$179,000 for this SCOTTISH BLACKFACE RAM | Let me try to explain why..

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In this video I do my best to explain how a lamb can sell for such a big price. This is a very elite group at the top of this breed that can spend this much on these rams and most farmers will never get near these prices.
I hope I explain it well enough but i'll let you guys be the judge of that.
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@victoriabulger9589 2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense that a couple of farms go in together to buy a high-priced ram. Never thought about that! Thanks for another great video!

@debralight2145 2 жыл бұрын

Cammy, you have done wonders with slowing your accent down, my Dad was from Wales and I understand the “fast talk” most Americans understand a slow roll. Thanks for the video!

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Debra. been working on it lol

@92alphagal 2 жыл бұрын

Well I want to still hear his natural dialect.

@kathybradbury 2 жыл бұрын

I agree! I don’t struggle to understand, but still get to enjoy the lovely Scottish/Irish accent! A real treat!

@d4ngru5h83 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSheepGame Watched the £125k ram lamb video on Facebook, and thought it was some crazy one off selling that high! Is 50k avarage for these rams? At Welsh mountain ram sales, £600 to £3000 would be avarage, think the highest a Welsh ram has sold for is £40k - £50k ish.

@amelialock7 2 жыл бұрын

eh most Americans are slow

@carolcurtis2220 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for converting the selling price to include Australian Dollars👍🏻

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carol. i just chose my top 5 demographics =D

@carolcurtis2220 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSheepGame I had better keep watching then👍🏻

@icemaul 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for explaining this, I was the one that asked about the price difference between males and females. So those 3 farmers will split time for their new Ram to stud.

@hazetheherd2214 2 жыл бұрын

Well explained Cammy , it’s v hard for the top breeders to stay at the top , they have to reinvest in the best bloodlines and ultimately us down the league a bit reap the benefits too !

@ChristophersMum 2 жыл бұрын

When I was young...many, many moons ago...when the auction markets were in Perth, I used to skip school to enjoy the buzz...I just loved being with the animals...and most folks were in a jolly mood...these were the days my friend...love from Perthshire🎇🐑🐑🐑💞🎇

@barbtries 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Cammie - now can you tell us what it is about the ram's pedigree that puts it at the top? is it the ewes they throw? How wild or tame they are? the way the bodies are put together? Is it that they never get worms and live and reproduce longer than other rams? etc. thank you again!

@RobynBird 2 жыл бұрын

I had never thought about multiple farms working together to buy livestock. I love how the farmers come together for the good of all!

@kelvinstewart9437 2 жыл бұрын

When you mentioned Christmas gifts I thought you were hinting at getting one of these top rams as a xmas present! I would if I could Cammie.

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Bit big for a stocking filler lol

@richardl7161 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSheepGame you could use the fleece to knit a stocking big enough 😀

@JudyJudyJudy44 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the explanations. And congrats on such a great channel.

@peacepeople9895 2 жыл бұрын

I like this type of video...it lets us in the states understand that your high end breeders market is just as nuts as the US breeders market. All good, better this than 2 or 3 corps dominating it from top to bottom. Thanks for the video

@mjallenuk 2 жыл бұрын

I know you mentioned some troubles getting this one out but it was totally worth it. Had a good laugh before bed and I hope that's where you are mate! All the best!

@roadrunnercrazy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the explanation. I never thought of a couple of farmers sharing the cost of a good ram. Makes sense though. Must have been a very exciting auction!😁

@tanyajenkins919 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for taking us along cammy

@karenwise1201 2 жыл бұрын

I used to go to the sales barn with my Grandpa when I was a little girl. I will always remember it being very fun and exciting. My Grandparent's were dairy farmers, but sold the farm a few years before I was born.

@johnlord8337 2 жыл бұрын

Put Cammie out there in the ring - and see how much he will get bid for ....

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Haha it wouldn't meet my reserve!

@ja6368 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSheepGame You might be surprised💕

@debralight2145 2 жыл бұрын

@@ja6368 I thought about that while (whilst) watching the latest videos, he has a passion that will age well. I won’t be around to see it but he will be one of the best around.

