This is our 6th annual llama market report, combining sales results from the ILR Spring Showcase, Gathering, The Smith's Denim and Diamond Sale, the Willoughby Llama Rama sale, and Cascade llama sales. 
This is also the 2nd consecutive year of the llama market report being our only published work. If you're interested in hearing more about the future of the magazine, read our companion article. 

191 llamas were included in the 2025 statistics. 
The gross for all sales was $615,300, for an average of $3,221. 
The median (exact middle) sales price was $2,300. 

The average for all females was $3,877 and the median was $3,150.
The average for all males was $2,007 and the median was $1,200.

The average for females under 2 years of age was $5,202 and the median was $4,000.
The average for females 2-10 years of age was $3,303 and the median was $2,000.
The average for females over 10 years of age was $2,353 and the median was $2,000. 

The average for males under 2 years of age was $2,346 and the median was $1,575.
The average for males 2-10 years of age was $1,550 and the median was $1,000.
The average for males over 10 years of age (4 lots in this category) was $2,450 and the median was $1,650.

Both the high selling female and male came from the Smith's Denim and Diamonds farm sale (this sale had by-far the highest average of the year, at more than $6,000).
The high selling female was MSF Cool Drink of Water for $22,000, a GNLC Crocket daughter. She sold to the Gerken family, Hard Rock Llama Company. 
The high selling male was MSF Hollywood for $10,250. He sold to Lauren Wright of Koconut Grove Stables. 

191 total lots were a significant increase over 2024 (133), as well as a 6 year high since we started tracking this sales data. The 42 lots at the Smith sale made a significant difference in this regard. 
The averages for males and females decreased by a small margin, less than $100. Females moved from $3,936 in 2024 to $3,877 in 2025, and males moved from $2,043 to $2,007. 
The average for females under 2 years old increased nearly $1,000, from $4,207 to $5,202. The average for females over 10 increased modestly, while the average for females 2-10 decreased modestly. 
The average for males under 2 years of age increased slightly, while the average for males 2-10 decreased slightly. The average for males over 10 increased, but there were only 4 males in this category, including the famed GNLC Crocket. 
The key difference between 2025 and 2024 is that there was a decline in the median (the middle point for all sales prices) in nearly every category. This means that the top of the market is strong, perhaps even stronger, but the low and medium end of the market may be weakening. The exception to the lowering median was females under 2, which increased from $3,400 to $4,000. The median for females 2-10 decreased by $1,800, females over 10 stayed flat, the median for young males decreased by $475, and the median for males 2-10 decreased by $200. 

  

Thirty-eight females sold for more than $5,000 (28.23%). 
Forty-seven females sold for $2,000-$5,000 (37.9%). 
Forty-two females sold for less than $2,000 (33.87%). 

Six males sold for more than $5,000 (8.96%).
Eighteen males sold for $2,000-$5,000 (26.87%).
Forty-three males sold for less than $2,000 (64.18%).

​Seven females and one male sold for more than $9,000, with all but one occurring at the Smith's sale (the exception was Sapphire RTC at the Spring Showcase). This figure was up from 2024, when 3 animals sold for more than $9,000; but down from 2023 when 17 animals hit this tier. 

The historical comparison of pricing tiers does not show the stability of the prior chart on historical averages. The percentage of llamas selling for more than $5,000 (blue) had a slight increase, while the percentage of animals selling for less than $2,000 (red) increased, and the percentage of animals selling for $2,000 to $5,000 (green) decreased by a corresponding amount. 
This data aligns with the decline in medians. The top end is staying consistent, or even improving slightly, but the bottom and middle may be softening. 

As we move forward, 2022 continues to look like a recent peak of the market. My tracking started in 2020, and I reached back to 2019 for some level of comparison. 
Maybe one day I'll find the time to go back farther, but here is a taste of a farther back historical comparison. The high seller of the 2015 MLM sale was $4,000 and the average was $2,185. The high seller at the 2015 LFA sale was $5,500, with an average of $1,938. These were the top sales of the year, so a comprehensive average of the year 2015 would be significantly lower than the ~$2,000 average for these two sales. The 2025 average for females under two years old is on par with the high sellers of the year 2015. And the average for males in 2025 is on par with the average for all animals at the top sales of 2015. 
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I am sure we are all looking forward to the spring of 2026. When next year's sales arrive I am looking forward to tracking the pricing trends once again. 

For the fifth year running, we present the end of year Llama Market Report! 
Many have noticed that this is the only piece of writing we published in 2024. In our personal lives we moved to a new farm this spring, and that has consumed all of our available free time. But things are finally beginning to come together for us at home, and we have things in the works for the magazine next year!
But back to the article at hand:

133 Llamas were included in our 2024 statistics, combining results from the ILR Spring Showcase Sale, ILR Gathering Sale, Cascade Llama Sale, and all Justin Timm Auction Service online sales.
The gross for all sales lots was $443,450, for an average of $3,344. The median was $2,800 (exact middle sales price for all 133). 
The average for all females was $3,936, and the median was $3,500.
The average for all males was $2,043, and the median was $1,300. 

