The inaugural Buckeye Production Sale was held in Wooster, Ohio at the Wayne County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 16., 2018. The sale featured the dispersal of Rudy Hoschstetler’s Registered Jersey herd from Millersburg, Ohio, as well as consignments from Jersey breeders in OH, PA, TN and WV.
A total of 168 head went through the JMS sale ring, for an average of $1034.
Several head sold above $1500, but topping the sale was Lot 58, JX Cantendo Legal Radiant {3}, at $1700 The milk cow was consigned by Rudy Hochstetler, and was purchased by Pine Tree Dairy of Rittman, Ohio. The second high selling lot was 142 from Gaby Jersey Farm, Greeneville, Tenn. Nico DeBoer of Chandler, Tx., purchased the bred heifer for $1600.
The volume buyer of the sale was Nico DeBoer, with other buyers supporting the sale from MI, NY, OH, PA and WV.