Southeast Kiko Roundup Sale

The stands were full of buyers and observers.

The Southeast Kiko Goat Association held its Kiko Roundup seminars and sale this weekend at the Ga. National Fairgrounds in Perry, Ga. 


There were a good many vendors and farms displays set up. Producers from as far away as Oklahoma and Illinois brought approximately 85 goats to the sale, which was held on Saturday. The high seller was a 2-year-old Goatex Generator daughter out of MGR Lightin's Lady. She brought $2,000 and was purchased by Tom Keisau of Oklahoma. Keisau also purchased two other top-selling does: two Loverboy does that brought $1,500 and $1,600. All three does were consigned by Goat Hill Kikos.


The 85 goats brought a total of $43,675. Averages were:


100% NZ does - $642.22

Purebreds - $355.00

7/8s - $445.83

3/4s - $258.33

1/2s - $318.75

Bucks - $393.75

Grown bucks did not sell well and have not for quite a awhile. This is a trend that I first witnessed at the Cream of the Crop sale two years ago. We had several nice 4-year-old bucks that we could not even get a bid on. Buyers seem to want a young, "pretty" buck that they can raise up.


The only bad thing about the Roundup was the weather. It was 100 degrees every day. It was almost reminiscent of Sallisaw year before last when the temperature was 104 and folks were putting ice cubes in the goats' water buckets. There were big fans in the barn at Perry, which made it more bearable. Fortunately, the sale ring was air-conditioned.


Overall, it was a great weekend. There were individuals affiliated with IKGA, AKGA and NKR in attendance and there were goats registered with each registry in the sale. The Roundup was evidence that although there are some disagreements within the Kiko industry, breeders can come together for the benefit of the breed and have a good time. 


Special appreciation goes to Marilyn and Bob Seleska and all the other members of the Southeast Kiko Goat Association who worked many hours to put this event together.

There were a lot of lookers before the sale.

My grandson Rylan helped NKR registrar Karen Brown at the National Kiko Registry booth.

The sale was held in the air-conditioned auditorium.

Old friends and new: (from left) John Hancock and sons,

Brenda Moore, Jerry Hancock, Bill Moore and Neal McIntyre.