January 2012 Private Treaty Sale  

Sale of Muskrat Exceeds Expectation

January 10, 2012

NAFA held a Private Treaty Sale over this past weekend which included nearly 100,000 fresh Muskrats as well as a selected offering of Coyotes, Beaver and Raccoon. 

Muskrats sold 100% at very high prices with Section I averaging $9.03. The better qualities were sold in line with our record-breaking May 2011 sale.

Coyotes sold 100% at increased prices with a limited collection trimming Coyote averaging $70.47, reflecting very strong demand from the trim trade, especially North America.

Beavers sold 100% at sharply increased prices, reflecting a better understanding of this article from China, which now recognizes it is priced very attractively in either square centimeters or square inches. Overall Eastern larger sizes averaged $41.17 with Westerns at $37.03.

The limited offering of Raccoon was not large enough to attract sufficient buying power and was mostly withdrawn. To achieve success, this very important article needs to be offered in larger quantities to attract a larger attendance and more participation from major overseas markets, which will be well represented in our February, 2012 auction when we will offer 425,000 Raccoon, among other substantial wild fur collections in other varieties.

Our next auction will be held in Toronto February 16 – 22, 2012 with NAFA’s largest ever offering of 3.3 million ranch mink,a fine collection of North American Ranch Fox and the largest, most diverse and unique offering of wild fur in the world.  For more information on quantities, registration and hotel reservations, please visit our website, www.nafa.ca or contact our Buyer Services department at sales@nafa.ca.

All Prices in USD.