Have 3 out of 6 bobcat grade I-II XL semi-hvy blue B-C

How have blues been faring? There are 30 in the lot.

The belly is everything in the heavy cat market.
My highest priced cat was a blue faze cat but it also had the best belly.
A color heavy select.
From my experience the blue phase cats generally have more character but the bellies have a tendency to not grade as well. Generally being B or C color. When I was trapping Cats in Kansas my top cat most always was a fancy blue cat. But my pail cats averaged better.
Let us know how they do.

I'm aware that it's the belly that matters most. My other three are also B-C bellies. Just curious if the blue backs help any.

Blue is good

Blue back cats grade better than red backs.

Down here...mine are 95% Central grade with a few North Centrals.

Blues always sell more than coastal reds with comparable bellies in my experience. Did you get those in the Cascades?

sold some blue grades b4. normally on the upper end of what sold of mine

Although I've caught some bluebacks in the past I wouldn't have considered any of these blue backs. All came from the coast range. BTW all my coast range cats went into the Western Section.

Here is what they are calling blueback this time around:

Couple of coastal blues!

I believe the one on the left was graded as blue but I know our 1 brought the best money, it had a good belly too.

…. Here’s a sure enough blue back

… the blue grade always brought more for me at nafa back then

Yep, looks like he voted for the Democrats alright Savell. Pretty dang cat. How much did you get outa Nafa for the blues?

…. Around $300 was the highest I got for my short hair cats

I really like those distinctive dark spots on those southern cats.

It's all about the belly.I also thought that because the blue backs were pretty and should bring more but from my experience in the country they are not worth anymore.Not sure about the buyers at FH but if I were to guess not any extra will be paid.

I had always thought that the taxi trade was where your blue-backs could shine. Not sure on the international market how things will go. About 10-15 years ago i caught two impressive spotted blue-backs and thought I was going to really make out well but at our OTC sales they were a flop.

Hope you do well on them, Carl.

Me too!

Fur buyer seemed to pay less but auction they brought more.
Good luck as well !!

Could help when there's 30 in a lot.