We appreciate all our customers and if your local market has recently closed we welcome you to our sale.  Or if you are not happy where you are, we welcome you to come give us a try.  We thank you for spreading the word about our sale.

Well it was typical Jan sale.  Cold, snow, windy, brutal early morning but we had some checked in Fri night and more Sat morning.  Ended up with 54 head.  Not the shortest sale we have ever had but close but hear other sale barns were in the same shape. This time of year it can be a struggle some sale days to know whether to get a crew or not and not knowing what others in our trade area are experiencing in weather is always a question. Buyers were needing animals to fill in from the holidays sale so good animals did pretty good again. Actually most were up from last sale which can happen if the pipeline is depleted over the holidays.  Some are thinking that possibly the fires in Australia may make our market jump up a little.  We may not have so much brought in from New Zealand, it may go to fill the market in Australia- only time will tell.

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 all the small miniature 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.