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Auction price guide

Sheep auction prices

Historical sold per-head auction records with valuation-ready catalog evidence. Use these as market context, not as a current quote or appraisal.

Sales through Jul 28, 2026 Data release current release Computed Jul 29, 2026
$900 median sale
$600 to $1,500 middle 50%
4,327 qualified records
446 auctions
Methodology

Creatures includes a public auction record only when it is a sold live animal priced per head and its catalog provides breed, normalized sex, age, identity or description, plus supporting size, registration, or pedigree evidence. Missing registration evidence stays unknown.

Sales through Jul 28, 2026. Data release current release. Computed Jul 29, 2026.

Price trend

Monthly buckets are shown because enough months have at least 10 qualifying records.

$1,600$650Aug 2024Jul 2026Aug 2024: 31 recordsSep 2024: 97 recordsOct 2024: 69 recordsNov 2024: 44 recordsDec 2024: 32 recordsJan 2025: 52 recordsFeb 2025: 76 recordsMar 2025: 274 recordsApr 2025: 501 recordsMay 2025: 269 recordsJun 2025: 107 recordsJul 2025: 201 recordsAug 2025: 30 recordsSep 2025: 169 recordsOct 2025: 108 recordsNov 2025: 91 recordsDec 2025: 44 recordsJan 2026: 40 recordsFeb 2026: 93 recordsMar 2026: 237 recordsApr 2026: 605 recordsMay 2026: 309 recordsJun 2026: 710 recordsJul 2026: 138 recordsAug 2024: $1,200, n=31Sep 2024: $700, n=97Oct 2024: $1,600, n=69Nov 2024: $800, n=44Dec 2024: $650, n=32Jan 2025: $1,000, n=52Feb 2025: $850, n=76Mar 2025: $700, n=274Apr 2025: $800, n=501May 2025: $800, n=269Jun 2025: $800, n=107Jul 2025: $750, n=201Aug 2025: $900, n=30Sep 2025: $1,250, n=169Oct 2025: $1,100, n=108Nov 2025: $1,300, n=91Dec 2025: $850, n=44Jan 2026: $900, n=40Feb 2026: $850, n=93Mar 2026: $850, n=237Apr 2026: $900, n=605May 2026: $1,200, n=309Jun 2026: $1,000, n=710Jul 2026: $850, n=138

Median up 13.3% from Jul 2025 to Jul 2026.

Price summary

Last 24 active sale months in the 24-month dataset window.

Median$900
Average$1,335
Middle 50%$600 to $1,500
Observed range$25 to $20,000
Sample4,327 records across 446 auctions

By sex

Group Records Median Middle 50%
Female 2,899 $900 $600 to $1,500
Male 1,428 $900 $550 to $1,600

By age band

Group Records Median Middle 50%
Under1year 3,138 $800 $550 to $1,400
1to2years 966 $1,100 $750 to $2,000
3plusyears 223 $1,200 $750 to $2,200

By registration

Group Records Median Middle 50%
Registration unknown 3,119 $800 $550 to $1,304
Registered 1,206 $1,100 $750 to $2,100
Unregistered 2 $850 $850 to $850

Sheep breed rows

Breed links appear when enough recent public auction records support a separate guide.

Breed label Records Median Last sale Guide
Crossbred 744 $750 Jun 13, 2026 Open guide
Katahdin 551 $850 Jul 28, 2026 Open guide
Southdown 534 $900 Jun 29, 2026 Open guide
Suffolk 474 $1,140 Jul 10, 2026 Open guide
Dorset 420 $800 Jul 8, 2026 Open guide
Dorper 301 $1,800 Jul 2, 2026 Open guide
Hampshire 300 $850 Jul 9, 2026 Open guide
Polypay 171 $650 Jul 9, 2026 Open guide
White Dorper 165 $1,900 Jun 12, 2026 Open guide
Shropshire 88 $750 Jul 9, 2026 Open guide
Oxford 77 $900 May 4, 2026 Open guide
Texel 71 $900 Jul 23, 2026 Below gate
North Country Cheviot 58 $600 Jul 16, 2026 Below gate
Valais Blacknose 57 $2,751 May 22, 2026 Below gate
Polled Dorset 55 $850 Jul 9, 2026 Below gate
Montadale 39 $600 Jun 12, 2026 Below gate
Babydoll Southdown 38 $1,200 Jun 12, 2026 Below gate
Corriedale 33 $900 Jun 12, 2026 Below gate
Canadian Arcott 29 $1,300 Jun 14, 2026 Below gate
Lincoln 28 $650 Apr 23, 2026 Below gate
Border Cheviot 25 $550 Apr 15, 2026 Below gate
Columbia 20 $850 Jun 12, 2026 Below gate
Cheviot 15 $655 May 22, 2026 Below gate
Tunis 12 $600 Jun 12, 2026 Below gate
Romney 7 $1,625 Nov 14, 2025 Below gate
Rambouillet 5 $500 Jun 12, 2026 Below gate
Finnsheep 3 $700 Jun 12, 2026 Below gate
Bleu du Maine 2 $2,250 May 22, 2026 Below gate
Kerry Hill 2 $3,750 May 22, 2026 Below gate
Australian White 1 $9,950 May 22, 2026 Below gate
Cotswold 1 $2,500 Nov 14, 2025 Below gate
Merino 1 $450 Jun 26, 2025 Below gate

Recent public auction sales

Animal labels are scrubbed when they appear to identify a farm or program; names tied to a farm or program are not shown.

Sale Date Venue Price
Lot 2 Jul 28, 2026 Meinders Stock Farms "Young Blood" Katahdin Sale $1,800
Lot 1 Jul 28, 2026 Meinders Stock Farms "Young Blood" Katahdin Sale $1,000
Lot 5 Jul 28, 2026 Meinders Stock Farms "Young Blood" Katahdin Sale $900
Lot 6 Jul 28, 2026 Meinders Stock Farms "Young Blood" Katahdin Sale $600
Lot 8 Jul 28, 2026 Meinders Stock Farms "Young Blood" Katahdin Sale $450
Lot 7 Jul 28, 2026 Meinders Stock Farms "Young Blood" Katahdin Sale $400
Lot 1 Jul 23, 2026 Meinders Stock Farms Texel Sale $750
Lot 2 Jul 23, 2026 Meinders Stock Farms Texel Sale $600

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Common questions

Where do these Sheep prices come from?

Creatures computes this guide from live-animal auction records that are sold and priced per head, with breed, normalized sex, age, catalog identity or description, and supporting size, registration, or pedigree evidence. This page uses 4,327 records with sales through Jul 28, 2026.

Why are some breeds not shown as separate price guides?

Breed pages are published only when Creatures can confidently match the auction breed label and enough sold, priced records appear across multiple auctions and recent months.

Are these prices current market quotes?

No. They are historical public auction summaries for the data release shown on the page, not a current quote or appraisal.