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The Branson, Limited Edition Sale averaged $16,447 on Saturday, March 8th. Within seven days of each other, the Holstein industry witnessed two of the biggest sales of the year, if not in history; Butlerview’s Parade of Perfection and Branson Limited Edition Sale combined to add spark to the already hot Holstein market. At the luxury resort Big Cedar Lodge located just south of Branson, Missouri, 48 lots averaged $16,448 with a gross of $789,500.00, making it the highest averaging Branson sale in history.
Holstein enthusiast, Robert Goldmann took home the two top selling lots in the sale. The top seller at $81,000 was lot 5A, a January Baxter calf out of Ralma Goldwin Carmel consigned by Dr Jeff Rugg, R-Z Holsteins of Wisconsin. Robert Goldmann also picked up lot 2 selling two months fresh, Ralma Shottle Dragonfly-ET for $60,000, consigned by Harvey Schoon of Minnesota.
Other highlights of the sale were lot 1, Regancrest G Beauty-ET, now Iowa bound purchased by Mark Butz for $40,000 and consigned by Dr. Debra West of Wisconsin. Mark Butz also bought her first choice Ramos female for $13,000, consigned by David Jons of Kansas. Markwell Holsteins of Washington, spent $40,000 on lot 5B, a first choice MAS female out of Ralma Goldwyn Carmel, the dam of the high seller mentioned above.
Buyers from 14 states were represented as the very active sales force of Scott Culbertson, Steve Berland, Ray LaBlonc, Bob Griggs and Les Terpstra worked the phones before and during the sale. The sale was managed by Burton-Fellers Sales.
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Lot 1
$40,000 3rd high seller
Regancrest G Beauty-ET
Sired by Goldwyn & due 3-14 to Keystone Potter
Dam is Regancrest-PR Barbie-ET VG-89
2-06 2x 365 31,690 3.9 1237 3.3 1050
HM All-American Jr. 3-Year-Old 2004
2nd Dam is Regancrest Juror Briana-ET EX-92
4-04 2x 365 40,640 3.6 1478 3.0 1217
Consigned by Winterlance Holsteins, Dr. Debra L. West
Purchased by Mark Butz, IA
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Lot 2
$60,000 2nd high seller
Ralma Shottle Dragonfly-ET
Fresh 1-1-08 milking 120 pounds
1st test 109 pounds 3.5f 4.0p just 10 days fresh
Dam is Ralma Finley Firefly-ET VG-87 @ 2-9
2-03 2x 36532,760 4.1 1349 3.3 1072
Sold for $68,000 in the Legends of Fall Sale
2nd dam is Ralma Durham Fireball-ET VG-88, EX-MS
2-05 2x 365 33,800 4.0 1364 3.4 1139
3rd dam is Ralma Juror Faith EX-91
Consigned by Blue Horizon c/o Harvey Schoon
Purchased by Robert Goldmann, WI
From left: Scott Culbertson (Sale Staff), Dr. Jeff Rugg (consignor of high seller, Lot 5A), Ed Fellers (Sale Manager), Summer DeBruyn (Chartroise Holsteins), Ray LeBlanc (Sale Staff), Hendrika Vos (leadsperson ) & Bieke DeBruyn (Chartroise Holsteins). In sale box is Dallas Burton (Sale Manager), Gary Estes (Auctioneer) & Bob Griggs (Sale Staff). Cow pictured is Lot 2, the second high seller in the sale, consigned by Blue Horizon, Inc., MN and purchased by Robert Goldmann, WI.
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Among those in attendance last weekend in Branson were Dwight and Anita Rokey, and two of their daughters. The Sabetha, Kansas, couple visits with sale staff member Scott Culbertson.
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