Tonight Brigeen hosted the Barn Party Happy Hour. Here are some shots of Holstein enthusiasts and some of the sale offerings. Visit tomorrow as the sale happens!

Perry Phend and Steve Briggs

Jamie and Chris Kimball with their daughters.

From left:

Lot 88 -VT-POND-VIEW ADVENT CAMI *RC

A 9/09 Advent x EX-90 Toddsdale Lee Christie, next dam 2E-92, then VG-88 EX-MS CAN, then VG-85 Can

Lot 19-VT-POND-VIEW JASPER LIBBY

A 7/09 Jasper X VT-Pond-View Rubens Lilyana (2E-95), then 4E-95 Broker Lass, then EX-92 Ultimate Libby, then VF-85 Can

Viewed from their right side:

Lot 59:

Brigeen Maestro Marilyn

Born 6/08 Fresh 6/10

Dam: Brigeen Roy A Macy (2E-92) 12 of next 13 dams VG or EX

Brigeen Kite Tara-Red-ET

11/08 Kite x Saxton-Hill Talent Tara-ET (EX-90), then 3E-93 GMD, then EX-92, EX-90, VG-87

Lot 100

COWTOWN ADVENT NOLA

Born 7/08

Advent x Cowtown Cousteau Nola (EX-92), then VG-86 CAN, VG-87 EX-MS 1* CAN, VG-86 CAN

Lot 73

PINELAND ASPN RONDEAVOUS-ET

Aspen x Wilson-Dale R Jordan Rynn (VG-88 3y VG-MS) 8 of next 9 dams VG or Ex from the Trina’s

Lot 34

RIDGEDALE ADEEN-ET (EX-90, 3y EX-MS)

Damion x Amlaird Lee Amy (2E-92) x 2E-94 DOM Chief Adeen

Martha Seifert and Lois Woodmansee catch up before the sale

The Canadian Connection Lexi Wright

Mike Maloney and Gerald Todd Sr.

Mike Heath on the phone(back to camera), Alicia Lamb and Kevin Ziemba chat and Marion Seifert at far right

The 41st National Red & White Convention Sale was held on Friday, July 23rd in Harrisonburg, VA and averaged $2,514.91.

Ryan Krohlow of Wisconsin purchased Lot 13 – Gloryland JG Julia Red-ET at $7,600. She is a Jet-Red out of Fradon Redman Jubilee EX-92 who was Grand Champion at the 2010 Midwest Spring Red and White Show and topped the 2009 Legend of the Fall Sale.

Lot 23 First choice of Goldwyn X KY-Blue Rubens Marla EX-94 sold for $7,600 to Kevin Benfer of Kansas.

Lot 2 Starmark Ad Redhot-Red-ET VG-85 sold for $6,700 and her 12/10 red Shaquille heifer commanded $6,000.

Lot 81 RC-LC Advent Star-Red – $5,000

Lot 25 MS Tiger-Lily Finny Red-ET – $6,000

Lot 22A Advent Female x Greenlea Rub Marlene Red-ET – $5,200

Lot 22 Gloryland-HM Miley-Red-ET – a 3/10 heifer sired by Sterndale Rose Royce-Red-ET from Greenlea Mindy-Red EX-94 sold for $4,600

They made it all happen! The sale staff at The Red Sensational Sale in Harrisonburg, VA

The Central Wisconsin Summer Event Sale was held last night in Marathon, WI and while the evening may have been a bit soggy and cool, the prices certainly weren’t as the sale averaged $7285 on 73 full lots!

Hosted as always by Floyd & Lloyd Baumann of Twin-B Dairy, the sale is sponsored and managed by the Central Wisconsin Holstein Breeders with the selections made by Les Terpstra. This year’s event featured a number of very popular cow families and high genomic testing individuals.

Topping the sale at $41,000 was Lot #1 – the 1st choice Goldwyn female from three pregnancies due March, 2011 out of Pierstein Dundee Rosalyne (VG-87-2YR-CAN). Rosalyne’s dam is none other than Thrulane James Rose (EX-97-2E-CAN), the legendary show cow that has been Supreme Champion at both World Dairy Expo and the Royal Winter Fair. Rosalyne is a show winner in her own right having been 1st Junior 2-Year-Old and Best Udder at the Quebec Spring Show earlier this year. Consigned by Pierre Boulet, the choice was purchased by T & L Cattle Co and Crasdale Holsteins, Canada.

Kings-Emerling MOM Favor-ET, a 12/09 Man-O-Man out of VG-89 Honeycrest Shottle Faith-ET, tied for 2nd high seller on the evening as she sold for $30,500. Consigned by Luke Popp of Chilton, WI, Favor carries a +2128 GTPI and a GPA LPI of +3165. She sold with contracts from Semex and Alta and stems from the ‘Everything But Famous’ Kathyrn family that has had several successful bulls in AI. Jocelyn Roy placed the final bid to take home this potential 8th generation Very Good or Excellent.

