Auction price guide
Dorper 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 Sep 26, 2026. Data release October 2026. Computed Oct 18, 2026.
Price trend
Monthly buckets are shown because enough months have at least 15 qualifying records.
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026: period medians ranged from $800 to $3,100.
Median up 16% from Sep 2025 to Sep 2026.
Price summary
Last 18 active sale months in the 24-month dataset window.
| Median | $1,900 |
|---|---|
| Average | $2,423 |
| Middle 50% | $950 to $3,200 |
| Observed range | $400 to $27,000 |
| Sample | 350 records across 41 auctions |
By sex
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 252 | $2,000 | $1,200 to $3,250 |
| Male | 98 | $1,500 | $700 to $3,000 |
By age band
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 years | 175 | $2,250 | $1,500 to $3,500 |
| Under 1 year | 126 | $1,500 | $800 to $3,000 |
| 3+ years | 49 | $1,800 | $950 to $2,600 |
By registration
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | 270 | $2,300 | $1,400 to $3,300 |
| Unknown registration | 80 | $900 | $700 to $1,800 |
Related Sheep price guides
Other qualifying breed guides from the same public auction release.
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 149 | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026 EweTrack South African-Style Fullblood Inspection & Sale // LIVE SALE // September 26th | $27,000 |
| Lot 5 | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026 EweTrack South African-Style Fullblood Inspection & Sale // LIVE SALE // September 26th | $10,000 |
| Lot 50 | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026 EweTrack South African-Style Fullblood Inspection & Sale // LIVE SALE // September 26th | $8,800 |
| Lot 18 | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026 EweTrack South African-Style Fullblood Inspection & Sale // LIVE SALE // September 26th | $8,300 |
| Lot 91 | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026 EweTrack South African-Style Fullblood Inspection & Sale // LIVE SALE // September 26th | $8,100 |
| Lot 26 | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026 EweTrack South African-Style Fullblood Inspection & Sale // LIVE SALE // September 26th | $7,200 |
| Lot 20 | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026 EweTrack South African-Style Fullblood Inspection & Sale // LIVE SALE // September 26th | $7,000 |
| Lot 19 | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026 EweTrack South African-Style Fullblood Inspection & Sale // LIVE SALE // September 26th | $6,000 |
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Common questions
Where do these Dorper 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 350 records with sales through Sep 26, 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.