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2010 National Guernsey Convention Sale Monday, June 21, 2010 Hosted by Warwick Manor Farm, East Earl, Pennsylvania The 2010 National Sale was held on June 21 at Warwick Manor Farm in East Earl, Pennsylvania. Kevin and Dina Stoltzfus and their extended family provided a wonderful setting for the most exciting sale of the year in the Guernsey breed. The offering averaged $4,153 on 43 live lots. 30 embryos averaged $434 each.
The top seller was Lot #1, the Natural calf from Indian Acres MM Pistachio Pie, EX-94. She sold for $15,000 to Warwick Manor and Hollow View of East Earl and Quarryville, PA. She was consigned by Ashley Sears of S Deerfield, MA. The calf was long and tall with lots of style. Her dam was the Supreme Champion of the All-American Dairy Show and World Dairy Expo in 2007 and has a top record over 23,000M and nearly 1,200F. The calf has four brothers in AI sampling programs.
An October 2009 calf sired by Edgewater Meadows Yogibear-ET was the second high seller at $10,100. Her dam is Cedar Fringed Altann, EX-95. The calf can claim 5 maternal brothers on the Active AI list and 7 EX maternal sisters. Altann was Grand Champion at Madison and Harrisburg and made over 168,000M lifetime. She was consigned by Snider Homestead of New Enterprise, PA, and purchased by Dr. Joe Piskorowski of Ithaca, New York.
Third high honors went to a fancy Idle Gold E Challenge-ET daughter born in June 2009. Her dam is Dix Lee Tiller Joke, EX-93, an All-American that also ranks among the top 20 in the breed for index. The calf has 3 maternal brothers in AI sampling programs. Joke is projected over 25,000M and 1,200F this lactation. The heifer sold for $9,000 to John and Bonnie Ayars of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. She was consigned by Springhill Farm of Big Prairie, Ohio.
Fourth high was a Challenge March 2010 calf from six Excellent dams. The extra fancy calf sold for $7,400 to Friendship Farm, Myown Guernseys and the Meyer Family of New York and Illinois. She was consigned by Knapps Guernseys of Epworth, Iowa. Her dam was an EX-90 Breighton with over 115,000M lifetime. The next dam was EX-91 and nominated All-American, followed by 4 more Excellent dams including EX-95 Pinebreeze Telestar Andora.
The sale was managed by Guernsey Marketing Service and Pennsylvania GBA. Stanley Chupp of Inola, Oklahoma, was auctioneer and Blaine Crosser of Marysville, Ohio, made pedigree announcements. Ringmen included Mike Weimer, Jim Trotter, Brian Schnebly and Chris Reichard of Pennsylvania and Dale Chupp of Oklahoma. The cattle were presented in the ring by Emily Stuff, Justin Kaufman and Tim Frantz. John and Patty McMurray clerked the sale. Jason Robinson, Erica Davis, Mike Hickman, Randy Allen, Mark Riley and Alan Moore cared for the animals and prepared them beautifuly for the sale.
Guernsey Gold Heifers Village View, PA; Lot 1 - Choice of Yogi or Natural Calf from Pistachio Pie WDE Supreme Champion Ashley Sears, MA Lot 2 - Yogi Fall Calf from EX-95 Altann Snider Homestead, PA Lot 3 - Challenge Summer Yearling from EX-93 All-American Joke Springhill, OH Lot 4 & 5- From Magic Mary EX-94 - Her Tiller Daughter & A Jr. AA Nominated Granddaughter Adams Creek, WI & Chupp / Hillpoint, OK Lot 6 - Showtime Sister to the '09 Madison Jr. Champion! Coulee Crest, WI Lot 7- Grumpy Choice from Lang Haven Les Nicolette-ET #1 CPI Cow April 2010 Lang Haven, WI 2 live calves born 1st week of June
Lot 9 - Potential 7th Generation EX Andora by Challenge Knapps, IA Lot 10 - 12 - Exciting Offerings from the Biddy Family including the '09 Junior Champion from the Canadian National EMBRYOS Maplehurst, Ontario Lot 13 - First Choice Aaron from the EX-92 All-American 4-Year-Old '09 Addie Frantz, PA Lot 14 - 16 - From the Conny G Family! Spencer Weimer, PA & Ripley Farm, NY Lot 17 - Jr. 2 from a full sister to Lux Ann's Dam! Dr. John Mozier, KS Lot 18 - HM Jr. Champion Iowa State Fair '09! Connor Parker, IA Lot 19 & 20 - Regis Winter Calf From Luxury Tami and Les EMBRYOS From her EX Ace Knapp & Hillpoint, IA Lot 21 & 22 - Exciting Fall Calves Coon Bros. NY & Warwick Manor, PA Lot 23 - Galactic Summer Yearling From a National Show Campaigner Vickie & Mike Baker, PA Lot 24 - 26 - '08 Res. All-American Spring Calf Sells Fresh along with her Pie calf and Vendetta Daughter Estes, MO & Trotacre, PA Lot 27 - Yogi Winter Calf from a Fantastic Family Knapp, IA Lot 28 - Winter Calf - Deep Pedigree & Show Ring Ready, Frey Family, MD Lot 29 - Aaron x 5 Very Good Dams from Wilsonview, OR Lot 30 - Full Sister was Junior Champion at Madison Hillpoint Partners, WI
Lot 32 - Super Skipper Summer Yearling Craig Moor, NY Lot 33 - Winter Calf with a 91-point Mama Walnut Ridge, MD
Lot 35 & 36 - A Pair of Big-Time Bred Heifers Hollow View, PA & Three Brooks, MD
Lot 38 - A Fresh & Special Young Cow Walnut Corner Farm, IL Lot 39 & 40 - A Fayette from an EX-91 Perfecto w/170,000M & Adacka EMBRYOS From her EX-94 Sister Hillpoint & Randy Peterson, WI
Lot 42 - WOW - Deep and Interesting Pedigree on this Summer Yearling from Warwick Manor, PA Lot 43 - Dam is VG-89, Sister is EX-90 - the quality continues Dr. John Mozier, KS Lot 44 - From The Princess Family Walnut Corner, IL Lot 45 - Spider x Tiller Winter Calf - Goes Back to Wincrest Breeding Dr. John Mozier, KS Lot 46 - EX Garret Snider Homestead, PA Lot 47 - Yogi x VG-87 Natural Crown Stone, MD Lot 48 - Yogi Winter Calf From 4 Very Good Dams Trotacre, PA Lot 49 - Fresh & Fancy Jr. 2 Knapps, IA Lot 50 & 51 - The Right Kind of Bred Heifers Three Brooks, MD & Jeremy Wampler, VA
Lot 53 - A Fancy Young Cow from an EX Dam Knapps, IA Lot 54 - EMBRYOS Adacka x EX-93 Neon - High Production & All-American Credentials Lot 55 - EMBRYOS Full Sibs to '09 HM All-AMerican Jr. 2 Adams Creek, WI Lot 56 - EMBRYOS Skipper x VG-88 Tiller - Dam was Canadian National Champion - Full Sister to Eggs Nom. AA '09 Maplehurst, Ontario |
