Bison Auction Prices Rise
Published November 18th, 2007
Custer State Park had its best buffalo auction in years Saturday, with both the average price per head and the total receipts more than 20 percent higher than last year’s sale. The average price per head on Saturday reached $776, up over the $636 average last year, according to park superintendent Dick Miller.The park took in a total of $166,770 on 215 buffalo, up from $135,370 in last year’s auction.“For the first time in several years, every class was up,” Miller said after the sale.
