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As we go to print, a great day classifying. 10803 S Hwy 64 • Bloomer, WI 54724 Gold Barbara’s 715-568-3678 • 715-829-3417 Don Doorman EX-93 EX(94)MS. mayerlane@live.com Watch for a full report (1 mile east of Bloomer on Hwy 64) next month. Home of PRUDENCE “Satisfying the World”
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Best B&O International Holstein Show, NE Fall Nat’l, & NYSS; 2nd 150,000 lb Cow International Holstein Show 2019 5-07 2x 305 34,921 5.1 1775 3.2 1100
A Goldwyn from the 2X All-American Stormi Hazel 2E-96, Hatty is the highest scored of Hazel’s many EX dtrs. Hatty is the next gen of brood cow, with 6 EX dtrs to date, including a 2E-94 Windbrook 5.1 1603F & 2E-92 Aftershock 5.1 1336F. Semen from Hatty’s Doorman son, HOWARD, is available. He’s A2A2, DMS 126-561. His first calves are black, silky and sharp. Use him for calving ease, high type and high test! Housed and collected at Hawkeye Breeders. Call today for Howard semen, and watch for more bulls of this caliber in the coming months.
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Forever Farms Reduction Sale Saturday, December 14, 2019 • 10 AM CST at the farm • 980 Rowletts Cave Springs Rd • Horse Cave, KY
150 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS SELL! • 120
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AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This is a reduction sale.This is the third reduction sale the Sammons have had in the past 10 years.The cattle that went through earlier sales have gone on to do great things for the new owners. And this sale will not be any different.The cattle selected have been picked from almost 400 head. All animals selling will be under 200,000 SCC, first, second and a very select few third lactation cows. High production with awesome udders and great feet and legs. The bred heifers are real well grown, great flesh, and calving in at 24-26 months of age. About 50% of the animals selling are either red or red carriers.This is a 100% registered herd with the best A.I. sires used that the breed has to offer. Seldom does someone have the chance to buy the best a farm has to offer where you set the price. Pre-approval required. AARON RAY TOMPKINS BID ONLINE! 336-363-4839
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Sale Managed By:
David & Bonnie Sammons 980 Rowletts Cave Springs Rd Horse Cave, KY 42749 270-524-2637 dbsam@scrtc.com
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Luster is an extremely correct and stylish Unix son out of a VG-88 Solomon from EX-94 Bosdale Gold Luster herself! A show ring favorite, Luster has won multiple championships and was All-Canadian Jr 2 Yr Old in 2014. Her Unix grandson boasts a solid +3.05 PTAT, is above average for production and will improve all conformation traits, delivering ‘Quality Style By Design’ worldwide!
QUALITY SOLOMON LOVELY VG-89-3YR-CAN, FULL SISTER TO THE DAM OF LUSTER QUALITY SOLOMON LUSTFUL VG-88-3YR-CAN, DAM OF LUSTER QUALITY SOLOMON LUST VG-88-3YR-CAN, FULL SISTER TO THE DAM OF LUSTER PHOTOS: HOLLY MCFARLANE
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Our-Favorite UNLIMITED 2E-94 EX(96)MS +3.64T • Sired by ATWOOD 5-03 2x 365 33,640 4.3 1437 3.5 1182 Life: 1403 116,642 4.6 5362 3.5 4137
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Friday, December 6, 2019 • 9:30 am • Montezuma, GA 410 HEAD SELL! 325 milking cows • 75 bred hfrs & dry cows Trucking discount available for volume buyers Pre-approval required. AARON RAY TOMPKINS BID ONLINE! 336-363-4839
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HALL-LAR REGISTERED HOLSTEINS COMPLETE DISPERSAL • PENNOCK, MN Saturday, December 21, 2019 • 11:00 AM 110 FANCY YOUNG REGISTERED HOLSTEINS SELL UNDER COVER Official DHIA 2x 24,517 4.2 1002F 3.2 798P 100,000 SCC • 80# tank ave • BAA 106.2% 18 consecutive years Progressive Genetics Award This will be an outstanding offering of young, extremely well uddered, high producing Registered Holsteins. Cows are accustomed to tie stalls, freestalls, & headlocks Over 30 years of breeding some of the best Holsteins offered at auction in this area. Classified regularly with current 106.2 BAA. Several recently fresh or due soon after sale time. Exclusively AI bred for over 30 years, using leading genomic sires including: Atwood, Tropic, Maui, Drastic. Herd includes 9 Red & Whites by Captain, Barracuda, Lucky-PP and others. Very good herd health program and level-4 Johnes tested. This herd has produced multiple Excellent and DOM cows over the past 30 years. Includes: 55 young cows, 38 are in 1st and 2nd lactation, many recently fresh or due soon, including several young VG cows; 15 heifers due sale time through June 2020; 10 short-bred hfrs; 30 babies to breeding age (several suitable for Junior projects). Highlights include: Silver: VG-87 Silver, +2420CTPI, fresh 8/30/19 and bred, milking 137# 4.2F 2.7P, SCC 13. Strawberry: VG-86 Silver due by sale, +2330CTPI, 310d 27,421 4.4 1195 3.4 921. Sparta: VG-86 2Y AltaSpring fresh 7/3/19 & bred,+2110CTPI, last test 108# 3.0F 3.0P. Fran: GP-82 Franchise due by sale, +2384CTPI, 2Y 21,071 3.8 827 3.1 650 in just 254 days and the list goes on. Machinery & Dairy Equipment selling CIH 105 U M FWD diesel tractor; Supreme 350 single-screw vertical trailer type TMR; bedding chopper; plus other farm equipment. Dairy equipment includes DeLaval 1500-gal bulk tank; double-run plate cooler; harmony claws; barn cleaner; Kiefer 5th-wheel stock trailer; and much more!
