Updated August 26th
Karen in IL

PMUs may be consigned to these sales, listed by State/Province:

ALBERTA
October 2,3, 2009 – Perlich Brothers Fall Horse Sale in Lethbridge, Alberta

COLORADO
October 2-3, 2009 – Colorado Draft Horse & Equipment Auction, Adams County Regional Park (Fairgrounds) north of Denver

MANITOBA

September 2-3 – The Clay Ranch will hold a production sale in Lorette

September 3 - Happy Rock sale at the the Gladstone Production Mart in Gladstone

September 5. 2009 – Rocking W sale at Heartland Livestock Yard, Brandon. (http://www.rockingw.com)

October 23, 2009 – Barrels of Cash sale at Westman Communications Place, Brandon. This is a sponsored event and sales prices may exceed usual auction prices.

October 24, 2009 - Manitoba 50/50 horse sale, Keystone Centre, ACE Arena, Brandon

October 20, 2009 – Interlake Cream of the Crop sale, Eriksdale Recreation Center

October 23-25, 2009 - North Country Breeders Draft Horse Sale, Keystone Agricultural Centre, Brandon

MINNESOTA
September 12, 2008 – Weanling Sale, R.J. Horse sale, Verndale.

MISSOURI
September 4, 2009 – Lolli Brothers Auction in Macon

September 17, 2009 – Boone County Draft Horse and Mule Sale in Columbia

NORTH DAKOTA
October 2, 2009 – Hermanson/Kist Horse sale in Manden

October 30-31 – the Dakota 50-50 sale in Fargo

ONTARIO
September 4, 2009 – Dave Carson Equine Ranch Foal Sale, Listowel (www.davidcarson.on.ca)

September 18 and 19, 2009 – Dave Carson sale in Listowel

September 13, 2009 – Manitoba Breeders Group Sale in Selby, Ontario

PENNSYLVANIA
September 18-19, 2009: Keystone Colt Sale, Crawford County Fairgrounds, Meadville: (www.keystonesale.com) Please note this is a sponsored event; sale prices may not reflect true auction prices.

SASKATCHEWAN

September 19, 2009: Barn Burnin Foal Sale in Alameda

November 23, 2009 – Draft Horse Classic Sale at the Brandt Center, Canadian Western Agribition in Regina

hey karen,
If i wanted to go to the auctions can you tell me a little more like what to expect like price wise and what way you can kinda tell what ones might be good and what ones might not be that would be great.Thanks for the post of telling the auction places too!

Hi Alishahicks,
I don't have experience with all sales so I'm not sure I can be much help in that regard. My personal experience is that these factors will contribute to low prices:
- high volume without much promotion
- weekday sale
- drought-stricken region
- mismatch between seller and buyers (for example non-drafts consigned to a draft sale)
- poor regional economy

These factors seem to bring higher prices:
- sponsored & well-publicized sale
- foals are groomed and trained
- low volume
- Saturday sale
- high consignment fee
- good match (example AQHA at a ranch horse sale)

If anyone is thinking of attending a particular sale, I would be happy to respond to private email.
Karen in IL
salukifan2@yahoo.com

Photos have been posted of 48 PMU offspring headed to a sale in Listowel, ON this fall:

http://www.lazylouranch.ca/horses_for_sale.htm

Thanks for posting, Karen. That is so sad!!

I went to the website and checked out those Quarter Horse babies... Many of them look VERY nice! Very good, sloping shoulders and big, strong-looking hips. It's such a shame they're all going to auction like that. If I had more money, I would absolutely buy another PMU baby. My mare Freya (now 3 yrs. old) is doing great! They turn out to be such wonderful horses. Pic below is from this last May.

Best,
Kristin

Freya is beautiful! I also have only one PMU, but I usually have a few temporary visitors in the fall. This is my boy (age 6) deep in thought...