Pedigree Charolais, Limousin and Commercial Cattle from the Rumsden Herd in South East England

Rocky (Limousin)

Jacot x Glorie EBV CH51

NEWS: At Carlisle on Saturday 16th February 2007 came a 22,000gns call for Messrs Little's reserve intermediate champion Guards Boomer. Sired by Rocky, this one sold to Messrs Brown, Northern Ireland.

NEWS: A baby with a bright future stole the show on Craven Champions Day, the annual show and sale of commercial store cattle with future show potential at Skipton Auction Mart.

The six-month-old home-bred Limousin-cross heifer from Dalesman Chris Akrigg, of Manor Farm, Cray, was first chosen as champion in the halter-led classes before going on to take the overall supreme championship in the hands of Mr Akrigg’s son Tom.

By the renowned Irish Limousin sire Rocky, out of a Limousin-cross dam, the victor went on to impress in the ring when sold for the show-topping price of £1680 to Steven Swales, of York.

NEWS: Sarkley sale 25th January 2008 Rocky sired heifers sell up to 9,000gns and average 4533gns and Rocky sires bull calves average 3,100gns.

NEWS: Sarkley sale 6th July 2007: Rocky sired heifers sell for 10,500gns; 8,500gns, 7,200gns etc and average 5511gns for 9 sold. Semen still only £15 per straw. (NO ROYALTY, no delivery charges).

Rocky is a very muscly limousin bull. He shot into the public eye in December 2004 when his son, Sarkley Valiant topped Chris Pennie's annual production sale at 7100gns at just 7 months old. In May 2006 the first two senior bulls by Rocky to be sold in Carlisle sold for 14,000gns amd 13,000gns. Also in May 2006 a son of Rocky was top price at Dungannon, selling for 5,200gns.

At the Irish Premier sale in March 2007 a Rocky daughter was female champion and sold for 6,600 euros and aRocky son sold for 7,600 Euros to a UK buyer

Rocky produces top quality pedigree and commercial calves in Southern Ireland, and his offspring possess and exceptional easy fleshing and natural width. Rocky semen is only £15 a straw, but will increase to £20 per straw from 1st April 2008

Semen available from Rumsden

Above: Guards Boomer

Below: Rocky

9,000gns Rocky daughter

£1680 crossbred Rocky daughter

Rocky daughter