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A Hot Sale In Northeast Pennsylvania! By Cathy Bewley
A large crowd of quick-paced buyers gathered May 3, for the Northeast Spring
Classic registered Holstein sale, Harford Fairgrounds, Harford, PA. At the
conclusion of the sale, a record-breaking gross of $203,000 and a sale
average of $2,393 on 85 lots were realized.
Topping the sale at $6,000 was the beautiful James daughter, Pineyvale Jody
James. Consigned by David Post, Hobart, NY, Jody is VG as a 2-year-old and
due in July to Penn-Gate Finest sexed semen. She was purchased by Mark &
Cindy Tompkins, Montrose, PA.
At $5,100, a first choice female by Lawn Boy P-Red from Golden-Oaks Rmn Rae
2-Red-ET was the second high seller. Rae is a polled daughter of Golden-Oaks
Perk Rae-Red-ET (VG-86) and both hail from an attractive Red branch of the
Roxy family. Consigned by Kulpdale Farm, Manheim, PA., the choice was
purchased by Stephen Martin, Myerstown, PA.
An Advent-Red fall calf from Jericho Dairy, Lake Como, Pa., was the third
high seller at $4,800. This red & white beauty was the purchase of Co-Vale
Holsteins, Preble, NY, and is a potential ninth generation Very Good or
Excellent.
Three more consignments breached the $4,000 mark. Ri-Val-Re Squirt-Red-ET
reached $4,500 and was consigned by Ryan Shores, Towanda, PA. This
eye-catching Advent-Red heifer is bred to Talent from the Derrwyn Centra
Selsy-Red-ET family. She was purchased by Randy & Jennifer Gross, Elkton,
SD, and Owen & Cathy Bewley, Susquehanna, PA. The much anticipated Lot 1 was
a *RC Talent spring calf from Mayerlane-DK Piesky-ET (EX-90) by seven more
generations of Excellent dams. At $4,400, she was purchased by Richard
Whitter, Mehoopany, PA, and consigned by Wayne & Roger Sherwood and James
Garner, Meshoppen, PA. Finally at $4,000, Greenlea Ad Lid-Red-ET was
purchased by Lee Emerson, Middletown, DE. Another Advent-Red heifer, she is
the daughter of Reserve All-American winner Erbacres Rubens Libby-Red
(EX-94) and was consigned by Richard Green, Middletown, DE.
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