Nigerian sells for $10400!

[greybeard]

I've read of several bulls sold for 6 figures. They make it up in semen sales I suppose, but even at $150/pop, it will take a lot of straws.
Sometimes, I think it's a case of no or very little actual/real money changing hands, just bidding and an exchange of livestock valued at the amt of the high bid.

bull sells for $600,000

And when you get into equines, you're talking really BIG money!
http://abc13.com/society/rock-star-of-the-horse-world-calls-houston-home/1942187/

 

[DesertDawn]

Do you know who bought him ?

Karyl Dronen of Body Shops Dairy Goats in MN.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Karyl Dronen of Body Shops Dairy Goats in MN.

Yea I had since seen that on the ADGA website.

I have 5 straws of semen from another buck they own. Pholia Farm Buck Finn.

 

[DesertDawn]

Yea I had since seen that on the ADGA website.

I have 5 straws of semen from another buck they own. Pholia Farm Buck Finn.

Nice! I heard other folks getting giddy it was them because they collect. I guess a good way of getting your $$ back. With a $10,400 purchase, I'll bet those straws are going to be pricey!

 

[OneFineAcre]

They bought Buck Finn at the spotlight sale too.
I seem to recall he sold in the $3000 range.
I think we paid $50 per straw.

 

[DesertDawn]

They bought Buck Finn at the spotlight sale too.
I seem to recall he sold in the $3000 range.
I think we paid $50 per straw.

Do you do your own AI or do you get help from a vet?

 

[OneFineAcre]

Do you do your own AI or do you get help from a vet?

We actually haven't even done any of our own yet.
We got the tank to have some of our bucks collected for preservation.
And, one buck we own Capra Gia kept some of the semen to market, and we have sold a few of those straws.

My wife AI'd some other peoples with some of the semen from our bucks. She did two does and both settled so she is 100% so far.

I think we are going to try at least one of ours this fall.

 

[DesertDawn]

We actually haven't even done any of our own yet.
We got the tank to have some of our bucks collected for preservation.
And, one buck we own Capra Gia kept some of the semen to market, and we have sold a few of those straws.

My wife AI'd some other peoples with some of the semen from our bucks. She did two does and both settled so she is 100% so far.

I think we are going to try at least one of ours this fall.

I just went to You Tube to see how it's done. Ehm, eeeeekkkk!

 

[Wispy55]

HI everyone, it is all well and good to sell an animal at that price but what does it do for the industry as a whole? Most people that raise livestock do it for the meat or milk they supply. Who could justify butchering a 10,400 dollar goat, even after many years of service.
Has raising animals become a designer industry?

 

[Fullhousefarm]

I think she was like 3 grand

The Here Be Goats doe is the one I would have loved to bid on- I can't believe she only sold for $2100... She is so gorgeously dairy! And an A/A for casien. I just was drooling over her.

Right when she came on and I was so excited my daggone computer shut off! We got it back up but dang.

I liked the other Nigie doe better

She is very nice. We saw her in person in June when we bought a yearling from Kelly.

She repeated the breeding this year and she ships you know.

I watched it on Kelly's FB live feed. Gotta love free!

I've seen the Hidden Palms doeling too. Last year Danielle bought a bred doe from her last year and we kept her buckling since he's unrelated to our stock so we have a Hidden palms Nigee buck.

While I would not pay 10,000 for a buck- I think it's great when the price of livestock is closer to reflecting the care, time and money put in.