tate Sale

Minnesota Gelbvieh Association
State Opportunity Sale
March 7, 2010

AVERAGES:
            13 Yearling Bulls...........................$1,665
             2 – 2 Yr Old Bulls…………….....$1,700
             10 Open Heifers............................$1,365
             1 Bred Heifer……………….……$1,700
             1 Cow/Calf Pair ............................$1,700

AUCTIONEER:
            Col. Al Wessel – Long Prairie, MN

SALE MANAGER:
            Mary Swenson – Little Falls, MN

HIGH SELLING LOTS:
A good crowd was on hand in Albany, MN for the 12th Annual Minnesota Gelbvieh State Opportunity Sale.

The top selling bull of the day was DGSC Daybreak 11W, a homozygous black, double polled purebred son of FHG VVFG Flying H Exclusive and a BTI Extra 2106K daughter.  Consigned by Swenson Gelbvieh of Little Falls, MN, he sold for $3,400 to Jerald Keehr, also of Little Falls, MN.

Selling at $2000 was SVVG Due Dilligence, a purebred February black double polled son of Hyek Black Impact and a Big N Rich daughter.  He was consigned by Sauer’s Valley View Farms of Winona, MN and sold to Jeff Miller of New Richland, MN.

Also at $2000 was a coming 2 year old black polled 88% bull sired by LJSA Mac Daddy 6355.  He was consigned by Kriegh Family Farm of Crookston, MN.  Thomas Stattleman of Pine River MN was the winning bidder.

Topping the females at $2600 was Olek Miss Design 09, a red double polled purebred open heifer, sired by GSBR 35N, consigned by Brian Olek of Felton, MN.  The new owner of this eye catching heifer is Jill Welke of Osseo, WI.

SVVG Taylor, a black double polled ¾ balancer consigned by Sauer’s Valley View Farms was the 2nd high open heifer at $2250.  This SVVG Trademark ET daughter went to Zimmerman Farms of Osseo, WI.

Russell Family Livestock of Brooklyn, WI consigned RSSL MS Utopia, a homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred heifer by MLH Strait Forward R89.  She is due mid March to Silveiras El Capitan.  She sold to Keith Hass of Ogilvie, MN for $1700.

Also at $1700 was SVVG Maisie, a black double polled daughter of Hyek Black Impact with a Harb Pendleton Balancer calf by her side.  She went to Jack Welle/Kenyon Cattle Company of Milford, IA.  She was a consignment of Sauer’s Valley View Farms.