Sales are being confirmed as we look forward to our spring sales managed by Jersey Marketing Service. We are actively accepting consignments for all our spring sales, including National Heifer Sale nominations!
Follow the JMS blog and the JMS homepage for more information on consigning to these sales, and as time draws closer, for more information about the cattle selling!
For the second consecutive year, the Wisconsin State Sale was held as an online only sale, hosted on Jersey Bid.com. And to great success. All of the 25 lots of open and bred heifers, cows, embryos and Badger Treasure Sale calves sold for an average of $2087.50. A total of 30 head of live cattle sold for an average of $2,171 and a total of 22 embryos sold for an average of $264 per embryo.
Lot 2 – Dodan LH Dignitary Tally-ET was the top-selling lot of the day. The consignment from D & D Jerseys and Lloyd Heinz in Newton, WI sold for $5,050 to Josiah Heagy, Titusville, PA. “Tally” is due in August to “Marvel” and the resulting calf has interest from a number of AI companies.
Second Top Seller was Lot 3 – Heinz Charnesa Melinda 8381. Consigned by Lloyd Heinz, Shawano, WI this May 2013 heifer had many AI companies interested in talking to the new owner. Josiah Heagy, PA was the buyer of this lot also, for $3,450.
Third high lot of the sale was Lot 1, consigned by Orthridge Farms and Dan Bauer, Lancaster, WI. Orthridge-DB Zuma Rutabaga was fresh in March and sold to Jason Cast, Beaver Crossing, NE for $3,075.
The highest selling group lot, and fourth high overall, was a group of 5 springing heifers from David Allen, Reedsburg, WI. The Wheeler Family, Jackson, ID was the successful buyer, with the group selling for $3,000 per heifer.
Watch for a more detailed wrap-up in an upcoming issue of the Jersey Journal. Thank you to all the bidders, buyers and consignors and congratulations on a great sale.
The Wisconsin State Sale will close bidding TODAY at 1:30 p.m. Central Time.
A great selection of Open Heifers, Bred Heifers, Milk Cows, Embryos, Genomics, Pedigrees and Cow Families fill this years online sale with quality. There are also four Badger Treasure Sale Calves, for junior members to add to their herds.
Check out the sale online, where genomic numbers are updated on the performance pedigrees as of this morning. The sale catalog is available online also, but without the updates.
Genomic Updates are as follows:
Lot 1 – GJPI 148
Lot 2 – GJPI 190
Lot 3 – GJPI 198
Lot 4 – GJPI 182
Lot 6 – GJPI 133
Lot 7 – GJPI 117
Lot 14 A – GJPI 160; B – GJPI 116; C – GJPI 155; D – GJPI 129; E – GJPI 149
Bidding follows the “Horse Race Style” close-out style. Horse Race Style Closing
If you were a bidder in the Jersey Bid program before September 2013, please re-register if you haven’t already done so. Jersey Bid has a one time registration process.
The Wisconsin State Sale is currently open online, with bidding to close at 1:30 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Cows, bred heifers, open heifers, genomics, show prospects, embryos and Badger Treasure Sale calves are all available. Groups and individuals are available to fill however many stalls you have available!
All pedigrees are online, within the Jersey Bid program. Genomic information will update on those pedigrees on Tuesday morning, so keep your eye’s peeled! A full catalog can also be downloaded from http://jms.usjersey.com/WisconsinStateSale.
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The New York Next Generation Sale is also open for bidding online. The sale will have two parts, the online sale and the live sale.
The online sale, currently open for bidding on Jersey Bid, features embryos, cows, bred heifers, and open heifers. There are groups of cattle and individual lots available. Any lots with bids at 4:30 p.m. EST on Friday, May 9, 2014 will be able to be moved to the live sale for final bidding. All those without bids will be considered a no-sale.
Live cattle will be moving to the Steuben County Fairgrounds in Bath, NY starting on Tuesday. Watch for more from the sale at that time.