Also selling for $30,500 was Lot 9 – a 1st choice female by a mutally agreeable sire out of L-L-M-Dairy J Stream Procky. A Jet Stream daughter out of a VG Die-Hard, Procky was fresh as the end of May and tested out at +2316 GTPI – making her the #1 GTPI Jet Stream daughter in the breed and also ranking her #1 in the breed for testing over Parent Average at +573. Her 2nd dam is a 2E-92 GMD DOM Rudolph with over 235,000M lifetime who has six VG daughters and sons in AI. Consigned by L-L-M Dairy of Ringle, WI, the choice was purchased by Lookout Holsteins & Marrita Holsteins of Canada and Argentina.

Another 1st choice female caught the eye of John Boschma of Colby, WI as he paid $30,000 for the privilege of picking the best of Observer or Domain heifers due from December, 2010 to March, 2011 out of Ralma Goldwyn Carmen-ET. Carmen is a Goldwyn daughter of the famous O-Man, Ralma Christmas Cookie-ET (VG-89), and carries a GTPI of +2265 as well as a +6.4PL. Her full brother is the popular AltaChairman bull. The choice was consigned by Floyd & Lloyd Baumann & Fred Lang of Marathon, WI.

A sale feature was Langs-Twin-B Princess-ET, an 11/09 Alexander daughter that tested out with a +2132 GTPI – ranking her as the #3 Alexander in the breed! Also consigned by Floyd & Lloyd Baumann & Fred Lang, Princess is out of a VG-86 Shottle, then EX-90 Ralma Finley C-F Chuckle, then the prolific brood cow, Ralma Christmas Fudge-ET (VG-88). At +3.37T, she sold contracted to Alta and with an embryo contract to Sexing Technologies of Navastota, TX for $29,000.

$28,000 was the winning bid from Eddie Sidel of New Jersey for Lot 4 – Markwell Million Calista-ET, an April, 2010 Million daughter with a +2226 GTPI. She is out of Ralma 14-Carat Gold-ET (VG-88), a Goldwyn daughter of Christmas Cookie, who has had every son enter AI. Calista was consigned by Markwell Holsteins of Lynden, WA and she sold contracted to Alta, Genex and Semex and also carried an embryo contract.

Sale host Floyd Baumann and Sale Chairman Scott Pralle spend some time visiting during the sale.

Top selling live animal – Kings-Emerling MOM Favor-ET – $30,500
L to R in front: Floyd & Lloyd Baumann, sale hosts; Pierre Boulet, representing buyer Jocelyn Roy, Scott Pralle, Sale Chairman; Les Terpstra, sale selector; Cassie Richardson holding Favor; Steve Berland, sales staff. In the box are Tim Natzke, pedigree man and Brian Craswell and Tom Morris, who shared auctioneering duties on the evening.

Another great sale hosted by the folks in northern Vermont as the Excellence of Cowtown International Sale averaged $9,775 today!

Lot 122- $46,000

Lot 24- $18,000

Lot 25- $38,000

Lot 32A- $25,000

Lot 35- $29,500

Lot 36- $19,600

Lot 111A- $30,000

Check back for photos!

It was a beautiful day and a remarkable sale at Lookout Holsteins! The final average was $10,650.

Following are more prices from the sale – you can view the online catalog at http://www.holsteinworld.com/catalogs10/Lookout/

Lot 128- $8,500

Lot 41- $13,500

Lot 42- $6,000

Lot 43- $7,800

Lot 39- $7,000

Lot 32- $3,600

Lot 33- $6,200

Lot 62- $9,000

Lot 63- $7,800

Lot 50- $5,700

Lot 72- $7,000

Lo 58- $4,200

Lot 16- $47,000

Lot 17- $6,500

Lot 18- $4,100

Lot 36- $4,500

Lot 65-$16,000

Lot 80- $11,500

Lot 81- $12,500

Lot 82- $5,000

Lot 83- $26,000

Lot 84- $5,300

Lot 55- $7,300

Lot 54- $5,400

Lot 124- $9,500

Lot 123- $5,100

Lot 113- $4,000

Lot 111- $7,000

Lot 110- $8,400

Lot 107- $8,000

Lot 71- $24,000

Lot 24- $8,000

Lot 25- $6,500

Lot 26- $2,700

Lot 129- $4,000

Lot 122- $5,100

Lot 111- $7,000

Lot 110- $8,400

Lot 107- $8,000

Lot 71- $24,000

Lot24- $8,000

Lot 85- $7,000

Lot 126- $5,500

Lot 51- $7,200

Lot 61- $6,800

Lot 6- $62,000

Lot 9- $50,000

Lot 7- $10,500

Lot 23-$6,000

Lot 105- $5,500

Lot 103- $7,000

Lot 104- $7,600

Lot 90- $7,500

Lot 68- $16,000

Lot 70- $5,000

Lot 69- $4,600

Sale average- $10,650

You can view the online catalog at: http://www.holsteinworld.com/catalogs10/Lookout

