Auction price guide
Dorset 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 9, 2026. Data release October 2026. Computed Oct 18, 2026.
Price trend
Monthly buckets are shown because enough months have at least 15 qualifying records.
Feb 2025 to Sep 2026: period medians ranged from $450 to $1,000.
Median up 0% from Sep 2025 to Sep 2026.
Price summary
Last 23 active sale months in the 24-month dataset window.
| Median | $775 |
|---|---|
| Average | $1,053 |
| Middle 50% | $500 to $1,100 |
| Observed range | $300 to $14,000 |
| Sample | 419 records across 107 auctions |
By sex
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 296 | $700 | $500 to $1,100 |
| Male | 123 | $850 | $550 to $1,250 |
By age band
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 336 | $700 | $500 to $1,000 |
| 1-2 years | 65 | $1,000 | $800 to $1,700 |
| 3+ years | 18 | $800 | $600 to $1,300 |
By registration
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown registration | 365 | $700 | $500 to $1,000 |
| Registered | 54 | $1,200 | $800 to $1,850 |
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 3 | Sep 9, 2026 | 27th Annual VIRGINIA TECH SHEEP CENTER PRODUCTION SALE | $950 |
| Lot 6 | Sep 9, 2026 | 27th Annual VIRGINIA TECH SHEEP CENTER PRODUCTION SALE | $900 |
| Lot 4 | Sep 9, 2026 | 27th Annual VIRGINIA TECH SHEEP CENTER PRODUCTION SALE | $850 |
| Lot 1 | Sep 9, 2026 | 27th Annual VIRGINIA TECH SHEEP CENTER PRODUCTION SALE | $800 |
| Lot 7 | Sep 9, 2026 | 27th Annual VIRGINIA TECH SHEEP CENTER PRODUCTION SALE | $800 |
| Lot 21 | Sep 9, 2026 | 27th Annual VIRGINIA TECH SHEEP CENTER PRODUCTION SALE | $650 |
| Lot 5 | Sep 9, 2026 | 27th Annual VIRGINIA TECH SHEEP CENTER PRODUCTION SALE | $600 |
| Lot 20 | Sep 9, 2026 | 27th Annual VIRGINIA TECH SHEEP CENTER PRODUCTION SALE | $600 |
What's YOUR Dorset worth?
Common questions
Where do these Dorset 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 419 records with sales through Sep 9, 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.