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Click to enlarge - Valleyville Rae Lynn EX-95-CAN
May 28, 2015
Valleyville Rae Lynn passes away

Quality Holsteins is sad to announce that Valleyville Rae Lynn EX-95-CAN has passed away at the farm. Rae Lynn was Reserve All-Canadian Sr. 2-Yr-Old in 2012 and continued her winning in 2013 being named Intermediate Champion at the Ontario Spring and Summer Show. She finished 2013 with being crowned HM Intermediate Champion at the Royal Winter Fair and earning HM All-Canadian title as a Sr. 3-Yr-Old. Rae Lynn's dam is the maternal sister to Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy EX-95-CAN.

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May 28, 2015
Last Call: Register for National Holstein Convention!

One week left to register at regular price for the 2015 National Holstein Convention!

The 2015 National Holstein Convention is June 22-26 in St. Charles, IL. An exciting schedule has been planned and the Holstein breeders of Illinois welcome you to their great state in less than 4 weeks! READ MORE

May 27, 2015
Universal Auctions first Online Bull Auction open for Bidding

The first Universal Auctions Online Bull Auction has started and will start closing on Friday 2 P.M. CST. Selling are a variety of bulls that rank well is several countries. CLICK HERE for more information.

Click to enlarge - Second High Seller: Butlerview Doorman Class sold for $34,000
May 25, 2015
Butlerview Doorman Class second high seller

Butlerview Doorman Class sold for $34,000 and was the second high seller at this weekend's Crown Jewel II Sale. Class was consigned by MD-West-View Genetics and the Iager Brothers and sold to Jordon and Whitney Ebert. Class was the HM All-American Spring Calf in 2014 and has sold embryos through the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auctions. 


In total 119 live lots sold for an average of nearly $6500. High seller was and Atwood senior two-year-old from the Ocean-View Lindy Sheens selling for $42,300. At $23,500 the third high seller was Ladies-First SS Blessing consigned by Barbara Mountain and Ladies-First Holsteins. Blessing is a +2518G Supersire backed by the Baler Twines and was the successful purchase of Mercuro Farms.

Click to enlarge - Pineland Goldwyn Hemi now EX-95 2E
May 22, 2015
Pineland Goldwyn Hemi now EX-95 2E

Pineland Farms is proud to announce that Pineland Goldwyn Hemi is the newest EX-95 cow in the breed! Hemi is two months fresh with her fourth calf and looks amazing. Congratulations to the Pineland Farms team!

May 22, 2015
Exciting consignments from HP member to Crown Jewel II Sale

Holstein Plaza members Peak Genetics, Larcrest, Butlerview, MD-West-View Genetics, Speek-NJ,  Stranshome and Sunview Holsteins each send some of their most exciting females to the Crown Jewel II Sale which is held on May 23rd at the Frederick Fairground in Frederick, MD. The Sale starts at 11 AM EST. CLICK HERE for more information regarding the consignments.

Click to enlarge - Gen-I-Beq Shottle Bombi-ET EX-94 2E 16*
May 22, 2015
Gen-I-Beq Shottle Bombi passes away

A note from Siemers Holsteins, "We are sad to announce the passing of Gen-I-Beq Shottle Bombi-ET—an incredible cow. We would like to sincerely thank Mapel Wood Farms andO'Connor Land & Cattle Co. for giving us the opportunity to own Bombi.  Bombi was like a member of the family, and she will truly be missed.

Bombi 16* has recently been scored EX-94-2E, and was nominated as the 2013 Canadian Cow of the Year. Bombi’s legacy will live on at our farm, as we have 97 daughters out of her, and is the dam of the #1 LPI son: Brewmaster."

Click to enlarge - Snowbiz Sympatico Sal *RC | Her IVF SEXED Dozer embryos sell... Make a maternal sister to a GTPI+2604 Kingboy!
May 21, 2015
Exciting Red Carrier/Red embryos with Huge GTPI Potential Sell

The Glen Drummond Splendor family has been dominating the Red and Red Carrier GTPI lists in April and the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction offers a tremendous opportunity to buy embryos from some of the elite Red Carrier Females from this cow family. All three of these donors already have proven themself as valuable transmitters with various offspring over GTPI+2500 and even GTPI+2600!

Click to enlarge - Larcrest Cosmopolitan VG-87 GMD DOM | Several altaSpring embryos from her cow family sell!
May 21, 2015
altaSpring embryos from fantastic pedigrees, up to PA-GTPI+2550!

Selling in the Holstein Plaza Online Heifer Sale are several lots from the popular mating sire altaSpring from some of North-America's best cowfamilies including: The Cosmpolitans, The Eroy's, the Pen-Col D, the Rudolph Missys and the Planet Silks. Several of these embryos have PA-GTPIs>2500 up to +2550G. CLICK HERE to find out more about the altaSpring embryos selling in the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction that closes TODAY!

May 21, 2015
Auction CLOSES Today... Place your Bids now!

The Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction closes today, Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. (EST). Place your bid now at www.holsteinplaza.com! Offerings from the best North American cow families direct from the top quality herds of Holstein Plaza members sell and featuring numerous packages of tremendous SEXED lots and combinations with a PA-GTPI over +2500. In total, the auction includes over exciting lots from North America's premier cow families and sired by the industry's hottest sires including Doors Open, AltaSpring, Sexed Denver, Sexed Delta, Doorman, Archrival, Windbrook, Atwood and more!

Make sure you are at your computer to LOG ON – TODAY, May 21 as the auction closes beginning at 4:00 p.m. (EST) using the popcorn bidding/5-minute rule system.