@danamama6766 2 жыл бұрын

HOLY CROW!! But that is a very smart plan several or more farmers go in together and then build up their stock. And with the good price they get for one they sell keep it moving on. Love learning all this Cammy thank you.

@Kathleensailorgirl 2 жыл бұрын

Cammie this was a great video with an excellent explanation of how valuable certain sheep are just like a great racing horse 👍👍🥰

@fionamckinnon 2 жыл бұрын

Mind blowing! Mind you…I might have paid that much recently just to have been in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!!

@kelipotter847 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation, though it’s still hard to believe it could go that high!!! That’s amazing!

@lisafisher8408 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Camie! Thanks for the explanation.

@ciaranpeterson9422 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video as usual Cammy would love to see another video on training fern found that really helpful.

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

One coming soon when we took her to see Emma Gray!

@ciaranpeterson9422 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSheepGame awsome 👌🏻

@jennifercatlin3138 2 жыл бұрын

Undeniably beautiful sheep! Thanks for sharing that with us. Hope Lizzie and Jock are well. Much love from Texas

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Very well thanks Jennifer 😁

@robertaluckow5928 2 жыл бұрын

Your baby is a boy? When was he born. Love your videos in sheepless Northern Minnesota USA.

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertaluckow5928 yeah! Born 8-9-21. U will see him in the vlogs very soon! 😁

@patpierce4854 2 жыл бұрын

A few more questions about high-priced rams: are these tups planned for farmers specializing in purebred sheep, or for market lambs? From what I’ve seen and read, it seems these Blackface rams might be taken to ewes with an eye on producing even more future expensive tups and developing the best characteristics of the breed, within the flocks of the farmers who purchased them. The sheep on your farm, on the other hand, are for producing market lambs for the food chain, and are a combination of several breeds suited for your land and conditions.

@w056007568 2 жыл бұрын

Almost certainly pure breeding and you make a good point about the end use of the progeny produced, both males and females.

@debgrouette6885 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome auction video! Geez louise, who knew a ram lamb could fetch such a price!!?! (and thanks for the canadian $$ conversion too)

@DeerheartStudioArts 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your explanation about high priced sheep. My best to Lizzy and baby!🦌💌🍁📚

@kindraericksen7077 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Cammy thanks for the explanation, awesome to see such a buzz around such cool animals. I hope to promote them and Cheviots here in US

@jamesthomas9744 2 жыл бұрын

It quite often used to be a case and still is a bit around here of farmer/group of farmers A buys off farmer/group of farmers B, B buys off C and C buys off A. Doing so means a significant part of the money is never actually spent, it just gets moved around and all 3 farmers/groups of farmers then get to sell their lambs with the selling point of being by a very expensive tup.

@gingerbaker4579 2 жыл бұрын

Do try and pay attention. The farmers aren't buying off each other, they went into a joint venture for the ram. That means no money is been moved around they're splitting the costs by a three way.

@Seyiu. Жыл бұрын

@@gingerbaker4579 If the boys at the top stay at the top what he said will inevitably happen

@lyndacuppage7353 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining,

@sharynhay9993 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation for a rookie like me. And I understood every word!

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sharyn!

@bobzboo 2 жыл бұрын

I think the auctioneer has a lot to so with the enthusiasm in the ring too! They are beautiful animals, for sure!

@davidnicolson6443 2 жыл бұрын

Grate vid cammy very well explained

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! i'm sure not everyone will agree but I gave it a go!

@middlekingdomfarmrebeccapa5035 2 жыл бұрын

Very well explained. Nicely edited with all the prices. You are spoiling us, no more mental math! 🤔😊

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Haha got to get those CAD in for you! =D

@Kimflick100 2 жыл бұрын

Great clip there Cammy & wow 'seeing is believing aye!' It goes to show how spending big on a stock ram can boost your end result hmm.... Well done to all involved.

@jeannettethorsby7085 2 жыл бұрын

Learned something new. Thank you for explaining.

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeannette!

