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Irish sheep sells for €108,000

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  • #2
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    That last years news.

    This year he has bred twins worth £18,000gns @ Stirling and £8,000gns at the Kelso sale yesterday. Also another son made £4000gns at Kelso yesterday and at Shrewsbury in July his first son for sale made £3,800gns.

    All sons were February born and all from the same breeder.


  • #3
    Dont be daft
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭Dont be daft


    Pardon the ignorance here but is it commercial value thats driving the value of these rams or is it wealthy individuals with passion for the individual breeds


  • #4
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    The prices are high but if a Pedigree Sheep Farmer spends €10,000 on a ram. Ram is used on 80 ewes. That is €125 per ewe in his first season. If he breeds well you can sell AI straws at €20 each ''which isn't that high as I have seen AI straws sell for £75 each'' for Pedigree rams. Ram would be used for a good few seasons and Semen collected for the future.

    Also the lads buying these tups have massive acerage that I could only dream about. Collect sizeable SFP every year. Have large flocks and some sceptics might say they are in a 'Magic Circle'.


  • #5
    snowman707
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭snowman707


    Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

    Also the lads buying these tups have massive acerage that I could only dream about. Collect sizeable SFP every year. Have large flocks and some sceptics might say they are in a 'Magic Circle'.


    plus the fact that many breeders have business interests , it's a widely known fact that when the squeeze came on certain off shore accounts, the cash was put towards pedigree stock in cattle and sheep


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