NAFA Coyotes this week

[whiskeywillow]

Okay, so she's comin' close now.. thought I'd re-post since Marty's Order of Sale Thread a few weeks back.

(Then) it was shaping up for a 70,000 coyote sale. (Now) just checking the NAFA site Order of sale numbers, looks like it only climbed to 92,600+/- rather than the typical 120,000+ the last few years.

Obviously everybody's talking in the other threads about grades, and lack there-of on some coyotes sent, but what's the opinions on that regarding these lower than expected numbers to auction?? ...maybe are still gonna be good cheques by the time the smoke clears with lower sale-numbers.

If I'm seeing right (& correct me if I'm wrong) but tomorrow the 16th looks to be our sale day

[HunterDave]

Yup, tomorrow is the big day.

With the later Last Receiving Date for the first auction I'm not surprised by the larger number of pelts in the Feb auction. A lot of those pelts would have ended up in the second auction last year. I am a little surprised at the number of pelts in this auction though. It seems to me that there are about 40K more coyote pelts this year than last.......IF my numbers are accurate.

2017

Feb - 32,220
May - 94,269
Total - 126,489

2018

Feb - 73,558
May - 92,641
Total - 166,199

[Big Grey Wolf]

Dave higher recent coyote pelt prices probably attracted lot of Eastern and American dogs to your higher yearly total.

[Thunder Elk Hunter]

Just a question about sale order why do they place some of the SEL & I * grades further down in the sale? Is to keep the buyer at the tables?

[HunterDave]

Originally Posted by Thunder Elk Hunter

Just a question about sale order why do they place some of the SEL & I * grades further down in the sale? Is to keep the buyer at the tables?

The ones at the top are 1-2 and the ones farther down are 3-4. I even have one farther down from there that graded semi.

If I remember correctly some of my *I 3-4 sold for more than some of my *I 1-2. I'd have to look but I think that the colour of the pelts helped in that regard (ie. *I 1-2 DBR vs *I 3-4 MED).

EDIT - Yup, same colour though.

137115 XL-LGE *I DBR 1-2 1 138.00

137324 XL-LGE *I DBR 3-4 1 144.00

[FCLightning]

Not unusual at an auction for anything that the price can see a bump later in the sale as all it takes is 2 buyers with an order to fill and as the available numbers dwindle they can get a little antsy.

[Thunder Elk Hunter]

Well Dave can you tell me the difference between lot 343605 and lot 343924 other than one lot went for 140 and the other was at 96. It looks to me like they graded exactly the same but one lot was stolen compared to the other.

[HunterDave]

You could be right, Ed. I only compared with last year so it's not enough info to establish any trends. I'm thinking that a fella would have to look at the past 4 or 5 years in order to determine anything. Lots has changed like the elimination of the September auction and the later Last Receiving Dates that effected individual auctions now. A guy would have to look at the total number of coyotes annually now I think. As long as there's strong demand I'm happy.

[katts69]

Wow got killed at this auction. Averaged only 80 per coyote. Last auction was 95 per. Talking usd here.
No details on per fur price just lump sum.

[6tmile]

CHA CHING!! Very happy with my prices. My average was better on this sale by 2 bucks to 116.00 US. Had a few early season yotes last sale.