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Sat 13 October 2018
The Blonde Cattle Society’s Autumn Sale at Worcester featured dispersals from the Blackwater Herd of Ian Calderbank and the Hackleton Herd for Hackleton Farms culminated in a top price of 4,000gns for Blackwater Lettilly, a 4 year old daughter of the imported bull Anis and out of Blackwater Etilly with her bull calf by Aramis at foot, the outfit being secured after spirited bidding by C.W. Shenton, Cheshire. The purchaser was a strong bidder at the sale also taking Blackwater Laresa another 4 year old with bull calf at foot for 2,100gns. A 10 year old Blackwater Etilly dam of the 4,000gns Letilly found favour with buyers and she levelled at 3,450gns with bull calf at foot to M. Reynolds, Chesham, Bucks. The Blackwater cattle held buyers attention throughout and Blackwater Maple a Blackwater Heston daughter with bull calf at foot sold to a creditable 2,900gns to T Atkinson, Ulverston, Cumbria.