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UPDATES Party at the Park Sale Friday, June 7th, 2013 Beyond the Ivy POLLED LIABILITY DISCLAIMER: Any polled results printed in the catalog and/or pre sale update sheet, or by announcement at the sale, were provided to sale management by the respective seller, Holstein USA, or Holstein Canada. Sale management, Butler Fellers Auctions Inc, assumes no responsibility or liability regarding the accuracy of these tests or accuracy of the seller's visual observation of an individual animal's polled status. Any disputes regarding the accuracy of printed or announced polled information is strictly between buyer and seller! *PO Observed Polled *PC Tested heterozygous Polled *PP - Tested homozygous Polled *TP Tested free of the polled condition (horned) All live lots sold in absentia sell buyer satisfaction guaranteed by seller to be healthy, sound, well grown, and with reasonably correct confirmation. If a respective lot is not 100%, for example below average size or with frozen ears, it is seller's responsibility to notify sale management of these details prior to the sale for update and announcement purposes. It is the buyer's responsibility to contact seller after the sale and personally inspect purchases prior to trucking or do so through buyer's trucker or authorized agent. This should be done in a timely fashion, within 7-14 days of the sale, and buyer should contact Joe Price, trucking coordinator, for assistance if necessary. Lot 1 Lot 2 The #2 GTPI Female in the World +2681 GTPI / +3321 DLPI / +3436DGV. From the same family as the #3 GTPI Bull in the Breed, Larcrest Clayton, ET, +2584 GTPI!! Dam now VG-87-2Y! Last Test Milking 140lbs. (6-5-13). 1 st 2 tests 98lbs. & 116lbs. This might be the most popular heifer ever to sell at public auction! It is our opinion that she is the most valuable heifer in the world. Current #2 GTPI heifer in the world. Her Observer dam just scored VG 87 w/87 mammary system as a 2 yr old. Having one of the greatest sire stacks you can imagine, greatest cow families and astronomical numbers leaves the opportunities endless! +2681 GTPI, +949 NM$, and +3.96 Type! Hitting an Extreme bull from this family could light the world on fire!!! Should be ready to IVF in the next month or 2. Maternal Sister to Lot 1with extreme traits as well! The current #3 GTPI Heifer in the World! From the same family as the #3 GTPI Bull in the Breed, Larcrest Clayton, ET, +2584 GTPI!! Dam now VG-87-2Y! Last Test Milking 140lbs. (6-5-13). 1 st 2 tests 98lbs. & 116lbs. Great cow family and great numbers leaves again for endless opportunities! +2649 GTPI, +2363 Milk, +111F, +81P, and +3.56 Type = Rockstar!!! Lot 3 A Mogul x Crimson holds worldwide appeal! Almost ready to IVF, +2559 GTPI, 894NM$, and +3.50 Type! This heifer has No Planet, Oman or Goldwyn in her pedigree. She ranks among the highest outcross heifers in the world and comes from the Cosmopolitan s!!! Should be ready to IVF in the next month or 2. One of top 10 heifers in the world when you consider that she is right out of Crimson. From the same family as the #3 GTPI Bull in the Breed, Larcrest Clayton, ET, +2584 GTPI!! Lot 4 RED sister to Apple and she is one of the highest GTPI Red Heifers in the World. +2262 GTPI, +2720 GLPI & +2776 DGV. An Awesome opportunity; she sells as a package with the Males, Females and pregnancies listed below: 1 Chevrolet implanted on May 15th (not yet confirmed preg or not) 1 - Cashcoin implanted on May 29th (not yet confirmed preg or not) 2 Female & 1 Male X Sympatico 2 Female & 2 Male X Supersire 2 Female & 1 Male X Colt 45 Lot 5 Lot 6 A Supersire that is +2592 GTPI, +1930 Milk, +107 Fat, +59 Protein and +959NM$!!! Exotic comes from the famous Eroy family and they have proven themselves to make high GTPI calves! Great Genomics from a Great cow family = Worldwide appeal! A Numero Uno from the Great Lila Z cow family! A Unique heifer being a Uno x Snowman x Planet x Shottle x Lila Z! Incredible sire stack that is +2548 GTPI, +2056 Milk, +94 Fat, +70 Protein, and +927NM$!!! Unlimited Potential in this lot! This lot has a lot more power than just her +2548 GTPI = Buy of the Sale!

