Active A.I. and Foreign Bulls Ranked by GJPI

(continued from page 41) for $56,000. Both ranked among the top 50 females for Genomic Cheese Merit Dollars (GCM$) on sale day and tested A2A2 for beta casein and BB for kappa casein. The lot was consigned by Jer-Z-Boyz of Pixley, Calif.

One of the heifers, Jer-Z-Boyz Tucker 80303-ET, ranks among the top 200 females for GJPI with an index of +160. She has Genomic Predicted Transmitting Abilities (GPTAs) of +337M, +60F (+0.20%) and +39P (+0.12%). She is +2.57 for Health Trait Index and plus for Daughter Pregnancy Rate, Cow Conception Rate and Heifer Conception Rate. She is +733 for CM$.

Her dam is a Very Good-85% daughter of JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET, GJPI +132, with a two lactation m.e. average of 24,689–1,151–962. She ranks for genetic merit (top 1.5% cows) as well with a GJPI of +112. Her Very Good-82% grandam has an m.e. average of 20,083–990–778 on five lactations. Her Excellent-90% third dam has a best record of 6-5 305 20,080 4.1% 1,028 3.7% 752 97DCR.

The other heifer, Jer-Z-Boyz Tucker 80320-ET, ranks among the top 1.5% for genetic merit with a GJPI of +147. She has GPTAs of +730M, +76F (+0.18%) and +48P (+0.10%) and is +727 for CM$. Her dam is a Very Good-82% daughter of Missiska Mackenzie-ET, GJPI +75, with a GJPI of +116 and a two lactation m.e. average of 21,929–1,254–889. Her Very Good-85% grandam, sired by Jer-Z-Boyz Premium {6}-ET, GJPI +58, has a four lactation m.e. average of 19,759–1,082–795. The next dam is appraised Very Good-80%.

Another genomic lot brought the fifth high price for a female. Sexing Technologies placed the last bid of $34,000 on JX Legacy Archie 31600 {6}-ET, consigned by Legacy Ranch of Tipton, Calif. On sale day, she ranked #2 for GCM$ and GJPI among daughters of JX Jer Bel Maldini Archie {5}-ET, GJPI +99. Today she ranks on the list of the Top 500 Females for GJPI with an index of +151. She tested A2A2 and BB and has GPTAs of +1,973M, +77F and +60P and is +718 for GCM$.

She hails from a cow family that has sold well at public auction and sent numerous bulls to A.I., including three syndicated at The All American Jersey Sale (Jars of Clay Barnabas, Jars of Clay Boaz-ET and Kash-In Slugger-P).

The dam of “Archie 31600 {6}” is appraised Very Good-82% dam and sired by JX River Valley Chief {6}-ET, GJPI +187. She ranks #150 among genotyped cows with a GJPI of +137 and has a projected m.e. of 24,941–1,166–891 on her first record at 1-11. Her Very Good-81% grandam has an m.e. of 23,287–1,115–839 on her 2-5 lactation. Her Excellent-91% third dam has a two lactation m.e. average of 23,163–1,411–886. Her fourth dam is appraised Very Good-86% and has 26,580 lbs. milk, 1,187 lbs. fat and 903 lbs. protein at 1-10.

Her fifth dam is Jars of Clay Valentino Bridget-P, Excellent-91%, with 26,210 lbs. milk, 1,194 lbs. fat and 903 lbs. protein at 2-11 and 89 registered progeny. The next dam is Jars of Clay Venerable 1771 2620-P, Excellent-90%, with 101 registered progeny and 20,050 lbs. milk, 1,011 lbs. fat and 769 lbs. protein at 2-8. Her Excellent-91% seventh dam has four records over 20,000 lbs. milk. Her Excellent-92% eighth dam has two records over 23,500 lbs. milk, 950 lbs. fat and 770 lbs. protein.

Holstein lots were also sold and posted an overall average of $14,297 on 162 lots.

Sales $10,000 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses)

The Semex Alliance, Guelph, Ont.

JX Vierra TheBoss {6}-ET, bull 1 mos. ................... $530,000 (Vierra Dairy Farms and Semex Alliance, Guelph, Ont.) Vierra Sting-ET, bull 6 mos. ...................................... 100,000 (Vierra Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif.)

Vierra Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif.

Stoney Point Joel Bailey, cow 4 yrs. ......................... 152,000 (Spatz Cattle Company, Harrisonburg, Va.) Rivendale VIP Eloise, cow 2 yrs. ................................ 90,000 (Vierra Dairy, Steven Wetmore, Michael Heath and Kelly

Barbee, Hilmar, Calif.) Roc-N-Roll Billiejean, open yearling 12 mos. ............. 18,000 (Kristy Ellsworth and Madeline Decker, Mount Morris, N.Y.) JX Gold Medal Rhuss 48591 {6}, heifer calf 6 mos.... 15,500 (Grant Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.) First choice female sired by Mr Kathies Kid Rock and out of Arethusa Veronicas Comet-ET ................................... 11,200 (Grant Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.) (Tim and Sharyn Abbott and Clark Woodmansee,

Enosburg Falls, Vt.)

