Brown Swiss Sale Service

61st Springtime Show Window Sale
Apr. 5, 2008
Elkhorn, WI

A nice day produced a very good sized an active audience for the 61st Springtime Show Window Sale. Lot 57 topped the sale at $8000. Elk Creek Farm, NE consigned this V88/90ms Clu daughter. Fresh in Feb. she will have no trouble bumping up several points. Look for this fancy Sr. 3yr. old to be part of the Double W Dairy, CO show string this year.
    Tim Navis consigned the second high seller Lot 7 at $6500. A big, well cut Summer Yearling with pedigree to back up the type. A Denmark from 4 Ex dams, all Nom. All American in the Vixie family. Her own dam is 2E92 and a 2 time All American Nominee. Foxy ET was the pick of the investment group of Blessing, Mort, Osbourn & Lortie, Ft. Wayne, IN
    The third high seller also was an open heifer, Lot 5 a 12/07 Galaxy daughter of Alegria Starbuck Rapture the V89 daughter of Hawthorne Rhythimic Riki 3E94 2x All American. Michelle Fluty, Bloomington, Il added this special heifer to her show string.
    The 60 head averaged $2990.00
Managed by Brown Swiss Sale Service LLC, Norman C. Magnussen
Sale Force: Darrell Worden, Lee Barber, Dave Sprenegeler and Dan Gilbert.
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Bail-Mik Dispersal - February 14, 2008

A band of snow that started early sale morning covered Central Wisconsin leaving a foot of accumulation in its wake. While it discouraged some from attending, those that braved the blanket of white fluff were ready to buy.
    The 67 head were purchased by 37 buyers from 8 states. 14 head found new homes via phone bids. The quality in this short notice sale was reflected in an outstanding average of $3204.76.
    The sale headliner was the # 1 PPR (tie) cow in the Brown Swiss Breed
Elm Park Hart Ameri Lady ET 2E91/92ms 3-0 365 3x 48,430 4.4 2,149 3.5 1,716.
Lady was the wise purchase of Elm Park Farm, Ltd. Sheboygan Falls, WI at the top price of $19,000. Lost Elm Farm and Ron Strauss were under bidders on this untapped contract cow.
Lady’s influence impacted the runner up price of $9200 for Lot 37. A fancy Dynasty heifer due in April carrying a Vigor pregnancy from Lady. Her grandam is 2E91 with 37,750. After a spirited duel Ron Strauss, WI added a piece of the family to his herd.
    The top selling open heifer also emerged from this high component family with Lot 6 peaking at $4000. Dr. Kenny Manion, KY was the successful bidder on this interesting 12/07 Scipio daughter of Lady.
    Ed Hart of Loredo, MO is no stranger to this influential family having bred many great ones from Lady’s grandam the “Edge” cow. He picked out Lot 21 a V88/90ms Denmark who was carrying the other Vigor pregnancy from Lady due in April for $6800.
Mr. Hart also added a very correct Jr. 2 prospect to his list for $6100. Lot 4 who just happens to be an own daughter of Lady by Prstige bred to Vigor.
    Lot 8 a potential 7th generation Excellent Dynasty 2yr from the Priscilla family brought $6000 from Ron Strauss. Hills Valley Dy Percept-ET V86/87ms, unfortunately was checked open at the sale but will go right on the flush program in Fredonia.
    The Luttropp’s added Lot 15 a $5700 third generation Excellent Pronto due in March to Hart’s Elevation to their Lost Elm herd at Berlin, WI.
    Myron Turk Brooklyn, WI selected Lot 7 the V87/90ms Towpath Dynasty Lauren also open this 2yr. will be added to his embryo program. She has 7 Excellent dams right from the 5Ex Sup. Brood Cow, Vine Valley Paul Luann’s family.

