Young Holstein dairy cows from a top-rated northern Victorian herd sold up to $13,000 in Shepparton on September 11.
The cattle were from the Kaarmona herd of the Sprunt family at Bunbartha, which holds the number two-rated herd under the rating, genomic Balanced Performance Index, across Australia.
Kaarmona holds master breeder status for both its Holstein and Jersey herds.
The Sprunts offered up 55 spring-calved Holsteins, which were promptly snapped up by a number of breeders in person and online. All sold.
Dairy Livestock Services auctioneer Brian Leslie said the outstanding offering was purchased by buyers from every part of the Victorian dairy industry for an average of $4315.
More than 50 per cent of the sales went to online buyers.
The top-selling Destiny cow boasted a butterfat test of 5.0 in her first lactation and sold for $13,000 to the Shannons at Katunga, in spirited bidding.
Second highest-selling lot was Kaarmona Dynasty Holly 5, which, despite being offered at the end of the catalogue, sold for $10,000.
Meyview dispersal sale
In an earlier Dairy Livestock Services sale, the Meyview commercial Holstein dispersal sale topped $7250, and averaged $3840.
A large crowd attended the second stage dispersal of the Meyview Commercial Holstein herd of the Waaia Meyland Family on August 29.
The offering was currently averaging 42 litres with a cell count of just 59.
The sale top of $7250 was for a third lactation AltaDateline daughter milking 60 litres.
The top-selling milking heifer was a two-year-old daughter of Dreambig milking 51 litres and selling for $6400.
The top-selling second lactation cow made $6300 for a three-year-old daughter of Hancock.
Other sales included a Supernatural two-year-old milking 49 litres at $5600, a six-year-old Altaspring daughter milking 58 litres also at $5600, a four-year-old GGIGermanboy daughter milking 54 litres at $5200 and a four-year-old AltaGopro milking 60 litres at $5000.
The 166 Holsteins grossed $637,350 with an average of $3840.
Buyers were from all parts of Victoria and Southern NSW.