I have noticed and appreciate your efforts at slowly and clearing enunciating your words for those of not not familiar with your strong accent. I ❤️ your channel.
Yes, cammy tries, but it's *his* CHANNEL, in *his* country, he shouldn't *have* to! We're the guests in *his* home! Personally,I don't find his accent that difficult. Never particularly noticed it until he began apologizing for it.😘😎🙄which, being his own channel, he definitely should *not have to do!* Its rather RUDE of anyone to complain to a host that they're difficult to understand (bet they wouldn't if the host was offering cookies..er biscuits)IMO.🤷♀️🤷♂️💞Then again, I'm Canadian, perhaps I was just raised with better manners? Beginning to seem like it lately...😘
Fascinating horns on those sheep! I learn something about sheep, farming and Scotland from every video. I look forward to every post you make. Hope Lizzie and Jock are doing well😁👍
Watching from just north of Los Angeles. I’m fascinated by the different breeds. Incredible prices, but breeding the finest examples is best for maintaining the breed. Thanks for including the little sheep wrangler. He sure knew what he was doing. Do you have plans to teach your son to do the same?
I never knew the price could go so high for sheep. It is totally understandable when your livelihood depends on strong lambs/sheep. The sheep are beautiful and the horns so interesting. Just amazing.... the little shepherd wrangler was adorable. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, I loved this video as I never would've had the chance to see such a thing, otherwise! It's nice that you're conscientious about whether your videos and their presentation are of interest, but they most definitely are! It's almost like being there in person, which is quite a kick from all the way over in the old US! Thanks so much, Cammy! 🐏🐑
That was great! The US version is likely the Keeneland Yearling Sale, in Lexington Kentucky. It’s racehorses, but still the same. And the big prices come from the stud books, not the actual animal. Buyers are placing bets that an animal performs well enough to justify that huge price. It’s bloodlines inform that bet, this is how you get a £60.000 ram. And it’s kind of a Ferrari for sheep fans or horse racing people to buy a prestige animal… Farmers is farmers. 😁
All I can say is wow! I am a driver for the Amish and I talk to them often about your channel and how beautiful the sheep are! I tell them about the sales, the different breeds and how much they go for. Amazing! Thank so much for sharing this with us!
Cammy, quite exciting to watch. If money were no object and Lizzy approved, which of the rams sold would you buy for your operation, please? Thank you!
Wow! I am a fairly new sub from Sandi’s channel and you are hilarious! I am completely hooked, these sheep are just magnificent and as I drive for many Amish farmers here in the states (Lancaster County) I have come to love all kinds of farm animals. Great videos - definately a new sheep fon!
I did the opposite started with Cammy's channel then watched Sandi's. Definitely prefer the grass raised best life for sheep over the commercially raised housed sheep.. but for Sandi's situation where she is and the fact that her husband is a grain farmer.. makes sense what she does. I personally don't like to see animals housed so close together, never getting to breathe fresh air or eat real grass. Sandi is an amazing woman though and such a hard worker. I have learned a lot of stuff from her channel as well.
As an American Blackie breeder who has belonged to BSBA UK and looked through the pages the annual book for years I am familiar with most all the big players in the game BUT I finally heard how to pronounce Dalchirla properly! Well done excellent video as always Cammy.
Watched this with a pair of foster kittens on my lap. They gave it 5 stars, though from the way they were watching the sheep, they think sheep are a fun new variety of mouse. ;-) 🤣🤣 city kitties! Boy would they ever be surprised! ;-)
Cammie, I loved the beautiful “hood ornaments” of the 2 year old tups but the finer point of why one sells for so much more than another is beyond my ken. Thanks for an entertaining video!
So my jaw dropped with the amounts being bid on these rams. And being the sheep novice that I am what happens if these rams are "shooting blanks?" Or is there documentation that they are stud material prior to the auction? I hope this isn't a silly question 😅!
Here in the US, these prices are not as high, and cattle are a bigger deal that sheep. However, when one of the animal is sold at these prices you can rest assured that these boys have been tested and all are certified as fertile. This is true even with most of the large commercial operations here. Especially with cattle, you can't afford to have a dud running around.
This was amazing. You know we all love learning about sheep breeds. I really appreciate all the time you take to record and edit the vlogs. They’re so informative. It’s also nice to see how much you love and enjoy being there at the sales. The best to your family.
Tells you what I know about sheep. Could not see what makes one ram worth more than another from the same pen. Other than the horns they were all looking pretty much alike to me! All handsome and healthy
Those horns are amazing! I notice all those rams still have tails. Is not docking the tails a breed specific thing or do males usually just keep their tails?