Owners: HALL-LAR REGISTERED HOLSTEINS David C. Hallberg & Stephanie E. Larson 12553 75th Ave NW • Pennock, MN • 320-599-4415
9 miles west of Willmar, MN on US-12, north on 135th St NW for 2.5 miles, then east on 75th Ave NW for 1/2 mile to farm. Catalog online at www.midamericanauctioninc.com or contact Sale Manager at 320-760-2979 MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO INC Auctioneers: Al Wessel • Lic #77-60 • 320-760-2979 Kevin Winter • Lic #77-18 • 320-760-1593
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Cows & heifers always for sale. Normen Peterson & Brad Peterson 25664 Co Rd 5 • Wykoff, MN 55990
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Indies-View-GW Dispersal
Yellow Briar J Beverley EX-91 Res. All-Canadian Jr. 3 Yr Old 2015 Nom. All-American 2013 & 2015 Res. Grand Champion KY State Fair 2019 A prolific brood cow, Beverly sells along with her Roush dtr. who was 2nd Jr. 2 at WDE 2019 plus 2 more Roush dtrs. & 2 Dbl Barrel dtrs!
High type, deep pedigreed Holsteins & Ayrshires selling! Owner: Garrett Schmidt, Melrose, WI 608-865-0266
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Tues., DECEMBER 17th
Indies-View-GW Damani EX-93 4-05 330 22,050 5.1 1124 3.2 696 1st 5 Yr Old, Sr. & Res. Grand Dist. 2 Sh. 2018 12 gens. EX & VG from one of Garrett’s foundation cows! Damani sells as well as a VG-87 Goldsun and several members of this time tested cow family that includes many red & whites!
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Friday, April 3, 2020 • 6:30PM • Whitley County Fairgrounds • Columbia City, IN
SALE CONTACTS: Gene Settles 765-301-0699 Doug Wicker 765-561-4186 • Jeremy Dankert 574-209-0136
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CAR-BON HOLSTEINS The Final Chapter
11:30 am • fond du lac, wi
We are excited to offer the Indies-View-GW Dispersal and Car-Bon Holsteins Final Chapter as part of the 2019 Holiday Sale! Several consignments of deep pedigree, profitable young fresh cows that will work in any operation plus a fantastic group of springing heifers compliment these herds. A rare opportunity for Ayrshire enthusiasts to purchase proven show winners! Holstein producers can capitalize on generations of successful breeding both at Car-Bon and Indies-View-GW. Several EX cows sell, many high VG cows that look to be EX, a great group of young cows and good uddered 100 lb. fresh cows selling!
There will be something for everyone!
Sale GREAT NORTHERN Managed by: W4226 SR 23 E, Fond du Lac, WI 54937 • PH: 920.923.6991
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Car-Bon Goldwyn Angela-ET EX-92 1st 4 Yr Old & HM Grand NY Spr. Sh. 2013 5th gen. EX from Car-Bon’s most influential cow family. Angela has 2 EX Braxtons selling! One with a VG-86 Bradnick dtr & Beemer hfr due to Montross. Angela’s 3E-92 Durham dam has 2 EX-91 & 4 VG full sisters selling too!
