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This sale we had 280 head.  A mixed bag of animals, some boer, some cross bred with milk influence, some nice milk goats, some nice hair sheep, some nice Nigerian Dwarf billies, a few registered and some good and some not so good animals.  Crowd was down a little but it’s football season.  Prices were all over the board, some up, some down, some steady. 

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.

Goat and hair sheep are sold by head.  Wool sheep sold by the pound converted to CWT or hundred weight. CWT 192= 1.92 a pound.  Pairs can be one nanny or ewe and 1 or several kids or lambs.  Pygmy listing is for the small goat breeds including Nigerian Dwarf breed.

Market Report on 2 pages

Market Transaction averages below.  This is an average/ by species/ by sex/ no head/ ave weight/ average price per CWT/ ave price by head/ best price at weight.- this page

Market summery by species/by sex/weight range/ hi - low- average, no of head -on next page.

Ok please contact me if you see a mistake or question something I have posted.  I am recovering from cataract surgery and eyes getting better.  Before I could barely see and my reports confirmed that. I should have healed and have new glasses by next report time.

My observations this sale compared to last sale. Prices dropped a little but we had a mixed bag of goats several with milk goat influence and a few rough looking animals and some older animals.  Billy kids were down about 15 cents a pound on twice as many head and same weight, billys were steady.  Nanny kids were steady- 35 last time 49 this time and 37 compared to 40# weight wise. Nanny 32 vs 49 hd, weight same this sale and down 13 cents. Pygmy or Nig Dwf were down about 18 cents on 16 vs 18 and 32 vs 41# this sale.  Wethers were down on 8 head compared to 13 last time by about 29 cents.  Hair sheep ewes were down 23 cents on 11 hd compared to 21 head last time. Ewe Lambs were up 62 cents.  Hair Rams down but not a good test 3 head compared to 6 last sale and lighter weight.  Ram lamb hair sheep were down 64 cents on 19 hd compared to 8 last sale and 20# heavier this sale. Hair sheep weathers were down 65 cents but 17# heavier.  No wool sheep sold.  We had some babies bring really good prices but they are exceptions.  2 11# nanny kids brought $9.09 a pound-- next best price was $3.25 a pound on 40#.    Prices are fluctuating more than ever but there are no ethnic holidays right now.  Good breeding stock is selling good.  Average animals average, rough down more than usual.

Occasionally we have someone who wants to sell a Llama or Pyrenees or Anatolia or crossed Pyr/Ana guard dogs and we will sell them.  We do not sell other mixed breeds of dogs. The other common used guard animal is a donkey and we do not sell those.

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