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.
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 Aug 31, 2026. Data release current release. Computed Sep 4, 2026.
Price trend
Monthly buckets are shown because enough months have at least 15 qualifying records.
Sep 2024 to Jul 2026: period medians ranged from $500 to $1,600.
Median up 6.7% from Jul 2025 to Jul 2026.
Price summary
Last 24 active sale months in the 24-month dataset window.
| Median | $900 |
|---|---|
| Average | $1,319 |
| Middle 50% | $600 to $1,500 |
| Observed range | $25 to $20,000 |
| Sample | 4,424 records across 445 auctions |
By sex
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 2,941 | $900 | $600 to $1,500 |
| Male | 1,483 | $900 | $551 to $1,500 |
By age band
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 3,242 | $800 | $550 to $1,304 |
| 1-2 years | 962 | $1,100 | $750 to $2,000 |
| 3+ years | 220 | $1,200 | $700 to $2,200 |
By registration
Prices are shown only for groups with at least 15 sold records. Smaller groups keep their record count for context.
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown registration | 3,172 | $800 | $550 to $1,300 |
| Registered | 1,250 | $1,025 | $725 to $2,001 |
| Unregistered | 2 | — | — |
Sheep breed rows
Breed links appear when enough recent public auction records support a separate guide. Prices are shown only for breeds with at least 15 sold records. Smaller breeds keep their record count for context.
| Breed label | Records | Median | Last sale | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossbred | 738 | $750 | Jun 13, 2026 | Open guide |
| Katahdin | 577 | $850 | Jul 28, 2026 | Open guide |
| Southdown | 531 | $900 | Jun 29, 2026 | Open guide |
| Suffolk | 474 | $1,140 | Jul 10, 2026 | Open guide |
| Dorset | 418 | $800 | Jul 8, 2026 | Open guide |
| Dorper | 307 | $1,800 | Aug 31, 2026 | Open guide |
| Hampshire | 300 | $850 | Jul 9, 2026 | Open guide |
| Polypay | 171 | $650 | Jul 9, 2026 | Open guide |
| White Dorper | 158 | $1,900 | Jun 12, 2026 | Open guide |
| Shropshire | 88 | $750 | Jul 9, 2026 | Open guide |
| Oxford | 77 | $900 | May 4, 2026 | Open guide |
| Texel | 76 | $900 | Jul 23, 2026 | Below gate |
| North Country Cheviot | 58 | $600 | Jul 16, 2026 | Below gate |
| Valais Blacknose | 57 | $2,751 | May 22, 2026 | Open guide |
| Polled Dorset | 55 | $850 | Jul 9, 2026 | Below gate |
| Montadale | 39 | $600 | Jun 12, 2026 | Below gate |
| Babydoll Southdown | 37 | $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 | — | Jun 12, 2026 | Below gate |
| Katahdin 75% | 9 | — | Jul 18, 2026 | Below gate |
| Romanov | 9 | — | Jul 18, 2026 | Below gate |
| Katahdin 87.5% | 7 | — | Jul 18, 2026 | Below gate |
| Romney | 7 | — | Nov 14, 2025 | Below gate |
| 3/4 North Country Cheviot x 1/4 Suffolk | 6 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| Suffolk cross | 6 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| 3/4 Hampshire x 1/4 Dorset | 5 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| Purebred Dorset | 5 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| Rambouillet | 5 | — | Jun 12, 2026 | Below gate |
| Composite IV | 4 | — | Jul 18, 2026 | Below gate |
| Composite IV (50% Romanov/25% Katahdin/25% Dorper) | 4 | — | Mar 21, 2026 | Below gate |
| 1/2 White Dorper x 1/2 Katahdin | 3 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| Dorper/Australian White cross | 3 | — | Jul 18, 2026 | Below gate |
| Dorset Advantage | 3 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| Finnsheep | 3 | — | Jun 12, 2026 | Below gate |
| Katahdin/Dorper | 3 | — | Mar 21, 2026 | Below gate |
| Purebred White Dorper | 3 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| Bleu du Maine | 2 | — | May 22, 2026 | Below gate |
| Dorset cross | 2 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| Kerry Hill | 2 | — | May 22, 2026 | Below gate |
| 1/2 Dorset | 1 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| 1/2 Suffolk x 1/2 Hampshire | 1 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| 3/4 Dorset x 1/4 Suffolk | 1 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| 3/4 Suffolk x 1/4 Dorset | 1 | — | Aug 23, 2025 | Below gate |
| Australian White | 1 | — | May 22, 2026 | Below gate |
| Commercial Katahdin | 1 | — | Mar 21, 2026 | Below gate |
| Cotswold | 1 | — | Nov 14, 2025 | Below gate |
| Katahdin/25% Romanov | 1 | — | Mar 21, 2026 | Below gate |
| Merino | 1 | — | Jun 26, 2025 | Below gate |
| Texel/Katahdin cross | 1 | — | Jul 18, 2026 | 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 - Ram Tag 0100 | Aug 31, 2026 | Bluestem Dorpers // Online Sale // August 30th // OK | $3,250 |
| Lot 3 - Ewe Tag 0103 | Aug 31, 2026 | Bluestem Dorpers // Online Sale // August 30th // OK | $3,000 |
| Lot 5 - Ewe Tag 0110 | Aug 31, 2026 | Bluestem Dorpers // Online Sale // August 30th // OK | $1,300 |
| Lot 1 - Ewe Tag 0107 | Aug 31, 2026 | Bluestem Dorpers // Online Sale // August 30th // OK | $950 |
| Lot 6 - Ewe Tag 0109 | Aug 31, 2026 | Bluestem Dorpers // Online Sale // August 30th // OK | $950 |
| Lot 9 - Ewe Tag 0106 | Aug 31, 2026 | Bluestem Dorpers // Online Sale // August 30th // OK | $800 |
| 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 |
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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 4,424 records with sales through Aug 31, 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.