Auction price guide
Goat 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 Oct 7, 2026. Data release October 2026. Computed Oct 19, 2026.
Price trend
Monthly buckets are shown because enough months have at least 15 qualifying records.
Oct 2024 to Aug 2026: period medians ranged from $600 to $2,100.
Price summary
Last 25 active sale months in the 24-month dataset window.
| Median | $1,200 |
|---|---|
| Average | $1,811 |
| Middle 50% | $800 to $2,200 |
| Observed range | $100 to $24,000 |
| Sample | 956 records across 146 auctions |
By sex
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 607 | $1,400 | $900 to $2,300 |
| Male | 349 | $950 | $600 to $2,000 |
By age band
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 651 | $1,200 | $750 to $2,200 |
| 1-2 years | 265 | $1,400 | $900 to $2,200 |
| 3+ years | 40 | $800 | $550 to $1,400 |
By registration
Prices are shown only for groups with at least 15 sold records. Smaller groups keep their record count for context.
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown registration | 588 | $1,250 | $750 to $2,300 |
| Registered | 367 | $1,200 | $800 to $2,000 |
| Unregistered | 1 | — | — |
Goat breed rows
Breed links appear when enough recent public auction records support a separate guide. Prices are shown only for breeds with at least 15 sold records. Smaller breeds keep their record count for context.
| Breed label | Records | Median | Last sale | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boer | 754 | $1,400 | Sep 28, 2026 | Open guide |
| Crossbred | 178 | $800 | Oct 7, 2026 | Open guide |
| Kalahari Red | 10 | — | May 13, 2026 | Below gate |
| Nigerian Dwarf | 4 | — | Jul 2, 2026 | Below gate |
| Savanna | 3 | — | May 17, 2026 | Below gate |
| Nubian | 2 | — | Jul 2, 2026 | Below gate |
| American Alpine | 1 | — | Jul 2, 2026 | Below gate |
| American Sable | 1 | — | Jul 2, 2026 | Below gate |
| American Toggenburg | 1 | — | Jul 2, 2026 | Below gate |
| Oberhasli | 1 | — | Jul 2, 2026 | Below gate |
| Purebred Alpine | 1 | — | Jul 2, 2026 | Below gate |
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 | Oct 7, 2026 | Nicholas Sheep Company // Online Sale // October 6th // AZ | $1,000 |
| Lot 1 | Oct 7, 2026 | Nicholas Sheep Company // Online Sale // October 6th // AZ | $950 |
| Lot 5 | Oct 7, 2026 | Nicholas Sheep Company // Online Sale // October 6th // AZ | $850 |
| Lot 8 | Oct 7, 2026 | Nicholas Sheep Company // Online Sale // October 6th // AZ | $500 |
| Lot 7 | Oct 7, 2026 | Nicholas Sheep Company // Online Sale // October 6th // AZ | $450 |
| Lot 3: AWS1 Swirl on Top | Sep 28, 2026 | Able Acres Boer Goats // Showcase Sale Volume III // September 27th // IN | $3,000 |
| Lot 4 | Sep 28, 2026 | Able Acres Boer Goats // Showcase Sale Volume III // September 27th // IN | $2,400 |
| Lot 1 | Sep 28, 2026 | Able Acres Boer Goats // Showcase Sale Volume III // September 27th // IN | $1,400 |
What's YOUR Goat worth?
Common questions
Where do these Goat 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 956 records with sales through Oct 7, 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.