2/12/23

After six long years, a Rockingham County auctioneer is now a Virginia state champion.

According to Mountain Valley Auction Group in Dayton, Linford Berry was named a Virginia State Champion Auctioneer during a convention in late January. The group says Berry has taken home several awards since becoming an auctioneer in 2016 – including last year’s Mid-Atlantic Bid-Calling Championship.

In a release, Berry said competing auctioneers were scored according to their chant, stage presence, item description, and salesmanship. He said winning the state title was “an honor, and a great responsibility.”

His name will also be engraved on a permanent trophy.