£200,000
- Thread starter muleman
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- Location
- Mendips Somerset
take nothing at face value , often prices like these have hidden complications .
- Location
- South Wales UK
Thought 2k be stupid money???
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
might of been 199k luck money with it...
I thats it
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Who was the purhaser
- Location
- Black Isle
Looks fantastic to the general public who now think all sheep must be worth thousands ?
what are those farmers complaining about now?!
what are those farmers complaining about now?!Heard it was auldhouseburn and sportsmans
ollie989898
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There aint no sheep alive worth 200K I don't care what you say.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Time they pay the commission on 200k it will be dear enough , silly people I’m my personal opinion.
marco
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- Location
- tipperary, ireland
Who wants to go herding and see 200k with it's legs in the air?
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Was up at the female sale last night, then took a wander round the tups... stood over the pen for a while as it was known to be the favourite.
Good tup, don't get me wrong. But honestly didn't think it was anything particularly special to warrant such a high price.
But that is, ofcourse, just my untrained eye. Fair play to the Wight family, all the same.
In general - it's nice to see stock at this sale are less extreme (heads and shoulders) than they were a few years ago.
Good tup, don't get me wrong. But honestly didn't think it was anything particularly special to warrant such a high price.
But that is, ofcourse, just my untrained eye. Fair play to the Wight family, all the same.
In general - it's nice to see stock at this sale are less extreme (heads and shoulders) than they were a few years ago.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Do we need g4s or others on speed dial to protect us ???Looks fantastic to the general public who now think all sheep must be worth thousands ?
I wonder if this is akin to the shenanigans that goes on in the classic car world? Auctioneer, seller and a couple of "buyers" all orchestrate a run on the prize entry in order to generate headlines and gee up business. Only a fraction of the money ever truly changes hands and the auctioneers conveniently forget to take the commission. Everyone knows it's happening, but nobody speaks of it in polite company.
ollie989898
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I am always dubious of these kinds of numbers attached to a piece of livestock. Im sure the usual process is as follows. Someone like Andybk flogs a prized tup to a fellow sheep fancier like Unlacedgecko who is similarly well known in the industry. Said animal changes hands for 200K. Unlacedgecko then sells Andybk 3 prize winning ewes the total value of which is, funnily enough, 200K. Names are in papers and much prestige is gained for all concerned but the circle remains unbroken until a complete sheep muppet and novice with more money than sense arrives on the scene and buys a prize winning tup and two ewes from the two aforementioned gentlemen for 158K the following year because heck both of them sold some stunning animals the year before.
Keepers
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- Location
- South West
This, entirely
Joking aside I already had a neighbor come up to me this afternoon whilst I was worming lambs, to ask if they "were worth a fortune if I sold them" as they heard that a sheep just fetched 200k...
- Location
- Ledbury, Herefordshire
Bloody hell.
I don't trust a sheep to live long enough to be worth a tenth of that money.
I don't trust a sheep to live long enough to be worth a tenth of that money.
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland