In 2002 Sydney Goat Show, Mericol exhibited 10 animals for 8 ribbons, including Senior Champion Doe, 4 seconds, 3 thirds and 1 fourth place. In 2001 Mericol was awarded Reserve Junior Champion Buck, “Toby”.

The Mericol success extends into the sale ring, with Australia record prices achieved (as conducted by Elder VPC).

• Firstly, Mericol on farm auctions of 64 animals sold to a total price of $158,000 AUD, on average price of just under $2,500 per head.
• The highest priced animal was at $12,500 AUD for a Topman Buck, sold to a New Zealand buyer.
• Several bucks and does exceeded $5,000 AUD.
• One buyer bought $160,000 AUD worth and returned the following year to purchase a further $50,000 AUD of premium new genetics.
• Elders stated that this was the best Boer Goat auction conducted in Australia to date.
• Our does have regularly sold from $5,000 to $10,000 each for best-of-breed animals.
• 60% of Mericol sales are exported to China each year.
• For the past six years, Boer Goats have been our only source of income.

The returns per hectare of land are truly outstanding. Four breeding does per hectare can easily rare 6-8 kids with some supplementary feed. The sums are easy to work out. The average price between say $800 and $5,000 per head would be about $1,500 on the Mericol stud. Therefore, say 6 kids sold at $1,500 each would result in a return of $8,000 per hectare; 8 kids at $1,500 would yield $12,000 per hectare.

This equation is based on Mericol bloodlines and may not relate to all breeders.

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