Tofield Auction. Sept 26....

[Gallamist]

Anyone here go today and stay till the end?

Over 200 head of horses went through today for dirt cheap. They couldn't even get 500 for a well broke horse....pretty sad!

[islander]

yep it was

[Sam]

Did anyone go to the Tofield sale this past Saturday? What were the prices like? I need to buy a few colts in a couple months to eat down some grass in the yard so hopefully I can still get a good deal on some environmental lawn mowers!!

[Gypsy_Vanner]

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February 27, 2010 Auction Report, Tofield, Alberta Canada

Buckskin five yr old green broke pregnant to draft 430…meat buyer

Ten year old Quarter Horse bay mare nice but a little scared. Ridden. ..400 Private buyer

Shetland geldings driven and broke. Cute with light manes tails. Four and six yrs. 125 each. Private

Shetland gelding ran in 25 meat buyer

Mini sorrel cute ridden mare 180 private

Welsh team driven geldings seven and ten yrs grey and b/w pinto. 325 each private

Shetland black and white pinto broke ridden and going well. Four yrs. 200 private sale

Bay mare six thoroughbred broke with paperwork ahanahan. Ridden and went well. 370 meat buyer

Bay gelding well broke ridden jockey club reg thoroughbred. Seven yrs 700 didn’t sell him

Belgian team driven geldings 14 and 15. Going well and handsome. 950 ea picked up their feet. Private sale

Grey gelding qh registered ridden roped and cattle went well not for beginner 750 private

Black ridden gelding qh cross ten well broke anyone can ride. Calm brand on left hip XS (x on top, s below) 1050 private

Grey gelding morgan arabian gelding. Warned Will pull when tied, thirteen yrs. Went well. 550 lady rode him. Owner kept

Quarter horse seven sorrel mare. Broke but fast. Riddden responsive went well 500 owner kept

Buckskin gelding. Ridden and going well. Three yrs or so they dint say. Pretty head nice horse. Picked up hooves. 1100 owner kept

That was it for saddle horses…now saddles sold

Mexican saddles. 300 picks one..300 picks two. 300 all the junky Mexicans were gone 250 for the last one

Then unbroke horses

Black Quarter Horse two year old no white, registered. Run in scared but pretty, good weight 250 meat buyer

Chestnut Quarter Horse 2 year filly run in star marking good weight pretty 260 meat buyer

Standardbred four year old no papers not fast enough to race but broke. Let around 9DN3E brand on neck 300 meat buyer

Sorrel grade stud with halter chased around 350 meat buyer Walter – straight to slaughter

Cremello tobiano yearling filly application there yearling ok weight 90 meat buyer

Palomino mare Quarter Horse papers promised Nice looking, run around yelling for foal selling as grade pretty good weight 385 meat buyer

Cremello yearling same as earlier one a little heavier meat buyer Les

Cremello tobiano mare registered seven bred. Chased around with rope halter ok weight 300 meat buyer Walter…straight

Cremello mare reg papers good weight 285 meat buyer

Palomino six year old paint mare registered run around friendly and petted led a bit 270 meat buyer straight to slaughter again

Black paint filly year old 180 registered meat buyer

Paint mare palomino pretty four year old Quarter Horse cut on knee not bad registered a little thin 270 meat buyer straight to slaughter

Pretty palomino yearling filly. Run through 140 meat buyer

[mollyr]

Do horse sales often end up like that? I'm just wondering because I was looking at a horse that was priced at $7500 but they just signed him to a sale and I was wondering if the price will turn up low like that or if it all has to do with the sale you are at. Thanks

[Gypsy_Vanner]

It all depends on the sales. You can do like these little town auctions, where you can place a reserve on your horse in case your worried of low offers, horse going to meat, etc. But there are also sales like the rancher sales, where the horses you see there are trained for ranching, there all cutters and ropers, etc. and the people at those sales are the ranchers looking for ranch horses so the horse is more likely to bring in that price and unlikely to go to meat as I'm also pretty sure the meat guys aren't allowed at those ones.

So it all depends on the sale he put him in.

At tofield I find most end like that. The last horses to go through are ones that the owners rarely walk them into the ring to show how good they are, they are usually the BYB's herds, horses that haven't been handled much or sometimes they are unclaimed that the local wildlife guys have found. These horses usually nobody wants to buy or don't want to pay much for and usually the meat man won't go over $400 for them but most don't want to pay that for these ones. Unfortunely alot of times they all go to meat as in this case here.

[Sam]

I need a couple horses to keep my boy company come spring when our fence is done and I bring him home.... I would love to buy from the auction as I want something cheap but I will have no corrals out there yet so buying something young concerns me. If they are not quiet and halter broke how will I ever catch them for vaccinations or for sale later in fall as I cannot afford to buy a ton of bales throughout the winter. I only need them as we have 20 acres of pasture land that needs to be grazed down as the previous owner ran cattle and horses over 3 years ago so the pasture has become quite over grown. I am debating on auction horses or spending a bit more and getting another broke gelding as a backup/partner for my husband to ride. I guess I have time to decide as have to wait for the ground to thaw enough for the posts to get pounded.

[Gypsy_Vanner]

Well ones who are halter broke do come through and they usual find good homes at reasonable prices as well. You'll just have to keep your eyes open.

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