Author Topic: Shetland ewe prices please (Read 7209 times)

melodysheep · « **on:** August 19, 2015, 09:52:43 am »

Following on from 'Blades' enquiry, what should I expect to pay for 2012/14 Shetland ewes? They are pedigree but not registered.

Many thanks.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2015, 02:03:34 pm »

I haven't been to any sales this year - in fact I'm not sure if there have been any sales yet this year - but if I was buying privately I'd probably expect to pay £40ish. Maybe a little more if they have superb fleeces, interesting colours, etc. Up to £50 for the shearlings if so.

I wish they should be more, I think Shetlands are wonderful sheep, but good registered ones mostly haven't been fetching a lot more than that in recent years.

Some of the rarer primitives fetch more because they are harder to come by.

melodysheep · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2015, 10:32:22 pm »

Thank you. I've agreed £50 each for 4x 2 y.o ewes and £20 for a wether. I like the colours - 1 pure white, 1 moorit (always wanted one!) and 3 beige (katmoget?). I've no idea what the fleeces are like as they had been shorn but from what you say, I think I'm happy enough. The last ones I bought were 17 years ago so I didn't have a clue on prices. Love Shetlands anyway!!

Anke · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2015, 06:34:09 am »

Prices sound right. Enjoy your sheep.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2015, 12:38:58 pm »

Great, we shall be pleased to see pictures when they arrive, of course

jward · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2015, 03:20:16 pm »

I paid £30 a head last November for 2013 ewes, pedigree unregistered which was cheap I thought but it was a dispersal. I think I'd be looking at about £50 each this year. Shetlands have got such characters.

roddycm · « **Reply #6 on:** September 15, 2015, 03:28:30 pm »

If they are birth notified I would want them registered at 50 quid each... means you can register their offspring and helping to preserve the breed

mowhaugh · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2015, 09:03:52 pm »

That list is great, ScarletDragon.

Going through the ring at the mart, where there is a group of sheep, the price is per sheep, unless it is very specifically stated otherwise, which would be unusual.

Cheekierdiagram · « **Reply #8 on:** September 18, 2015, 09:44:40 pm »

Just to clear up the confusion all sheep sold at thainstone ar sold per life

melodysheep · « **Reply #9 on:** September 23, 2015, 10:59:25 am »

Thank you Scarlet Dragon. I'm certain that list will be helpful to a lot of people together with the further comments. I'm quite happy about the price I paid for mine. They've been here a short while now and appear to be settling well. It's a long time since I've gone into a field and been 'mugged' for nuts! Just as well they're just mowers!!!

Bramblecot · « **Reply #10 on:** September 25, 2015, 09:05:16 pm »

There were some very nice Shetland sheep at Sedgemoor yesterday, and lovely displays of products from the Shetland Society. It was the RBST sale and show. I didn't dare take a trailer with me . A lot of stock did not make the reserve prices and I nearly put a couple of lambs in the dog box of the car

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Two white Shetland ram lambs went for G17 each

, I could have overwintered them as stores.

shygirl · « **Reply #11 on:** September 27, 2015, 09:15:39 pm »

Why are Shetland so cheap?

Pondbug · « **Reply #12 on:** September 29, 2015, 07:46:35 pm »

We paid 40 and 45 guineas for shetlands at Dingwall in May and Thainstone in September. I can confirm that Thainstone auctioneers always say the bid price is 'per life' There's no buyer's commission.