XL
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What an XL American Bully Costs
Why XL is quoted higher than the other classes across the market, what the honest difference is, and why I charge the same for it.
XL American Bully puppies are typically advertised at $2,000 to $5,000, higher than any other size class, and the premium is mostly demand rather than cost. An XL puppy doesn’t cost meaningfully more to raise than a standard one from the same program. Mine are $700, the same as every other class here.
Why XL carries a premium everywhere else
Three reasons, and only one of them is about the dog.
Demand. XL is what most people picture when they picture the breed, and it’s the most searched size class by a wide margin. More buyers competing for a smaller share of the puppies produced moves the price, exactly as it would for anything else.
Litter size and availability. There are simply fewer XL programs than standard ones, and a kennel producing a handful of XL litters a year can price against a queue.
Marketing. Size is the easiest thing to advertise. It photographs, it’s the first thing anybody comments on, and it’s why so many listings reach for XXL, which is not a recognized class at all but does sell dogs.
What isn’t on that list is cost. An XL puppy eats somewhat more in the weeks before it leaves and that’s genuinely the whole of the difference. Veterinary work, vaccination, worming and the time spent raising it are identical.
What XL actually means
It’s a height class and nothing else. A male stands 20 to 23 inches at the withers and a female 19 to 22, on the same frame, structure and temperament as a standard bully. It isn’t a separate breed, it isn’t a cross, and it doesn’t have a different character.
An adult XL male typically weighs 80 to 120 pounds and a female 70 to 100. The full chart by class is here, along with what a puppy should weigh on the way up.
Anything advertised above the XL range is being sold as XXL, which is a marketing label rather than a class. I’d rather tell you that than take the search traffic quietly, and I say the same on the page that ranks for it.
The market, and where I sit in it
| Source | Typical XL price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Us | $700 | Every class, every color, one price |
| A small independent breeder | $1,000 to $2,000 | Direct from the person raising the litter |
| An established XL kennel | $2,500 to $5,000 | Reputation and marketing included |
| A named bloodline | $5,000 to $15,000+ | Scarcity. Not a health or temperament guarantee |
| A listing site or broker | $1,800 to $4,500 | Margin for a party that didn’t breed the dog |
Add the first year on top of any of those, which runs $1,200 to $2,900 beyond the puppy for a dog of this size: food for an animal reaching a hundred pounds is a real line, and so is a crate you’ve to buy at adult dimensions. The full first-year breakdown is on the price page.
Why mine is $700 for XL as well
Because tiered pricing by size would mean charging more for a thing that costs the same to produce, and because the moment a kennel prices by class it starts breeding for the class that pays best rather than for the litter that turns out well.
I select for temperament and health rather than for the most litters. The aim has always been the healthiest, best tempered litter I can produce, not the largest number of them.
So the XL puppies on this site are $700, the pocket puppies are $700, and a blue tri XL is $700. There’s no premium for a coat and no separate fee at the end. Delivery is quoted separately and honestly by distance, because it genuinely does cost more to get a puppy to Maine than to Phoenix.
Ask which of these will make XL
I’ll tell you what the parents measure and give you an honest estimate of where a puppy lands, including when the honest answer is that it will finish standard.