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2005
Breeder’s Choice Auction
The 2005
Breeder's Choice Auction was another smashing
success with record breaking numbers in many
categories!
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New
all-time record high female selling price
at auction of $180,000 for Ameripaca's
Accoyo Emerald Cut!
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New
all-time record high huacaya female selling
price at auction of $165,000 for MFI Southern
Bell!
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84
Lots sold for an average of $49,654 with
prices from $19,000 to $361,000
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Total
sales a record-breaking $4.17 million!
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$22,000
Raised for AOBA Marketing
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$22,200
Raised for AOBA's Alpaca Owners Hurricane
Relief Fund
Ameripaca and Magical Farms
would like to thank everyone who attended
in person, by telephone, or who watched the
live feed over the internet for helping to
make the 2005 Breeder's Choice Auction the
best one yet!
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Check
in was on Friday for Attendees who brought
alpacas to compete in the Customer Appreciation
Futurity. Some farms also brought their farm
displays for presentation to the many visitors
who attend the Breeder's Choice looking for
information on the alpaca industry.
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Margaritaville
was the visual theme for this year's event.
Total attendance at the auction was over 1,000
people. Food and fun were had by all!
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Plenty
of time was allowed on Friday and Saturday for
buyers to do their own hands-on inspection of
the alpacas they wished to bid on.
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The
Ameripaca staff was present to help field questions
about each of the 22 alpacas we offered in this
year's auction.
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Just
before the auction, the previewing pens were
all a buzz! Bidder's took one last look at the
alpaca they were shortly to bid on.
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At
auction time, the barn was packed!
Over 1,000 people were in attendance, with an
additional 70 who watched the entire auction
via a live web presentation!
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Ameripaca
and Magical Farms offered 84 of their premium
alpacas for sale at the auction plus 2 lots
from Magical Farms whose sales were donated
to support AOBA Marketing. Ameripaca's Accoyo
Emerald Cut sold for a world record $180,000!
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Huacaya
and suri alpacas were sold in every color including
white, fawn, brown, dark brown, black, rose
grey, and silver grey--all from premium bloodlines!
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The
Futurity was held on Sunday for offspring of
Ameripaca and Magical Farms' herdsires. Over
$68,000 in prize money was awarded to the winners.
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Many
of the Futurity winners and champions were purchased
the night before at the Breeder's Choice Auction--another
testament to the quality of the alpacas that
were sold.
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