@s00045732 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying the mart videos Cam. I always like to hear what breeders are looking for in a ram. Even myself n the auld lad differ although sometimes we agree. Like urself why u pick one over another...maybe one for next year😬 hope alls well at home keep up the good work 👍

@janettehutton8634 2 жыл бұрын

I came over from the hoof gp and found him because I have horses ??? Don’t ask me how. Whatever way I got here I’m glad I did, I’m loving your videos.

@donnafink6262 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible prices and good logic to improve your stock and get good returns. Thanks for sharing.

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Donna!

@audreymcmillan8365 2 жыл бұрын

Good film, helped the high prices make sense. Could you, eventually, make a film explaining the desired qualities of the sheep?

@txjellybean3772 2 жыл бұрын

I watch this just to hear you talk. My way back family comes from the Isle of Jura.

@viscache1 2 жыл бұрын

That ram would have to have balls the size of the Galápagos Islands to pay that much! I got a BFL 3rd Place National Winner as my meat sheep breeder. He’s massive at 360lbs and the mix with the Leicester Longwool brings out lambs that will grow to almost 400lbs at 2yrs. These bring MASSIVE bids on the Ram Lambs

@actorhenners 2 жыл бұрын

Love to see you get to that stage!

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Might be a while yet Henry but thanks!

@actorhenners 2 жыл бұрын

Obviously it’s difficult to tell, but how long could it be? I imagine it’s down to reputation, consistency, time and one or two lucky beauties? Like climbing the world rankings in sport?

@sarahcontento9516 2 жыл бұрын

Holy moley that is incredible. It's good farmers can split the cost.

@alicegamble6145 2 жыл бұрын

They are beautiful sheep but wow the prices are really high. Thanks for explaining who buys these expensive animals. Great video as usual.

@margaretburns2635 2 жыл бұрын

Bet the atmosphere was electric, fantastic prices.

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it goes all silent when they auctioneer heads towards £100k =D

@beltexsheep2060 2 жыл бұрын

Great video cammy the mart videos are the best

@Liz-M 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I didn’t realise Ram’s could be worth that much. 🙂

@JP-bv7bf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this with us. I was wondering how they could afford the rams. Thank you also for putting up the different country’s currency. Yikes Canadas dollar is terrible against everyone else’s 🇨🇦

@jenni8982 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes a Canadian quarter will get slipped in when somebody is paying their bill at the restaurant at which I work. At the end of the evening when I see what it is, I'm always like, "oh look, A Canadian quarter! ... Damn it, a Canadian quarter!"

@kimberlymitchum5170 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@rosswilson7099 2 жыл бұрын

I work at larnk Market was the on the thurday

@nanalesa24 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@joanlittle3899 2 жыл бұрын

Well that was a day to remember here for granny90

@jerilynrobertson646 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cammy! It was good to see how quickly the investment made last year paid off. And that was only one of the lambs from that ram.

@chichitex1252 Ай бұрын

Wow! That’s a lot of money!❤❤❤

@alexgachupin7701 2 жыл бұрын

Auctions are exciting

@meghanplamondon8639 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanations Cammy. I’d love to know what makes a lamb so worthy of that price…physically I mean. What do the buyers look for? Straight back? Good horns, the breeder , etc? They all look exactly the same to me.

@brissygirl4997 2 жыл бұрын

I think he explained a little bit in one of his other auction videos and when he was preparing his own sheep for sale.

@flazzy6931 2 жыл бұрын

It's all wind turbine money, a select few farms get paid massive amounts of money to have wind turbines, it's not farming money

@harrysteele5555 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh I thought I had got first 😂😂anyway great Video keep the mart ones going please 😂👌🏻

@causticorator618 2 жыл бұрын

I would have never thought sheep auctions could get so hype.

@colleenkopp56 2 жыл бұрын

What is the purpose of a "TEASER"? Those sheep at the sale barn are quite handsome!!! This was fun and informative! Thank you Cammy!

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colleen. A teaser is used to synchronise the ewes. It works similar to the cidrs that Sandi uses for her sheep but this way is much less labour intensive (but not as effective)

@colleenkopp56 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cammy! Are teasers castrated or just to young to perform (if that time even exists for any male)!

