Always chasing their dreams and working hard each day to make them become reality, Brianne Brown and the team at Beslea Holsteins and Jersey’s hosted their Dare to Dream sale that was a roaring success. The sale had 24 live lots out of 31 offered sold to every corner of the USA as well as Ontario & Quebec averaging $4933.00.
High seller was Lilyking Blue Diamond. A Sept Diamondback from the Knonaudale Jasmine family consigned and bred by Mary Pearson & Adam Hunt. She sold to Hovden/Gibbs/Allyn/Breakell/Beslea for $18100.00.
2nd High seller was Brown Heaven Elmstar Flaky. An August heifer who’s granddam is a full sister to Brown Heaven Glen Fantasy EX97 sold to Pacheco/McKinven/Beslea for $12000.00. Consigned and bred by Brown Heaven in Quebec .
But more than just the sale there many touching moments including this special message that Brianne shares here :
Yesterday on the buyers list I mentioned there would be a special announcement today. I received a lot of compliments on my sale posts this week but nothing I say here is going to do justice to the incredible act of generosity bestowed upon our family after the sale. I will try to keep this short but the emotions are strong here so bear with me!!!!!! A friend I grew up with in 4H back when I lived in Dufferin County reached out yesterday out of the blue. You could say we had lost touch over the years but is that really ever the case with facebook and social media these days? Dwayne asked us to have Chase pick from two of the remaining summer yearlings in the sale and asked that we put her in Chase’s name with Jersey Canada. As you will see in the video Chase chose Beslea Fizz Alligator…..here’s the kicker…….and the tears have started…..again……the purchase price of Alligator, $2000.00, has been donated to the Ontario Autism Coalition and Chase gets to keep Alligator. Thank you doesn’t seem sufficient. There are no words big enough. From the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU!!!
The sale also awarded several different scholarship winners:
- Gabby Barnes is 10 yrs old from NY & Addison Dwyre is 13 yrs old from Ontario. They tied for first and both received $1000.00 from Beslea Farms & Select Sires Genervations towards the purchase of their calves. Gabby purchased Beslea Scout Pitter Patter & Addison purchased Lorivale VIP Crush.
- June Ibbotson also from Ontario was our Honorable mention and has won the chance to work with Steph Murphy and Camron Murphy of Ronbeth Holsteins to pick a cow from their herd to flush and receive 2 free embryos.
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Daniel Weaver is from the UK and won our International competition. Daniel has expressed interest in coming to North America to work with us at the Royal or Madison post Covid.Aimee Van Loon is from Ontario and she won the 16 to 21 age Category. Aimee is receiving a check for $1000.00 from Beslea Farms & Select Sires Genervations.
The Quest for Franchise Sale (US) goes in the record books with the new all-time, high-selling Ayrshire – Old-Bankston-AL Wynonna-ET. Wynonna smashed the previous public sale record for the breed as she brought $67,000. She was consigned by Kurt, Ted & Scott Wolf and Adam Ludwig, she will find her new home at Misty Meadow Dairy in Tillamook, OR.
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After a stormy start to the morning, the Duckett Holsteins Celebration IV Sale took place on Thursday, July 9th in Marshfield, WI. The weather cleared out and a nice crowd settled in to watch plenty of bids from people in attendance and lots of phone and internet bids as well, on a high-quality selection of animals. At the end of the day, 71 lots averaged $4,468 on 71 live lots and choices. 
Despite the challenging times, The Suits of Springhill Sale showed perseverance and averaged on 66 lots of $3550 Big Prairie, OH. Topping the sale at $14,000 was Springhill Disco Jarica VG-86 (HM All-American Junior 2-Year-Old ’19) from the Dix Lee Tiller Joke EX-93 family. Consigned by Springhill, Grammar & Wetmore she was purchased by the Jerica Syndicate. The high selling Ayrshire and 2nd high seller was Mowrys Burdette Scarlet VG-87 (HM All-American Senior 2-Year-Old ’19). She was consigned by Sabrina Clark and purchased by KY Bluegrass. The by bread averages Ayrshire – $4683 Guernsey – $3622 Holstein- $2818 Brown Swiss- $1990.
Held in conjunction with the Western Spring National Show, the 2019 Western Spring National Heritage Sale, the sale is the longest running state sale in the nation. 36 Holstein lots averaged $2,288 and 5 Jersey lots averaged $1,840 for an overall average on 41 lots of $2,232. The sale featured 21 consignments from herds around the West and 20 lots from Pappys Farms of Ogden, UT.
