2,238$ for top cat, 1700$ for 14 cats!

Honestly what will that cat be used for ?

A coat , hat , hand warmer muff or whatever they so desire .

Big cat with a wide clear belly I think

Big cat with a wide clear belly I think ,oops I messed up, my wife's fault lol

Great to see!

That cat will be incorporated into a group of several hundred (or more) similar cats and sold to a manufacturer. It will not be kept separate except for a few photos at the sale. The only thing about that cat that is special is that it has a nice belly, large size and was offered for sale by itself. I would venture to guess that there were at least a dozen (or more) very similar cats at the sale. That one happened to catch George’s eye and he threw a lot of money at it.

Top cat prices at the western fur sales is a matter of ego and bragging rights. It is a very competitive process, starting with the Utah sale in early February. In a year, the top price continues to rise. Will be interesting to see if it increases at the Klamath sale in 2 weeks.

Considering that George will most likely buy a couple thousand western cats during this buying season, the extra money he paid for that cat will not affect his overall price at all!!

At what point will that cat be incorporated into a group and sold ?

Highest price cat in a few years that I can recall and a darn nice one but you are correct there are a very few others probably very similar. As far as Klamath goes maybe peeler will see an increase.

I'm hoping one of these catches George's eye for top cat K Falls!

So a person is out 2 grand before the first stitch is made on the garment? Crazy sell it as Pygmy leopard to some rich Yankees wife

Excellent deal for the seller, he paid the most .
But Colt Furs bought the most Cat's. Interesting

Good job to Idaho trapper's

The guy "out two grand" probly didn't have the same mentality as you. Optimisn is good.

In the bobcat market right now its not about quantity, it's about quality.

Hope springs eternal they say. For these cats you will need more than that.

BP, your type of cats are replicas of our type of cats exactly. Mine didn't do so great this year.

Awesome prices for sure.

Nice cats but cast bellies , like our Western Washington cats

Sure is

My eastern cats look like BPs cats but we get a lot less. Not sure why. This year I've tanned most of mine. I have two with real good bellies. If I don't get what I think is a fair price, I'll tan them too.