Car-Bon James Lindsey EX-93 2E 4-03 365 27,160 3.7 999 3.2 876 Two full sisters to this show-winning James sell! 1.) EX-90 along with her Atwood springing to Diamondback 2.)VG-88 EX-MS with her Corvette bred hfr due to sexed Doc! 5 gens. EX & VG in this total performance family!
65 years of breeding Registered Holsteins at Car-Bon!
Owners: Carl & Bonnie Werner, Beaver Dam, WI 920-885-4229
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Illini Breeders Holiday Harvest Sale Friday, December 6, 2019 • 11 AM • 90 Head Sell Bond County Fairgrounds • Greenville, Illinois
Sunkist Crush Acallie-et
1st Summer Yrlg Midwest Fall Nat’l 2019 1st Summer Yrlg & HM Jr Champion MN State Holstein Show, MN District 5 & MN District 7 Shows 2019 Sired by Crush, she SELLS! Dam a VG-86 VG-MS Goldwyn x EX-93 Aspen.
• A very large selection of recently fresh 1st and 2nd lactation, deep-pedigreed cows sell
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3rd Winter Calf Mid-East Fall Nat’l Jr Show 2019 This fancy December Diamondback SELLS ready to hit the tanbark in 2020! Her dam was All-American R&W Spring Calf 2017, then VG-87 x EX-90 x EX-92 x 3E-95 DOM Skychief Finesse x 2E-94 GMD DOM Starbuck Finesse x 5E-94 GMD DOM! Pedigree filled with show winnings!
• Tremendous group of bred heifers sell due after the sale • Great variety of young show-age prospects for 2020 will be offered Sale Force: Scott Courtney .... 563-380-1318 Larry Kleiner ....... 217-821-3468 Howard Dust ...... 217-663-2395 Brian Olbrich....... 815-482-7426 John Erbsen ......... 815-275-4990 Ron Roskopf ........ 414-587-4402 Kyle Demmer. ..... 563-451-5376 Bruce Gingrich .... 574-536-3061
WED, DEC 18 ~ 10:45AM EST ~ EAST LANSING, MI
Pre-approval required. AARON RAY TOMPKINS BID ONLINE! 336-363-4839
Catalog mailed by request, or online: cowbuyer.com dairyagendatoday.com
FAIRMONT JOSUPER REGAN GTPI +2695 +914NM Josuper x Moonboy x Sharky x Outside Regan’s Solution sells! +2831GTPI +988NM +1011CM
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GTPI +2741 +963NM GTPI +2617 +833NM Frazzled x Meridian Iowa from Frazzled x Meridian Iowa from the famous Rudy Missy family! the famous Rudy Missy family! Sioux’s Maroon sells! +2790GTPI +1013NM +1035CM +179CFP
Her +2839GTPI +1046NM +1056CM +193CFP Maroon sells!
WATCH FOR THE CATALOG ONLINE SOON! Sale Hosts:
Sale managed by:
SCOTT & AMY COURTNEY
2564 Pole Line Rd • Ridgeway, IA 52165 563-387-0035 • -0046 fax • 563-380-1318 Scott secourtney@hotmail.com • courtneysalesllc@gmail.com
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THESE 2019 EXPO CHAMPIONS ALL HAVE DAUGHTERS SELLING!
DE LA PLAINE BINGO STINGER EX-94
CUTTING EDGE T DELILAH EX-95
VALLEY GEM ATLAS MALT EX-92 Max
BRI-LIN VALSON SPRITZ EX-94
1st 5Y, Sr & Grand Int’l Ayrshire 2019 Supreme Champion WDE 2018 / 2019 Grand Champ Int’l Guernsey Show 2019 Grand Champion Int’l Jersey Show 2019 Res Supreme Champion WDE 2019 Grand Champ Int’l Brown Swiss Show Grand Champ NAILE Guernsey Show 2019 1st choice Joel for 9/20 calves. 1st ch 4 Radissons due 3/20. Blue Spruce 1st choice MAS female 9/20 - 10/20. Her 1st choice Drone! Valley-Gem Vierra Dairy Main/Manion
HIGHCROFT ABSOLUTE LILY-RED EX-94
Grand Champion Int’l R&W 2019 Choice of 2 Jordys due 12/19 and 1 Unstopabull due 3/20.Crothers & Smith
NOT JUST A SALE, AN EXPERIENCE! Monday, December 9, 2019 12 noon cst • Nashville, TN
Sale to be held at ALAN JACKSON’S GOOD TIME BAR Sale HQ: Hyatt Place Downtown • 800-993-4751 Reference group code: G-AC12
EICHLERS MD BLANCHE EX-90
Catalog on www.Cowsmo.com and www.Cowbuyer.com. Hard copies at the sale.