Lot 7 Lot 8 The #1 GTPI heifer from the May 2013 Genomic Run! The Rudolph Missy family has dominated the genomic charts month after month and here could be the next great one! +2553 GTPI, 7.1 PL, +1.9 DPR, and +950NM$ leaves you with solid numbers across the board! Extreme health traits make this heifer unique among heifers over +2500 GTPI! A Numero Uno from an outcross pedigree! +2522 GTPI from a Dorcy x Ramos x Boliver x Zack is going to be as different as you can find them! Being outcross and from a different cow family is going to be a valuable tool in the future! Email jlarrabee@wildblue.net if you are interested in seeing a short video of Lot 8.Dam Now VG-86 with RIP 2-00 2x 257d 21,970 4.5% 983 3.2% 707 (Inc). Bred back and will be IVF'd a few times. Built to last with great components and special sire stack. Min. Starting Bid $75,000. Dam's new photo below: Lot 9 Lot 10 Lot 11 Lot 12 A Supersire with extreme production! Production is what pays the bills in the world of dairy and this heifer has it! +2628 Milk, 101 Fat, 80 Protein, and +2523 GTPI gives this heifer power in the market place! Min. Starting Bid $60,000, Butler-Fellers MUST receive payment by 6-10-13 Janaluna is the 2nd highest Sargeant heifer for GTPI from the great Janardan. Janardan s first 11 genomic tested heifers show an impressive GTPI average of +2407! Janaluna shows a unique combination of production (+1815M, +98F, +64P) & type (+3.12 PTAT). Min. Starting Bid $50,000 Possibly one of the most unique heifers to sell all year! +2133 GTPI Homozygous polled from the Debutante Rae cow family! Incredible Cow family with all offspring being polled = Gold Mine!!! Polled is the future and this heifer has it all! Believed to be the #1 *RC Homozygous Polled Female in the World!! +2133 GTPI Satchel P. Dam is Due in November and is looking good. She is a potential 9th Generation Excellent Roxy!! Tested by Cal Davis for Polled. Min. Starting Bid $95,000 Believed to be the #2 NM$ Red or *RC Female in the Breed! Extreme for *RC production! +$797NM, +1594M, +99F, +63P! Dam: 1 st Test Milking 89lbs. (18 days fresh) 4.9%F 3.1%P. Now milking over 100lbs./2Y. Note from John Cannon on Dixie: Dixie reminds me a lot of dish as a young heifer and she is continuing to improve every day. I have no doubts that she is going to be a VG 2 yr old. Min. Starting Bid $35,000 Lot 13 A Unique opportunity coming from Planet Edith! +2481 GTPI and +906 NM$ makes this heifer the #1 Ransom in the breed! Solid numbers across the board and from a proven cow family make this heifer very marketable! Selling is the #1 Ransom Female in the Breed! +210 points over PA!! $906NM is Huge! Early Ransom Huge! Min. Starting Bid $46,000 Lot 14A Both Lots 14A & 14B Sell!! Full Brother headed to Semex (has passed initial blood work) +2506 GTPI, 53 Protein, and +3.43 Type! This heifer is ready to IVF shortly and this cow family makes A LOT of embryos! Great investment with unlimited potential! No Canadian Genomic information but her +2400 GTPI Full Brother at Semex is +3249 GLPI / +3339 DGV, +18C, +17MS, +9FL.She should be higher. Min. Starting Bid $30,000

