At $ 489,000, the world's most expensive sheep was sold in Scotland

A 6-month old Texel sheep was sold in Scotland for the highest price in the world.

The lamb, which bears the name "Double Diamond" (the double jewel), was sold for 489,000 dollars, surpassing the price of a Ferrari car, a Rolex watch, or a home for an entire family, according to the American New York Post.

The young ram was raised on a wool farm in Cheshire, UK by breeder Charlie Bowden and his family, however, the Texel breed is native to the Dutch island of the same name, an area known for producing lean lamb, as well as ultra-fine wool for spinning socks .

In addition to its excellent genetic condition, what helped sell the sheep at such a high price is the current timing, which is the mating season. Its current owners, a group of sheep breeders in Scotland, are planning to use the Double Diamond to breed with other valuable female lambs.

"To a lot of people, this would seem like an exorbitant price for a sheep," said Texel Sheep CEO John Yates of the impressive sale.

Yates explained that the "Texel" breed is "the pinnacle of the sheep breeding industry" in the United Kingdom, explaining that it constitutes about 30% of all lambs born in the country that produces wool each year.

The price of the "Double Diamond" lamb broke the previous record set at the same auction in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 2009, when the lamb named "Garngour Craftsman" was sold for $ 293,000.