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Welcome to Black Grove. It is our wish that as you browse these pages, you will discover the essence of the operation that Walter Shealy and his family have created over the past 45 years. What began as a 4-H project in 1962 has now grown into one of the largest state-of-the-art registered operations in the southern United States. Our strategy at Black Grove is to produce cattle with superior genetics that enhance the long-term economics of the cattle industry. We are fond of saying, “We breed and raise them the way we want to buy them.” To that end Black Grove's donor females have been selected for traits we believe facilitate our strategy, including, but not limited to, fertility, calving ease, milking ability, rate of gain, feed conversion, easy fleshing, carcass, longevity and docile temperament, all wrapped in a structurally sound and eye-appealing package. To enhance these efforts, we use a sophisticated Embryo Transfer (ET) program and breed our donors to proven bulls and our own herd sires. We are committed to using technology to assure that we continue to provide our customers with superior genetics. We trust you will find the genetics at Black Grove which will assist you in reaching your goals. So come visit us in the shade of our pecan groves, and share our excitement about the Angus industry and our future. Our door is always open and we promise to treat you the way we want to be treated. We want to thank all of you who attended our 2006 Production Sale. The 2004 and 2006 sales turned out to be the all-time record-breaking sales for South Carolina averaging over $5,000 per lot with cattle going to 13 states. The 2006 sale featured the all-time record-selling female in South Carolina, Castle Hill Erica C035, the greatest full sister to Leachman Right Time. She sold for $60,000, one-half interest ($120,000 valuation) to Sauk Valley Angus in Illinois. We are continuing to breed Angus and replenish our numbers of high-quality females through an aggressive ET program. Black Grove is located in the gently rolling hills of Newberry, South Carolina, just 4 miles off of I-26 and conveniently situated adjacent to the Newberry County Airport (4200 foot runway) and between three major airports. The ranch is 40 miles west of the Columbia Airport, or 55 miles east of the Greenville/Spartanburg Airport, or 90 miles south of the Charlotte International Airport. We want to extend an invitation for you to come visit us in the Grove and see the results of our program. You will always be welcome.
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