Consignments need to be there by 2 and livestock before 3 on Sat. if you want it advertised on Facebook. We take consignments till 3 and livestock till or after until the sale is over.

If you are planning on bringing stock let us know so we can advertise it on the web page as coming and maybe we can get some extra buyers for your livestock ...but we post everything on the web page by noon Fri. so get that info to us by then.  Help yourself by letting us advertise what you are bringing. Pictures are posted on Facebook after livestock is received Fri. night or Sat. morning.

We are getting lots of new people every sale and we do appreciate everyone.  We thank you for spreading the word about our sale.  Thank you for marketing you animals with us and for buying  some of your replacement animals at our sale.

One of our hay men just called and he thought he’d have hay for the next sale Dec 14th but he’s sold out.  Won’t be any more from him till early summer.  Our other hay man with the Bermuda thinks he will have a little next sale and maybe one sale in Jan. Hay is short this year. 

I keep stressing if you know what you are bringing let me know before noon on FRI. so I can advertise it for you.  We get calls all the time wanting to know if we are getting something special.  Had a call yesterday wanting to know about Barbedo sheep and also one wanting to know if we will be getting any llamas.  What could I tell them- nothing.  Do you want more buyers.  Then let us know what you plan to bring but please follow up.  I have had people say they were bringing something, I advertise it and they don’t show and I have 3 people wanting to possibly buy it.  I do what I can to get you more bidders but if you don’t let me know I can’t help push your livestock.

Occasionally we have someone who wants to sell a Llama or Pyrenees or Anatolia or crossed Pyr/Ana guard dogs and we will sell them.  We do not sell other mixed breeds of dogs. The other common used guard animal is a donkey and we do not sell those.

Also remember in wet weather the parasites are more problems.  Stay on top of it.  Do not feed on the ground and rotate pastures if you can. Goats can look fine one day, be droopy the next, and dead the next if you don’t get them treated. Or they can gradually lose weight and have scours.  If they hang their head and tail check them out or if they are  coughing a lot.   Don’t let parasites rob you of profits. See issues pages  I have had 2 people come in lately that said they lost a bunch to parasites early.  If it’s wet watch for parasites.  And if they hit don’t just worm once do it every 5-7 days for 3 or 4 times to clean them up. Wormy or sick goats don’t bring much money and dead ones sure don’t.  Watch them closely in wet weather.

We get extra Goat and Sheep magazine and Ranch and Rural Living magazines and you are welcome to pick up either one or both. They have some really good articles.  We lay these out on the tables and you can take one if you like.