The average for females under 2 years old was $4,207, and the median was $3,400.
The average for females 2-10 years old was $3,989, and the median was $3,800.
The average for females over 10 years old was $2,333, and the median was $2,000.

​The average for males under 2 years old was $2,267, and the median was $2,050.
The average for males 2-10 years old was $1,638, and the median was $1,200.
Two males over 10 years old sold, for $1,100 and $1,300. 

The high selling llama of 2024 was HHNA China's Shall B for $10,800. Sold by Venesa Carter purchased by Debbie Shoff of Shoff Farms.
The high selling male was MSF Law and Order for $6,500, sold by Mark and Susan Smith to Michael and Patricia West. 

133 sales lots was a decrease from 2023 (172), though the lack of a production sale (Llama Pickin' in '23), and no Fall/late summer auctions were likely the cause of this. Participation in sales that were held was reasonably steady. 
Averages for males and females were both down from 2023. 
Females moved from a $5,025 average and $4,375 median in 2023, to a $3,936 average and $3,500 median. 
Under 2 year old females had the smallest decline, from a $4,757 average in 2023 to a $4,207 average in 2024. 
2-10 year old females moved from an average of $5,509 to $3,908. 
Over 10 year old females moved from an average of $5,021 to $2,333. 

Male averages dropped from an average of $2,947 ($2,000 median) to an average of $2,043 ($1,300 median). 
Males under 2 years old dropped from an average of $3,143 ($2,325 median) to an average of $2,267 ($2,050 median).
 Males 2-10 had a small drop from $1,886 to $1,638 ($1,750 and $1,200 medians).

​While the comparison to last year's numbers aren't exactly favorable, we do now have the benefit of 5 years of data to compare to. We see steady growth from 2020-2022, with 2022 serving as the peak of this 5 year period. 2023-2024 had a slight decline, with 2024 settling slightly above 2020 averages. 

Sixteen females sold for under $2,000 in 2024 (17.4%), which was an increase from 7 in 2023 (5.5%). 
54% of females sold for between $2,000-$5,000 in 2024, up from 52% in 2023. 
28% of females sold for over $5,000 in 2024, down from 42.5% in 2023. 
Three females sold for over $9,000 (3.25%), down from 17 in 2023 (13.4%). 

Ten males sold for under $1,000 in 2024 (25%), this was up from three in 2024 (6.7%). 
56% of males sold for under $2,000, up from 44.5% in 2023. 
39% of males sold for between $2,000 and $5,000, basically even with 40% in 2023. 
Two males sold for over $5,000 in 2024, down from 7 in 2023. 

We also compared  pricing tiers, with a 6 year comparison going back to 2019. 
​Llamas (male and female) selling for under $2,000 gradually moved from a high of 58% in 2019 down to a. low of 16% in 2023. In 2024 there was an increase in this figure to 29%. This figure is higher than '21-'23, but lower than '19-'20. 
Llamas selling for more than $5,000 gradually moved from a low of 11%, and up to a. high of 36% in '22 and '23. 2024 saw a decline in this tier, to 21%. This was lower than '21-'23, but higher than '19-'20. 
Llamas selling for $2,000 to $5,000 has been very consistent. It moved from 30% in 2019 to 47% in '20, and 2024 saw the 6 year high at 49.6%. 

While we'd all love to see prices continue up and to the right, I hope that this data helps to provide some historical context and a starting point for pricing animals in the new year. I will be continuing forward with plenty of optimism for the llama community, 

​Highs and Lows
The bottom of the market improved in 2023, with one female selling for less than $1,000 and 7 females selling for less than $2,000. Both numbers were an improvement from 2022, where 4 females sold for less than $1,000 and 15 females sold for less than $2,000. 
Three males sold for less than $1,000 in 2023, and 20 males for under $2,000. Both of these numbers represented an improvement from 2022  (6 under 1k, 26 under 2k). 
At the top end of the market, 54 females sold for $5,000 in 2023, accounting for 42% of females sold (2022 had 55, accounting for 47%). 
Seventeen females sold for more than $9,000, down from 20 such females in 2022. 
Seven males sold for more than $5,000, and zero males sold for more than $9,000, down from 12 and 3 in 2022. ​​

Looking Ahead
The llama market has shown a remarkable amount of resiliency, with prices remaining strong through Covid, inflation, and stock market volatility. 2023 did not match the averages or heights of 2022, but when taking the longer view to 2021, 2020, or way back to 2013, the market is showing a trend of growth and stability. I am looking forward to the shows, sales, and everything else the New Year will bring in the world of llamas. Happy New Year!
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A few weeks ago I got it in my head that I needed a camera in our barn. It seemed like a fun thing to be able to pull it up and check on the llamas while I was away. While researching barn cameras, they all required internet access to be able to see a live view. This led me down a rabbit trail of how to get internet from the house to the barn. Luckily, I found an option to easily get WiFi in the barn and a barn camera setup with a process that took under an hour and costs less than $200!