Post by TrapperRon on Apr 5, 2016 16:36:53 GMT -6
There has been some discussion on Forums and Facebook relative to coyotes without color in the grade and in the catalogue. Namely lots 674 to 721. I called Toronto earlier today to get some clarification. The first thing you need to know about the coyote market is that the top end is holding very steady. The commercial grades however have taken a hit with some price adjustments and now selling for less than previous sales.
So now we come to the lot numbers mentioned. These are a commercial grade bordering on the lower end of II's, previous years some of these were classed as III's. They are mixed colors as they are the same value no matter the color. These are the coyotes that start to go off prime, even as early as mid January, depending upon conditions. They have guard hair rubs, weak flanks or weak necks. This is a feature of pelts seldom familiar to trappers as to the graders who handle 1000's of pelts per day under grading lights. That coupled with the drumming process these faults show up. This year the majority of January-February commercial coyotes were far weaker that previous years. The valuation on these lots was actually a bit higher than they sold for and in line with the earlier sales. With the drop in prices of commercial goods and not being able to move them, the auctioneer had to drop the prices to move them. Not a grade of coyote to store for future sales.
So now we come to the lot numbers mentioned. These are a commercial grade bordering on the lower end of II's, previous years some of these were classed as III's. They are mixed colors as they are the same value no matter the color. These are the coyotes that start to go off prime, even as early as mid January, depending upon conditions. They have guard hair rubs, weak flanks or weak necks. This is a feature of pelts seldom familiar to trappers as to the graders who handle 1000's of pelts per day under grading lights. That coupled with the drumming process these faults show up. This year the majority of January-February commercial coyotes were far weaker that previous years. The valuation on these lots was actually a bit higher than they sold for and in line with the earlier sales. With the drop in prices of commercial goods and not being able to move them, the auctioneer had to drop the prices to move them. Not a grade of coyote to store for future sales.
