2024 Fur Auction Results
Thank you to all who sold fur, but a big thank you to the buyers who attended and were willing to buy fur --- North IA Fur - Bill Drewelow, NE IA Fur Exchange - Rick Hemsath, Midwest Taxidermy - Ben Trumblee, Miller Fur - Don Miller Plymouth, IL, Stark Fur – Ernie Kovacik Stark, KS, Hutton Valley School of Taxidermy - Roger Hutton, Kokas Fur Barn – Craig Kokas Prospect, OH, Midwest Bone & Fur - BJ Deaton, Mountain Man Outdoors - Jeff Filloon, Baetsle Fur – Kerry Baetsle and Sleepy Creek Tannery – Ben Deters
Help with setting up, lotting in, carrying fur during the day were Chad Thede, Peter Fritzell, Dave Phipps, Cody Hutton, Brock Holker, Joe Hornback, Calvin Barber, Curtis Barber, Allyson Oser, Matt Fox, Randy Porsch, Cooper and Garrett Stiens. Bret Smith was auctioneer, Nat Hill & Tracy Hutton - clerked, Dan Roberts and Kristie Lambert oversaw the food area. Funke Trap Tags (Allen Sayre), Backwater Baits (Bruce Rhoads) & Mike Nelson were present selling supplies. Sleepy Creek Tannery (Ben Deters) accepted fur to be tanned and had some on display.
We had 11 Buyers, 51 sellers and 439 lots of fur. All lots of fur sold, as you can see some fur sold for as low as 20 cents per pelt. "F" is for finished -- "G" is for green. On carcass bobcat, otter, badger and a few black raccoon I combined green and carcass animals together.
Species... Number... High/Low... Average... Total.. Top
Coon ..F…346.. $26/.50.... $8.23..$2849.75….Donated to Justin Mertens
Coon… G...1260 ...$21/.50…$3.63.. $4574.50 … Dave Phipps $21 carcass coon Coyote..F..102..$50/$3…$12.99…$1325…Donated to ITA Mike Mazur
Coyote.. G…44 .. $14/$5…$6.25…$275…Mike VenRenterghen
Muskrat.. F..939…$4.75/.75…$2.67…$2511.50…Steve Grulkey
Muskrat.. G.. 31…$4/.20…$2.22…$68.90…Brian Burrows
Mink..F..41…$8/$1…$6.06…$248.50… Steve Grulkey
Mink..G…5… $2/$1…$1.25…$5… Scott Nibe/Keaton Jones
Bobcat..F..6..$72.50/$31…$57.91…$347.50… Tim Anderson
Bobcat ..Carcass/G..26..$180/$31…$54.42…$1415… Craig Sweet
Skunk..F..32..$15/$8..$11.75..$376…Tim Anderson
Skunk..G..118..$17/$3…$11.37…$1011…Curtis Barber
Red Fox..F..8..$22/$18…$14.62..$117…Larry Wilkinson
Red Fox..G..6..$11/$3…$9…$54…Mike VanRenterghen
Badger..F..12...$41/$11.50…$36.75…$441..Larry Wilkinson
Badger…Carcass/G..10..$72.50/$26…$37.85…$378.50…Russ Bruns
Otter..F..9..$46/$19…$30…$270…Craig Sweet
Otter…Carcass/G..16..$37/$10…$31.93…$511…Chad Mahler
Beaver..F..23...$46/$26…$34.65…$797…Donated to Justin Mertens
Beaver..G..199..$38/$5…$19.56…$3892.50…Bret Smith
Tanned Beaver..1..$10/$10…$10….$10… Donated to ITA Brian Burrows
Opossum..F..25.. $3.50/$1.. $2.61…$70.75… Craig Sweet
Opossum..G..31..$4/$1…$1.23…$38.25…Brock Holker
Gray Fox..F..6..$25/$11…$18.75…$75…Donated to ITA
Weasel..F..1…$2/$2…$3…$9…Donated to ITA Mike Mazur
Fisher…1..$75/$75….$75… $75 … Donated to ITA Mike Mazur
Nutria..1…$7/$7….$7…$7…Donated to ITA Mike Mazur
Castor…2.6#…$28.46….$74
Squirrel Tail..168..70c/60c…$101.90… Craig Sweet
Beaver Tail..40..50c/25c…31c …$12.50… Curtis Barber
Deer Hide..1..$7/$7..$7…$7 … Chad Thede
Total….$21,926.05