“The cows are second to the people.” - Norm Nabholz

In his opening comments to the Regancrest Command Performance V Sale, Norm hit the nail on the head. If you think the cows are impressive when you visit Regancrest and check out their sale line-up, than you’ll be doubly delighted by the sincerity and hard work of the Regan Family. (See their picture in the blog posted on 5/4.)

They are what made the sale and it was the people who helped and attended the sale that showed their appreciation. Here are some candids from the day!

Left: Regancrest-PR Barbie-ET EX-92 94-MS
Right: Lot 6 - Regancrest MS Carma-ET Mac x Cinderella x Barbie $35,000 to Carma Syndicate c/o Marlin Bontrager, IA

Left: Lot 16 - Choice of 3/1/08 Fortunes x Windy-Knoll-View Pledge $49,000 to Mark Butz, IA
Right: Lot 71 - Windsor-Manor Z-Delight-ET $94,000 to A.L.H. Genetics

Chances are you have already heard of another top-notch, top-price Holstein sale that took place this weekend. If not, here are the stats from the Regancrest Command Performance V Sale that took place in Waukon, IA on May 3rd. You’re gonna wish you were there! More information and more pictures will be posted in HolsteinWorld.com’s Daily News soon!!

Regancrest Command Performance V Sale
91 Lots Averaged $16,790
It was an electric sale from start to finish and we salute the Regan Family for a job very well done!!

Some of the high sellers…

Lot 71 - Windsor-Manor Z-Delight-ET *TV VG-87 $94,000
Durham x Windsor-Manor Rud Zip 2E-94 GMD DOM
Due 6/1/08 to Goldwyn - contracted to Select for $5,000
*Her 2/08 Baxter daughter sold for $17,500

Lot 1 - Regancrest Breya-ET VG-86 2yr $80,000
Shottle x Regancrest-PR Barbie-ET EX-92 94-MS
Sold with embryo contracts to Japan & Europe, AI contract to Semex.

Lot 8 - Courtlane-UR Mac Charm-ET $67,000
Mac x Regancrest S Chassity-ET VG-88 @2-04 x Regancrest Cinderella VG-89 x Barbie
Only Mac x Chassity daughter in North America
Consigned by Scott Courtney & Uwe Riebensahm

Lot 4 - Regancrest G Brocade-ET VG-85 2yr $50,000
Goldwyn x Barbie EX-92 94-MS
Scored 10 days fresh
Full sister #1 Type Cow of the Breed

Lot 16 - Choice of 2 Females $49,000
3/1/08 Fortunes x Windy-Knoll-View Pledge-ET 2E-95 x Promis 2E-96 GMD DOM
Consigned by Tom & Rick Simon & Tim Rauen

The Northeast Spring Classic was held today in Susquehanna County, PA, at the Harford Fairgrounds. Top selling lots included:

Lot 5 - Pineyvale Jody James - $6,000
VG-86 with 72 lbs. on her last test
Due 7/08 to Penn-Gate Finest
James x Olympique Jody Ann Outside (EX-93)
Consigned by David Post, Hobart, NY
Purchased by Mark & Cindy Tomkins

Lot F - 1st choice Aggravation Lawn Boy heifer x Golden-Oaks Rmn Rae2-Red-ET (GP-82) - $5,100
choice of 4 transfers on 4/3/08
choice should be polled - potential 10th gen. VG or EX Roxy!
Consigned by Kulpdale Farm, Manheim, PA
Purchased by Steve Martin, Myerstown, PA

Lot 40 - 9/07 RED Advent x Jericho-Dairy CO Celine - $4,800
Next 7 dams VG and EX
Consigned by Jericho Dairy, Lake Como, PA
Purchased by Brad Cates, Preble, NY

Lot 7 - Ri-Val-Re Squirt-Red-ET - $4,500
10/06 Advent x L-Maples IRM Sally-Red-ET (EX-90)
Consigned by Ryan Shores, Towanda, PA

Watch Monday’s online news at www.holsteinworld.com for pictures and sale average!

Tonight was the pre-sale meal and social at Regancrest in preparation for the Command Performance V Sale that is set to begin tomorrow at 11 am. Late updates to the catalog have been posted, if you havent taken a look already click here! Now here for your viewing pleasure are some snapshots from the evening. Enjoy!

Frank Regan and his daughter Sheri take a break from attending to last minute sale details to pose with Lot #1 - Regancrest Breya-ET. She is the VG-86 2-yr-old Shottle daughter of Barbie EX-92 94-MS, the #10 PTAT cow in the breed. Breya sells with embryo contracts to Japan & Europe.

Lot #5 - 9/30/07 Mac daughter of Barbie.
Lot #8 - 11/1/07 Mac daughter of Regancrest S Chassity VG-88 (sired by Shottle) x Cinderella VG-89 x Barbie.

Lot #81 - Fancy & fresh Jasper from the Regina Family. Her dam is a VG-88 2y Hi Metro.
Lot #4 - Goldwyn daughter of Barbie. Scored VG-85 just fresh 10 days. Full sister to the #1 type cow in the breed.

Check out the pictures below to get an idea of the great hospitality and animals that will be selling tomorrow! See ya in Waukon!!

Holstein USA Classifier Willis Gunst visits with Kansas breeders Rob & Lisa Leach before the sale. Rob & Lisa’s daughter Taylor is now part owner of Carrousel Sky Diva-ET with Cameron Maxey & Britney George. Diva is a Skychief spring yearling of Starbk Denyse.

Sale staff member Robert Yeoman takes a seat to hash out some pre-sale plans.

Alan Dykshorn analyzes the heifer calf line-up. Alan arranged for several head to make the trip north to Iowa.

Brett Esau of Hesston, KS, visits with sale attendees. Brett and his family - Don, Jane and Brandon - of Har-Dee Holsteins have partnered with Kevin on several animals over the years and were all on hand for sale day. Some lots, including the high seller, were owned in partnership with the Esaus.

A full tent of attendees gathered from across Kansas and surrounding states. Animals were sold to 14 states.

It was a long drive but definitely worth it! I enjoyed traveling to Kansas with my parents, Loren & Laura Olson, and my little girl - Aubree! You’ll notice what an impact driving can have on a person.

This past Friday I left the snow of Minnesota and headed south to enjoy spring and a great herd of cows and people at the Rock-Home Dispersal Sale in Hillsboro, KS. Located about 1 hour north of Wichita and 2.5 hours west of Kansas City, Rock-Home Holsteins is the home of the Winter Family.

In his greeting at the beginning of the catalog and of the sale, Dallas Burton referred to three generations of “cowmen” breeding represented in the herd - Chester Unruh, Warren Winter and Kevin Winter. I couldnt begin to highlight all the well-known families they have worked with and developed, but a few of the current key members of the herd can do the talking for me. Here are high sellers from Saturday’s sale. An extended report will be posted on our homepage in the morning!

Rock-Home Dispersal Sale - April 26th
Average: $4,465.37 on 161 Lots
Gross: $718,925

$44,000 - Lot 11, Calbrett Shottle Linda-ET
Shottle x Petinesca Durham Ladina-ET VG-89 Can X BW Linda 2E-92 GMD DOM
Buyer: Ron Suhr & Gary Housner, WI
*Sold with Plain-O Sept Storm Kylee-ET, a SS dtr of Broadmeade Durham Kelly EX-94. She is carrying a ultrasound female Shottle Linda x Pontiac due 9/1/08.

$30,000 - Lot 179, Carrousel Stormatic Ada-ET
Stormatic x Ms Leducd Add E EX-92 x Chief Adeen 2E-94 DOM
Buyer: Don Esau, NE

$25,000 - Lot 182, JK-RG Ram Marlene-Red-ET
Rampage x Rub Marlene-Red-ET EX-94 x Marker Mandy-Red 3E-94
Buyers: Ram Marlene Syndicate - Mike Eade, GA; Don Esau Family, NE & Kingsmill Farm II, NC
Will be housed at Kingsmill Farm II.

$16,500 - Lot 5, Ms Rock-Home Gold Razzy-ET VG-85 85-MS
Goldwyn x Raizel EX-90 x 6 EX from the Roxys
Buyer: Raizel Daizel Syndicate, KS

$15,600 - Lot 180, Carrousel Stormatic Dellia
Stormatic x Starbk Denyse 2E-92 x Dellia 2E-95 GMD DOM
Buyer: Jonathan Lamb, NY

$15,200 - Lot 26, Carrousel Sky Diva-ET
Skychief x Starbk Denyse-ET 2E-92 x Dellia 2E-95 GMD DOM
Buyer: Taylor Leach, Cameron Maxey & Britney George

$14,000 - Lot 22, Rolling-Spring Sept Ella-ET VG-86
Sept Storm x Dur Esquisite-ET EX-92 x Encore Electra-ET 2E-95 GMD DOM x Elegance 3E-96 GMD DOM
Buyer: Alan Dykshorn

$13,200 - Lot 12, Ms Do-N-Joy Dunde Leann-ET VG-87 88-MS
Dundee x Lil Linda-ET EX-90 x BW Linda 2E-92 GMD DOM
Buyer: Alan Dykshorn
*Standing behind Leann is her 8/07 Fortune daughter who sold for $6,500 to Kate & Doug Geppert & Bob Griggs

As of 1pm today, high selling lots of the day were:

Lot 9 - Spruce-Edge Outside Tana (EX-92)

Dam is Storm Tansy - Grand of PA Spring Show 2007

Consigned by Pencroft and Mike & Jill Ammon

Purchased by Siemers Holsteins, WI, for $28,500

Lot 12 - Cocalico Lee Shae-Tw (EX-90)

Dam is Linjet Savannah (2E-93)

Consigned by Pencroft & Richard Green

Purchased by Kasbergen, IL, for $16,500

Lot 2 - Spungold R-M Tammy-Red-ET (EX-93)

Full sister to Spungold Tahoe-Red (EX-93), the 2x All-American

Consigned by Pencroft & Sandra Frey-Thomas

Purchased for $15,000

*Look for a more complete sale report on the daily news!