Peter Vail, Budjon Farms, Cunningham, Powers and

Nickels, Lomira, Wis.

Homeridge T Annette, cow 4 yrs............................... 105,000 (K. and D. Nickels, T. Freson, M. Sell and S. Stanford,

Watertown, Wis.)

ABS Global Inc., De Forest, Wis.

Jer-Z-Boyz Tucker 80303-ET and Jer-Z-Boyz Tucker 80320-ET, heifer calves 3 mos. .................................................... 56,000 (Jer-Z-Boyz, Pixley, Calif.) JX Roc-Bot Chief Liliput 12250 {6}-Twin, cow 2 yrs. .. 13,000 (Rock Bottom Dairy, Alvord, Iowa) Rights to IVF JX Roc-Bot Chief 12620 {4}-P .............. 10,500 (Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, Ohio) Rights to IVF JX Roc-Bot Chief 12620 {4}-P .............. 10,500 Rights to IVF Vierra Jasmine-ET................................. 10,000 (Vierra Dairy Farms)

Sexing Technologies/Accounting Department, S.

Charleston, Ohio

JX Legacy Archie 31600 {6}-ET, heifer calf 7 mos. .... 34,000 (Legacy Ranch, Tipton, Calif.) Rights to IVF Ahlem Chief Souvenir 56603-ET .......... 28,000 (Ahlem Farms Partnership, Hilmar, Calif.) Rights to IVF Kash-In Chief 66087-ET ....................... 27,000 (Kash-In Jerseys, Tulare, Calif.) Rights to IVF Progenesis Madison-ET ....................... 25,000 (Vierra Dairy Farms and Semex Alliance) Hilmar Holeinone 34382-ET, heifer calf 3 mos. .......... 21,500 (Charles Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.) Vierra Wesley-ET, heifer calf 9 mos. .......................... 17,000 (Vierra Dairy Farms) Rights to IVF JX Bos Goal Lights 676 {6}-ET............. 11,500 (Bos Dairy LLC, Lovington, N.M.) Ahlem Chief Cora 61376, heifer calf 11 mos. ............ 10,500 (Ahlem Farms Partnership)

Peak Genetics, Watertown, Wis.

JX MM Mesquite {5}, heifer calf 5 mos. ..................... 18,000 (Misty Meadow Dairy, Tillamook, Ore.)

Scott Stanford, Rod Bollenbacher and Travis Freson,

Watertown, Wis.

Kash-In Joel Knockin Boots-ET, heifer calf 9 mos. .... 16,500 (Kash-In Jerseys, Tulare, Calif.)

Yellowstone Syndicate, Ogden, Utah

MM Joel Mirabel-ET, open yearling 15 mos. .............. 16,000 (Misty Meadow Dairy)

Megan Hill, Bristol, Vt.

Four-Hills Lola Guns N Roses, cow 2 yrs. ................. 15,500 (Vierra Dairy Farms)

Duckett Holsteins and Tim and Sharyn Abbott,

Rudolph, Wis.

GMBV Joel Dazzle-ET, bred heifer 18 mos. .............. 15,500 (Grant, Rosa and Bobby Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.)

David Jordan and Mark and Will Iager, Chicago, Ill.

Rivendale Joel Keep Her Secret, bred heifer 18 mos. ............................................................................... 15,000 (Michael Heath and Mark and Will Iager, Westminster, Md.)

T&L Cattle and Vierra Dairy, Hilmar, Calif.

Whitdale Colton Ginny-ET, open yearling 15 mos. .... 15,000 (Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis.)

Brad and Jessica Gavenlock, Tallygaroopna, Vic.

Shots VIP Shot of Love-ET, heifer calf 9 mos. ........... 13,000 (Franchise and David Jordan, Ashville, Ohio)

Jacob Lars Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.

MM Colton Fresca-ET, heifer calf 9 mos. ................... 12,100 (Misty Meadow Dairy)

Ernie and Terri Kueffner and Rodney Hetts, Boonsboro,

Md.

Do-N-Joy Joel Echo, heifer calf 5 mos. ...................... 11,000 (Tony Kohls, Arlington, Minn.)

Rosa Finley, Hilmar, Calif.

Vierra Cest La Vie-ET, heifer calf 6 mos. ................... 10,000 (Vierra Dairy Farms)