2025 Llama Market Report

12/27/2025

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.

Statistics and Averages

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.

MSF Cool Drink of Water

MSF Hollywood

Comparing 2025 to 2024

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.

In the comparison dating back to 2020, you see how flat the averages appear compared to last year.

Pricing Tiers

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.

Concluding Thoughts

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.

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.

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