Nice vlog again Cammy. Maybe a quick comment on what you're seeing in some of these sheep from your eye as a professional. "Little short for me"..."Nice looking strong tall lamb"...doesn't have to be "Look at the sack on this one" and I wouldn't be afraid to run some of these vids longer if you have the content 18 mins goes by pretty fast...thanks again
I think it would be cool to have a "handbook" to look at for conformation etc. They have this for horses.. to know bad vs good body conformation. Maybe a good thing to come up with for sheep.. for people getting into the business. Breed standards are a guide, but the breeders and ones that run the sheep for real are the ones that really know which types perform the best or not. I think it's a years of experience thing that can't really be totally explained or written about.
@@TheSheepGame, No worries, it's hard to think of everything in the moment. It's that I've never seen a $50k sheep 🐏 before. And I thought we could figure out what makes a top ram together. 😉. 💖🤔🌵😷
Love the sales videos ❤️ lovely to see the farming community able to get together again. If it’s anything like in Australia it’s as much a social event as business
WOW OMG 100,000 Canadian for that one!! Never imagined but seeing some of them can understand. Gorgeous fellows some of them. Love the family sheep farmers diligence to their sheep. It is wonderful. Again Cammy a really good video! hugs
That was super exciting! Some of those prices are amazing and good for the farmers! All of you work so hard, it’s a well earned reward. Nice job pumping out the videos, too!👍
A boy Cammy another good video 👍. I absolutely love ram sales they're the best day of the year. Do you ever keep breeding hogs/ ram lambs for sale at shows. Be a great story to follow your lambs for a year up to the sale.
As always, LOVED IT! You could've showed so much more and I'd still watch every minute 🙂 Would love the inside scoop on your favorite pen of the day and maybe what types of things people are looking for in this breed, too. (I know you talk about it in other videos, but seeing stuff pointed out in this setting kind of sinks in more to me for some reason) Anyway it was a great video and I'm excited for the next one already 😊
30K pound sterling for a ram? Holy Moses! And bought on sight only? I mean for that price I'd demand one test drive at least! And the 48K one.... I am just speechless. Awesome world you live in, Cameron!
@@TheSheepGame I know :) I was trying to be funny. Because I can’t even buy a car that price, let alone a ram haha! Thank you for your information. My schoolfriend (since 1968) Betty, who hosts sheep, calls you Garfunkel :))
I love your accent. I live in America the Midwest but our family originally from Scotland, here about 230 years but Scotland our origin. Even though now UK it will always be Scotland. A beautiful land. I enjoy your videos.
Wow!! Some incredible prices! That’s awesome, I’m happy that the sheep market can bring in those numbers, good for those shepherds out keeping sheep farming around for generations to come!!!
Fantastic rams! I guess without getting you hands on the sheep in person it is very difficult to tell the difference between the higher priced animals and the lower priced ones. I’d love to go and have a look and get my hands on the sheep to see which ones I liked the most compared to which ones were actually most popular :D
Finally an Auction where the Auctioneer just calls out prices not gibberish! If that was in the USA you wouldn’t know the price it would be some guy going bladda blah bladda blah bladda blah final call $5000
Very interesting, I had no idea that sheep or Rams can go for such high prices, yikes. I just bought 1/2 a lamb to enjoy for dinner. I will really enjoy it more now. Thanks. BC Canada 🇨🇦
WOW!!! Like models getting ready for the runway! This is interesting to me because the auctions around here seem to be for meat so you get a lot of people trying to get rid of their stock that they couldn't sell through private channels vs. selling for quality. I assume your auction is for people trying to pick up good breeding stock based on what they're paying? Thanks for another great video!! 😊
@@rebeccaburrow7199 Market vs. Breeder, got it. The sales I've been to seemed like a combination. If they only brought out one ram or ewe or buck or doe and gave you seemingly way too much information then I assume it's good breeding stock. Sometimes they'll say such and such is registered and comes from X farm and if you know you know. If they brought out 10-12 animals and sold them as a lot (you're bidding for all 12 does) then you're probably buying meat! We breed and sell ADGA registered Nigerian Dwarf Goats and registerable but not registered Olde English Southdown Babydoll sheep but we have never sold at auction. Thanks for the info 😊
Brilliant video cammy ah you could never over load with the market videos it’s great seeing great sheep and the owners getting unreal prices just class 👌
@@TheSheepGame It's hard to see body conformation under all that wool, I think years of experience is the key here. Shorn you would be able to really see what's under that fleece...but not so great for the show/sale ring apperance.
Can you tell me why these rams are so expensive? Can they get insurance on them? I’d want to ‘wrap it in wool’ to keep it safe. Would a farmer just run them in the field like you run yours?
Hi Lynda, Most of the expensive ones will have semen taken from them to be used for AI but yes they will still run in a field with ewes like mine do. They are insured for three months and are guaranteed by the seller which means if they fire blanks the buyer will be refunded.
