Nittany Lion Fall Classic Sale widely supported; averages $3311

A group of young adults posing together in a barn, wearing matching navy blue jackets and hats, with two calves in front of them on a bed of straw. — Penn State students helping with the recent Nittany Lion Fall Classic Sale were, left to right. Olivia Champluvier, Jack Kowalewski, Hannah King, David Schultheis, Nathan Swope, Sara Reed with Jersey calf Lot 100, Jay Bratton (behind Sara), Nicole Arrowsmith with Holstein calf lot 8 substitute, Alex Coursen, Jessica Fleisher, Natalie Yoder, and Ava Nevill. The sale report appears on page 9.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The 119 full lots sold at the 42nd Nittany Lion Fall Classic Sale on October 25th grossed $393,960 for an average of $3311. The top six sellers were:

• $7800, Lot 100 – South Mountain Video Chat-ET, a Jersey Video summer calf x SSF Andreas Camilla (EX-95). Buyer: Kurt Williams, Boonsboro, Md. Seller: Kueffner & Packard, Boonsboro.

• $6700 Lot 8 – Andrews Limited Britta-ET PO, a Limited-P summer calf x Genosource CaughtOnBroadway (VG-87). Buyer: George Wolfe, Perkasie, Pa. Seller: Andrews Enterprises, Mansfield, Pa.

• $6300 Lot 84 – Rozelyn CC Vanilla-ET, a June 2025 Guernsey calf sired by Coin Collector x Rozelyn Aaron Villa. Buyer: David and Carrie Sears of South Deerfield, Mass. Seller: Ron Andrews, Mansfield, Pa.

• $6200 Lot 3 – Jacobs Lambda Bine-ET (VG-87) a second calf Lamb daughter x Jacobs Goldwyn Britany Family. Buyer: Cameron and Brandon Gross, Cattaraugus, N.Y. Seller: Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, Ohio

• $6200, Lot 29 – Big Guns KR Happy Valley-ET, a Jersey summer calf sired by Kid Rock and a granddaughter of Jamaica Vanilla (EX-95). Buyer: Kevin Phillips, Lingeville, Texas. Seller: Madison Fisher, Newville, Pa.

• $6100, Lot 10 – Pure-Spring Pazzle Cylinder, a summer calf sired by Pazzle x Pure-Spring Hanans Classy (VG-85). Buyer: Chris Savage, Union Bridge, Md. Seller: Brandon and Andrea Grumbine, Bethel, Pa.

Sale statistics

Three lots sold for over $5000
25 lots sold for over $4000
38 lots sold for over $3000
119 full lots grossed $393,960 for an average of $3311
97 live and choice lots grossed $355,450 for an average of $3664
22 embryo lots grossed $38,150 for an average of $389/embryo
Four lots of semen grossed $1250

Sale management:

Chairman: Sara Reed
Assistant: Nicole Arrowsmith
Auctioneer: Chris A. Hill
Pedigrees: David J. Lentz
Sale staff: Nick Raggi, Eric Smith, Matt Zimmerman, Daniel Kitchen and Ryan Allen