Don Mielke will be retiring with this complete dispersal of his Ameri-Milk Jersey herd, so some semen and equipment will be up for sale, as well as the cattle.
Don Mielke is planning to retire, so the complete dispersal of his Jersey herd will be taking place on June 10 at the farm. The sale will begin at 11:00 a.m. (CDT) and will also be broadcast LIVE on JerseyAuctionLive.com. There are also nine Holstein milking and dry cows that will be selling. (For Heifer, Bull and Dry Cow Pictures, Click HERE.) Some equipment and semen will be on the sale, with pictures following later.
Genomics were updated on Tuesday, and announcements will be made from the box on sale day. Some heifers came back with their first numbers and they are as follows:
308 – GJPI 112, GJUI 14.1, DPR -0.4, PL 6.2
310 – GJPI 121, GJUI 14.5, DPR -1.9, PL 4.1
311 – GJPI 154, GJUI 14.5, DPR -1.0, PL 6.3
320 – GJPI 159, GJUI 18.1, DPR 0.7, PL 7.2
321 – GJPI 152, GJUI 17.8, DPR 1.0, PL 6.6
Take a look through the videos and pictures of the dry cows and heifers being offered from Don’s deep pedigreed herd:
Watch / “Follow” the JMS Blog and the JMS Facebook Page for more information / updates / pictures and videos from the farm starting the week of the sale.
The Mike and Merna Fremstad families dispersed their 100 years of Jersey breeding in a two day event at the farms in Westby, Wis. Almost 1125 head of deep pedigrees, type and production went through the sale rings, averaging $1418.
A large crowd of Jersey enthusiasts, Fremstad family and friends filled the tents and logged on the internet to watch a large group of great cattle pass through the ring.
Norse Star Vitality Raven (4563) was the high selling lot of the sale at $6500. The 2016 3rd Place Milking Yearling from the All American Jersey Show sold to Grady Auer of New London, Wis.
**Correction** Second High seller was Norse Star Texas 4764, who was purchased by Haas Acres LLC from Evansville, Wis., for $5500.
The third high selling Jersey was Norse Star Mozart Denali (4418), selling to internet bidder Chad Bohn of Litchfield, Minn., for $5400.
4418
Also selling at the $5000 level was Norse Star Joel 5187, heading to New York for purchaser Jon Prokop.
Over 10 head were auctioned off to new owners for over $3000.
Jersey Marketing Service and the Fremstad families would like to wish everyone good luck with your purchases from the Norse Star Jersey Complete Dispersal. We at JMS would also like to thank the Fremstad family for allowing us to work with you and we wish you all the best as you look to new endeavors, yet continue in the Jersey breed on a smaller setting!
The Norse Star Jerseys Complete Dispersal will begin in about an hour – starting with MILK and DRY COWS at today’s sale. 3rd Trimester Heifers down to baby calves, as well as 2 bulls will sell in Tomorrow’s event.
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