Bay, Lookout and Select Jerseys teamed up to present a stunning offering of Jersey genetics in late June. The sale was one of the definite highlights of the pre- conference tour of Quebec, Eastern and Central Ontario prior to the World Jersey Cattle Bureau International Conference in Waterloo, Ontario in late June/early July.

Host farm for the sale was the highly scenic and majestic Lookout Holstein and Jersey Farm perched above the quaint village of North Hatley and the waters of Lake Massiwippi in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. The McKinven and Halbach families who own and manage Lookout Farm were splendid hosts for a massive crowd of sale goers. 80 international delegates on the pre-conference tour were thrilled to be part of this tremendous celebration of the Jersey cow!

Embryo packages from across Canada and Australia and the United States and live offerings from Alberta in the west to New Brunswick in the east captivated bidders from five Canadian provinces.

Pierre Boulet, auctioneer, and Marcel “Jersey” Choiniere, pedigree man, rolled along through a exciting evening of selling that culminated in the announcement that just over 50 head had attracted an impressive average of $4832!!

Attracing a sale-topping bid of $26,000 was the twice Reserve All Canadian Potwell Whistler’s Emily VG-89%. Emily was bred by Peter and Richard Stern of Paris, Ontario and consigned to the sale by Marcel Choiniere and family of Quebec. She is now the property of Roger Guay, Ferme Roggua and Select Jerseys of St. Alphonse-de-Granby, Quebec. Emily, who was second at the RAWF in 2004 and third in 2003 is a daughter of Quebec-bred sire Bonnyburn Ali Whistler and her dam is a member of the highly respected M family originating with the Fletcher family at Pleasant Nook Jerseys, Fisherville, Ontario.

One of the top ten Jersey heifers in Canada for parent average LPI index, Cam Sultan Bella appealed to Albertan Jersey enthusiast Robert Thomson of Rimbey. She sold for the sale’s second highest price of $17,500. This March 2005 calf is sired by the Semex Alliance’s most popular current active sire SHF Centurion Sultan. Bella’s dam is the fifth generation Excellent Rock Ella Brook Belle EX-93% sired by Molly Brook Brass Belle and out of the immortal and legendary Duncan Belle, Ex-3.

Thomson was also the purchaser of the sale’s fourth high lot Piedmont Amadeo Nadine-ET, a March 2004 heifer who fetched $14,500. Nadine is a daughter of the world-renowned Waymar Patrick Nadine, EX-97% Supreme Champion at the World Dairy Expo and high seller of the 2002 Piedmont Jersey dispersal.

She is sired by Piedmont Grove Amadeo from Payneside Farms. Bred at Piedmont Jersey Inc. in Quebec, Amadeo Nadine was consigned to the sale by Gary and Maureen Bowers of Ferme Lencrest, Coaticook, Quebec.

Pierre Boulet, Montmagny, Quebec was pleased to purchase the sale’s third high seller Bridon Furor Legacy, VG-87% for $15,200. This two year old is projected to almost 7,000 kilograms of milk and was consigned by the Sayles family of Bridon Farms Inc, Paris, Ontario. She is sired by Alta Genetics Piedmont Nadine Furor and from a Very good Duncan’s Prince Malcolm dam from a cow family originating in the Charlyn herd of the Kingdon Family of Forest, Ontario. Since the sale Legacy was Champion at the competitive Expo BBQ- Bellechasse show at St-Anselme, Quebec.

Rounding out the list of five animals selling for over $10,000 was Shamrock Giller Glo a senior two year old who sold for exactly $10,000. Glo was bred by Shamrock Genetics Inc., Guelph, Ontario and moves from John Beerwort and family, Knowlton, Quebec to the ownership of sale hosts Lookout Jerseys and Holsteins. Glo is sired by Shamrock Giller and her dam is a VG-88% daughter of Shamrock Grove Gemini from the Bonnyburn- bred “Glossy” cow family.

The Davison family of Davison Jerseys, Maple Ridge, British Columbia invested the sale’s top dollars for an embryo package when they bid $6600 to purchase a minimum of five embryos from a flush to the sire of their choice. The Morey family of Unique Valleystream Genetics, Rochester, Alberta consigned the opportunity from Lencrest Par for Belle VG, the current number one Jersey cow in Canada for LPI at +3658. Belle is sired by Rock Ella Paramount from Select Sires. Her dam Piedmont Declo Belle VG-89%, at Lencrest Farms in Quebec is the current number two LPI cow in Canada at +2779 and is a daughter of Rock Ella Brook Belle Ex-93% the afore- mentioned dam of the sale’s second high selling live lot and daughter of Duncan Belle.

This sizzling sale provided strong reinforcement for the fact that Jersey genetics are meeting with increased demand as each month passes here in Canada!