The East Coast Style 2018 Sale averaged an outstanding $5502 (unofficial) on 132 Holstein and Jersey consignments Held on August 10th and managed and hosted by Weeksdale Holsteins, Pleasant Valley, P.E.I..
(Photo by Atlantic Holstein News)
The top seller at $50,500 was Eastriver Dempsey Coralie 556, a December 2017 “Dempsey” daughter who had junior champion at the P.E.I. Premier Heifer Show and first intermediate calf and honourable mention junior champion at the Atlantic Spring Showcase this year. Backed by four generations of Excellent or Very Good dams, she is from an Excellent-92 “Windhammer” dam, followed by a Very Good-86, 2-Star “Goldwyn” and then Floydholm Outside Coralie (Ex-94-4E). Consigned by Weeksdale Holsteins, Rocky Allen, Cobargo, New South Wales, Australia, and MB Luckylady Farm, Modesto, Calif., Coralie was purchased by Glamourview, Walkersville, Maryland.
The 2nd highest seller was, Brigeen Brash Paddy, who sold for $46,000. This intermediate yearling by Mr Brash-ET was junior champion at the Atlantic Spring Showcase and first and reserve junior champion at Expo-Printemps Holstein Quebec this past spring. Bred to “Kingpin” and due in December, she is from an Excellent-93-2E-USA “Final Cut” dam who traces to Vandyk-K Integ Paradise 2-ETN (VG-89-2y-USA), the “Integrity” clone who was All-American senior 2-year-old in 2005. Paddy was consigned by Weeksdale Holsteins, Frank A. & Diane Borba, Modesto, Calif., George Morasci, Modesto, Calif., Michael Heath, Westminster, Md., and Dusty Schirm, Loudonville, Ohio, and was purchased by Glamourview.
The third highest seller was Pierstein Uno Julyana who sold for $26,000. A January 2018 “Numero Uno” heifer calf consigned by Pierre Boulet, Montmagny, Que., Kevin Jay Doeberiener, West Salem, Ohio, and Diamond Genetics Australia, Jasper Bush, Australia and was purchased by Westcoast Holsteins, Chilliwack, B.C., this calf is a daughter of Loyalyn Goldwyn June (Ex-97-5E-1*), the “Goldwyn” who was grand champion at this year’s Expo-Printemps Holstein Quebec and was All-Canadian longtime production cow in 2016 and Reserve All-Canadian and Reserve All-American mature cow in 2014.
