Salem Livestock Auction — Local services in Salem

I purchased over 10k dollars in ewes that was ultrasound bred and represented as bred with bred stickers on them I currently have 58 I purchased this way that wasn't bred at all ...mistakes not made on this level ...I had problems in the past so I video the tags and numbers and sheep so I could reference them later ..contacted Dustin the owner keep in mind I've spent a lot of money the last few years ..he denied any responsibility and said I'd have a hard time proving it as I'd need video ir pics of the back tags guess he thought I hadn't seen my first run around ..so I have no lamb crop off these ewes that would've paid my way through winter ...they can say what they want but I was scammed and have the proof...in the past I purchased registers dorper ewes at auction was called by him personally that this was a complete farm sell out I purchased ewes and was promised the papers never received I called the owner of the sheep it was a 3rd party deal I farm sell out Dustin had purchased the ewes and sold them at auction him self ....I've hired a atorney as I have a terminally I'll child at home and this was money I needed that I trusted ...this is not a honest establishment all I ask him for was a small amount of compensation ...I will not stop until I'm compensated I know there more of you out there cause my message box is full...when one gets to the top they forget who helped get them there buyers like me that buy take home stuff bringing way over kill price ....Dustin when you look in the mirror remember you took away a small mans dreams by dishonest business deals ...one distraught very unhappy...

Not impreseed and won't go back again. The place is very old and run down. The holding area doesn't have much lighting so it hard to see the animals very well. The owner is very rude and acts as if he could care less for your business. His worker are VERY rough and abusive to the animals. I've seen different workers kick sheep and goats in their sides when putting them in their pens and when moving them to go in the ring. Another worker was trying to catch some piglets that had just sold that was in a pen and after a little while off not catching any, got mad and starting kicking which ever piglets he could reach, one of them he kept kicking so much over and over it just laid there. And I never did see it get up afterwards. With the way they treat animals I will not sell there again since the animal will be completely fine and healthy coming off the trailer but injured and limping when going into the ring make them go for less. I wouldn't buy there since the animals treatment could later make it die and/or miscarry after the workers harsh and unjustified treatment...

The online bidding is not clear at all! There is never good info for online buyers. The info you do receive is usually too late. I have messaged them on two occasions with no response. Bought a goat and called to see when pick up was and total price, thought I had bought two but ended up being only one (no big deal) but while I was talking to the lady about it on the phone the owner was in the back ground running his mouth. I asked the lady why he was doing that and she responded he had a long day. Very rude and not too concerned about the customers at all. Will not be back.

Update my wife and I picked up our supposedly female pygmy goat and it’s a male not sure of the breed but it’s not a Pygmy!

Online bidding sucks! Wish there was a decent auction to...