Came across your channel recently Cammy after your video with Tom Scott, great vid btw and your passion is infectious and I have enjoyed loads of you vlogs since. Well, you learn something every day, I'm from Muirkirk and never knew the price some of the sheep commands around here WOW. I walk the hills a few times a day with my 1yr old collie "Cairn" (always on a lead around the sheep) and now have a better appreciation of what's involved in raising these fascinating animals, Got any tips on stopping my collie rolling around in the sheep poo lol?
So the one you called the pen favourite and the last one which went for £48,000 are real standouts. Confident beasts, surveying the ring, not at all intimidated by the prodding and noise. I can see how the buyer would get their money back in one year. Must be a fortune to insure though. Nice video, Cam.
Great video. Those rams are all beautiful animals. The horns with the curls are amazing. I've never seen them like that before. Your camera work is awesome. Just to be able to see the sheep so close is wonderful. The prices were more than I imagined. That little wrangler at the end is so cute. Everyone loves cute kids doing cute things.
Those are amazing prices. Would the highest priced ones be going back into purebred flocks for producing next year's top sellers? It would be scary to spend that much on a ram and lose it to an accident or disease before getting any breedings. 😳 (Thanks for translating the prices, for $ maybe just put US next to it, as many other countries use the $ such as Australia, NZ, Canada etc. 😊. We can work out the exchange.) It looks like a great social situation as well. Great work editing.
Good idea Rebecca i'll do that next time! Yeah these rams all go on to produce rams for next year's sale. So when the rams enter the ring u will often hear the auctioneer announce what ram they are from. For example that £30,000 ram lamb was off the £15,000 Harestanes tup. So that farmer paid £15k for a tup and one lamb off him has doubled his investment. It all goes round in a big circle.
These bids were in pounds. You had a previous video where the bids were in guineas. What's the difference? I don't mean in currency but in the choice of currency. 💷
Different breed society rules. Blackies don’t have pedigree palerwork like other breeds either. I’m not sure why they don’t use Guineas but they are a very old breed with lots of different rules to other breeds. 😁
Another great video !! I didn’t expect the prices to be that high, but that’s great for the farmer. Thank you for considering all the background noise.
Is there a different sale for older rams of good quality that the farmer can no longer use? Wish I knew of such a sale by me (Michigan,USA) As always thank you for sharing.
wow. such handsome rams and lams, the prices are staggering. Cammie, what specific specs are the buyers looking for in the rams and ram lambs that drives the prices so high? I see the differences in body type, but what are the buyers actually preferring in head and body type?
Oh yes! I loved watching these sales! What majestic RAMS. I couldn't tell the difference between the high priced and low priced... but I loved watching the rams strut around and get lively in the ring. Thanks Cammy. Got any more like this?
WOW !!A great experience, watching these sales, I just cant get over the amount of money ,being paid for ONE sheep, just shows how little I know about sheep!!!! However I can only imagine just how much work is involved.. thanks again for the video
@The Sheep Game How about a video about becoming a livestock auctioneer in Scotland? Maybe compare and contrast to the rest of the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA
(Not knowing anything about sheep conformation, only dog conformation) - what my untrained eye sees in the price difference is higher priced have more bone, bigger danglier bits, a very wide rump and wide/deep chest with a prominent breastbone. One thing I noticed when hiking through Hereford was some bulls stood out beyond others because they looked like a caricature off of a butcher's chart. Their dimensions were so "beefy" they looked rather exaggerated and boxy. But I can see in addition to meat/weight value of their offspring, a wide chest and large bones would probably make them more durable as seed-stock. (Less likely to break a leg tupping a ewe).
Cammy can you please explain again the difference between a tup and a ram. I thought you said a tup was a no nuts and a ram was with nuts. Yet that 45000£ was called a tup. Makes me wonder why some one would pay that price for a chunk of hogget?!
Hi fro Bosnia!!! Thank you for videos , very informative. I own sheep Balkan breed Dubska pramenka. I love this videos because we can see how much money farmers would invest to get new rams or should I say new blood to maintain the quality of the herds!! Thank again for videos and God bless you !!
Shocked at the purebred ram prices. What are their destination, purebreed breeding farms for ewes of different black face strains from the purchased ram? Can't imagine hobby sheep farmers buying these. And far too expensive to improve the qualities of the sheep of a farm raising lambs for meat slaughter. We still go to the county farm fairs. I always walk through the sheep barns. Can't believe how breeding has changed some of the old breeds in form. The present Suffolks here are monsters, tall at least 50>75 lbs heavier than what our rams weights. I believe I heard you mention that you breed your ewes to Texel rams for meat lambs. One of our best crosses for meat lambs was Correidale ewe to Suffolk ram. only problem was large head of the Suffolks lambs in first breeding ewes and birthing problems. So first lamb ewes we crossed with Cheviot rams. Been watching some of your lambing vids. Very good, you save more than most. Wearing on mind and body in the lambing sheds.
