High selling horse goes for $47,000

The 18th Annual WYO Quarter Horse Fall Sale was held at the fairgrounds last weekend, selling more than 80 head of quality horses.

According to Carole Smith, the average price for the 29 broke geldings was $17,224.

There were 25 started two-year-olds that went for an average of $7,550, along with eight yearlings averaging $2,600 each and 19 weanlings that brought an average of $1,774.

The high seller for the event was a two-year old gray gelding, Mercedes Otoe Oil, who sold for $47,000. Mercedes will be living in Colorado.

Smith said there were 19 states represented at the sale, including a buyer from Hawaii. Washington, Alabama, New Mexico, California, Florida, Ohio and South Carolina were also there and various horses will find their homes in those states.

"This was one of the best sales we've had," Smith said, "including spring and fall sales. It was definitely a buyers sale."