Hoosier Breeder's Classic

[ruffian]

It was definitely a buyer's market at the sale in Warsaw this weekend!!

Prices were way way WAY down. Bred mares with foals at side were lucky to bring $1,300. One pretty little stallion couldn't bring $200. Very well bred horses were almost given away.

I didn't get all the prices for the silent auction, but my broke to drive gelding brought $800 and was probably the high seller.

A Rowdy daughter -- yes DAUGHTER - couldn't bring $3,000. A son of Egyptian King sold for $925.

Very bad prices indeed!

The sale was well done by Nichols, and seminars very informative and fun. Every horse was presented by their staff or Jana slicked up and in a show halter.

These were the prices as I got them:

1 $7,000

2 - 1400

3 - 675

4 -575

5 - NS bid 575

6 1200

7 825

8 700 - NS

9 1350

10 SUB 1300 NS

11 1100

12 SUB 1250 NS

13 - 1350

14 - 1400

15 - 1700 NS

16 - 925 (EK SON)

17 - 2550 - NS

18 - SUB 800 NS

19 - 5,000 (phone bid)

20 - 6,000

21 1600 - NS

22 500 NS

23 - 600

24 - 700

25 - 1300

26 - 3700

27 - SUB 1000 (pretty buttermilk bucksin) NS

28 - 750

29 - NS 250

30 575

31 900

32 1,000 NS

33 3800

34 - 1700 NS

35 1400

36 - 3100

37 - team of geldings 1500 - ns

38 - 2,000 ns

39 - sub 1700 NS

40 15,000 BUCKEROO SON

41 975

42 2900

43 1000

44 700

45 1000

46 NS -MISSED PRICE

47 2700

48 6100 NS

49 - 1350

50 300 NS

51 1000

52 - 300 NS

53 - 775 NS

54 - 600

55 400 NS (Fire & Ice Daughter)

56 - 750

57 1300

58 600

59 - 600 NS

60 800

61 - 850

62 - NS

63 SUB 800

64 - 1000

65 1000 NS

66 - NS

67 950

68 700

69 600 NS

70 1800 NS

71 650

72 - 300

73 - 600

74 300 NS

75 - 375 - NS

76 - 2200

77 - 1700

78 - 600

79 - no bid went down to 200 :no:

80 SUB 500

81 Miss.

 

[kaykay]

thats such a shame! i love the sale put on by the nicols but couldnt come this year. Looks though like there were still some horses that brought in good money. Im glad the owners did no sales when they couldnt get their prices. was there a big crowd??

 

[ruffian]

Not really Mostly the consigners.

 

[sfmini]

Kind of a bad time of year too, right before a holiday. Jana's mother just passed away a few weeks ago and I am sure that slowed them down promoting it.

I didn't consign because of the timing, kind of glad I didn't now.

 

[whimsical]

That is a shame that the prices weren't there. I would have loved to go but didn't because I couldn't shop prior to check out the horses online. That is a heck of a trip from Texas to make not knowing if there are any you would like.

 

[Ginia]

I didn't go to this years sale (didn't want to be "tempted"), but have for the 3 previous years, and it's always been a very well-run high class sale. I wonder if the move to the earlier time might have affected the attendance somewhat, so near the 4th holiday and right in the middle of "vacation time". I think the big contributor to low attendance tho, is the gas prices. If you don't know for sure you are in the market to buy, if you're like me you just stay home from the sales. That completely eleminates the "impuse" sales, which when you get there and actually see the horses are pretty much inevitable (we've ALL done it

: )

So sorry the sale didn't go as well as it should have.