Lot 14 B Lot 15 Lot 16 Lot 17 Lot 18 Lot 19 Lot 20 Lot 21 Lot 22 Lot 23 Lot 24 Lot 25 Corrected date of birth 1/17/2012. Full Brother + 2438 G 77K to Semex. She is the highest genomic tested offpsring at +2540 GTPI, 53 Protein, and +3.79 Type! This heifer is ready to IVF shortly and this cow family makes A LOT of embryos! Great investment with unlimited potential!!no Canadian Genomic information but her +2438 GTPI Full Brother at Semex is +3235 GLPI / +3335 DGV, +17C, +15MS, +9FL. She should be higher! Min. Starting Bid $30,000 Housed at Morsan Farms, possession from Morsan, Alberta, Canada. Variant Red Uno!! Way over PA and the Only Red Uno from Fools Gold! She is believed to be the #1 GTPI Variant Red Female in the US and the #1 GLPI/DGV Variant Red Female in Canada!! Min. Starting Bid $40,000 +3514 DGV ~ she is one of the highest DGV Females in Canada! +2496 GTPI, + 61 Protein, +1.1 DPR, and +2.47 SCS are excellent numbers! The Mogul ranks among the highest females in the Canada with a +3514 DGV! A Mogul from the famous Christmas Fudge cow family makes this heifer marketable in almost every country! Min. Starting Bid $45,000 The #3 GTPI Cameron in the world! +2442 GTPI and almost ready to IVF puts this heifer in a unique group! A Cameron x Manoman x Toystory = Different! A Heifer that you can use all the High bulls on and make HIGH calves!min. Starting Bid $40,000 Really nice heifer! Long bodied and well balanced. High GTPI, NM$, GLPI & DGV! She fits all North American markets! A under the radar investment! +2461 GTPI, +1073 Milk, +897 NM$, 106 Fat and 49 Protein leave you with solid numbers! Robust Ruby is fresh and looks fantastic! Very stylish, fancy calf that looks just like momma! Great Numbers in Canada & the US! Worldwide marketing opportunities! B&Z Planet Hallie is one of the best heifers on the farm and her daughters look to be following her footsteps! +2455 GTPI, and 806NM$ leave this heifer with a lot of potential! Hallie topped the 2011 Regancrest Summer Sale at $87,000! She is due to calve soon and looks phenomenal! +2464 GTPI Uno! Her dam is a magnificent individual that sold in the 2013 Parade of Perfection sale with an awesome frame and tremendous udder promise! This heifer is outstanding! She is really stylish and sticks out in her pen of heifers. Buyer will not be disappointed!! Boliver Dreary cow family has proven to make some of the highest bulls in the world! This Numero Uno is +2411 GTPI, +832NM$ and is +3.04 UDC! Great cow family with great genomics = marketing power! A tremendous next generation breeding opportunity! +2391 GTPI +3440 DGV! +4.0 Type! This heifer is tall, long & stylish! She is an awesome individual! D Missy has turned world famous with Supersire son! Megasire is the #2 Genomic bull in the world and comes from the famous Goldwyn Missy! This McCutchen is +4.00 Type and +2391 GTPI! Great opportunity to sell embryos around the world! Mogul female backed by 9 Generations of VG or EX dams! +2408 GTPI & +3391 DGV! Outcross pedigree ~ Top & Bottom!! Animal Change selling her full Sister: Ms America Paradise-ET Born 2/15/2013 Reg. #72512990. GTPI +2415 PTA +1606M +88F +.12% +63P +.06% +771NM +5.1PL 2.91SCS +.6DPR 5%DCE +2.74T +1.64FLC +2.79UDC. GLPI +3266/DGV +3292. Great McCutchen heifer out of the full sister to Supersire & Headliner: Miss America (+2447 GTPI)! Among the highest McCutchen's for production (+1606M, +88F & +63P). Certainly a great opportunity to purchase a high genomic heifer out of the Shauna family that produced many of today s breed superstar such as Platinum, Diamond, Sargeant & Shaw! Min. Starting Bid $18,000 VG-87 VG-MS 2Y Goldwyn X Apple (EX-95 DOM)!! Recent Flush made five #1 & two #2 embryos. Seller will be flushing her 6-8-13 to Doorman, new owner pays expenses. Her *RC Mayfield son +2287 GTPI & +4.03T! Min. Starting Bid $20,000

