It looked like the high-seller came early when the fourth horse out sold for $150,000, but as the last ten horses went through the pen, a new leader topped the charts at $189,000.
Western Bloodstock's 2023 NCHA Futurity Cutting Horse Sale, on Wednesday, December 6th, realized a 10% increase in average price over 2022, but more significantly, it saw an increase of 17 percent in percentage of horses who actually sold, out of all the horses that went through the ring
An enthusiastic crowd of bidders, owners, and spectators, watched as 48 yearlings sold for an average of $91,548 (80% of the offering compared to 75% sold in 2022).
An average of $32,812 was realized on the eight highest sellers, with a top 20 average of $25,960, and the overall average of $9,585, with 73% sold from 422 catalogued horses.