£200,000

[muleman]

Uncertain times in farming at the moment.....texel ram lamb makes £200,000 at lanark today,great to see a bit of positivity and forward thinking,the buyers of this lamb obviously werent thinking of showing caution with brexit looming....all credit to them and also to the breeders.

 

[andybk]

take nothing at face value , often prices like these have hidden complications .

 

[Katarina]

Easy when your using money that's made from large businesses that are not linked to farming.

One way of paying less tax at the end of the year too.

 

[Still Farming]

Thought 2k be stupid money???

 

[Northeastfarmer]

might of been 199k luck money with it...

 

[I thats it]

Who was the purhaser

 

[Top Tip.]

Must have had a good tear drop Joking aside well done to the seller, that is an awesome achievement .

 

[Andrew1983]

Looks fantastic to the general public who now think all sheep must be worth thousands ?‍ what are those farmers complaining about now?!

 

[1982]

Who was the purhaser

Heard it was auldhouseburn and sportsmans

 

[deleted user 837354]

There aint no sheep alive worth 200K I don't care what you say.

 

[Hilly]

Time they pay the commission on 200k it will be dear enough , silly people I’m my personal opinion.

 

[marco]

Who wants to go herding and see 200k with it's legs in the air?

 

[Nithsdale]

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.

 

[ARW]

Why? To look good in front of the other market goers?
Get a penis enlargement, itl be cheaper

 

[Still Farming]

Looks fantastic to the general public who now think all sheep must be worth thousands ?‍ what are those farmers complaining about now?!

Do we need g4s or others on speed dial to protect us ???

 

[Beowulf]

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.

 

[deleted user 837354]

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]

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.

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...

 

[SteveHants]

Bloody hell.

I don't trust a sheep to live long enough to be worth a tenth of that money.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Get a penis enlargement, itl be cheaper

How much are they