Coverage & photos provided by World staffer Mary Angelo

2007 MISSOURI SPRING SHOW
March 30, 2007
Trowbridge Livestock Center, University of Missouri, Columbia
Gary Estes, Rogersville, Missouri, judge.

Junior Champion (Junior Champion of Junior Show): Scenic-Edge SS Lori-Red-ET (Pursuit September Storm) 1st Fall Yearling, Kate Probert & Bailee Whitehead, Mansfield, MO

Judge comments: This heifer sticks out and no question the best heifer here today. She has tremendous style, size and udder promise.

Reserve Junior Champion: Echo-L-DD Erica-ET (Regancrest Dundee) 1st Fall Calf, Burke & Tyler Echelmeier & Zach Adams, Fulton, MO

Judge comments: This heifer walks up hill and follows my pattern

Intermediate Champion: Angelo Advent Micky (KWH Kite Advent-Red) 1st Sr. 3-Year-Old, Ryan & Mary Angelo, Fair Grove, MO

Judge comments: This cow has a tremendous advantage in size and scale.

Reserve Intermediate Champion (Intermediate & Reserve Grand Champion of Junior Show): Ms MT Manor Dundee Camie-ET (Regancrest Dundee) 1st Sr. 2-Year-Old, Burke & Tyler Echelmeier & Z. Adams, Fulton, MO

Senior & Grand Champion: Angelo Innovation Zima (Robthom Innovation) 1st 4-Year-Old, Ryan & Mary Angelo, Fair Grove, MO

Judges comments: In her wedding clothes today. Ready for the big time!

Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion (Senior & Grand Champion of Junior Show): Hedge-Row Eland Ali (Four-of-a-Kind Eland) 2nd 4-Year-Old, Bailee Whitehead, Conway, MO

Judges comments: She follows the same pattern as the first place 4-Year-Old

Champions of the day

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: University of Missouri

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The Spring Calf sale was held Saturday, March 29, in Columbia.

A Lou November calf out of the All-American Savage-Leigh Linjet Joy Family topped the sale at $2000. Consigned by Rottinghaus Holsteins, Seneca, KS. The calf was purchased by Phillip Hegeman, Cosby, MO.

TOP SELLER: Lou November calf from Rottinghaus Holsteins, KS
L to R: Fritz & Lillie Hegeman representing buyer Phillip Hegeman, MO Holstein Miss, Bailee Whitehead leading calf, MO Holstein Princess, Kim Wilson; (in box) Gary Estes, auctioneer; Larry Kleiner, Holstein USA Field Rep, pedigrees.

Coverage by Sara Long

The Spartan Spectacular Sale, held March 28 at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education was topped by Lot 1 – D-L-Bennett Lacey Rae-ET. Born 9/27/07, Lacey Rae is a Kite x Gloryland-CK Lucy Rae-ET (Talent). The next 8 dams are EX. She sold for $5,900 to Carlyle Westendorp, Nashville, MI, and was consigned by Lawson Bennett, Mayville, MI.

In the box from left: Max Dunseth, Holstein Association field representative, David Bennett, consignor and member of the sales force, and Paul Warner, UPI auctioneer. On the halter, Jessica Geurink. To her left is the buyer, Carlyle Westendorp, Nashville. To his left is Joe Domecq holding Joey Domecq and Lawson Bennett, consignor. Joey Domecq just arrived in the U.S. in late January! The rest of the group consists of MSU Dairy Club members who were a vital part of the sale’s success!

Last night’s Canadian National Holstein Convention Sale resulted in an unofficial average of $10,400. Held in London, Ontario, the sale was co-managed by Hanover Hill Sales & Service (Barclay Phoenix) and Brubacher Sales (the Walker family). Topping the sale at $87,000 was Allyndale-I Goldwyn Avery, a 3/01/07 Goldwyn from Md-Delight Durham Atlee-ET (EX-92, DOM), the All-American Sr. 3-Year-Old from Storm Amberlee and then Chief Adeen. Consigned by Velthuis Farms Ltd., Ontario, the yearling was purchased by the Polikowski Family of Minnesota. The second high seller was Whittier-CF Gold Lila-ET, a 9/13/07 Goldwyn from Calbrett Shottle Laura (VG-87) and then Lylehaven Lila Z (VG-89), the two-time All-Canadian. Consigned by Todd Whittier and Cybil Fisher of Massachusetts, the heifer was purchased by Velthuis Farms Ltd. of Ontario and Bert Bruin of Chartroise Holsteins, Ohio, for $65,000. Look for photos later this week from World staffer Frank Putman, who will also be sending in Ontario Spring Show reports today as they happen!