Good Sales Don't Just Happen - They're Managed

Reflections of Holbric

A large number of breeders, neighbors, and supporters were on hand May 7th in Harvard, IL to help the Olbrich family celebrate and reflect on their Holstein heritage spanning more than 3/4 of a century. Billed as the Reflections of Holbric, the outstanding lineup of Registered Holsteins commanded an average of $4204 with more than twenty over $5000. Glenn Ubbelohde of Plymouth, WI bought the sale topper at $10,100. This extremely big and stylish *RC Winter Yearling was sired by Linjet and backed by two EX EX-MS dams with 1142 and 1480F. Richard Green of Middletown, DE selected a red Summer Yearling by Markwell Banner from 7 EX dams in the Roxy family for $9400. Robert and Susan Miller of Vesper, WI paid $9200 for a stylish Sept '04 *RC Rubens daughter from 10 generations of EX dams back to Gray View B D Crissy. Verlo DeWall from nearby Shannon, IL gave $9100 for a VG-86 young Integrity springing to Arsenio. This crowd favorite is from a 2E-94 Lindy with 1885F. The colored breed section included 13 Jerseys that averaged $3181. The highlight was a stunning Sr 2 Yr Old prospect by Extreme from an EX-94% dam who already has several major show winning and Excellent daughters. Mike and Sheryl Deaver of Edgerton, WI paid $10,000 for the rights to develop her at Sherona Hill. The cattle were purchased by buyers from fourteen states spanning coast to coast. Tom Morris Ltd. managed the sale.

click on logo to return to home page