The 35 liquor permits auctioned off through McDougall Auctions’ website come to a total of $44,963,700. The final six were auctioned off Friday with the largest bid for a Fort Qu’Appelle permit at $1,700,200. The largest bid overall was for a La Ronge permit at $3,270,000. The lowest price for a permit was for one in North Battleford at $415,000.

These auctions are only for the permits, not for the buildings or any fixtures or inventory. The province said in a news release when announcing these auctions, that once they wrapped up, auctions would be held for communities that qualify for an additional permit under SLGA’s population matrix, if interest has been expressed. The provincial government announced last October that it would close its SLGA retail liquor stores by the end of March.

Day 1: Regina -$1,425,000
Saskatoon -$1,255,800
Prince Albert – $1,400,000
Watrous – $724,500
Carlyle -$450,000

Regina – $1,561,000
Saskatoon -$1,300,600
Moose Jaw – $1,151,100
Estevan – $1,407,500
Assiniboia – $550,200
Moosomin – $630,000

Regina – $1,523,700
Saskatoon -$1,500,000
Swift Current -$1,456,000
Meadow Lake -$1,612,300
Nipawin – $800,100
Biggar – $1,105,000

Regina – $1,555,500
Saskatoon -$1,650,000
Yorkton – $815,200
Melfort – $776,100
Esterhazy -$685,000
Buffalo Narrows – $1,410,000

Feb23rd:
Regina- $1,500,200
Saskatoon- $1,666,600
North Battleford- $,415,000
Weyburn- $1,150,000
Humboldt- $720,000
La Ronge- $3,270,000

Feb24
Regina – $1,530,000
Saskatoon – $1,666,000
Prince Albert – $1,650,000
Fort Qu’Appelle – $1,700,200
Creighton – $601,100
La Loche – $1,350,000