Dairy Sale Sets New Gross Sales Record At Delaware Valley University

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Delaware Valley University's 25th annual Green & Gold Spring Spectacular Sale marked a milestone on Saturday, March 28. The highest-selling cow in the event's history was consigned by an alumnus who helped launch the sale 25 years ago.

Lot 6 MS Lamdba Silk-ET RC. sold for a new sale record of $11,700, the highest price ever achieved at the student-run sale, and was consigned by Sanders & Raggi of Littlestown. Josh Sanders '03 is a DelVal alumnus who was among the first students to organize and run the inaugural sale, making the moment a full-circle achievement for the program.

The anniversary event also set an overall sales record, bringing in $283,504 in gross sales. A total of 86 lots were sold, with an average of $3,297 per lot, also surpassing the previous record set in 2025 with $212,190 in total sales.

Dairy Society student sale chairs with the highest-selling cows from the Green and Gold Spectacular Dairy Sale. From left are: Brett Haines, Caitlyn VanDeusen '27, Josh Sanders '03, Jacob Vandoren '27, Nellie Hankinson '27, and Joshua Martin, Aaron Ray Tompkins).

Another alumnus, Tyler Coleman '16, was honored in memorium during the sale. Ethan Arsenault consigned a scholarship calf in memory of Coleman that sold for $4,600. Proceeds from the sale this calf benefited the Tyler D. Coleman Memorial Scholarship Fund. The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences donated an additional $500.

A portion of the profits from the sale benefit the student club, Dairy Society, a major-related club for any students interested or involved in the dairy industry. DelVal Dairy Society members and student sale chairs, Nellie Hankinson '27, Caitlyn VanDeusen '27, and Jacob VanDoren '27, worked alongside the Pennsylvania Holstein Association to plan and facilitate the sale taking place in DelVal's Equine Science Center.

The students thanked David J. Lentz, associate director of Pennsylvania Holstein Association, and Larry Swartz, auctioneer, for their assistance and continued commitment to the success of the sale.