Fun to see another country’s sale. Our prices are so much lower. An exceptional two year old Ram from the best ranch would not go for more than 5000. An average ranch two year old Ram is more like 250 to 500.
When our kids were competing in 4-H, they would wash their chickens and use Woolite liquid soap in the wash water and a little softener liquid in the rinse, to make the feathers soft and fluffy. To make them fluffier, they'd dry them with a blow dryer on a low heat, so as to not kill the chicken by over heating it! I'd imagine Woolite would work great on sheep's wool to make it clean, soft and fluffy. They'd smell better too, at least for a few minutes!
Hi bud I have just came across your channel I am not a farmer but I enjoy watching this as I visit a farm down in the borders run by the woods family I was watching to see if they got a mention maybe next time.
I have noticed and appreciate your efforts at slowly and clearing enunciating your words for those of not not familiar with your strong accent. I ❤️ your channel.
Thanks Janet! I'm trying hard. =D
Yes, cammy tries, but it's *his* CHANNEL, in *his* country, he shouldn't *have* to!
We're the guests in *his* home! Personally,I don't find his accent that difficult. Never particularly noticed it until he began apologizing for it.😘😎🙄which, being his own channel, he definitely should *not have to do!* Its rather RUDE of anyone to complain to a host that they're difficult to understand (bet they wouldn't if the host was offering cookies..er biscuits)IMO.🤷♀️🤷♂️💞Then again, I'm Canadian, perhaps I was just raised with better manners?
Beginning to seem like it lately...😘
@William Tell 😘🤷♀️😎💞👍👏👏👏👏👏
@William Tell exactly!
I do love that beautiful, lilting accent, though! It has a musical quality to it.
Fascinating horns on those sheep! I learn something about sheep, farming and Scotland from every video. I look forward to every post you make.
Hope Lizzie and Jock are doing well😁👍
Watching from just north of Los Angeles. I’m fascinated by the different breeds. Incredible prices, but breeding the finest examples is best for maintaining the breed. Thanks for including the little sheep wrangler. He sure knew what he was doing. Do you have plans to teach your son to do the same?
Hopefully Jock will be just as tough as that young lad one day =D
Even if jock doesnt go into sheep as an adult, i bet you he will help his dad till he gets out of the house!
Great video Cammy, it takes guts and courage to stand there with a camera in front of all those people. 💪👌
Cheers Daniel. It's a brass neck i've got that helps lol
I never knew the price could go so high for sheep. It is totally understandable when your livelihood depends on strong lambs/sheep. The sheep are beautiful and the horns so interesting. Just amazing.... the little shepherd wrangler was adorable. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Donna!! That video of his at 88 million views is what I dream of lol
Yes, I loved this video as I never would've had the chance to see such a thing, otherwise! It's nice that you're conscientious about whether your videos and their presentation are of interest, but they most definitely are! It's almost like being there in person, which is quite a kick from all the way over in the old US! Thanks so much, Cammy! 🐏🐑
That was great! The US version is likely the Keeneland Yearling Sale, in Lexington Kentucky. It’s racehorses, but still the same. And the big prices come from the stud books, not the actual animal. Buyers are placing bets that an animal performs well enough to justify that huge price. It’s bloodlines inform that bet, this is how you get a £60.000 ram.
And it’s kind of a Ferrari for sheep fans or horse racing people to buy a prestige animal… Farmers is farmers. 😁
All I can say is wow! I am a driver for the Amish and I talk to them often about your channel and how beautiful the sheep are! I tell them about the sales, the different breeds and how much they go for. Amazing! Thank so much for sharing this with us!
That’s my dad selling the tup at £48000
Alan? Some buzz!
@@TheSheepGame no he’s Peter wood
Cammy, quite exciting to watch. If money were no object and Lizzy approved, which of the rams sold would you buy for your operation, please? Thank you!
I had a similar question. What would his dream flock look like?
I don't know enough about them Harry. I'd just buy one off one of the farms I knew! Maybe if TH-cam gets big enough i'll buy one! =D
Fantastic video. Love seeing all the beautiful sheep. Love the faces and horns on those rams. Wow, I’m impressed.
Wow! I am a fairly new sub from Sandi’s channel and you are hilarious! I am completely hooked, these sheep are just magnificent and as I drive for many Amish farmers here in the states (Lancaster County) I have come to love all kinds of farm animals. Great videos - definately a new sheep fon!
