District 8 WTA fur sale

[bblwi]

District 8 held its 4th fur sale. the Sale was held Sunday January 8, 2012 at the Maribel Sportsmen's Club

total number of lots 25 Total number of pelts offered 1,990
Two buyers
species # offered Average high low
Muskrat 1,328 $7.85 $8.97 $3
Raccoon 445 $13.71 $20 $4.30
coyote 38 $21.67 35 10
Red fox 20 33 50 20
Grey fox 41 21 21 19
Mink 48 $14.62 25 10
skunk 8 $3.75 $3 $3.20
opposum 19 $1.36 $2 .50
Deer hides 26 $6.98 $8 $.5.67
Otter 2 $75 $70 $72.50
Moose hides 3 $12 $12 $12
Weasel 1 no report
Squirrels grey 9 $1.07 .54 .71
Red squirrel 1 no report
squirrel tails 5 .40 .50 .25

All but one canine were put up, about 60% of coons were put up with comparible samples about $2.00-$3.00 advantage with put up
buyers were willing to bid good on rats as they felt the market was stable and they could turn their investment quite quickly. They were more cautious and concerned about coons. The big rise in canine prices at FHA created interest and we saw wide spreads in quotes on canines.
Thank you to all who helpe with the sale.
thank you to all who brought fur and supported the sale and attended our business meeting.
Thank you to our two buyers, Les and Keith Koeppel and Paul Gladowski

Bryce

[trappnman]

rats were a little higher than locally here, everything else a little less- I note the coyote prices not close to what some have posted for WI coyotes.

but pretty much right on with local prices here

[mtcbrlatrap]

For some of our smaller local buyers it may take some time for them to feel comfortable with a rising or high canine market again. That could be for a couple of reasons one being that it can come and go pretty fast and also that once up to say 30-60 bucks per hide it consumes considerably cash and one needs to have some assets, or a quick turn around or both.

We will see how the coon market does. I am an optimist and mostly for the very good color big high grade coons. If the fox and yotes that are good or moving at say 45-100 and the ranch fox are going up these big good coons for the trim trade could sell very well. That may make a respectable average even with several of the not so good pelts tagging along. With a large harvest that means that many semis etc. could be bought cheap if people want to sell or carried over to see how the market and harvest is next year. I would actually prefer to see them hold my average plus coons and average minus coons instead of sell at below typical market prices over the last couple years. Stored where they are now is a good place to be.

Bryce