Note: This is an old update. Click here for the 2020-2021 fur price update and market forecast. The second major fur auction in 2019 has come and gone, and there weren't many surprises.  With the exception of coyote and bobcat, fur prices for most species remain low.  Here are some details: Beaver sold at 75%, with a wider spread than the recent NAFA auction.  The better … [Read more...]

The market for coyote pelts remains strong, with 100% selling at advancing levels in North American Fur Auctions' first major fur sale of the year. Western heavy coyotes averaged $104, almost identical to last year's February/March results, and up from the later auctions.  It's uncertain how long this hot market will continue, but a shortage of coyotes in the major fur … [Read more...]

The July auction at North American Fur Auctions was the combination of a couple of unfortunate realities in the fur market. Demand is low for fur, and we just had a big fur auction two months prior. As most expected, results of this auction were fairly poor, with a few small bright spots. At this point, it tough to know for sure how the winter 2018-2019 fur market will shape … [Read more...]

Just a few days after the North American Fur Auctions sale, Fur Harvesters held their May 2018 auction.  For the most part, results were similar to the NAFA sale, which showed pretty much flat line prices similar to the entire 2018 fur selling season. The better Eastern beaver averaged $14.31, which is poor, but an improvement from past sales.  Western and 3rd Section … [Read more...]