The Lookout Sale opened with lot 49. A Sanchez daughter from Confield Lysterine Lyster (EX-94) HM Grand Champion RWF `06. Proceeds went to a fund to fight cancer She was struck off for $12,500 to a group of breeders that returned her to the ring where she was struck off for $7,000.

Lot 66- $23,000

Lot 67- $13,500

Lot 1- $73,000

Lot 2- $78,000

Lot 3- $9,000

Lot 4- $19,000

Lot 5- $23,000

Lot 73- $35,000

Lot 64- $20,500

Lot 11- $40,000

Lot 8- $20,000

Lot 20- $10,000

Lot 30- $13,500

Lot-28- $14,000

Lot 27- $36,000

Lot 60- $30,000

Lot 13- $3,500

Lot 15- $3,500

Lot 12- $15,000

Lot 37- $9,800

Lot 35- $10,000

Lot 34- $14,000

Lot 22 $20,000

Lot 21- $8,500

A pitch perfect day at Lookout for the 2nd day of the events in Canton de Hatley. A reported crowd of 5,000 attended the Quebec Holstein Picnic yesterday and a huge international crowd is gathered for today’s sale.

Joyce Thomas has provided us with more scenes from the Visions of Veronica sale for you to enjoy!

Click here to view the catalog and read some of the “Veronica Stories” written by her many devoted followers and admirers.

Lot 10 – MS Apples Asset-Red-ET – $50,000
12/07 Redliner fresh in June x KHW Regiment Apple-Red-ET EX-94
Pictured: Liz & Ken Kooyman, consignors; Bob Matzek of Westar Holsteins, buyer; Brian Craswell & John Copithorne, auctioneers; Becky Quickfall, on the halter; Morris Thalen, Morsan Sale Host; Norm Nabholz, pedigrees; and Chris Parry, Morsan Marketing Manager.

Lot 114 – Mosnang Elmo Goldwyn VG, 2y – $49,000
HM Intermediate Champion Saskatoon Expo 2010
2nd Sr. 2-year-old & Best Udder, Alberta Dairy Congress
Pictured: Morris & Sandra Thalen, buyer; Brian Craswell & John Copithorne, auctioneers; Marcus Hehli, consignor on halter; and Sharon & Greg Thalen, buyers.

Lot 3 – Eastside Lewsidale Agassi-ET – $38,000
Buyer: Morsan Farms

Lot 2 – Lewisdale Eastside Missy – $21,000
Buyer: Scova Farms

Lot Buyer Price
1 Vanruinen Dairy Ltd, Lacombe AB $65,000
7 Morsan Farms, Ponoka AB $61,000
5 Morsan Farms, Ponoka AB $60,000
20 Twin Spruce Dairy, MN USA $59,000
10 Westar, Chilliwack BC $50,000
114 Morsan Farms, Ponoka AB $49,000
3 Morsan Farms, Ponoka AB $38,000
25 Jolicap, Lepacha, Stepido, QB $36,000
6 Holstein Forum, Josef Waguer, Germany$35,000
17 Stantons, Ilderton ON $33,000
31 Kenbert Acres, Drake SK $26,000
11 Comestar Holsteins, QC $21,500
27 Phillippe Bise & Gepaquette, QC $21,500
2 Scova Farms, Ponoka AB $21,000
8 Jolicap, Lepacha, Stepido, QC $21,000
9 Bardner Farms, BC $21,000
50 Thornspyc Dairy, Lacombe AB (Charity lot) $20,400
23 RockyMountain Holsteins, Cochrane AB $20,000
19 Stanhope-Wedgwood & Viewfield, BC $18,500
35 Morsan Farms, Ponoka AB $17,000
12 Josef O’Callaghan, Ireland $15,000
55 Robert Sanderson, England $14,200
74 Pierre Boulet, QC $13,500
70 Milk Way Farm, Texas USA $13,000
63 Morsan Farms, Ponoka AB $12,000
4 JG Thompson (Eastside), PEI $10,500
29 Ferme Jeanlu , St-Georges, QC $10,500
15 Scova Farms, Ponoka AB $10,000
39 Paramount $10,000
52 T&L Cattle, Crasdale, Phoenix $10,000