2023 ITA Fur Auction Results
Thank you to all who sold fur, but a big thank you to the buyers who attended and were willing to buy fur again this year --- 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, Stark Fur – Ernie Kovacik Stark KS, Hutton Valley School of Taxidermy - Roger Hutton, Hindman Fur - Al Hindman, Midwest Bone & Fur - BJ Deaton and Mountain Man Outdoors - Jeff Filloon
Help with setting up, lotting in, carrying fur during the day were Chad Thede, Peter Fritzell, Dave Phipps, Cody Hutton, Pat McAninch, Calvin Barber, Curtis Barber, Brock Holker and Allyson Oser. Bret Smith was auctioneer, Nat Hill & Tracy Hutton - clerked, Dan Roberts and Kristie Lambert cooked and oversaw the food. Funke Trap Tags (Allen Sayre) were present selling supplies, Sleepy Creek Tannery (Ben Deters) accepted fur to be tanned and had some on display.
We had 11 buyers, 32 sellers and 301 lots of fur which was down from last years 52 sellers and 445 lots. All lots of fur sold, as you can see some fur sold for 10 to 25 cents per pelt which effects averages. "F" is for finished -- "G" is for green. On bobcat and otter I combined green and carcass animals together. We did have 1 odd color carcass raccoon and a carcass badger. This is the first sale that we have had Iowa caught weasel present. All were caught by either Chad Walker or Brad Phillips.
Species... Number... High/Low... Average... Total.. Top
Coon ..F…343.. $10.50/.25.... $4.61..$1584.55…Dave Phipps
Coon… G..756..$10/.10 $4.37.. $3304.10 …Kelly Jessen 1-$20 carcass coon Keaton Jones
Coyote..F..76..$21/$4…$11.58…$880.50…Craig Sweet
Coyote.. G..36.. $21/$5…$8.36…$301…Jason Oloughlin
Muskrat.. F..173…$6/.10…$3.81…$660.70…Steve Grulkey
Muskrat.. G.. 32…$3.50/.10…$2.70…$86.50…Brian Burrows
Mink..F..42…$10/$3…$7.14…$300… Craig Sweet --- Steve G. had 41 mink and I had 1 mink -got Steve by 50 cents
Bobcat..F..7..$56/$25…$48.14…$337… Tim Anderson
Bobcat ..Carcass/G..11..$135/$10…$65.04…$715.50… Chad Rowson
Skunk..F..58..$15.50/$5..$11.06..$642…David Countryman
Skunk..G..37..$20/$8…$11.37…$421…Keaton Jones
Red Fox..F..9..$24/$16…$20.77..$187… Donated to ITA – not Iowa reds!!
Red Fox..G..2..$14/$14…$14…$28…Lonnie Archer/Keaton Jones
Badger..F..3..$26/$14…$18.66…$56..Tim Anderson
Badger..Carcass/G..4..$30/$22…$25…$100…Chad Rowson
Otter..F..3..$26/$10…$18…$54…Brian Burrows
Otter…Carcass/G..21..$30/$20…$32.52…$683…Steve Grulkey
Beaver..F..39...$30/$5…$15.10…$589…Brock Holker
Beaver..G..52..$18/$1…$11.38…$592…Brian Burrows
Opossum..F..31.. $10/.50.. 2.61..$81… Craig Sweet
Opossum..G..5..$1/$1…$1…$5…Brian Burrows/Brock Holker
Gray Fox..F..4..$25/$11…$18.75…$75…Donated to ITA -not Iowa grays'
Weasel..F..3…$5/$2…$3…$9…Donated to ITA
Weasel.. Carcass..5…$10/$10…$10…$50… Donated to ITA
Castor…6#…$49.16….$295
Squirrel Tail..13..50c…$6.50…
Beaver tail..19..38c…$7.25
Deer Hide..11..$3..$3…$33
Total….$11,978.60