Grand Champion Int’l Milking Shorthorn 2019 Her June Showtime! Vail/Hellenbrand
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THESE 5 ALL SELL!
MILKSOURCE THUNDERRED-ET
BLEXYS CRUSH BUDWEISER
IDEE WINDBROOK LYNZI EX-95 can
OAKFIELD GC DARBY EX-95
SPRINGHILL MENTOR JAZZY EX-95
WINDRIFT PREMIER
1st Winter Calf & Res Jr Champion SARAHS SCENT-ET EX-91 Max Int’l Holstein Show 2019 1st Jr 3, HM Int Champ E Nat’l 2019 Supreme Jr Champ Open & Jr WDE 2019 SELLS! Crush x EX-96 Blexy! Also SELLS! Premier x EX-95 Mr Breeze x 1st Fall Calf, Jr Champ Open & Jr selling 2 Unix & 1 Doorman x Blexy. 3 more EX. Due in July. Hill & Abbott Int’l R&W Show 2019 SELLS! Avalanche x Tequila 2E-96 x 4 ways to score from Supreme Champ Blexy Partners 3E-95 Tiffany. Olstad & Ostrom Blexy! ! d n rand! ! ra d G n Royal HM G Royal Gra Royal Res
MEADOW GREEN ABSO FANNY-RED EX-96
Pre-approval required. AARON RAY TOMPKINS BID ONLINE! 336-363-4839
Grand Champion R&W Royal 2019 1st Production Cow B&W Royal 2019 Res Grand Int’l R&W Show 2019 1st choice Unstopabull for 9/20 calves. Fanny Partners
BIG GUNS ANDREAS VEGAS BOMB-ET
CRYSTAL-STAR AVLNCH CALI-ET
1st Spring Calf Int’l Jersey Show 2019 1st Spring Calf All-American Jersey Show 2019 SELLS! Andreas x EX-95 Vanilla. Borba, Franchise, Swale, Putt 1st choice mat/full sister sells. Big Guns
1st Fall Calf & Jr Champ Eastern Nat’l 2nd Fall Calf Int’l Holstein Show 2019 SELLS! Avalanche, full sister to Cling, 1st Milking Yrlg WDE 2018. From 7 EX Barbies! Hawbaker, Borba, Almeida
JACOBS DOORMAN VICTOIRE VG-89 max
UNIQUE DEMPSEY CHEERS EX-92
HAZELS GLDWN HATTY EX-96
ARETHUSA RESPONSE VIVID EX-96
RIVER-VALLEY EXCITATION FLAWLESS EX-92
TOP-ACRES GARBRO WANDA EX-94
JACOBS LAUTHORITY LOANA EX-97
CURR-VALE ABS ADOREDRED EX-92 EX(94)MS
1st 5Y & Supreme Champ Royal 2019 Res Grand Champion Royal 2019 1st Sr 3, Int & HM Grand Royal 2019 Res Int Champ Int’l Holstein 2018 1st choice MAS sells for 12/20. Also Res Grand Int’l Holstein Show 2019 1st Sr 3, Res Int Champ Int’l 2019 Res AA/Res All-Can 2017 selling 4 #1 Windbrook IVF females Darby’s Doorman sells! 1st choice Unix sells due 12/19. Jacobs 1st choice Goldwyn/Sidekick or AvaTrent Valley & Associates from Lynzi’s dam. Lynzi Partners lanche sells. Cheers Partners
4X All-Am/Nat’l Total Perf Winner Supreme Champion Royal 2014 3X WDE Winner 2017, 2018, 2019 Grand Champ Int’l Guernsey 2017 1st choice Premier sells. Full sister to Int & Res Grand All-Am Jersey 2019 #2 Type! 1st choice of her 2 Latimers Premier Ventosa VG-89 max 1st Sr 2, Her first ever offering: 1st choice of her 9/19 and 2 Yogi Bears 10/19. Springhill Int & Grand Harrisburg 2019. Arethusa only 3 12/18 Colton dtrs. David Hogan
Best B&O Int’l Holstein, NE Fall Nat’l, NYSS 2019; 2nd 150,000 Int’l 2019 1st choice Avalanche sells! 3 due March 2020. Woodmansee
HEIZ-ACRES SEAMAN MAINE
Choose from 7 dtrs: 1st choice of 4 12/19 Supremes or 2nd choice of 4 9/19 Carters. Wanda makes winners from coast to coast! Round-Hill
2nd Fall Calf Int’l Brown Swiss 2019 1st & Res Jr Champ Mid-Atlantic Inv SELLS! Perhaps THE Swiss heifer for 2020! Heffner, Round-Hill & Hubbard
BLONDIN GOLDWYN SUBLIMINAL EX-96
FLOYDHOLM MC EMOJI EX-92
APPLE-RED 4E-96
1st choice 2 Sept Unstopabull x Apple, Apple Partners. 1st choice 3 Sept calves x Apple Snapple EX-95, Milksource. 1st choice 3 March Unstopabull x Arie EX-95, Maddox/Dickerhoff. 4/19 red high-type Surge x VG-89 2Y Crush x Apple, Golden-Oaks. 1st choice 2 Altitude 12/19 and 2 12/19 Unstopabull x EX Apple B, Kamps. 1st choice Jordy 12/19 x Colganados D Avianca EX-94, Oakfield Corners.
