Hendon Park Boer goat annual sale achieves solid result for current market

The stud principals of Hendon Park Boers, at Bymount, say they are very happy with the outcome from their third annual sale, with the results reflective of the current market.

It was the third Michael and Janelle Stanford have offered their goats under the hammer, with this year the second time the sale has been hosted online only, via AuctionsPlus.

Of the 36 lots offered on Friday, November 28, 16 sold for a 44 per cent clearance and $782 average, with the top lot reaching $900.

An additional five lots sold post-auction to bring the clearance to 58 per cent for a $785 average.

The top-priced Boer buck, weighing 76kg and offered as lot 16, was purchased by Kenrick and Jessica Denton, Bungunyah, Roma.

In total, the Dentons purchased five lots for an average of $785.

The top-priced Kalahari Red buck, weighing 70kg and offered as lot two, sold for $850.

Four lots were also purchased by LN and S McNamara, Namarah, Glenmorgan, for an average of $825.

Three does were offered at the sale, none of which sold under the hammer.

At their inaugural 2023 sale, which was held at the Roma Saleyards, the vendors achieved a 65 per cent clearance rate and a $978 average, while the top-priced buck reached $2300.

The Stanfords said they were pleased with the day's results.

"We're very happy," Mr Stanford said.

"We think it's a good result considering the current climate with pricing," Ms Stanford said.

"We're very pleased to have some repeat buyers come back, it's excellent.

"I think they appreciate the quality of what we are producing, but also, they can get our goats straight in with their herd and they'll be getting good production out the other side with fertility and weight gain."

Aiming to offer goats with strong commercial potential, the Stanfords have spent the last seven years improving the genetics of their herd.

"That's when we made some strategic changes [in 2018]," Ms Stanford said.

"We keep looking at things and changing and making improvements and just keep doing the hard work and planning.

"You've got to have a bit of a plan to know what you want to achieve for the next 12 months, or six months, and really just focus on improving that little bit more each year.

"We want to continue to have that really fit for purpose, sustainable product that people are getting."

Selling agent Sarah Packer, MAA Livestock and Property, Roma, said the sale result was on trend with the current goat market.

"Even just doing some quick numbers, for a $800 buck here today, even if it's only joined to 50 does, you only need an extra three kilos on each kid to pay for that buck. It's very simple math," she said.

"The cheapest reserve was $600. You'll smash that out of the park for an extra 2kg on your kids.

"You'll see those gains with the first kidding, so it definitely adds up."

• Selling agents: MAA Livestock and Property, Roma interfaced with AuctionsPlus