Harvest Royal Sale, Dec.1, 2007, Elkhorn, WI
“Fierce Winter Storm Pounds Through The Upper Mid-West”
   Sale day was anything but nice as far as the weather was concerned. Several had to wait out the storm until Sunday before loading for home. The sale itself did not show the ill effects of the weather outside. A nice crowd with 37 interested buyers snapped up the 56 head for an average of $2935.71. The 8 embryo packages of 40 embryos averaged $385/embryo. The buyers tallied in from 8 states with 44 lots staying in the Badger State.
   Top seller was Schulte Bros Zeus Razzle ET at $8500. A 3/06 Red Brae Prelude Zeus(M) bred to Agenda from an E90 Jetway(M) in turn from VB Sensat X Cruella Rose 3E93/95ms All Am. Sr. 2yr. 1994 with 34,860. Razzle will be ready to dazzle as a
Jr. 2 yr. in “08” for Swiss Miss Farm, Fox Lake, WI
Razzle’s maternal sister Schulte Bros Dyn Reaper by Hilltop Acres En Dynasty and born 6/06 bred 8/25 to Zeus had the same look and was the $6500 purchase of Marvin Schluter, Gifford, IL Both heifers were consigned by The Schulte’s of Watkins, IA
   In the runner-up spot at $7000 was Thompsonview Premium Shess ET a 6/07 daughter and maternal sister to the World Premier Sale topper from Jetway Shatzi 3E94/93ms World Milk & Protein record holder. 8-2 365 2x 53,460 5.2 2,766 3.6 1,903. Shess has 5 Excellent dams. Consigned by Kent Thompson, Viroqua, WI she was the selection of Brent Hanke, Greenville, IL
   The sale was managed by Brown Swiss Sale Service LLC and pedigrees highlighted by Norman C. Magnussen, Lake Mills, WI. The sale force was, Darrell A. Worden, Gary Magnussen, Lee F. Barber, Dan Gilbert. The sale crew was headed by Allyn Paulson with Robert Barber, Lyndon Gerdts, Mark Fisher, Sarah Damrow, Sarah Borchard, Aaron Johnson.

They were packed in for the World Premier Brown Swiss & Milking Shorthorn Sales held Thursday Oct. 4th at the World Dairy Expo, Madison,WI. The high selling Brown Swiss was Lot 47, Thopsview Ensin Shadora ET, a 6/07 daughter of R Hart Simon Ensign from the breed Milk & Protien Champion, Sun-Made Jetway Shatzi ET(M) 3E94 with 8/2 365 2x 53,460 5.2 2766 3.6 1903. Kent Thompson, Viroqua, WI was the seller and Jaime Govela Mexico was the buyer. 2nd high was Lot 1, the 1st choice female offering by Old Mill TA Starsky ET from Mort Tower Frisky 2E94, A 3 time All American and WDE Grand Champion in 2001 and 2002 National Total Performance winner. Consigned by Jerland Farm, Barron, WI she was purchased by Dan Weness, Leroy, MN. 37 animals sold averaged $4348 and went to 12 states with 8 head going to Mexico. The top selling embryo package was 5 #1's at $2100 per embryo by Peters Top Zoldo Zeus from Old Mill E Snickerdoodle 2E94, 6 time All American and Supreme Champion WDE 2003. The 31 embryos averaged $946.

There was much anticipation for the first ever Milking Shorthorn Sale held at WDE on Thursday, Oct. 4th. The sale highlighted 8 lots that were offspring or from families that were National Show winners. Topping the sale was Lot 1, consigned by Dale & Deanna Bendig & Nick Raggi, PA, Spungold-R Logic Pledge ET. She was the recently named Jr. Champion from the Eastern National and is a daughter of Gold Mine Poppy's OT Kay 2E95, All American and 1st Aged cow at this years WDE. She is also the Breed Milk Champion with 5/10 365 46,666 3.3 1544 3.1 1,427. She was purchased by Sarah B. Weimer Emleton, PA.
    Lots 4 & 5 tied for 2nd high seller at $5600. Lot 4 was a 1st Choice Female from Innisfail BDC Stella 905 2E93, All American Aged Cow & Grand Champion WDE 2006. Consigned by Hard Core Farms, PA, she was the purchase of Ryan Rida, Worthington, MA
    Also bringing $5600 was the consignment of Jesse Landsgard, IA, Lands-Brook Courtney-EXP. Megan Kulp of Manheim, PA purchased this fancy heifer from the 3E94 Lands-Brook Christe family that includes a E91 3/4 sister Christina-EXP, a Unanimous All American Jr 3yr 2006.
    The 8 "Show Winner" lots averaged $5293.75.
    There were many favorable comments on the quality of all the cattle offered and the way the crew presented the 61 head, that also included the Guernseys under their care. Both sales were managed by Brown Swiss Sale Service LLC, Norman C. Magnussen, Lake MIlls, WI

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