TWELFTH ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF
MV Accredited Pedigree Berrichon du Cher Sheep
(Sold under the British Berrichon du Cher Sheep Society Rules)
Friday 27th August 2004

2,400gns

A shearling ram from Devon breeder Malcolm Yeo broke the Berrichon du Cher record price at 2,400gns on Friday August 27th 2004 at the annual show and sale at Borderway.

Purchasers were Will Cockbain and sons John and James, for their 15-ewe Rakefoot flock at Keswick.
The ram is by a French sire bought in 2001 out of a home-bred ewe from the 100-ewe Swincombe pedigree Berrichon flock based at North Church, Yarnscombe, Barnstaple - 400 miles from Harrison and Hetherington's Carlisle sales centre.

Mr Yeo held the previous record for the breed when he sold a female for 2,000gns.

Will Cockbain said: "He is a naturally big ram for the breed. He has all the commercial qualities - fantastic gigots without a belly. He is the best ram I have seen for a while and you only get one chance to buy him."

The Cockbains sold their 2004 Cumberland County Show breed champion, a home-bred shearling ewe, for 600gns to N Barron, of Cattistock, Dorchester who also paid 700gns – the top female price of the sale for a two shear ewe from Robert Graham, of Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan.

Mr Graham sold the second highest priced entry, a four shear ram called Samson which was the Paris Show champion in 2003 for 1,200gns to R Johnston & Sons, Roughlands, Falkirk.

The championship went to Mark and Helen Crane, of Meadowbank, Shipdam, Thetford, Norfolk, with their Royal Show champion from 2003 and this year, a scrapie one aged ram which went to Mr Green, of Carlton Curlew, Leicester for 1,000gns.

Leading prices: Lot 129, MC and KD Yeo, North Church, Yarnscombe, Barnstaple, Devon (shearling ram), 2,400gns to Messrs Cockbain & Sons, Rake Foot Farm, Keswick, Cumbria. 131, Robert Graham, Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan (aged ram) 1,200g ns to R Johnston & Sons, Roughlands, Falkirk. 133, Meadowbank, Shipdam, Thetford, Norfolk, 1,000gns to Mr Green, Carlton Curlew, Leicester. (male & overall champion). 130, MC and KD Yeo (shearling ram) 800gns to I & A Burgess, Maryfield Farm, New Abbey, Dumfries. Lot 163, Robert Graham (ewe) 700gns to N Barron, Manor Farm Bungalow, Cattistock, Dorchester. 185, Messrs Cockbain and Sons, 600gns to N Barron. 171, ME and HS Crane, (ewe) 580gns to R Johnston & Sons. (Female champion). 106, Frances Barbour, Newark, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshrie (shearling ram), 550gns to T Stayt, 9 Burtons Bank, Church Westcote, Chipping Norton, Oxon. (Reserve Male Champion).

Averages: 3 Aged Rams, £945.00; 14 Shearling Rams, £492.75; 12 Lamb Rams, £333.38; 12 Ewes, £280.88; 16 Shearling Gimmers, £284.16; 7 Ewe Lambs, 294.00.