I did the opposite started with Cammy's channel then watched Sandi's. Definitely prefer the grass raised best life for sheep over the commercially raised housed sheep.. but for Sandi's situation where she is and the fact that her husband is a grain farmer.. makes sense what she does. I personally don't like to see animals housed so close together, never getting to breathe fresh air or eat real grass. Sandi is an amazing woman though and such a hard worker. I have learned a lot of stuff from her channel as well.
I'm another one that came to Cammy through Sandi in case Cammy's counting..
As an American Blackie breeder who has belonged to BSBA UK and looked through the pages the annual book for years I am familiar with most all the big players in the game BUT I finally heard how to pronounce Dalchirla properly! Well done excellent video as always Cammy.
Watched this with a pair of foster kittens on my lap. They gave it 5 stars, though from the way they were watching the sheep, they think sheep are a fun new variety of mouse. ;-) 🤣🤣 city kitties! Boy would they ever be surprised! ;-)
Cammie, I loved the beautiful “hood ornaments” of the 2 year old tups but the finer point of why one sells for so much more than another is beyond my ken. Thanks for an entertaining video!
Love it, keep them coming, love from Canada. Blessings to you, Lizzie and baby Jock!
So my jaw dropped with the amounts being bid on these rams. And being the sheep novice that I am what happens if these rams are "shooting blanks?" Or is there documentation that they are stud material prior to the auction? I hope this isn't a silly question 😅!
Not silly!!...it is their genetic make up that they are bought for...now I too would like to know the answer to that one...😀
Curious here also
Here in the US, these prices are not as high, and cattle are a bigger deal that sheep. However, when one of the animal is sold at these prices you can rest assured that these boys have been tested and all are certified as fertile. This is true even with most of the large commercial operations here. Especially with cattle, you can't afford to have a dud running around.
They usually have them tested before hand, I know I wouldn’t be paying 22,000 on a ram that wasn’t tested lol
@@k75romeofive Thank you for the information. You are too kind.
I liked when you put the price in U.S money I'm always trying to figure out. Looked like a great sale.
Prices not in the stratosphere like the Texel sale, but still amazing. Another great, interesting video, Cammy. Thanks!
(Saw you on Landward!)
Head to Fort William blackie tup sale on the 5th of November cammy
Think i'll be in Norway then Colin. i got two texels from there last year
This was amazing. You know we all love learning about sheep breeds. I really appreciate all the time you take to record and edit the vlogs. They’re so informative. It’s also nice to see how much you love and enjoy being there at the sales. The best to your family.
Tells you what I know about sheep. Could not see what makes one ram worth more than another from the same pen. Other than the horns they were all looking pretty much alike to me! All handsome and healthy
Those horns are amazing! I notice all those rams still have tails. Is not docking the tails a breed specific thing or do males usually just keep their tails?
Hill breeds in the UK don't have their tails docked so that they can stand with their back to the wind and it won't blow underneath them
@@TheSheepGame More cool info that I just learned by reading the comments on your last vlog!
Nice vlog again Cammy. Maybe a quick comment on what you're seeing in some of these sheep from your eye as a professional. "Little short for me"..."Nice looking strong tall lamb"...doesn't have to be "Look at the sack on this one" and I wouldn't be afraid to run some of these vids longer if you have the content 18 mins goes by pretty fast...thanks again
I think it would be cool to have a "handbook" to look at for conformation etc. They have this for horses.. to know bad vs good body conformation. Maybe a good thing to come up with for sheep.. for people getting into the business. Breed standards are a guide, but the breeders and ones that run the sheep for real are the ones that really know which types perform the best or not. I think it's a years of experience thing that can't really be totally explained or written about.
All interesting guys and most societies will have a breed standards list on their websites these days. I'll try cover that in future videos.
Next time you miss a high priced sheep in the ring... I'd still like to see him. Can you get us look when he gets back to his pen? 💖🌞🌵😷
Of course! I should have done that!
@@TheSheepGame, No worries, it's hard to think of everything in the moment. It's that I've never seen a $50k sheep 🐏 before. And I thought we could figure out what makes a top ram together. 😉. 💖🤔🌵😷
One of your best videos there’s great job. Clearly no fear talking to the camera In front of people now.
That was great...and I'm so glad that you are encouraging the up and coming youngsters in your videos...love to Lizzy and Jock🎇🐑🐑🐑💞🎇
So interesting. How many years does a Ram/ Tup do his “job”??
What type of disposition is desirable??
Usually 4-5. I'm not sure what they look for in this breed but I know the head, wool type, body are all key factors
Love the sales videos ❤️ lovely to see the farming community able to get together again. If it’s anything like in Australia it’s as much a social event as business
If you had a time machine and could go back and ask some old time sheep farmers about these prices......................
