2014 Pennsylvania Angus On Parade Sale
The 12th Annual Angus On Parade Sale featured a quality lineup of elite Angus Genetics and found strong demand from buyers in the seats, online and on the phone. The Sale was held on October 4th at the PA Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA.
Topping the sale was PS Playmate 749 310 from Penn State University. She is a 2/16/13 daughter of BC Eagle Eye 110-7 out of a daughter of PS New Frontier 029 530 and sold safe in calf to BC Balance 516-7. She was selected by Tudor Manor Farm, Asheboro, NC at $5,000.00. Throne Stock Farm, Lexington, GA consigned a 9/18/12 daughter of Basin Rainmaker 654X out of the Ideal 4465 of 6807 4286 cow family. She is safe to Cole Creek Cedar Ridge IV and commanded a price of $4,000.00 from Antietam Valley Angus, Keedysville, MD.
Open heifers ran deep in quality and demand. Rains Charlie Yvonne DLDFr, a 1/22/14 daughter of Sitz Dash 10277 from Rains Angus, Mercer, PA commanded active bidding and sold at $4,200.00 to Mackenzie Curtis, Landisburg, PA. Antietam Valley Angus, Keedysville, MD sold AVA Rita Lass AVB01, a 3/18/14 daughter of GAR Objective 7125 to Joe Summers, Albany, KY at $3,500.00. Tullyfergus Angus Herd, Lyons, NY sold Tullyfergus Miss Burgess 393, an 11/27/13 daughter of VDAR Really Windy 4097 to Chris Collins, Coalgate, OK at $3,500.00. Just Enuff Angus, Nazareth, PA sold Just Enuff Erica 408, a 3/14/14 daughter of OCC Missing Link 830M to Ron Collins, Coalgate, OK at $3,400.00 and they also sold flush mates Just Enuff Erica 405 and Just EnuffErica 406 both February 2014 daughters of HF Kodiak 5R at $3,000.00 and $2,500.00, respectively. Both Heifers sold to Michael Kline, McVeytown, PA.
Cow/Calf Pairs were on demand as well. Long View Acres, Airville, PA sold PS Prides Lass 940 107, a 2/3/11 daughter of BC Lookout 7024 with a 7/4/14 heifer calf by EXAR Upshot 0562B. They sold to Endless Mountains Angus, Meshoppen, PA at $3.600.00. Bar Z Angus, Conneaut Lake, PA sold PVF ALL Pride 1129, a4/1/11 daughter of TC Freedom 104 and TC Pride 8067 safe to Eathington Sub-Zero along with her 5/9/14 heifer calf by Bar Z Vernon Orion 121. They sold to Hawthorne Valley Farm, Richland, PA at $2,700.00.
Great opportunities were sold on elite Donor Cows. Clear Choice Farm, Uniontown, PA selected the Upchurch flush to Coleman Dixie Erica 8271. The flush sold at $3,900.00. A flush to ZWT Dixie Erica 0229, a “Stimulous” daughter out of AR 346 Dixie Erica 857E from Upchurch and Poe Farms sold to Walbridge Farms, Millbrook, NY at $3,500.00.
Top bred donor cow was Just Enuff LF DunJE Dixie a 10/16/09 daughter of DunlouiseJipsey Earl E161 out of a double-bred OCC Dixie Erica 816B dam. She sold safe to OCC Missing Link 830M at $3,000.00 to Happy Cattle Co, Murchison, TX.
Burkes Garden Angus, Tazewell, VA sold 4 Grade 1 embryos sired by Duff Stimulus 856 out of Coleman Dixie Erica 8271. They sold to Heathcote Farms, Amenia, NY at $400.00 each. Tudor Manor Farm, Ashboro sold 4 Grade 1 embryos out of TSF Flora 4275, a daughter of DHD Traveler 6807 by Leachman Right Time and 4 Grade 1 embryos by OCC Linebred 661L. All 8 embryos sold to Spring Valley Ranch, Rose, NE at $325.00 each.
Sale Gross: $88,425.00
Sale Average: 32 Lots $2,763.28
Open Heifers: 16 @ $2,553.13
Bred Heifers: 4 @ $3,550.00
Bred Cows: 2 @ $2,900.00
Pairs: 2@ $3,150.00
Donor Cows: 2 @ $3,500.00
Flushes: 2 @ $3,700.00
Embryos: 20 @ $343.75
Cattle Sold Into: AL, PA, MD, NC, NY, OK, TX, KY, NE
Sale Managed by: Brubaker Sales & Marketing LLC
Auctioneer: Ken Brubaker