The 18th Borderway Black and White Sale - with colour

SATURDAY 4th DECEMBER 2004

What a fantastic day! That was the repeated phrase for many people after this the 18th staging of the Black & White Sale on Saturday 4th December 2004. It had razzmatazz, a vibrant atmosphere and the vendors and purchasers all had a great day.

The catalogue had the very best on paper from all the greatest families with some first ever family’s selling. It just wasn’t only on paper, the quality and class of the individuals matched up with their purebred heritage. John Copithorne, Calgary Canada, one of North America’s greatest Auctioneers, read pedigrees at the sale. He also sold the sale of Stars this year and said, "I wish we had the quality in Toronto as is here at the Black & White Sale".

Top Price - Honesberie Talent Lustre Back Row - Auctioneers Glyn Lucas, Edward Brown & John Copithorne (Pedigree Reader), Front Row Bill Nadin Sterndale Holsteins, & Yasmin Bradbury, Peak Holsteins (Purchaser), and Nigel Hollick (vendor)

The top price of the day was a Talent grand daughter of Integrity’s greatest the awesome Idee Lustre EX95, who topped the Stanhope Wedgwood Sale 2001 at $175,000. Honesberie Talent Lustre, consigned by Nigel Hollick, Warwickshire, was the first ever member to be sold in Europe from this red hot family. The hammer dropped at 10,500gns to Peak Holsteins of Yasmin Bradbury & WJ Nadin, Sterndale Holsteins, Derbyshire. Her dam, sired by Gibson, is just fresh and is one of many exciting prospects at Stanhope Wedgwood.

The second to get into the headlines was one of the overseas consignments from Eddie Pussimier, Be Bois Holsteins, Belgium. This Stormatic daughter from the heart of the Laurie Sheik family had some beautiful lines with her long feminine head and neck and angular front end this heifer just moved like a ballet dancer. She sold for 5,700gns to an undisclosed buyer.

Gray-Ridge GC Elegance ET the six month old heifer calf which broke the Jersey sale record price for David Gray and Andy Cope when it sold for 5,000gns. Her full sister Eclipse sold for 3,500gns at the sale.

Then it was Jersey time and what a time they had. The two leading jersey prices were full sisters selling on choice and were both consigned by Grayridge Jerseys from David Gray & Andy Cope. They were weapons of mass distraction and are maternal sisters to the awesome and most talked about jersey in North America Just A Few Renaissance Elisha EX94, All American All Canadian on numerous occasions. Grayridge GC Elegance and Grayridge GC Eclipse have the same exceptional qualities as Elisha, and now they join the Designer herd of Pete Prior and Cat Moodie for 5,000gns and 3,500gns respectively.

Bilsrow Gibson Shower from the Bilsrow herd of David & Sheila Tomlinson realised 4,600gns. A real stylish calf that had already has a proven show record. Sired by Gibson and from the Glendrummond Shower family, she now enters the Dewi herd of IG & BC James, Llandysul.

Consigned by Carole Wood of Ours Holsteins, Heartbeat Outside Honey 2, sold for 4,500gns. Bred by JH Morley & JA Richardson and backed by 7 generations of EX or VG cows, she now enters the Brynhyfrydd herd of JWC George, Pembrokeshire.

The 6th top price of the sale was for Bilsrow Champion Roxy consigned again by D & S Tomlinson. The Horwood herd of WA Hall Herds Ltd, Buckinghamshire snapped up this showy heifer for 4,100gns.

A potential 7th generation of EX or VG cows from the Woodmarsh Lyme family sold for 4,000gns to Clayden Holsteins, Crewe. This tremendous type and production family has generated many valuable animals including Woodmarsh Terrason Lyme who was Supreme Champion National Calf Show 2003 and All Britain Maiden heifer 2003.

The final average of almost £3,000.00 was testimony to the calibre of stock on offer and it is further assurance that quality cattle continue to demand a premium in the market place.