WOW OMG 100,000 Canadian for that one!! Never imagined but seeing some of them can understand. Gorgeous fellows some of them. Love the family sheep farmers diligence to their sheep. It is wonderful. Again Cammy a really good video! hugs
WOWZA! What a sale! I love how the owners primp their animals for the ring. SO. MANY. SHEEP! Awesome!
Goodness them rams make mighty money I've crossbred lowland ewes and the most I've ever spent on a ram here in NI is £500
What marvelous sheep. Those horns were really something. Those rams wore them like crowns. Thanks for taking us along. ❤️
That was super exciting! Some of those prices are amazing and good for the farmers! All of you work so hard, it’s a well earned reward.
Nice job pumping out the videos, too!👍
A boy Cammy another good video 👍.
I absolutely love ram sales they're the best day of the year. Do you ever keep breeding hogs/ ram lambs for sale at shows. Be a great story to follow your lambs for a year up to the sale.
I don't just because of the work involved. One day when I get my own place I might!!
Amazing prices, wouldn't mind having a half dozen of them bucks to sell every year!!
As always, LOVED IT! You could've showed so much more and I'd still watch every minute 🙂 Would love the inside scoop on your favorite pen of the day and maybe what types of things people are looking for in this breed, too. (I know you talk about it in other videos, but seeing stuff pointed out in this setting kind of sinks in more to me for some reason) Anyway it was a great video and I'm excited for the next one already 😊
yeah I should do that at each sale!
30K pound sterling for a ram? Holy Moses! And bought on sight only? I mean for that price I'd demand one test drive at least! And the 48K one.... I am just speechless. Awesome world you live in, Cameron!
Thanks, They are all guaranteed by the sellers as working so that takes any doubt out of the equation.
@@TheSheepGame That's nice to know.. do the ones that sell AI semen have a similar guarantee?
@@TheSheepGame I know :) I was trying to be funny. Because I can’t even buy a car that price, let alone a ram haha! Thank you for your information. My schoolfriend (since 1968) Betty, who hosts sheep, calls you Garfunkel :))
Michael Cusack Smith
What a buzz! Only ever heard about it but now you've let us see and feel it.
Cheers Jimmy!
I love your accent. I live in America the Midwest but our family originally from Scotland, here about 230 years but Scotland our origin. Even though now UK it will always be Scotland. A beautiful land. I enjoy your videos.
Wow!! Some incredible prices! That’s awesome, I’m happy that the sheep market can bring in those numbers, good for those shepherds out keeping sheep farming around for generations to come!!!
Fantastic rams! I guess without getting you hands on the sheep in person it is very difficult to tell the difference between the higher priced animals and the lower priced ones. I’d love to go and have a look and get my hands on the sheep to see which ones I liked the most compared to which ones were actually most popular :D
Finally an Auction where the Auctioneer just calls out prices not gibberish! If that was in the USA you wouldn’t know the price it would be some guy going bladda blah bladda blah bladda blah final call $5000
haha I have seen some of those videos!
This was an amazing video! Cheers to your 10 hours of editing!
thanks!
Wonderful watching, thanks for taking us along. Hello to Lizzie and little Joch. 💐
Thanks Liz!"
Very interesting, I had no idea that sheep or Rams can go for such high prices, yikes. I just bought 1/2 a lamb to enjoy for dinner. I will really enjoy it more now. Thanks. BC Canada 🇨🇦
WOW!!! Like models getting ready for the runway! This is interesting to me because the auctions around here seem to be for meat so you get a lot of people trying to get rid of their stock that they couldn't sell through private channels vs. selling for quality. I assume your auction is for people trying to pick up good breeding stock based on what they're paying? Thanks for another great video!! 😊
yes this is all high end breeding rams. Cheers
@@TheSheepGame Thought so. Thank you sir 😊
There are different sales for different things. Market sales are constant through the year, but breeder sales are special and infrequent.
@@rebeccaburrow7199 Market vs. Breeder, got it. The sales I've been to seemed like a combination. If they only brought out one ram or ewe or buck or doe and gave you seemingly way too much information then I assume it's good breeding stock. Sometimes they'll say such and such is registered and comes from X farm and if you know you know. If they brought out 10-12 animals and sold them as a lot (you're bidding for all 12 does) then you're probably buying meat! We breed and sell ADGA registered Nigerian Dwarf Goats and registerable but not registered Olde English Southdown Babydoll sheep but we have never sold at auction. Thanks for the info 😊
Brilliant video cammy ah you could never over load with the market videos it’s great seeing great sheep and the owners getting unreal prices just class 👌
I am interested in learning about your take on confirmation on the various breeds and how it relates to breeding. What is the life expectancy?
Thanks Nancy. These are pretty well put together sheep and are a hardy breed. They will do 4-5 years most of them.
