Sale Prices : Colts vs Fillies
Hello Hello,
I have suggested this to studs previously without much success. If you want to help the breeder who sells their yearlings at auction, knowing that a colt will outsell a filly every time adjust the stud fee accordingly.
For an example: stallion stud fee of $ 10,000. I think it would be fairer to charge
$ 12,000 if you get a colt and $ 8,000 for a filly. This would mean that if you got a colt you would owe the stud $2,000 and if you got a filly they would owe you $2,000. Because of this it becomes more complicated making it harder to initiate. Give people the option of paying $ 10,000 for the stallion fee regrdless of gender, or charge the service fee at $12,000 upfront and if you get a colt all is even, and if you get a filly the stud gives you a refund of $4,000. As you would assume that studs would be against giving you money back directly how about a $4,000 credit off of the next years service fee. Assuming 50% colts & 50% fillies the studs would receive the same revenue and the breeder recives some help if they have less income from the sale of a filly.
Food for thought !
Regards,
Sue