Gen-Ace Holsteins Complete Dispersal Brings Over $2.8 Million

The Genasci Brothers’ long established Registered Holstein herd was well appreciated

Since 1959 the Genasci brothers, Edwin, Jim and Bill, have worked with Registered Holsteins beginning with 4-H and FFA projects. And their family’s herd celebrated 100 years in business west of Modesto five years ago with another successful sale. The dispersal was held March 18 at the dairy, managed by Ken Melvold, Fresno, Calif., and The Cattle Exchange, Dave and Merry Rama, Delhi, N.Y. The 2370 full lots sold brought an average of $1202 per head for a sale total of $2,836,255. About half were milking age and the other half heifers of all ages. The rolling DHIA average on 1358 cows on 3X was  27,776 milk 3.97% 1104 fat and 3.03% protein with 120,000 SCC.

It was a tremendous group of cattle averaging 97 lbs. of daily milk weight from beautiful udders and great conformation overall, with sound feet and legs and well-balanced, well grown frames. The breeding program featured frontline AI sires and deep pedigrees headlined by a couple of key cow families, notably the Ravens, tracing to Markwell Bstar E Raven-ET (3E-95) with over 100 Excellent descendants.

A total of eight head sold for more than $3000 and the high was $3900 for an EX Doorman milking with fourth calf at 5y11m and bred back to King Doc. Purchased by the Dairy Department at Fresno State, she is from a VG-88 dam, an EX-92 Atwood second dam and the third dam Ms Kingstead Chief Adeen-ET (2E-94).

The sale opened at 9 a.m. with an offering of 2500 head sold in lots, sorted by age and stage of lactation and shown on video.  A total of 87 pens were sold until about 12 noon when there was a short break when a terrific barbecue chicken lunch was served to all. It was a sizable crowd filled with friends and neighbors of the very well regarded Genascis.

After the break, the sale resumed with individual animals cataloged with pedigrees and sold through the ring, some 320 head including animals of all ages, with the last one through the ring about 7 p.m. Dave Rama handled the gavel with assistance from Chuck Cozzi of Escalon Livestock. Kevin Jorgensen of Wisconsin and Gilbert Teixeira, a neighbor in Turlock, read pedigrees. Merry Rama and Linda Reynolds did the clerking assisted by Karla Stockli and Linda Teixeira.