Shearing Services & Pricing
$110 travel/setup fee.
Minimum Farm Call Fee: $185
Our minimum charge per farm visit is $185, regardless of the total cost of services. If your total service cost is less than $185, it will be rounded up to meet the minimum.
Sheep Shearing
Flock Size | Price Per Sheep
≤5 head | $30
6-10 head | $25
11-20 head | $20
21+ head | $15
Alpaca Shearing
Flock Size | Price Per Alpaca
≤5 head | $45
6-20 head | $40
21+ head | $35
Llama Shearing
Flock Size | Price Per Llama
≤5 head | $55
6-20 head | $50
21+ head | $45
$30 per goat
Goat Shearing
Free with shearing
$10 per animal if no shearing
Hoof & Toenail Trimming
Alpaca | $10
Llama | $15
Dental Work
Additional Fees
Cancellation Within 24 Hoursof Appointment
$50
Explanation: If you need to cancel, please notify us as soon as possible. Last-minute cancellations disrupt our schedule. We often have a wait list once we have finalized our schedule, so when we are given adequate advanced notice, we are often able to fill cancelled appointment times by scheduling in other farms. Rescheduling is unlikely due to our limited travel window between farms. If you can’t be there during shearing, that’s fine—we often work without the owner present.
Catching Fee
$25 per 10 minutes (first 10 minutes free)
We’re happy to help with brief, situational handling, such as:
An animal getting loose during shearing
Assisting clients with physical limitations (please let us know ahead of time so we can plan accordingly
This fee is meant for quick help when needed, and is not a substitute for having animals caught ahead of time. Please have animals ready before we arrive so we can get started right away.
Intact Ram (Uncastrated Male) Older Than 1 Year
$5 per animal
Matted Sheep Tail Shearing
$5 per animal
Explanation: Undocked tails can accumulate waste and become matted, requiring careful, time-consuming shearing to avoid cutting the skin
Sheep Specialty / Large Breed
$5 per animal
Explanation: Certain sheep breeds (e.g., Babydoll, Suffolk, Merino, Lincoln, Rambouillet, Blacknose Valais, Corriedale) are more labor-intensive to shear due to larger size, extra skin folds, or excess wool.
Multiple Station Set Up
If we need to move our shearing equipment to a different location on your property, a $15 fee will be added for each move to cover setup and takedown time.
Overgrown Fleece
$10 per animal per extra year of growth (except for rescue situations)
Camelid Specialty Cuts
$10 per animal
Most styles (simple bobbleheads, stovepipes, etc.) are included at our regular rate when done within normal shearing time.
Animals that need extra time for show-quality perfection (mullets, mohawks, detailed sculpting) will incur an additional styling fee per animal.
Standard Cut pictured here
Sample Price Calculations
Small Shearing Job – 1 Alpaca, 1 llama
Setup Fee: $110
Shearing (1 alpaca @ $45 each): $45
Shearing (1 llama @ $55 each): $55
Teeth Trim (1 Alpaca @ $10): $10
Total: $220
Medium Shearing Job – 9 Babydoll Sheep
Setup Fee: $110
Shearing (7 Babydoll Ewes @ $30 each): $210 (Base price $25 + $5 specialty breed fee per ewe)
Shearing (2 Babydoll Rams @ $35 each): $70 (Base price $25 + $5 specialty breed fee + $5 ram fee per ram)
Total: $390
Large Shearing Job – 25 Alpacas
Setup Fee: $110
Shearing (25 Alpacas @ $35 each): $875
Teeth Trim (7 alpacas @$10 each): $70
Catching Fee (30 minutes @ $25 per 10 minutes after the first 10 minutes free): $50
Total: $1,195
