Minnesota Nice National Brown Swiss Sale 2016

July 8th, 2016 at 5:30pm @ Owatonna, MN


70 Lots

The Minnesota Nice National Brown Swiss Sale 2016 is complete in Owatonna, MN with a $16,000 top seller on Lot 56, Holyland Twilight Keeps 2332, the #41 Type Cow on the PPR List. The sale averaged $5,309 on 56 head.

The Minnesota Nice National Brown Swiss Sale 2016 will take place on July 8th at 5:30pm in Owatonna, MN in conjunction with the National Brown Swiss Convention, and will feature 70 lots of the best of the best of North American Brown Swiss Genetics. Online bidding will be available through Cowbuyer, and the catalog is available here on Cowsmo.
The Minnesota Nice National Brown Swiss Sale 2016 will take place on July 8th at 5:30pm in Owatonna, MN in conjunction with the National Brown Swiss Convention, and will feature 70 lots of the best of the best of North American Brown Swiss Genetics. Online bidding will be available through Cowbuyer, and the catalog is available here on Cowsmo.
The Minnesota Nice National Brown Swiss Sale 2016 will take place on July 8th at 5:30pm in Owatonna, MN in conjunction with the National Brown Swiss Convention, and will feature 70 lots of the best of the best of North American Brown Swiss Genetics. Online bidding will be available through Cowbuyer, and the catalog is available here on Cowsmo.

Sale Results


The Minnesota Nice National Brown Swiss Convention Sale 2016 took place on July 8th in Owatonna, MN. Fifty-six head sold to 41 buyers representing twelve states, at an average of $5309. Twenty-three embryos sold, averaging $613. The sale was managed by Brown Swiss Sale Service LLC.

The top seller for the evening was Holyland Twilight Keeps 2332, commanding a price of $16,000. Keeps is the #41T Cow in the breed. She is sired by Twilight, and is out of a VG86 Driver. She was the consignment of Joe & Mark Loehr, WI and was taken home by Roger and Lori Read, MN.

Second high seller for the night at $15,500 was the 2014 HM All-American Senior 2 Year Old, Cutting Edge Stratus Sue EX91. Sue will show as a 4 Year Old this year, and is due in July to Biver. She is a Stratus from a 2E-92 Power Storm. Sue was consigned by Ken Main and Peter Vail, NY, and was purchased by Ron Kelm, WI.

Third high seller at $10,600 was Lot 1, Jo-Dee Glamorous Nancy. She is a February 2016 Glenn daughter of Jo-Dee Prelude Nancy-ET 2E-94. She was consigned by Jodi Coppini and Royal Hill Farm, OR. The final bidders were Elite Dairy, NY.

The fourth high price of the night was $9,800, paid for the choice of Lots 2 and 3. Kulpdale Genetics, PA selected Lot 3, BMG Gimme All Ur Lovin. She is a January 2015 Ali Jackson from Harts Lady Lust-ET EX90, the #14 PPR Cow in the breed. The choice was consigned by Blue Mountain Genetics, MN.

Rounding out the top five high sellers at $9,000 was Brown Heaven Fatima-ET, a June 2015 full sister to Brown Heaven Glenn Fantasy EX95, the 2015 World Dairy Expo Grand Champion. She was consigned by Brown Heaven Farm, QC and purchased by Richard Jorgenson, WI.

Other highlights included:
Lot 35…$8,000….Sun-Made Elite Neith-ET, a December 2015 Supreme out of Jo-Dee Wonderment Nuclear 2E-92

Lot 46…$8,000…a Jongleur Milking Yearling Prospect due in August to Biver from Cutting Edge P Sherry EX92, a potential 10th generation EX.

Lot 42…$7,200…a December Jongleur from Groves View Agenda Tina 2E-94, followed by six more generations of EX

Lot 34…$7,200…a July 2015 Rosco daughter of the 2015 All-American 4 Year Old CIE Double W Em Favor EX92

Lot 10E…$1,400 x 5 #1 DT Get Lucky embryos from a VG88 Driver, for a package total of $7,000

Lot 50…$7,000…an EX92 Sky Pilot from a Mich

Lot 53…$7,000…a Durango Junior 2 Year Old due in September, from an EX92 Wonderment with two more EX dams

Lot 11…$6.700…an August 2015 Biver from a VG85 Ali Jackson from nine generations of EX & VG dams

Lot 12…$6,100…the #17T Heifer, a Cadence from a +84Torch

Lot 64…$6,000…a VG88 Bonanza from a 2E-90 Premium, followed by three more EX dams

Lot 33..$6.000…an April 2014 Carter due in September to Winning Formula, from 10 generations of EX dams

Lot 22…$6,000…a Junior 2 Year Old Total due in July to Precious Blue Ribbon, from a 2E-90 Starbuck out of a 2E-90 Jetway daughter of Kruses GK Jade Fantasy Vix-ET 3E-94, with two more EX dams

Lot 18…$5,800…a Braiden Junior Yearling that was the Reserve Junior Champion at the WI State Brown Swiss Show, out of an EX Agenda

Lot 4…$5,600…the #7 PPR Genomic Heifer of the breed, a November 2015 Cartel from a young Driver dam

Lot 15…$5,600…a Schnapps Junior 2 Year Old due in July to August, from a Total followed by three generations of VG & EX dams

Lot 57…$5,500…a March 2015 Cadence, the #17 Type heifer, from a VG89 Vigor with four generations of EX & VG dams

Lot 13…$5,500…a Carter Junior 2 Year Old fresh in March from a VG87 Titanium then a 3E-90 Dynasty

Lot 70…$5,400…a December Biver daughter of Dublin Hill Treats 2E-94, 2x All-American

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The Minnesota Nice National Brown Swiss Sale 2016 will take place on July 8th at 5:30pm in Owatonna, MN in conjunction with the National Brown Swiss Convention, and will feature 70 lots of the best of the best of North American Brown Swiss Genetics. Online bidding will be available through COWBUYER, and the catalog is available HERE or by clicking the Image below. The PDF is available to download.

 

Sale Information


Minnesota Nice National Brown Swiss Sale
July 8th, 2016 at 5:30pm
Steele County Fairgrounds
1525 S. Cedar Ave.
Owatonna, MN
507.451.5305

A National Sale Picnic Supper will begin at 4:30pm compliments of STgenetics

Online Bidding available through COWBUYER
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Sale Hosted by the Minnesota Brown Swiss Association
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Sale Staff


Online Bidding through COWBUYER

Norman C. Mangnussen, WI…414.916.2428
Darrell A. Worden, WI…715.571.0833
Lee F. Barber, IA…563.271.3781
Dan Gilbert, WI…920.222.9579
Dennis Mashek, IA…563.419.2137
Dave Spregneler, MN…320.212.8571
David Wallace, WI…908.268.0199
Donald Graft, IN…260.760.6255

Dale Bendig, PA, Cattle Superintendent…717.891.0672

Additional Staff:
Adam Slutz, WI…815.878.0672
Andrew Fritsche, MN…507.276.0837
Susan Horswill, WI…920.843.8346
Jason Steinlage, IA…319.596.5663