Don't buy Boers from a breeder just because some of their animals are Show Winners Just because an animal does well in Boer Shows does not mean that they will produce quality kids for you or that they deserve a premium price. There might not have been a lot of competition in the shows where they won. There is also an issue of a breeder selling an animal to a buyer, the buyer paying the breeder to come to their town and judge a Boer Show, select the animal just sold to the buyer as the Grand Champion and then both advertise they had a Grand Champion. This is a conflict of interest for breeders to also judge the animals just sold. Currently there is no protection to keep this from happening.
Larger ranches are able to advertise and show there animals more often.
Smaller ranches and farms generally bought their animals from the larger ranches but have less opportunity to advertise and show their animals. You may get a quality animal cheaper from a smaller farm. Do believe that the Boer Goat Industry is real and they are making an impact on the meat goat market.