@suzisaintjames 2 жыл бұрын

Good explanation. Makes sense to share a ram. But I'd like to know: what about the £65k sheep makes him half as desireable as the £125k sheep. Do you think it was because his back was longer and the other was more compact? What does the breed standard say? Do you think you could get us an interview with the market judge so he can tell us why he chose the ram he chose as best ram at that market? Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵😷

@lizhrubik3936 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@grannykiminalaska 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos and the information. Quality stock results in quality breeding. Quality breeding results in a quality product that sells for a premium price. A higher income allows you to purchase batter quality stock. Rinse and repeat Its the same in poultry. This year I'll spend about $150 on 6 duckling and 6 chicks , not including shipping. The ducklings will improve my current stock and the chicks are a new breed to diversify my chickens and offer a different product.

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

That's it exactly Kim! Spot on!

@traceyleeder8727 2 жыл бұрын

How have I gone from watching The Hoof GP to bloody sheep 🐑 haha 😄 loving it actually really interesting ❤

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha it's a crazy world!

@roadwarrior8560 2 жыл бұрын

I'm normally good understanding the Scotch accent but I couldn't get what you said to that lassie at the end, my God she is beautiful too.

@chrisrisling1748 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the education Cam, it is truly appreciated by your followers! One more question, how much do the ewes sell for on the top end?

@ja6368 2 жыл бұрын

I just wondered does this sheep sleep in the house? I know I wouldn’t let it out of my sight🙉

@mj3026 Жыл бұрын

Wow I’m shocked how expensive they can be, thank you for showing us this side I think I need to start breeding sheep haha 😂

@betpatpatten3840 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Sandy Brock should send some of her best stock over if rams are getting that price!! Considering the transatlantic cost etc. she might make a dollar or two on the sale! I personally don’t see it but I guess it’s their business is willing to spend Carla then go for it!!

@Bootneck-RMC 2 жыл бұрын

Could you see yourself paying that sort of money for a young ram at some point in the future, or are you happy with things the way they are going at the moment? 😀 Are you just happy with rearing your flock for the retail market, or would you like to get into the selective breding game? Great insight into the truly big 'Sheep Game' and thank you for putting this video up son. 👌👍😀🐏🐑

@jenni8982 2 жыл бұрын

With a newborn at home, I have a feeling his current hopes for the future are a nap.

@ianinnes8063 2 жыл бұрын

My late father was a shepherd all his working life . He worked at laighwood farm butterstone in the early 70s he showed tups and ewes all over different shows and sales . Sheep was his life . Mainly blackface sheep too . The best sheep breed if u ask me . They hardy unlike some othee weaker breeds plus blackies are nicer to look at too .

@Bushehri1 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I like your videos and your channel, every time you impress 👏 👌 me man 👨 , keep going Bro, can't ✋ wait for all your new videos 👍 😀 👏 😉.

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@cumbriafarmer6258 2 жыл бұрын

I think some of theve tup prices are getting a bit out of hand at £179000 but fair play to them i so you today from a distance talking to billy at Bradford look forward to the video

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Good man! In the depot? It was a great day! Love all the grading 😁

@cumbriafarmer6258 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSheepGame in wool depot delivery wool white man lorry came in just before 1 o’clock

@danielthurber8911 2 жыл бұрын

Wow... that's more then my house.

@Roosmarijn035 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's horse level money. And here I thought that those valais blacknoses were expensive!

@mamawnamidreviews9978 2 жыл бұрын

Ok, I have a stupid question. I learned in a different video of yours, a commenter told me, that the wool doesn't sell for much. I honestly thought that's where the farmers made their money. So my question is, why do farmers raise sheep. Is it for their meat Thank you and great video as always!!

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

These particular ones are for breeding stock but yes in UK most farmers make most of their money from selling lambs for meat.

@mamawnamidreviews9978 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cammy, I honestly thought it was for the wool before I found your channel! Thanks to the Hoof GP for sending me here!

@irishis3 2 жыл бұрын

My question asked and answered

@jenni8982 2 жыл бұрын

I never even thought to ask that. I thought people had sheep for wool.

@keithaspin5160 2 жыл бұрын

great video......great content looks like a closed market between the so called top breeders my question is do these expensive rams provide a return to farmers outside of the 'club' it is an interesting inflated market it seems as an outsider if i bought one of these rams would my lambs sell and cover the investment? I dont get it?

