How much would you expect to pay for this flock.... ?

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

A friend just offered me her small flock of Black Belly Sheep. (I've always loved this breed). She told me to "make her an offer". Now since I'm not a sheeple I have no clue what to offer her. The are not registered and she said they are "american and barbados". UTD on vaccines and no footrot or any other diseases ever. Closed flock and they were all born on her farm.

The flock consists of

Three bred ewes 1-3 years old. (Bred for summer babies).

and

One 5 year old ram, polled.


What should I expect this cost?

Thanks!

 

[BrownSheep]

I would say about $800.

 

[Remuda1]

You could check Craigslist in your area and check prices on comparable animals that way. It seems like pricing varies widely in different areas.

 

[boykin2010]

I would say $350 at least per bred ewe since they aren't registered.
And depending on the rams quality between $200-400.

Depending on the quality all the prices can range. That is about what they are bringing in my area.
Although registered ewe lambs sell for about $600 each this year for Katahdins. Not sure about Barbados this year.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

You could check Craigslist in your area and check prices on comparable animals that way. It seems like pricing varies widely in different areas.

I did but unfortunately there isn't much livestock in this area to compare against. I only saw one other ad for meat sheep.

 

[alsea1]

It really depends on your area

 

[alsea1]

I paid one hundred and twenty dollars per head for my black belly sheep.
I paid one hundred fifty for my katahdin ewe lamb

None of mine are registered either. Although I think I can get my black bellies registered.

I am near the coast in Oregon

 

[promiseacres]

I saw a CL ad from Chicago for some barbados bred ewes for $275 each, yearling rams on the same ad were $175 I THINK....of course it's no longer there. $800 is what the people that I got my unreg. PD sheep from were asking (ram and 3 bred ewes)...so somewhere in that price range sounds good to me...(I traded "stuff" for mine LOL )

 

[PotterWatch]

We paid between $175 and $250 for our Dorpers. Mixture of wethers, ewe lambs, and older ewes.

 

[SheepGirl]

I would pay at least $175-$200 per bred ewe (are they confirmed bred?). Because they aren't registered, they really aren't better than any commercial ewe. Usually you can buy bred commercial ewes in that range.

I would expect to pay at least the same amount for the ram, but no more than $300 for him.