More than 218,000 sheep/goats sold
More than 218,000 sheep and goats were sold at the New Holland Sales Stables in New Holland, Pennsylvania in 2017. About 57 percent of the sales were sheep; 43 percent were goats. New Holland is one of the largest and most important sheep and goat markets in the US. All of the animals were sold to non-traditional markets, as the sale barn is in close proximity to the ethnic markets in the Northeast. As expected, sheep and goat receipts were highest in the sales preceding vari
2017 New Holland (PA) Kid Prices
New Holland, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest and most important (live) goat markets in the US. In 2017, more than 93,000 goats were sold there. The following graph was created using data from the weekly weighted-average market reports published by USDA AMS (LN_LS322). It shows per-head prices for 60 to 80-lb. Selection 1, 2, and 3 goat kids. The yellow columns show the number of goats that were sold each week (Monday sale). The two largest runs of goats occurred in the tw
Closing of Westminster Stockyard
The Westminster Stockyard closed for good on February 1, 2018. The Maryland stockyard had been in operation since 1936. The reason given for the closing of the stockyard was financial difficulties. The auction was previously closed for a year (2014-2015) after fire damaged the facility. A lot of farmers relied on the stockyard. It will be an inconvenience to take livestock to more distant markets. The closing of the Westminster Stockyard leaves Maryland with just three livest
