CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Sales (including excise taxes of $403.9 million and $393.3 million, respectively)	$ 1,672,378,581	$ 1,521,278,763
Cost of sales	1,571,829,805	1,433,544,831
Gross profit	100,548,776	87,733,932
Selling, general and administrative expenses	79,631,140	75,051,227
Depreciation	3,093,017	3,116,449
Impairment charges		485,270
Total operating expenses	82,724,157	78,652,946
Operating income	17,824,619	9,080,986
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	1,339,560	1,693,251
Other (income), net	(203,228)	(114,276)
Total other expenses (income)	1,136,332	1,578,975
Income from operations before income taxes	16,688,287	7,502,011
Income tax expense	4,501,000	2,143,000
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	3,357,978	183,579
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 15,545,265	$ 5,542,590
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ 28.24	$ 9.88
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ 27.36	$ 9.76
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	550,551	561,166
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	568,103	567,961
Dividends declared and paid per common share	$ 5.72	$ 1.00