LOUISVILLE RECRUITS!
(See photos in catalog) M-SIGNATURE SAVANNAH HM Jr Champion Jersey SELLS! MS LUNDCREST ALI 1949-RED HM Jr Champion R&W SELLS! GLEANN BRADY PRIVATEER Grand Holstein & Res Supreme Champ: Her 1st choice Goldwyn sells.
Grand Champion Int’l Holstein 2018 1st 4Y, Res Grand Champ NYSS 2019 3rd 150,000 Int’l Holstein 2019 Her Solomon dtr sells due May 2020. 1st choice Avalanche or Unstopabull. All-Can Aged Cow 2016 Dr. Matt Iager Cedar-Lane 1st choice Crush or Unix. Budjon-Vail
ALSO SELLING:
1st Jr 3, Int Champ Int’l Holstein 2019 1st Jr 3, HM Int Champ Royal 2019 1st choice Avalanche mat sister sells. Floydholm & Forest-Ridge
A major-league registered WAGYU bred heifer! TWO INCREDIBLE JERSEY GENOMIC OFFERINGS: Forest-Glen Viceroy Ti +201GJPI +1.08DPR +666CM; No JX, born 11/18, ready to flush! Forest-Glen Jer-Z-Boyz Chrome 69205 {6}-P polled +176 GJPI +27.5 GJUI +570CM. Jer-Z-Boyz
Chris & Jennifer Hill
202-255-7907 | 301-606-2269 salesflash@comcast.net
Tim & Sharyn Abbott
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802-238-1142 | 802-309-4484 Tim@Abbottcows.com www.borderviewgenetics.com
Cattle CONNECTION December 2019
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Powerful Penny
Pick a Barbie! Photographer
Cybil Fisher
920-737-3050
December 9 • Nashville, TN
Sandy-Valley Atwd Barbie EX-91 EX-MS 2-4 3x 365 32,120 3.5 1118 3.1 1010 A 7th gen EX Barbie, she’s the dam of BYWAY!
Choose from the beautiful pair of heifers pictured below. Their dams are both VG young Corvette sisters to Byway from this lovely Atwood. 6 more EX dams follow from the PR Barbie EX-92 GMD DOM family!
Denver or Unstopabull!
Associate Photographers
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Plainfield Denver Berlin Plainfield Unstopbl Britain *RC +4.03T +3.68UDC +2.16FLC +3.48T +2.92UDC +1.68FLC This June calf is potentially the #3 She’s a March 2019 Unstopabull from Type Denver daughter, from a VG-87 a VG-85 VG-MS 3Y Corvette x Atwd VG-MS Corvette x Atwd Barbie. Barbie.
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2-02 351 32,670 3.7 1219 2.8 919 3-03 365 37,480 3.9 1460 3.0 1137 4-05 365 42,790 3.6 1552 2.9 1244 Penny is a 3rd gen EX-93 all with over 40,000. Dam is Rubens Patsy EX-93 GMD with 45,970 Res All-Am Fall Yrlg. 2nd dam Lee Princess EX-93 with over 300,000 LT, Nom Jr All-American Jr 3 Yr Old. Penny’s GOLDWYN sells fresh with her 2nd calf in the GREAT NORTHERN HOLIDAY SALE Tuesday, December 17th • Fond du Lac, WI. Joe & Chris, Jeff & Bonnie, Andy & Ashley BrAntmeier RHA 30,182 3.9 3.0 • BAA 111.7%
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