This last weekend we had 100+ items in consignment sale including 7 round bales of grass hay, hens, roosters,  ducks, and  rabbits.  200 head in livestock sale. Mediums size crowd. I don’t even know who was playing on TV or when Sat.  Some new people some selling, some buying, staying for both sales.  Prices dropped this sale. There is a Mexican holiday coming up in about 17 days but this weekend may have been too early for that because prices declined a little. We had some nice Jacob sheep- Their horn pattern are so different always create some interest when we have them.  But most stock just average or below. Had some heavy bred hair sheep- people moving and going out of business.  Pygmies or minature goats were down except for babies.  They have more fluctuation than the other animals and don’t know why. Good breeding stock is still bringing better prices than for meat animals. Sickly, old and skinny are bringing very little.  Again good, fat, slick animals and skinny, scruffy animals are way apart on prices as you can see on market summary report.   People think there is lots of hay in OK and there is right now but a lot is going to TX to keep animals alive down there.  There may not be a lot when it comes fall.  

The average price takes ALL into account not just the best ones. Weight, amount of meat on the frame, health, looks, market demand, age, and color even makes a difference. A nanny’s bag makes a difference.  It is an auction and what ever someone will give is what it sells for. If there was nothing in the group last sale to compare to the listing is NT- no test or if not a good comparison such as 1-2 hd it is listed as NGT not a good test.

Pygmy listing is for minature goats, pygmy, Nigerian Dwf, mini breeds.  The other listings are for the larger breeds, meat goats, milk goats, etc.

Market Transaction averages below.                                            Market summary by species - Goats   Sheep

Market Transaction by species/ by sex/ by no head/ ave weight/ ave price CWT/ ave price by head/ best price per pound/ at weight.  This sale we had Jacob Sheep.  They were sold by head because of horn configuration.  Listed separate below.

Market Summary report Goats  Sheep

This is selling for meat.  And look for upcoming holidays and see what is desired.  If you have a 40# goat and they want 40 pounds this is the time to sell. Don’t wait till it’s 60# and upcoming holidays want 40# again or maybe its one they want 100# goat. If you are looking for breeding stock there are other factors to look for. goat and sheep holidays