Prices

OUR PRICES EXPLAINED

We charge industry standard rates for small flock shearing services.  A small flock is anywhere from 1-100 sheep.  Commercial shearing for hundreds or thousands of head is done on a trailer and sheep are fed to the shearer so that he or she can shear 100+ head a day, making a good wage at $3-6 per head.  Small flock shearing requires more work and much more driving for far fewer animals. In order to make a good wage, we charge accordingly.

Our work begins with the first email contact and includes drive time, gas, set-up, maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment and so on.

Our standard pricing below assumes that we have multiple jobs in your area, or that you are local to us and that the condition of the sheep and shearing site are good to excellent.   If you are far from us and we do not have enough work in your area, we ask a driving surcharge or will charge a day rate.

Each job is different and  each of our shearers reserve the right to charge what they feel they need to give you the best service possible.  Estimated price of service can change based on the actual on-site conditions of farms and animals if found to vary widely from the information that was provided.

Shearing requires training, experience and specialty tools and is back breaking labor. A good shearer is worth the cost.

STANDARD PRICES

Sheep
Ranch call and up to 5 sheep $150 hoof trims included.
Assumes you are a maximum of 45 minutes from an existing customer, any further will add surcharges for extra drive time.
6- 50 sheep  $10 – 15 per head
50 – 100 sheep  $8-10 per head
100 + $-6-7 per head

Babydoll sheep are usually charged $20/head
Hooves $5 each after the first 5
Demonstration shearing starts at $250, please inquire.
Prices are an estimate based on conditions and shearing setup
Extra years wool, sheep not caught and penned, sheep not held off feed and water may be extra

Camelids
As part of a sheep shearing service $45 each
Alpaca $100 farm visit plus $35 per head
Toe trims $5
Dirty fiber, extra years fiber or extra fighty animals.  $5-10 per  animal. At our discretion and we are fair.
Teeth $10 (front teeth only, for fighting teeth, see a vet)
Llamas $100 farm visit plus $$50 per head
Toes and teeth for Llamas at our discretion $10 each

Extras
Driving $75 per hour
Catching your animals for you, or waiting while you catch them $75 per hour
Half day rate  $375
Full day rate $700
Demonstration  Shearing  $250-400
Rescheduling, less than 48 hours notice for any other reason except rain $50

Special needs shearing  charged on a per case basis. This includes emergency situations that need immediate attention such as a ewe whose lamb cannot find the teats or bad cases of fly strike.