With the audience attending the events at the fairgrounds, we will also be offering bidding to interested bidders who cannot make the trip with the Jersey Auction Live broadcast program.
All lots can be viewed in the New York Next Generation Catalog.
If you have not registered for a bidder number on the Jersey Bid online sale program since September 2013, please place your one-time registration now! If you were a bidder in the Jersey Bid program prior to September 2013, you will need to re-register due to a programming change.
Any questions on the monthly consignment sales or the state sales being hosted on JerseyBid.com can be directed to Erica Davis, JMS Internet Marketing Coordinator, 614-361-9716.
It is going to be a busy next few weeks on the Jersey Marketing Service schedule. Public sales, online sales, and sales with a combination of the two…we have all ages and types of Registered Jerseys for sale. Look for production, type and genomics to all be represented in our sales held in April and May.
JMS will be assisting Tradition Auction Services, LLC at two sales in Tenn. this weekend with our JerseyAuctionLive.com online bidding and live broadcast.
JMS will then be doing a group of sales in quick succession for the remainder of April and May.
The April Jersey Bid online auction will be April 21-29. Accepting consignments now!
With a change of name, venue and format, the Northeast Jersey Classic & Breeders Sale will be in Rutland, VT on May 3, 2014 beginning at 10:30 a.m. This sale will feature type, genomics and production.
We are still looking for consignments for the Wisconsin State Sale, held online for the second year. Individuals and pen lots, genomics, show type and production…the possiblities are endless. This sale will be hosted on Jersey Bid starting on April 28 and will close bidding on May 6, 2014.
Also with a name, venue and format change is the New York Next Generation Sale, May 9 at 5:00 p.m. A portion of the cattle will be at the Bath, NY location of the Steuben County Fairgrounds, with the remaining cattle being sold by video on JerseyBid.com. All online cattle carrying a bid on May 9 will carry over into the live sale, also broadcast for bidding and viewing on JerseyAuctionLive.com.
In its second year, we welcome the consignors and buyers of the Prairieland Production Sale in West Union, Iowa. We will be focusing on production for this sale, and stay tuned as consignments are still being compiled.
The Ohio Spring Classic Sale is a great place to find show cattle, type, production and genomics. Held on May 26, 2014 – Memorial Day – we will be using JerseyBid.com and JerseyAuctionLIve.com online services for this sale in Sidney, OH.
The May Jersey Bid online auction will be May 19-27.
Contact your JMS staff or your AJCA/NAJ Area Representative for more information on any of these sales, or to consign!
On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders closed out the first state Jersey sale sold 100% online. A total of 31 lots of open and bred heifers, milk cows and embryos were available for sale on the Jersey Bid program developed and managed by Jersey Marketing Service. Two pen lots of six bred heifers and six young fresh cows were part of the line-up. Twenty-six lots sold for an average of $2,293.96 with the top seller being Lot 1. Shot of Nat Dimension Tiramisu was consigned to the Wisconsin State Sale by Shot of Nat, LLC, DeForest, WI. She is a “Dimension” daughter, born January 2013 with a GJPI of 224. Selling for $10,726, she now has a new home in Tremont, IL at River Valley Dairy. There was a great amount of activity on this young heifer at sale closing time. Lot 2 was the second high seller of the online auction and was consigned by D&D Jerseys, Newton, WI. Heartland Zuma Dinah is an October 2012 “Zuma” daughter. Out bidding five other bidders, Lloyd Heinz, Shawano, WI purchased this GJPI 212 heifer for $3,676.
The Wisconsin State Sale on Jersey Bid went live for bidding starting on May 6, 2013. Bidders could browse the lots and place bids throughout the nine days of the online auction, with final close-out of the lots starting at 1:30 p.m. May 14. With the Jersey Bid online sale program, the consignor has the option to set a minimum bid on their lot or allow the bidders to completely decide on the price of the consignment. Out of the 31 lots listed on Jersey Bid as part of the Wisconsin State Sale, all of the ten lots sold that were listed with the “Absolute” Option, meaning no minimum bid was set.
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