World’s most expensive sheep sold in Scotland

A sheep sold for a record 350,000 guineas -- or around US$490,000 -- at an auction in Scotland this week. The lamb, named Double Diamond, had generated buzz before the Scottish National Texel sale in Lanark started, according to a news release from the Texel Sheep Society. Bidding started at 10,000 guineas (about US$13,000). A bidding war drove up the price until an agreement was reached for the sheep to be shared between three farms. The farmers hope to see returns on their investment by breeding. Texel sheep originated in Holland and are a butcher favorite, according to the Texel Sheep Society. The previous record for one sheep was 230,000 pounds -- over $307,000 in US money -- for a sheep named Deveronvale Perfection in 2009.