@@TheSheepGame It's hard to see body conformation under all that wool, I think years of experience is the key here. Shorn you would be able to really see what's under that fleece...but not so great for the show/sale ring apperance.
The best sheep of the best breed from the the western isles to the borders. Grate vlog cammy
I can't really tell the difference why one is so much more expensive than the other either but they sure are cool looking.
Very fun to watch
I know it's not really your focus, but I wonder if there is a dairy sheep industry in Scotland?
I don't know of any but i have a vlog of milk goats coming soon.
Can you tell me why these rams are so expensive? Can they get insurance on them? I’d want to ‘wrap it in wool’ to keep it safe. Would a farmer just run them in the field like you run yours?
Hi Lynda, Most of the expensive ones will have semen taken from them to be used for AI but yes they will still run in a field with ewes like mine do. They are insured for three months and are guaranteed by the seller which means if they fire blanks the buyer will be refunded.
Just started this video and I already know it going to be great. Also Cammy if there is ever a beltex sale could you bring us along if your going
Came across your channel recently Cammy after your video with Tom Scott, great vid btw and your passion is infectious and I have enjoyed loads of you vlogs since.
Well, you learn something every day, I'm from Muirkirk and never knew the price some of the sheep commands around here WOW. I walk the hills a few times a day with my 1yr old collie "Cairn" (always on a lead around the sheep) and now have a better appreciation of what's involved in raising these fascinating animals, Got any tips on stopping my collie rolling around in the sheep poo lol?
You are very close to some fancy sheep then! 😁 dogs will be dogs 😁
So the one you called the pen favourite and the last one which went for £48,000 are real standouts. Confident beasts, surveying the ring, not at all intimidated by the prodding and noise.
I can see how the buyer would get their money back in one year.
Must be a fortune to insure though.
Nice video, Cam.
That's it Jim.
These lads are so used to people they're not that phased by it
@@TheSheepGame Hand or Ewe raised? Would it make a difference?
Great video. Those rams are all beautiful animals. The horns with the curls are amazing. I've never seen them like that before. Your camera work is awesome. Just to be able to see the sheep so close is wonderful. The prices were more than I imagined. That little wrangler at the end is so cute. Everyone loves cute kids doing cute things.
Yeah I just don't have that cute factor so I need to get good camera shots to compensate. lol
There was some cracking tupps, thought you'd get your wallet out there cammy.
Need to sell a lot more merch yet!! Lol
Those are amazing prices. Would the highest priced ones be going back into purebred flocks for producing next year's top sellers? It would be scary to spend that much on a ram and lose it to an accident or disease before getting any breedings. 😳 (Thanks for translating the prices, for $ maybe just put US next to it, as many other countries use the $ such as Australia, NZ, Canada etc. 😊. We can work out the exchange.) It looks like a great social situation as well. Great work editing.
Good idea Rebecca i'll do that next time! Yeah these rams all go on to produce rams for next year's sale. So when the rams enter the ring u will often hear the auctioneer announce what ram they are from. For example that £30,000 ram lamb was off the £15,000 Harestanes tup. So that farmer paid £15k for a tup and one lamb off him has doubled his investment. It all goes round in a big circle.
These bids were in pounds. You had a previous video where the bids were in guineas. What's the difference? I don't mean in currency but in the choice of currency. 💷
Different breed society rules. Blackies don’t have pedigree palerwork like other breeds either. I’m not sure why they don’t use Guineas but they are a very old breed with lots of different rules to other breeds. 😁
U buy any this year
Not these ones Bob!
Another great video !! I didn’t expect the prices to be that high, but that’s great for the farmer. Thank you for considering all the background noise.
The last few vids are good with these sales I like them anyway. 👍👌
Is there a different sale for older rams of good quality that the farmer can no longer use? Wish I knew of such a sale by me (Michigan,USA) As always thank you for sharing.
Not really Karen. The rams aren't as effective as they get older.
I'm gobsmacked at the prices!
Another great video! Love this channel!
wow. such handsome rams and lams, the prices are staggering. Cammie, what specific specs are the buyers looking for in the rams and ram lambs that drives the prices so high? I see the differences in body type, but what are the buyers actually preferring in head and body type?
Good question Holly. I'm not a blackie expert so next time i'll interview a farmer and ask them.
Oh yes! I loved watching these sales! What majestic RAMS. I couldn't tell the difference between the high priced and low priced... but I loved watching the rams strut around and get lively in the ring. Thanks Cammy. Got any more like this?
I think I have another 3 or 4 of these ready to edit! =D
Fab video again. Thank you Cammy x
Thanks Jill!
Spoke to you up there when the pole shearlings were being sold top gent
Thanks Scott!! Some day.
