Well the auction catalogues are coming together: https://furharvesters.com/auctioncatalogue.html

Once they are complete the trappers accounts will be updated and we can all eagerly see the grades we got with visions of fur checks like 2013 in our head.

Bottom of the catalogue page is the conditions of sale link for buyers, for those interested in the fur business a good read.

Cut this out for general info, when they purchase raccoon at 3 dollars it actually costs them an extra 2.50 in handling and .25 in commission fees.

Very informative post. Thanks for posting.

I miss NAFA

adds up quickly

Some of the handling fees do not seem to make much sense to me. Raccoons, $2.50, Skunks $2.00, Opossum is only .25 cents.

There are a lot of things in the fur business that don’t make sense.

$10.00 for a wolverine??

The biggest discrepancy is in dressed fur. $3.50 for a ranch fox. $3.50 for a dressed muskrat. That makes no sense.

I tried to talking to an upper level management person at FH about handling fees. I was told they were set in stone. Not negotiable. They will dicker with you on pelt price but not handling fees.

Handling fees are their bread and butter money maker. Take it or leave it.

Does FHA catalog update with prices throughout the sale that is public to see?

No. You be lucky, if you see results before next shipping deadline. This varies depending.

P.S. your personal catalog results should be updated daily, if memory serves?

So, a "handling fee", and then a commission?

Both buyers and sellers pay commissions.

So, $1.25 on a wild mink, and .65 on a ranch mink. I can see that if you use an agent for pick up, but what about if you deliver them to the depot?

19% plus handling gives country buyers a lot of room for error. Hopefully if prices advance to where they should be they can adjust that excessive amount.

The main difference between the auction and country buyers is that the objective of the auction is to create higher prices. It is an expensive avenue yet necessary for this market to move higher, imho. I believe if they succeed they deserve to be rewarded. I also believe the country market is content with trappers operating at a loss. And most trappers today may also be content that way, a sad situation really.

I don't know about you nimzy, but i would trap just for the pain and suffering.

Plus a drumming fee for some furs.

Funny thing is dirt, fellas put down big money to go hunting. Tens of thousands. Wildlife has become re designed to a liability. It has shaped into a sport. If you wanna play, you gotta pay.

The pursuit of trapping is difficult to define. A Commitment with long hours, intense labor and no money.

Nimzy invented that. He's Finnish lol

Some here should read the handling fee document. It states handling fee for purchasing from FHA.

And dont forget the cities fee!

This has absolutely nothing to do with how the fur gets to FHA,

The chart in the original post where your quoted numbers came from is what the buyers are charged by FHA that is over and above the hammer price when they buy fur at the FHA Sale.

Reading comprehension anyone?

The catalogues are gradually filling in. I'm guessing the raccoon will be the last one complete. I wonder who drew the short straw.