The Mid-Atlantic Fall Jersey Classic Sale was held at the Craig Rhein family heifer facility in Pine Grove, Pa.
The 255 lots (including a newborn heifer) brought a gross total of $471,625 with an average of $1,849.51.
Seven different states were represented as buyers (MD, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI) with Adrie Vanderjagdt, TX being the volume buyer with 57 head. Many other buyers, with a few participants online, helped to make the sale a great success.
LOT 282 – BLUEROCK TH SUREFIRE VICTORIA was the top selling lot of the day. This September, 2013 calf was consigned by John & Amon Grantham, WV and was purchased for $4000 by Sam, Angela and George Colpetzer, PA.
Thank you to the Craig Rhein family for being our sale host and to the buyers, bidders and especially the consignors for putting such quality cattle in the sale.
The Mid-Atlantic Fall Jersey Classic Sale will be held in Pine Grove, Pa., on FRIDAY, September 19, at 1:00 p.m. (EST).
About 250 head will go through the sale ring, including:
Milk Cows – Springers – Bred Heifers – Breeding Aged Heifers – Open Heifers
Production – Show Type – Notable Pedigrees
The Catalog can be found by clicking here for downloading / viewing / printing. The sale is hosted by the Craig Rhein family in Pine Grove, Pa. (At the Heifer Farm – NOT the dairy!)
There are over 100 3rd Trimester heifers and over 30 2nd Trimester heifers selling. Watch a video of their pen by clicking here.Lot 282 is a featured lot in this year’s sale. Watch her video here. This September 2013 heifer was Junior Champion at the 2014 WV State Dairy Show and is a “Surefire” that goes back to Veronica on the maternal side!Lot 42 is holding the picture spot for the video link featuring over 20 1st Trimester and shortbred heifers, along with the 50 open heifers (ranging from breeding aged to young calves).If you are unable to make it to the sale in person, be sure to log on to JerseyAuctionLive.com to view the sale and bid, LIVE!
The TOP OF THE WORLD JERSEY SALE catalog is now available online for you to download and print for closer inspection of the 26 great lots of cattle, choices, embryos and semen. The sale will be held Tuesday of the World Dairy Expo festivities, September 30 at 7:00 p.m. (CDT).
The Dairyland Protein Sale catalog will soon be available, completing a week of great Jersey shows and sales in the “dairy” state of Wisconsin.
Check back on the blog for more details as the sales grow closer in time.
The Mid-Atlantic Jersey Fall Classic Sale is approaching! The catalog is online for viewing / downloading / printing. The sale will be hosted by Craig Rhein and his family in Pine Grove, Pa.. on September 19 at 1:00 p.m. (EST). Consignments of all ages will be available from breeders in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. and the sale will be on Jersey Auction Live.
Watch the blog for more details as cattle arrive and are worked from the sale!
The Dixie Invitational weather didn’t disappoint. It was another hot and humid day in Newberry, S.C. at Bush River Jerseys, the host of the Dixie Invitational Sale again this year. The cattle were good and the bidding was fast and furious from under the tent and from on JerseyAuctionLive.com.
A total of 110 lots sold today, for an average of $1835.23 and a gross of $201,875.
A newborn heifer from Lot 27 and 3 embryos were last-minute additions to the sale. The embryos were from Dutch Hollow Charlemagne (7JE1376), GJPI +272 and out of Barkley Kate, E-92%. The embryos went to Eastglen Farms, S.C., for $1800 ($600 each) and were consigned by Bradley and Carla Taylor, Miss. and Cedarcrest Farms, Ala.
Frank, Marilyn and Glen Easter purchased the high selling heifer of the Dixie Invitational, consigned by Cedarcrest Farm. George Rankin was on hand to represent his family, and Jason Robinson, JMS manager congratulates the group.Eastglen Farm also bought the top selling live lot of the day. Lot 98, Jake Jewel, is a September 2013 Jaces Jake-ET daughter directly out of Barkly Kate herself! Consigned by Cedarcrest Farm, “Jewel” brought $3,450.
Cattle were purchased from nine states (KY, LA, MS, NE, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA). Adrie Vanderjagt of Texas bought 23 head to be the top volume buyer of the day. The internet bidders and buyers were an influence on the sale, with 83 of 110 lots carrying bids from the internet, 30 lots selling to internet buyers and 34 holding contending bids. Carlyle Farms, Ohio, was the top internet buyer with 16 head.
A big thank you to the consignors, bidders and buyers at today’s sale. Also thanks to the Bush River Jersey crew for allowing JMS to have the Dixie Invitational in Newberry, S.C. again this year.
The Mid-Atlantic Fall Jersey Classic Sale was held at the Craig Rhein family heifer facility in Pine Grove, Pa.
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