EX cows. Nic, Ben, Jeni & Andy Sauder placed the final bid on Velvet as she will join the River Valley herd in Illinois. Velvet’s 3/12 Verbatim pictured here with her mother sold for $3,000.
Other high selling individuals:
Lot 15 – $14,500 – Sunset Canyon Premier R Maid-ET, a 3/12 Premier sold with several AI contracts
Buyer: River Valley Jerseys, IL
Lot 60 – $10,000 – Exels Action Dakota 2316, 12/10 Action that was Junior Champion at the 2012 California State Show
Buyer: Gene Iager, MD
Lot 65 – $16,200 – Elliotts Cosmo Action-ET, a 10/10 Action out of Arethusa Veronicas Comet EX-94, then EX-97 Veronica
Buyer: Gene Iager, MD
Lot 76 – $13,400 – Selin Tequila Sunrise, a Tequila junior 2-year-old just fresh in June
Lot 100 – $10,000 – Norse Star Premier Kiniption, a 6/12 Premier out of the Fremstad’s popular show cow, Norse Star Tequila Katie EX-93
Buyer: Brandon Ferry, WI
Lot 12 – $18,000 – Norse Star Premier Taryn-ET, a 3/12 Premier with 7/12 numbers of GJPI +209 and GPTAT +1.1 out of a VG-88 Lennox dam
Buyer: River Valley Jerseys, IL
A big crowd stayed until the end and enjoyed the festive hospitality of the Fremstad family!
Uddered up and ready to sell!
Four individuals from the Norse Star herd made up the Jersey class for the Hoard’s Dairyman judging contest this year.
Norm Nabholz and Chris Hill kept things moving smoothly all day from the colorful and high tech sale box!
Three pretty women and…Frank. Alane Uhe, Haley Mell and Lexi Thompson take in the sale along with Frank Robinson who had just jetted in from the West!
National Jersey Queen Cassy Krull stops by for a visit with the crack staff at the clerks table: Ron Ratliff, Christy Ratliff, Jen Vander Meulen and Gretchen Taylor
