After a long chilly week the sun was shining and the temperatures were up and brought in a crowd to fill the bleachers and then some of Holstein enthusiasts to the 2016 Minnesota Spring Special sale at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester, MN. The sale was held on Saturday, April 9. 2016. At the sale 107 live lots were auctioned off and included one half lot. The sale averaged $2,374 for cows and $2181 on bred heifers. The 2016 Spring Special sale also offered an online/onsite embryo auction. 6 total lots sold with an average of $318 per embryo.
The high seller of the day was lot 101 Stadview Sid Giovanna, consigned by Stadview, Chad & Stacy Bohn, Litchfield, MN. She was purchased for $6,400 by Newalta Dairy, Pipestone, MN. The second high seller was lot 76melarry Malone Defense-Red consigned by Melarry Farms, Spencer Hackett, Rice, MN. She was purchased for $4,000 by Ken Bemboom, Sauk Rapids, MN. Thank you to all who participated in the MHA Spring Special sale and helped make it a success. Thank you to all buyers, bidders, consignors, selectors and sale staff.
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