Reposted from iowa trappers talk,,Originally posted by Craig Sweet ,,ITA


Thank you to all to who sold their fur today (yesterday) the buyers who attended were -- Stark Fur - Ernie Kovacik, Stark, KS, North IA Fur - Bill Drewelow, NE IA Fur Exchange - Rick Hemsath, Otter Creek Fur - David Raber, Midwest Taxidermy - Ben Trumblee, Miller Fur - Don Miller Plymouth, IL, The Fur Shed - Mike Hermsen, Evan's Fur - Tony Evans, Hutton School of Taxidermy - Roger Hutton and Bruce Hutton, Hindman Fur - Al Hindman.

Help with setting up, lotting in, carrying fur and clerking during the day Chad Thede, Jeff Landuyt, Dave Phipps, Cody Hutton, Pat
McAninch, Tony Evans, Roger Hutton, Bret Smith - auctioneer, Nat Hill & Tracy Hutton - clerking, I believe I got anyone who helped.

Below are the results of the sale. Both green and finished fur was combined in these numbers plus some carcass otter and bobcats. If I were to guess, it was about 50/50 with the green verse finished coon. Also, there were 31 coon that were not sold due to no value. We had a total of 32 sellers with 300 lots of fur

Species... Number... High... Low... Average... Total... Top Lot Seller

Raccoon..1217... $13.50...25c...$4.68... $5705.15 - Larry Goodrich If 31 No Value were dropped the Avg would be $4.81
Beaver...141.....$10......50c....$4.49....$634 - Mark Henning/Ken Bratland (TrapCyclone)
Muskrat..661.....$5.20....25c....$3.40....$2247.95 - Mike Sells
Coyote...81......$62.50...$1.....$31.50...$2551.50 - Ben Ashland
Mink.....24......$7.......$1.....$2.95....$71 - Craig Sweet
Bobcat...13......$52.50...$15....$31.92...$415 - Tim Anderson
Otter....6.......$22......$17....$20.16...$121 - Steve Grulkey
Red Fox..14......$16......$3.....$10.89...$152.50 - Tim Anderson
Gray Fox 1.......$12......$12....$12......$12 - donated to ITA Mike Muzur
Swift Fox.1......$12......$12....$12......$12 - donated to ITA Mike Muzur "
Badger...9.......$27.50...$2.....$16.66...$150 Keaton Jones
Skunk....23......$9.......$4.....$6.39....$147 - Craig Sweet
Opossum..20......$1.50....25c....$1.21....$24.25 - Craig Sweet
Squirrel.1........50c.....50c....50c......50c - Allyson Olson
Deer Hide.1......$3.25....$3.25..$3.25....$3.25 - Ken Bratland (TrapCyclone)
Castor..5 sellers..$110... 1 single castor $9...$307 - Lonnie Archer
Beaver tails 2 sellers...$5...$5...$5.....$10
Skulls - 1 seller $1.....$1...$1...$1.....$1
Total....................................$12,575.10


Edited by Craig Sweet (11 minutes 16 seconds ago)
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Thank you, Paul, You beat me to it!

Better than a PA sale held yesterday. Thanks for posting.

Not bad on muskrats.

I need something to do in my old age,,🙄🙄

Thank you for a great, all inclusive report
on what I'm sure was a very well run auction.

No secrecy, guessing, or non-reporting
of the auction results.

A refreshing change form how our NYSTA state auctions
are normally reported, or should I say non-reported.

Well done guys, well done.

walleyed

You're certainly welcome to come to the sales and help out Bob. NYSTA doesn't run any of the sales--they're all club sales.

I should have said NYSTA affiliate auctions, my mistake

No problem with the way any of the auctions are run Bob.

My issue is the often near total lack of information
on the results of the auctions after they are completed.

Take the recent Ballston Spa Auction from last weekend.

If It weren't for some forum member from NYS posting some
sparse information on what happened, trappers would have
no idea of what went on, how much fur, what the
High-Low-Averages were, etc.

This has been an re-occuring issue for many, many years,
and one I have been very vocal about.

I don't think it's too much to ask for,
if someone could post the results
within a week after each sale concludes.

w