North Dakota fur harvesters auction today

Does anybody have any info on the fur auction going on today in Bismarck? Number of coyotes, prices, etc... Just curious. Thanks!

ttt

I heard the Top Lot of Coyotes averaged $105.

DC is correct on the $105 top lot, a lot of 94 coyotes. Put up coyotes went from $80-95 for the most part. Coyotes on the round were about $50-60. There was about 750 total with most put up. There were 8 buyers. There was two lots of SD coyotes and the put up ones brought $80 and the ones on the round $50 off the top of may head. Maybe they will post some 100% numbers I was trying to write everything down, but people kept coming up and asking what did lot # ?? bring. So what I have isn't 100%, but is close.

Sounds like some good prices on the yotes. Thanks for the info MJM.

Thanks guys. Not too bad of prices!

$105 seems a little cheap for top coyotes in that area

MJM is pretty right on his figures. Joe had a print out on numbers of all sorts. Since got home ate showered and relaxing in the chair. will get more info out when able.

It wasn't the top coyotes for the area. It was a trapper lot and the highest at the sale.

All the coyotes there and there wasn’t one heavy select?

Sounds like they were sold in total lots. Might have been 200 dollar yote and a 2 dollar tote in the lot.

105 avg on 94 coyotes would lead one too believe there was heavy coyotes in that lot

Exactly. That is how most trapper sales work. Pelts are offered in trapper lots. $105.00 for a typical trapper lot is pretty good. IMO

I agree Nancy, it's really good if you are the trapper with the 94 yotes lol.

almost 10,000 dollars for one trapper lot...not bad!

The fur was all sold in trapper lots. So there were both good and bad in every lot. No one singled out a select heavy and sold it alone. For the first sale in 30 years I thought everything went real well.

WOW! That is a great sale.

Sounds like good averages to me

$105 average on 94 coyotes is OUTSTANDING!!!

who was the buyer?

Anything sell other than coyotes ?if so any prices?

Colin Cale bought the top lot. But there was another lot of 30 that brought $100 and it was bought by Rick Mittleider. I had 487 coyotes prices and they brought 85.45 average. 89 coyotes on the round went for $53.33 So those guys only left $30 a head on the table for not skinning. 64 red fox 22.71 - 107 coon 12.50

Good info

Exactly! That's a trappers average and not just his top coyotes. North Dakota produces some pretty fancy extra heavy, very pale coyotes. Most yote trappers on here catch skins from further south.

Western fox ave 22.71? They were finished I assume?

Joe, yes they were put up. There were a few that sold on the round, but it was a pretty small sample. They went for about $11.25

The statements to me that ring loud are there is a 60% increase in value to put up and handle a decent western coyote. %80-down to $50. If a person lived in western SD and put up say 2000 yotes they could make 40-50K staying at home, not checking traps, driving or anything.

Bryce

bblwi But how many times do you hear, they only dock you a couple bucks?

I just got this list from the NDFTA. It is a little better list than what I had wrote down.
Finished coyote 612 Ave. 84.25 high 105 low 60

Carcass coyote 87 Ave 53.19 high 65 low 50

Finished Red Fox 118 Ave 18.83 high 29 low 12.50

Carcass Fox 6 no sale 1 10

Finished grey Fox 20

Finished coon 105 Ave 17 high 20 low 12.50

Coon grease 36 Ave. 6.75

Carcass coon 11

Badger finish 6 no sale 10 Ave 36.10

Badger carcass 35

Finished Bobcat 2 no sale 1 $140 NS and $200 sold

Muskrat carcass 24 2.25

Mink carcass 1 8.00

Ermine carcass 12 Ave 1.46

Castor 3.5 lbs. 17.86 Ave.

$17 average on 105 coon. Hmmm.

tbn what is the Hmmm about? Our coon run very large. I am more likely to have a 5X than a L. So since size matters, they do well.

That’s interesting. If the high coyote was 105that makes me wonder about the earlier report that one trapper sold 94 and averaged 105? That would mean he averaged the high and that doesn’t sound right.
Other interesting notes, I guess my fur buyer is shooting pretty straight with us. Offering 50-70 on coyotes in the round, 10-15 for coon in the round, and he didn’t want any Fox which I was surprised by but is confirmed since the one carcass Fox was a no sale. Still with an average on coyotes of 85 and coon at 17 and I have 14 and 4respectively so far I better get to work...

There were 94 coyotes in the highest average lot. That lot sold for 105 average. The fur was sold in trapper lots by species.

Here is something to think about. The 94 coyotes in the top lot were trapped. Most the coyotes on the sale were snared. Our snaring season opens after deer season. I would guess he started around the end of October. There were a fair number of coyotes on the sale that were rubbed and broke. I did not grade any of them, but counted them so I saw them and have a pretty good idea what they looked like.

MJM sounds like a pretty good averages to me on coyotes.

MJM- I don't think tbn was being skeptical on the $17 ave for larger size ND coon. I think he's posted several time this year that he believes that large, good coon from the best regions will still bring a decent price this season. I believe that as well.

tbn- if I've misrepresented your view, I'm sorry.

You ND yote guys, enjoy your checks!!!

I meant that in a good way.

Wish we had those quality of dogs but over all wy has some good fur.

Interesting to hear how the fur is offered at auction, as a trapper lot. That tells the true average out the gate. Sounded like pretty decent prices. Hope you guys plan to continue the auctions. The trappers who participated should have left happy for the most part. Thanks again MJM!

Bwilly and his $105 average top lot, 94 coyotes and 12 fox sold at the NDFTA sale. He started the 22nd of Oct and pulled the 13th of Dec. I know he had a couple red coyotes in there, but the must not have made the front row for the picture. Nice bunch of fur Bruce.

Tell BWilly darn nice job on the put up. That's a lot of fun, time and work right their now.

good work

Good job Bruce. Buy me a steak at the Fur Takers! Hint hint

Beautiful work and great looking quality coyotes. Nice job Bwilly.