Percheron Horse Sells for $460,000
Published: Friday, November 6, 2026
Topeka Livestock Auction's hosted a record-shattering sale last week in Topeka, with one horse earning a $460,000 bid and beating out the world record for a Percheron mare in public auction by $200,000.
Living up to her name, Black Beauties Global Impression is a 3-year-old mare bred and consigned by Eli Miller of Apple Creek, Ohio, and was trained and presented by Dublin Valley Farms of Fredericksburg, Ohio. The mare was sold to Strawberry Lane Percherons of Whitewater, Wis. last Wednesday, and immediately transported to the Triple Crown Draft Horse Show in Canada, where she won first class in the show ring last Friday.
"She was a very feminine mare. She was an absolute lady and in her own league," said DeWayne Beechy, Topeka Livestock Auction horse consultant.
A second record was broken by the Belgian gelding Legacy Acres Dante, a 3-year-old bred in Topeka by Lavon and Dora Lehman and consigned by Cactus Acres of Quincy, Mich. Double S Belgians of Menan, Idaho paid $150,000, setting the all-time Belgian record at a public auction.
The gelding was making his second appearance at the Topeka Draft Horse Sale, having first sold as a yearling for $3,500 in 2024.
Just under 1,000 horses sold at the Topeka Draft Horse Sale last week with the two record sales elevating it over the fall draft horse auction's average, according to Beechy.
"The market has been better here this week than it's been all fall," he said. "It's been an overall awesome week from tack and machinery to the horse sale. Topeka Livestock Auction feels very blessed to be a part of history in the draft horse world and are thankful for everyone involved."
Of the 962 horses sold, 775 were Belgians, 154 were Percherons and 33 were Clydesdales or other horse breeds.
Topeka hosted buyers from across the U.S., Canada and Japan. Beechy noted that the Japanese buyers purchased four horses and were extremely active in the sales of Belgian mares.
He also noted that all the consigners showed up with good horses and the community came and demonstrated strong support for the sale.
Overall, the top five horses were Black Beauties Global Impression, Legacy Acres Dante, a 4-year-old Belgian mare, a 3-year-old Belgian mare, and two Belgian geldings.
The top Belgian mare, M.C.R. Chloe, took the third highest sale in the weeklong auction, selling to Oak Haven Belgians in Fremont, Ohio for $50,000. The horse was consigned by Eden Creek Farms of Wolcottville.
Karla's Jewel, the 3-year-old Belgian mare had the fourth-highest sale at the auction. Consigned by Duane Coblentz of Beach City, Ohio, the mare sold to Double S Belgians of Menan, Idaho for $42,500.
Two 6-year-old Belgian geldings consigned by Lyndon Miller of Wolcottville tied for the fifth-highest sale of the week, earning $36,500 each from two buyers. The first was purchased by Devon Bontrager of Topeka, and the second was bought by Billy Howard of Acme, Pa..
In addition to Legacy Acres Dante, and the two 6-year-olds, other top selling Belgian Geldings include: Green Mtns. Diamond, a 3-year-old consigned by Ben Ray Hershberger of Holmesville, Ohio and purchased by John Hershberger of Topeka for $26,000; Country Tyme Parrot, another 3-year-old consigned by Ben Ray Hershberger and sold to Sherwood Groves Farms of Tunkhannock, Pa. for $21,000; and DNL Felix, a 5-year-old consigned by Katie Miller of Atlanta, Ind. and bought by Melissa Dolan of Biddeford, Maine for $21,000.
Among the top five Belgian mares under M.C.R. Chloe and Karla's Jewel are: Millbros Bella, consigned by Lucas Hostetler of Apple Creek, Ohio and purchased by Oak Haven Belgians of Fremont, Ohio for $34,000; E.F. Lucille's Crystal, consigned by John Kline of Lakeville, Ohio and purchased by Tadanaga Komori of Hokkaido, Japan for $25,000; and Triple M Farm's Passion, consigned by Ben Graber of Grabill, Ind. and sold to Komori for $25,000.
In stallions, the top five Belgians were: Mindy's Jason, consigned by Jerry Yoder of LaGrange and sold to John Kline of Lakeville, Ohio for $12,000; J.E. Thunder's Captain, consigned by John Eigher of Fort Wayne and purchased by Jonathan Weaver of Apple Creek Ohio for $8,000; Pete's Rudy, consigned by Jeffrey Wittmer of Odon, Ind. and sold to Norman Miller of Topeka for $7,750; Delagrange Farms Guy, consigned by Chris Delagrange of McKenzie, Tenn. And purchased by LaVern Delagrange of Camden, Mich. for $7,500; and J. Wichum's Blondys Kitt, consigned by Allen Troyer of Wolcottville and sold to Larry Burton of Columbia, Ky. for $7,000.
The top five Percheron stallions brought in a combined $38,250. The No. 1 selling Percheron stallion brought in $11,500 from Eden Creek Farms of Wolcottville. The yearling was consigned by William Yoder of Apple Creek, Ohio. Scott Piggot of Okotoks, Alberta in Canada paid $8,500 for a 3-year-old consigned by Linda Klinger of Glenwood City, Wis. DeWayne Beechy of Shipshewana was the consigner of a stallion that went for $7,250, paid for by Loren Graber of Grabill, Ind.
Consigned by Dennis Graber of Grabill, Ind., P.A.E. Domino was purchased by Roy Hershberger of Wooster, Ohio for $5,750, and M.A.S. Bonner's Marcus, consigned by Marvin Schmucker of New Haven brought in $5,250 in a sale to Gerald Yoder of Wolcottville.
Percheron geldings saw some strong sales, with the top five earning $30,000; $15,000; $12,000; and $10,000, respectively. ZD Pickering Family Farms of Prince George, B.C. paid the high bid for the No. 1 slotted Percheron gelding, consigned by William Yoder of Apple Creek, Ohio. W.F. AgVentures paid $15,000 for a 3-year-old consigned by Albert Miller of Fredericksburg, Ohio, and Michael Blythe of Valparaiso paid $12,000 each for two 10-year-olds consigned by Jason Lambright of Topeka. Lamar Bontrager of Middlebury made the $10,000 bid for a 3-year-old consigned by Myron Miller of Millersburg, Ohio.
After Black Beauties Global Impressions, the next highest sale in Percheron mares was $15,000, paid for by David Hershberger of Apple Creek, Ohio. The 2-year-old Percheron was consigned by Linda Klinger of Glenwood City, Wis. Christy Schwartz of New Haven was the consigner of a 5-year-old mare that brought in $13,500 from buyer Lucas Coblentz of Durand, Wis. Chris Schwartz of New Haven paid the high bid of $12,000 for a 5-year-old mare consigned by Leon Yoder of Nappanee, and Jason Hunter of Hamptonville, N.C. paid $10,500 for a 4-year-old consigned by Beechy.
In Clydesdales and crossbreds, Richard Weston of Concord consigned a Clydesdale stallion, which sold to Jackie McCune of Markle for $7,250. Mattie Harris of Raleigh, Miss. consigned two Gypsy Vanner geldings, earning $5,750 each from buyer Austin Banga of Watseka, Ill. Steven Lehman of Topeka paid $3,900 for a crossbred stallion consigned by Elwin Flory of Camden, Ind. Jerald Keegan of Montgomery, Mich. consigned a 14-year-old spotted mare, which sold to Isaiah Boyd of Bath, N.C. for $3,250.
The overall average sale at the auction was $8,650. The average was $89,050 among the top 10 horses, $46,760 in the top 25, $29,181 among the top 50, and $18,524 among the top 100 horse sales. Averages are based on horses at $3,000 and up.
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