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2023 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, Otter Creek Fur - David Raber, Midwest Taxidermy - Ben Trumblee, Miller Fur - Don Miller Plymouth, IL, Stark Fur – Ernie Kovacik Stark, KS, Hutton Valley School of Taxidermy - Roger Hutton, Hindman Fur - Al Hindman, Midwest Bone & Fur - BJ Deaton, Mountain Man Outdoors - Jeff Filloon and Dennis Carlson.

 

Help with setting up, lotting in, carrying fur during the day were Chad Thede, Peter Fritzell, Dave Phipps, Cody Hutton, Pat McAninch, Calvin Barber, Curtis Barber, Brock Holker and Allyson Oser. Bret Smith was auctioneer, Nat Hill & Tracy Hutton - clerked, Dan Roberts and Kristie Lambert oversaw the food area. Funke Trap Tags (Allen Sayre) were present selling supplies, Sleepy Creek Tannery (Ben Deters) accepted fur to be tanned and had some on display.

 

We had 11 Buyers, 32 sellers and 301 lots of fur. All lots of fur sold, as you can see some fur sold for 10 to 25 cents per pelt which effect averages. "F" is for finished -- "G" is for green. On bobcat and otter I combined green and carcass animals together. We did have 1 odd color carcass raccoon and a carcass badger. This is the first sale that we have had Iowa caught weasel present. All were caught by either Chad Walker or Brad Phillips. Thank you to everyone who donated fur with proceeds going to the ITA.

  • Species... Number... High/Low... Average... Total.. Top

  • Coon ..F…343.. $10.50/.25.... $4.61..$1584.55….  Dave Phipps

  • Coon… G..756..$10/.10…$4.37.. $3304.10 … Kelly Jessen 1-$20 carcass coon Keaton Jones

  • Coyote..F..76..$21/$4…$11.58…$880.50…Craig Sweet

  • Coyote.. G..36.. $21/$5…$8.36…$301…Jason Oloughlin

  • Muskrat.. F..173…$6/.10…$3.81…$660.70…Steve Grulkey

  • Muskrat.. G.. 32…$3.50/.10…$2.70…$86.50…Brian Burrows

  • Mink..F..42…$10/$3…$7.14…$300… Craig Sweet

  • Bobcat..F..7..$56/$25…$48.14…$337… Tim Anderson

  • Bobcat ..Carcass/G..11..$135/$10…$65.04…$715.50… Chad Rowson

  • Skunk..F..58..$15.50/$5..$11.06..$642…David Countryman

  • Skunk..G..37..$20/$8…$11.37…$421…Keaton Jones

  • Red Fox..F..9..$24/$16…$20.77..$187… Donated to ITA

  • Red Fox..G..2..$14/$14…$14…$28…Lonnie Archer/Keaton Jones

  • Badger..F..3..$26/$14…$18.66…$56..Tim Anderson

  • Badger…Carcass/G..4..$30/$22…$25…$100…Chad Rowson

  • Otter..F..3..$26/$10…$18…$54…Brian Burrows

  • Otter…Carcass/G..21..$30/$20…$32.52…$683…Steve Grulkey

  • Beaver..F..39...$30/$5…$15.10…$589…Brock Holker

  • Beaver..G..52..$18/$1…$11.38…$592…Brian Burrows

  • Opossum..F..31.. $10/.50.. 2.61..$81… Craig Sweet

  • Opossum..G..5..$1/$1…$1…$5…Brian Burrows/Brock Holker

  • Gray Fox..F..4..$25/$11…$18.75…$75…Donated to ITA

  • Weasel..F..3…$5/$2…$3…$9…Donated to ITA

  • Weasel.. Carcass..5…$10/$10…$10…$50… Donated to ITA

  • Castor…6#…$49.16….$295

  • Squirrel Tail..13..50c…$6.50…

  • Beaver tail..19..38c…$7.25

  • Deer Hide..11..$3..$3…$33

 

Total….$11,978.60

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