@@TheSheepGame some buzz mate
Fascinating! Can't imagine spending that amount of money on a sheep! 😉
Again, so interesting. When I come back, I want to be in Scotland as a sheepfarmer🐏🐏
Haha it's a dream job!
WOW !!A great experience, watching these sales, I just cant get over the amount of money ,being paid for ONE sheep, just shows how little I know about sheep!!!! However I can only imagine just how much work is involved.. thanks again for the video
@The Sheep Game
How about a video about becoming a livestock auctioneer in Scotland? Maybe compare and contrast to the rest of the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA
I never would have thought rams sold for those prices.
I hope those who bought the ram(s) have insurance for non-proformence or death. How many are bought as syndicated (spelling) ram(s) ??? Or not.???
(Not knowing anything about sheep conformation, only dog conformation) - what my untrained eye sees in the price difference is higher priced have more bone, bigger danglier bits, a very wide rump and wide/deep chest with a prominent breastbone. One thing I noticed when hiking through Hereford was some bulls stood out beyond others because they looked like a caricature off of a butcher's chart. Their dimensions were so "beefy" they looked rather exaggerated and boxy. But I can see in addition to meat/weight value of their offspring, a wide chest and large bones would probably make them more durable as seed-stock. (Less likely to break a leg tupping a ewe).
Cammy can you please explain again the difference between a tup and a ram. I thought you said a tup was a no nuts and a ram was with nuts. Yet that 45000£ was called a tup. Makes me wonder why some one would pay that price for a chunk of hogget?!
Hi fro Bosnia!!! Thank you for videos , very informative. I own sheep Balkan breed Dubska pramenka. I love this videos because we can see how much money farmers would invest to get new rams or should I say new blood to maintain the quality of the herds!! Thank again for videos and God bless you !!
Shocked at the purebred ram prices. What are their destination, purebreed breeding farms for ewes of different black face strains from the purchased ram?
Can't imagine hobby sheep farmers buying these.
And far too expensive to improve the qualities of the sheep of a farm raising lambs for meat slaughter.
We still go to the county farm fairs. I always walk through the sheep barns. Can't believe how breeding has changed some of the old breeds in form. The present Suffolks here are monsters, tall at least 50>75 lbs heavier than what our rams weights.
I believe I heard you mention that you breed your ewes to Texel rams for meat lambs.
One of our best crosses for meat lambs was Correidale ewe to Suffolk ram. only problem was large head of the Suffolks lambs in first breeding ewes and birthing problems. So first lamb ewes we crossed with Cheviot rams.
Been watching some of your lambing vids. Very good, you save more than most. Wearing on mind and body in the lambing sheds.
What do people use blackface rams for? Is it mainly for breeding pure? Or do they cross them? We don't have anything like them here in New Zealand.
Fun to see another country’s sale. Our prices are so much lower. An exceptional two year old Ram from the best ranch would not go for more than 5000. An average ranch two year old Ram is more like 250 to 500.
There's nothing like Dalmally.... Bar helps with the atmosphere too.. 👍.
When our kids were competing in 4-H, they would wash their chickens and use Woolite liquid soap in the wash water and a little softener liquid in the rinse, to make the feathers soft and fluffy. To make them fluffier, they'd dry them with a blow dryer on a low heat, so as to not kill the chicken by over heating it! I'd imagine Woolite would work great on sheep's wool to make it clean, soft and fluffy. They'd smell better too, at least for a few minutes!
Gordon Bennet Cammy what a sale. Thanks for sharing it. Take care.
Wow! Beautiful rams! Great video! ❤️🤩🐏 love the little guy at the end! ❤️🥰🐏
With our breed it is not unusual to pay $600000…oops! There goes that ‘Zero’ sticking again! ($600)
What fun! Thanks Cammie, and also for the bonus footage of the wee sheep farmer!
Thanks Liz
Wow... how many lambs have to be produced and sold in order to even break even from some of these incredibly high prices?!
That was interesting, nice to see farmers getting a return from the sheep.
Fantastic sheep ,you cope feel the buzz ,it must be amazing to actually be there really enjoyed this 😀
That looks mean!!!! Poor sheep! Why don’t they just walk them around?
If you do another auction, maybe you could point out the differences between the high price ones, and the average price.
Great looking sheep. Are their sperm count taken in to consideration.? If you buy a sterile ram do you get money back?
I wonder how well the price correlates to the volume of the sack. Maybe that's what we're overlooking
im watching all your videos☺️ i don't own a sheep but i like so much them
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We used to have our own breed here long ago the Newfoundland land race ,similar to the shetland extremely hardy but small & now all but extinct.
Hi bud I have just came across your channel I am not a farmer but I enjoy watching this as I visit a farm down in the borders run by the woods family I was watching to see if they got a mention maybe next time.