Iowa Holstein Association State Sale Recap

It was a beautiful spring day in West Union for the 2022 Iowa Holstein Spring Sale with 54 head averaging $2,215. Topping the sale at $7,200 was SS-I Gmdy Honestly 2235-ET, a +2915 GTPI March ‘21 daughter out of AOT Eisaku Honestly-ET GP-83 VVV++. She was consigned by Select Sires, Inc. and was purchased by Regancrest, Waukon, IA. Thank you to all of our consignors, buyers, and sale staff. Thank you to sale chairs Sheri Danhof and Scott Stempfle and everyone who was involved along the way. The successful event couldn’t have been pulled off without everyone’s help. Thank you to all sponsors of the Raffle Heifer drawing and for being able to make the event happen again this year. Thank you to Blake Schulte for donating his services with Winthrop Vet Clinic and finally thank you to Big Gain for sponsoring the meal and the Fayette County Beef Producers for grilling.

And the winners to the raffler heifer drawing are... Grand Prize - Heifer chosen was Danhof Warior Stella-RED-ET Winner; Lincoln Gibbs 2nd Prize - $1,500 cash Winner; Kevin Elsbernd 3rd Prize - $600 Select Sires Certificate and $600 cash Winner; Duanne Gibbs 4th Prize - $1,000 cash Winner; Bodie Simon 5th Prize - $500 Trans Ova Certificate and $500 cash Winner; Ryan Moon 6th Prize - $700 cash Winner; Harrison Pagel 7th Prize - $250 Semex Certificate and $250 cash Winner; Leo, Kade and Hallie Adams 8th Prize - $500 cash Winner; Hedi Ross 9th Prize - $250 ST Genetics Certificate and $250 cash Winner; Brian Olbrich 10th Prize - $400 cash Winner; Matt Henkes Thank you to everyone who purchases tickets for the Iowa Holstein Heifer Raffle. Also thank you to the genrosity of our donors - Farnear Holsteins, Jason & Sheri Danhof, Bradley Kerndt and Duane Gibbs & Daniel Hovden, Kemin Industries, Farmers Union Coop, Trans Ova Genetics, Star Blends, Innovative Ag Services, Driven Embyro Services, LLC, ST Genetics, Mid America, Semex and Dairy Consulting Services.

Select Sires, Inc., Plain City, OH

S-S-I Gmdy Honestly 2335-ET....................... $7,200.00 Sire - RMD-Dotterer SSI Gameday-ET Regancrest, Waukon, IA

Regancrest Farm and Jason & Sheri Danhof, Waukon, IA

Regan-Danhof GD Celine-ET.........................$4,600.00 Sire - RMD-Dotterer SSI Gameday-ET Ro-Linda Acres, LLC, Waterviller, IA

James Vierhout, Hull, IA

SDG 833 Conway 6118-ET..............................$4,500.00 Sire - Sandy-Valley R Conway-ET Wayne Houder, Caledonia, MN

Alexis, Nicholas & Justin Costello, Cedar Rapids, IA

Cost Jrd Appoliciohs-RED-ET........................$4,100.00 Sire - Cycle McGucci Jordy-RED Robin Krohlow, Hartland, WI

Bradley Kerndt, Lasing, IA

Kerndt Chevel Crush*RC.................................$3,400.00 Sire - Mr Blondin Warrior-RED-ET Jason Menne, Postville, IA

Cale Baker, Regan Pries, Brynlee Volker, Maynard, IA

Kingsway Goldwyn Galaxy-ET.......................$3,400.00 Sire - Braedale Goldwyn Collin & Francis Costello, Long Grove, IA

Grand Prize: DANHOF WARIOR STELLA-RED-ET which goes back to the Seisme family. Thank you to consignors Jason and Sheri Danhof. Winner; Lincoln Gibbs, NY