A consortium of farmers pay an 'obscene amount of money' for an 'extra special' Texel lamb in Scotland, setting the record for the most expensive sheep sale.
A Texel lamb has set a new world record price after being sold at auction for almost 368,000 pounds in Scotland.There was a bidding war for the Texel sheep which was won by a consortium of three farmersThe heavily muscled sheep originates from the island of Texel in the Netherlands
The lamb, called Double Diamond, was sold for 367,500 pounds in the Scottish National Texel Sale at the Lanark Agricultural Centre by breeders Charlie Boden and family, from Stockport in Greater Manchester. According to the Texel Sheep Society's website, Double Diamond was "the subject of much pre-sale speculation and a crowed puller from the moment he set foot in the market".According to the Guardian, buyer Jeff Aiken said "everyone wanted a piece" of the ram, and it was a nerve-racking wait in the auction."He was just an outstanding animal, backed up by all the best genetics.
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