Dispersal of the world famous Vern herd. 136 lots produce a record sale aggregate of £230,706 and a world record average of £1,696 7s.4d. for a sale of horned Herefords. Vern Scorpio breaks the 20 year old record for the highest price realised at auction when sold for 15,000gns. Lynda Vern 35th breaks the record price for a heifer calf by auction, when sold for 1,500 gns. Plum Vern 33rd makes a new record price for an in-calf heifer of 2,600gns. 2,200gns, is paid for Curly Vern 112th to create a new unserved heifer record, and the highest price ever paid for a bull calf was realised for Vern Sirdar which made 4,500gns.