First day of the Nevada fur sale is in the books. Cats 91% sold 548 cats offered. $888.00 average. Holy cow!!

Wonder what will happen tomorrow!?

Fallon is considered the cat market right?
What other furs gain attention there?

Used to be a lot of coyotes too. I've never been there though.

$888 average is unreal. Must have been mostly Nevada cats.

Used to be basically 3 species. Cats, coyotes, grey fox. Now it is just cats. Less than 100 coyotes offered today - can’t understand why?? LOL

They will have another sale tomorrow (Sunday). A whole new batch of fur. Due to space and time constraints, they limit each day to about 600 cats plus other species.

As a general rule, trappers with “better “ cats usually sell on the second day. So Sunday could be interesting.

Usually Utah Trappers has the first “big” cat sale of the season in the western US. But this year their sale is in March. So Fallonis really the first. Montana’s sale is also this weekend, so will be interesting to see their numbers and which buyers went to which sale. I know George Kortum himself was in Nevada. That means his daughter most likely covered the Montana sale.

Now, before some one jumps down my throat about western fur sales - there have been 3 other trapper sales in the west this season before Fallon - Idaho Trappers, Upper Snake (SE Idaho) and Colorado. I just no not consider any of them to be “major cat sales”. Sorry - that is my opinion. And having been involved with western trappers fur sales since 1973, I am entitled to MY opinion.

montana sale has high cat average also just finished

Nancy, certainly you've been involved with Trapperman long enough to know we are all courteous, gentlemanly, and only would in the most subtle way ever question another members motives, intellect or general savvy when it comes to all things fur related.

Thank you wissmiss!

Carl - if you say so.

Do you have a link to their numbers? Thanks.

Sure is getting interesting. Next week is Prineville which is a cat auction these days too.