Lot 26 Uno daughter of Lot 25, +2287 GTPI and from the Apple Min. Starting Bid $6,000 Maternal brother by Mayfield, +2287 GTPI & +4.03T! Lot 27 *RC Uno daughter of Lot 25, +2150 GTPI and also from the Apple Min. Starting Bid $6,000. Maternal brother by Mayfield, +2287 GTPI & +4.03T! Lot 28 Lot 29 Lot 30 Your chance to buy The Sale Sleeper is here!! +2245M! +95F +65P! This Headliner sells from a VG-86- CAN-2Y great young Freddie that has more points to come! She topped the Genomic Giant Sale with an Outcross pedigree, No Shottle, No Goldwyn, No Bolton, No Planet & No BW Marshall! OUT Potential Red Carrier Cashcoin from the #2 Red/*RC cow in the breed! Cashcoin X Man-O-Man means Outcross in the Reds!! Min. Starting Bid $17,500 Lot 30A Selling 7 IVF Reverse Sorted Female Embryos (1 #1 & 6 #2). Potential Reds! The #1 Red Bull X the #2 Red/RC Cow. WOW! "NEW" Minimum Bid 700.00/Embryo Lot 31 Lot 32 Lot 33 Lot 34 Lot 35 Lot 36 Lot 37 Lot 38 Lot 39 Lot 40 Lot 41 Lot 42 Lot 43 Lot 44 The #1 GTPI Mascalese Female in the Breed! Full Aged Fancy Cut March calf, one of the earliest Mascalese daughters in North America! From the same family as the #3 GTPI Bull in the Breed, Larcrest Clayton-ET, +2584 GTPI! Min. Starting Bid $20,000 *PC Tested by Gene Seek. The #15 polled heifer in the breed and the #5 *RC polled heifer in the breed. *PO - Observed, but not tested. The #16 Polled heifer in the Breed and the #6 *RC Polled heifer in the Breed! Correct consignor: Elite, TAG & TJR Genetics c/o Tim Rauen. Full Sister is the #6 Headliner in the Breed at +2421 GTPI!! +2298 GTPI McCutchen X Super Miki. Mike sold for $150,000 in the 2011 International Intrigue Sale and is now VG-85 VG-87-MS 2Y!! Lithium X VG-85 Man D Missy. Missy is the highest genomic tested milking individual in the Missy Lithium X VG-85 Man D Missy. Missy is the highest genomic tested milking individual in the Missy Daddy X VG-85 Man D Missy. Missy is the highest genomic tested milking individual in the Missy Daddy X VG-85 Man D Missy. Missy is the highest genomic tested individual in the Missy OUT She is a Beauty! Joe Price really likes this heifer! Headliner X Chassity!! +2229, 1704M, 3.6PL, +617NM!! Her +2436 GTPI Uno, +4.17T sold for $25,000 in the 2013 Genomic Giant Sale. Every #1 Embryo she has made has been exported!! Potential 9th Generation Excellent Apple. Last flush made 5 #1 & 2 #2 Embryos(5 #1 Embryos sell as Lot 43). Min. Starting Bid $10,000 Five (not six) Embryos Sell!! Potential Red Carriers with a built in PA +2086 GTPI! Min. Starting Bid $700/Embryo *PP Tested at UC Davis. She is believed to be the #1 Red Homozygous Polled Non Lawn Boy in the breed! Dam is a potential 8th Generation Excellent Roxy!! Min. Starting Bid $20,000

Lot 45 *RC *PO Mayfield observed but not tested. Min. Starting Bid $6,500 Lot 46 *RC *PO Mayfield observed but not tested. Min. Starting Bid $6,500 Lot 47 *PC (not PO) Tested by Gene Seek. Maternal sisters rank #1 & #2 for Polled Females they are +2480 & +2442 GTPI! A great buying opportunity in the back of the catalog! Lot 48 Lot 49 Beautiful, tall, upstanding Observer with absolutely Super Udder promise!! Housed at Markwell Holsteins, WA. Due 7-22-13 to Man-O-Shan!! Min. Starting Bid $6,500 Embryos are qualified for export to Europe and the USA.