$4,800 High Selling Jersey for Massachusetts Calf Sale A full-aged senior calf was the high selling Jersey at this year’s Massachusetts Blue Ribbon Calf Sale, selling for $4,800 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield, Mass. In all, 14 Jerseys sold for an average of $1,962.50 on April 10. Also auctioned were Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Milking Shorthorn and Red and White Holstein lots. The overall average for the 18th sale of the series was $1,910.25 on 61 lots.
Number
Sale Analysis
Avg. Price Total Value
1 Bred heifer 2 Open yearlings 11 Heifer calves
$2,100.00 1,262.50 2,077.27
$2,100 2,525 22,850
14 Lots edian price M
$1,962.50 $1,712.50
$27,475
Sale Management: Massachusetts 4-H Dairy Committee Auctioneer: Jack Lomeo Jr.
Kirbie C. Nichols, Lyndonville, Vt., purchased the high seller, Fine-Kine Redpath Moonbeam. The daughter of Rapid Bay Redpath-ET, GJPI -270, was consigned by Ben Bemis of Westfield,
Fine-Kine Redpath Moonbeam was the high seller, purchased for $4,800 by Kirbie Nichols. She was consigned by Ben Bemis.
Tierneys Black Apple Pippi brought the second high price of $3,350. She was purchased by Mason Rowe and consigned by Tierney Farm and Kathryn Bosley.
Mass. Her dam is sired by Giprat Belles Jade-ET, JPI -55, and her grandam by Bridon Remake Comerica-ET, GJPI -171. “Moonbeam’s” next six dams are Very Good or Excellent. Her third dam, Billings Laser Margaux, Excellent-90%, has six lactations and made a top record of 7-3 305 26,760 5.2% 1,379 3.4% 911 98DCR. The next dam is Billings Legion Mini Me, Excellent-95%. She won aged cow classes at the Eastern States Exposition in 2010 and 2011 and was also named Reserve Senior Champion in 2010 and Overall Total Performance Winner the next year. She has three lactations over 20,000 lbs. milk and a best record of 9-1 305 22,410
5.0% 1,131 3.6% 797 102DCR. The fifth dam, Billings Berretta Mocha-ET, Excellent-93%, has a seven lactation m.e. average of 17,613–896–654. The second high seller, Tierneys Black Apple Pippi, was purchased by Mason Rowe, New Vineyard, Maine, for $3,350. The senior calf is sired by Rapid Bay Black Apple, JPI -98, and backed by three Very Good or Excellent dams. H e r d a m i s a Ve r y G o o d - 8 7 % “Comerica” daughter. Her grandam is an Excellent-90% daughter of Shamrock Giller, GJPI -263. She has an Excellent-92% full sister. The next dam is Tierneys C-Gar Kathryn, Excellent-94%. “Kathryn” has nine lactations and made her top record of 20,940 lbs. milk, 968 lbs. fat and 772 lbs. protein at 7-7. A member of the family, Tierneys Fizz Pepsi, was tapped Junior Champion of junior show at the Eastern States Exposition in 2017 and topped her class in the open show that year and both shows the next year as well. “Pippa” was consigned by Tierney Farm and Kathryn Bosley, Malone, N.Y. Sales $2,100 and Over
(Consignors in Parentheses) Kirbie C. Nichols, Lyndonville, Vt. Fine-Kine Redpath Moonbeam, heifer calf 7 mos....... $4,800 (Ben Bemis, Westfield, Mass.) Mason Rowe, New Vineyard, Maine Tierneys Black Apple Pippi, heifer calf 6 mos................ 3,350 (Tierney Farm and Kathryn Bosley, Malone, N.Y.) Morgan Riley, North Stonington, Conn. Dreamroad/BSD Chrome Chardonnay-ET, heifer calf 6 mos. .................................................................................. 2,100 (Dreamroad/BSD, Johnstown, N.Y.) Sarah Blood, Cobleskill, N.Y. Oblong Valley VIP Sexy Time, heifer calf 7 mos............ 2,100 (Kenneth Beneke, Millerton, N.Y.) Suzanne Sankow, Lyme, Conn. Silver Lining Roman Hazelnut, bred heifer 22 mos. ...... 2,100 (Abigail Shaw, Oxford, Mass.)
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