Lanark texel sales, today.

[Happy]

The farm manager quoted on BBC as saying it is an obscene sum for a sheep but that's what it takes for the right genetics.
Well, maybe.

Was that the farm manager for one of the three buyers?
If so he was also on Sky news earlier saying the same and that they should be able to recoup the money spent on him in about a years time.
Wonder how he knows they will do that

 

[Tex]

Who was in the under bidder consortium?

Appare

In other news another lamb from the breeder’s children’s flock made 350gns.

Actually their other flock sold 3, 1 at 40000gns and another at 12000gns!!!

 

[Tex]

That’s very kind of you. They’re needed but not necessarily wanted in that location. Valuable lesson learned.

Go to Kelso with your lambs.

 

[Ysgythan]

Appare

Actually their other flock sold 3, 1 at 40000gns and another at 12000gns!!!

I know, there wasn’t 349,650 difference between the two either.

 

[Ysgythan]

Go to Kelso with your lambs.

I’m allergic to trimming

 

[puppet]

Was that the farm manager for one of the three buyers?
If so he was also on Sky news earlier saying the same and that they should be able to recoup the money spent on him in about a years time.
Wonder how he knows they will do that

Manager of Procters

 

[Ysgythan]

Was that the farm manager for one of the three buyers?
If so he was also on Sky news earlier saying the same and that they should be able to recoup the money spent on him in about a years time.
Wonder how he knows they will do that

because 2 years ago he spent over 100k on a lamb from Sportsman’s on his own and pulled that trick off.

 

[Jim75]

Getting exciting over there still @Jim75?

Looks like my pick is back top of the tree, but still an hour or so to go.

best average yet I think, awesome sale

 

[neilo]

best average yet I think, awesome sale

One ram at £350k adds a tidy bit to an average of course. What was the clearance rate, out of interest?

 

[Highland Mule]

best average yet I think, awesome sale

It looked good on the video clips I saw, and yes - a very good average. Texels were £674 last year and would have been well over a grand this. A few well deserved pints for John and the team tonight, I'd say.

One ram at £350k adds a tidy bit to an average of course. What was the clearance rate, out of interest?

These are working sheep, so nothing that silly, but 100% clearance, and my pick (#11) ended up top texel.

- Yourbid - Online bidding

www.yourbid.org

 

[Jim75]

One ram at £350k adds a tidy bit to an average of course. What was the clearance rate, out of interest?

100% between tups and gimmers

 

[neilo]

It looked good on the video clips I saw, and yes - a very good average. Texels were £674 last year and would have been well over a grand this. A few well deserved pints for John and the team tonight, I'd say.



These are working sheep, so nothing that silly, but 100% clearance, and my pick (#11) ended up top texel.

- Yourbid - Online bidding

www.yourbid.org

100% between tups and gimmers

My apologies, I thought your comments were about the Lanark sale, the subject of thIs thread.

I would expect Fearn to have a more consistent trade, and a better clearance rate, and fair play to them.

 

[Highland Mule]

My apologies, I thought your comments were about the Lanark sale, the subject of thIs thread.

I would expect Fearn to have a more consistent trade, and a better clearance rate, and fair play to them.

Nope, just us tcheuchters chatting amongst ourselves.

As you were Mr @neilo

 

[ShooTa]

@Highland Mule in the vid the auctioneer keeps going on about skins - as a novice when it comes to high end texels - what is he seeing or is it from an ebv fat score?

 

[Highland Mule]

@Highland Mule in the vid the auctioneer keeps going on about skins - as a novice when it comes to high end texels - what is he seeing or is it from an ebv fat score?

Tight Skins , why so important

A lot of pedigree sheep breeder's strive for tight Skins on their pedigree stock, is it genetically linked to fleshing or is it for appearance, is it both or other. Thanks in advance.

thefarmingforum.co.uk

FYI - commentary wasn’t from the auctioneer but from a highly experienced stockman, (and ex NSA if I recall correctly)

 

[glensman]

@Highland Mule in the vid the auctioneer keeps going on about skins - as a novice when it comes to high end texels - what is he seeing or is it from an ebv fat score?

Get involved involved in breeding terminal sires and you'll be an expert in skins in no time.

 

[M-J-G]

I've often wondered how this type of tup would compare with a commercially-produced, grass-fed tup with, say, a top 10% index when put out with a cut of mule ewes each.

Probably similar, maybe better, maybe worse. He's just a sheep after all.

He'd take a while to toughen up if he's going out to chase upland ewes considering he's been fed for a sale.

There will be sheep that are just as good (maybe better) sold for 400 quid, or maybe less!

 

[Ysgythan]

Ll

Probably similar, maybe better, maybe worse. He's just a sheep after all.

He'd take a while to toughen up if he's going out to chase upland ewes considering he's been fed for a sale.

There will be sheep that are just as good (maybe better) sold for 400 quid, or maybe less!

f**king spit it out will you

 

[Ysgythan]

I've often wondered how this type of tup would compare with a commercially-produced, grass-fed tup with, say, a top 10% index when put out with a cut of mule ewes each.

he’d smash the job, but not by enough of a margin to justify 349,000 of difference

 

[M-J-G]

he’d smash the job

Ok then