I sold my 4 yr old ram at a sale and I got 100 ££s for him, I only paid £200 for him. The ram I bought last year set me back £500-600, so not bad considering he has very good genetics. I like to buy a young ram, although not a yearling unless from good stock. I sometimes breed my own ram lambs and they sire brilliant lambs. I think its all down to breed and looks for most people, so the more traditional small rams may not be as much as say a Suffolk for example. Texel throat is a disease I have never heard of, sounds nasty. Is it only in that breed or can other breeds get a form of it too?