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A sheep said to be the most expensive in the world has been sold for £ 367,500 (€ 412,086).
Pedigree Texel ram lamb Double Diamond was sold at the Scottish National Texel Sale in Lanark on Thursday.
The lamb was sold by Charlie Boden and his family from their Sportsmans herd in Stockport, Cheshire.
He’s the best lamb I’ve ever seen
The price rose quickly from an initial offer of £ 10,500 and the animal was bought by a three-way partnership between three farmers.
Jeff Aiken, flock manager for Procters Farm, one of the buyers, told the PA news agency: “Texel is the best breed in the UK to begin with and its pedigree is getting bigger and bigger. If you want the best, you must try and buy the best.
“It is an exceptional animal and the best Texel sheep I have ever seen. Hopefully he will do a good job on all three flocks. “
He stressed that the price is “unique” and said he did not want it to give the wrong impression of the agricultural industry.
“There is a small percentage of pedigree buyers who can join in and pay big bucks, but at the end of the day, commercial farmers are just as important if not more important – they are putting food on our tables,” he said.
“I am in the fortunate position to be able to spend that amount of money.”
Mr Aiken added: “It is the best lamb I have ever seen, so right on its legs, shiny, with a great glass.
“Has it all”.
It is said to be the most expensive sheep sold in the world.
The Texel Sheep Society said the previous record was £ 231,000 paid for a Texel, Deveronvale Perfection, in 2009.
The society said Texel sheep originate from the island of Texel, one of the North West Netherlands islands and now dominate the UK sheep industry.
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