@clocktower8634 2 жыл бұрын

do a vid on the rams from being bought and on through to 3 or 4 years old, are they just milked and frozen do they hire them out and such

@0yoyo00 2 жыл бұрын

Nice videos! Do you think you could do one with pros and cons of tupping ewe lambs or waiting until their second year? Getting close to tupping time here in western norway 🐏🇳🇴

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Good one i’ll try and cover it in a video!

@SueChicago 2 жыл бұрын

One more question....At the auction barn, why have some of the holding pens been lined with fabric? A few have the farm's name but many are blank.

@elizabethclaiborne6461 2 жыл бұрын

A guy who sells a £100k ram lamb has a flock with excellent genetics; and he needs to keep bringing in new rams from other lines to avoid inbreeding. He has to pay for that, but he’s selling £100k lambs and syndicating the new rams to cut the costs. It’s good business. Build a top quality flock and you’ll be able to sell breeding stock. All agriculture works on this, animal and plant. Y’all know what a combine cost to buy and maintain? That ram is not a bad price.

@homagetogorto 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Is there such a thing as sheep insurance?

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah these would all be insured for 3 months.

@rodneywroten2994 2 жыл бұрын

U---N---R---E---A--- L. WOW.

@SamtheMan0508 Жыл бұрын

I read the title too quickly and thought you were buying a sheep farm!😂

@thomasforbes8904 2 жыл бұрын

Wow some sale

@jimfrater7395 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Cammy, this trade in pedigree lambs and rams connected in any small way to the sale value of their offspring in relation to sale of meat or wool? Or is it just a breeding and collecting game more akin to the trade in pedigree dogs or shire horses etc?

@paulthompson8467 2 жыл бұрын

You would need them rams well insured Cammy my house cost less lol

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

haha 3 months is all you get! =D

@mickward6751 2 жыл бұрын

top quality =top money

@maryburgis5295 2 жыл бұрын

Wowzzzzzzzzer

@julieenslow5915 2 жыл бұрын

Well, ok I get it. If you are looking to breed an elite level flock capable of throwing another ram like this - yes. It is worth the money. But to get the flock up to close to the level of the ram will take patience, a lot of patience, demanding standards and culling of any ewe that can't make the cut. The amount of years or decades in breeding up to that level depends on where you started. If you have an elite ram to help the process it will take much less time. So if your flock is already well above average - such a ram can help you start producing some amazing lambs that will become your foundation for that elite flock of ewes. The work of a generation of humans, I would think, depending on how deep are your pockets.

@FarmFreshIB 2 жыл бұрын

Wondering how much AI and embryo transfer is done at the high dollar breeding farms? I have an old friend that breeds high dollar Boer show goats here in the US. She does a lot of embryo transfer and AI on her top Bucks making her even more $bucks$.

@jackielheureux3229 2 жыл бұрын

Well what is a high priced lamb good for. Is it better meat is the wool different then cheaper sheep.?

@koriw1701 2 жыл бұрын

Did I miss a video? Perhaps I'm just a bit touched, but I don't think I've heard exactly what a breeder looks at. Did you show one that explains it? For instance, is it because the ram holds his head up in a certain way, or the way he moves in the ring? What separates the five-figure sheep from the fours? I'm sad that the season is over and I won't have your videos to keep me informed. By the time it starts again, your little one should already be confidently be calling you papa!

@samanthaclarke3422 2 жыл бұрын

This is what I would like to know as well. What is it about the sheep themselves that farmers are looking for?

@spkgrl 2 жыл бұрын

What are these sheep used for in general? Meat, wool, both?

@noon8019 2 жыл бұрын

How did the three Farmers split the time with the Ram ore how do they use them?

@TheSheepGame 2 жыл бұрын

They will take semen from him and split 3 ways. Then one of them will use him naturally.

@scottieeasley4907 Жыл бұрын

I have no doubt that we've run the price up and have to pay for it between 2 or 3 but the next time comes to auction and it is bears they can make that money back Tim fold. ESSENTIALLY spend big money to make money HANDS over fists.