Fur Sale

We typically hold the Fur Sale on the second weekend in February at the Juab County Fairgrounds in Nephi (400 W Center St. Nephi, UT).
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The 2023 Fur Sale will be February 10-12, 2023. Check-in times for fur will be Friday the 10th from 2pm-7pm and Saturday the 11th from 8am-12pm. . Depending on help, and set up we might be able to check in fur before 2pm.  
If we only have enough fur for a one-day sale, we will read the bids on Saturday night or early Sunday morning

Selling Rules

  • You must be a current UTA member to sell at the sale, you can sign up when you check your fur in.
  •  With lotting, Bobcats have no limit on single lots. All other species have limits. You can have up to 3 lots of 3 or less per species, after that you must have 3 or more per lot.
  •  Management reserves the right to make changes to the Fur Sale as needed.
  • If you NO-SALE your fur, you must be present to pick it up at the end of the auction. That will also be the same for no bid lots as well.
  •  The sellers commission fee is 6% of the high bid price for sold pelts.
  • For No Sale furs, if you put a minimum bid on your fur and they do not sell, a 5% commission fee of the asking price will be charged if you No Sale your furs. You are also responsible to pick up your furs if they do not sell.​
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2023 Top Lot Bobcat
Please ensure your pelt counts and paperwork are accurate before you get your assigned lots. As well as having a current membership. This will help the Fur Sale run quickly and smoothly.

Coyotes

The DWR will bounty coyotes. All rules to bounty coyotes apply.

Bobcats

The Utah Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) will tag bobcats at the sale. Bobcats must have the permanent DWR tag affixed before lots are assigned.
The DWR will be at the 2023 Fur Sale to tag bobcats and bounty coyotes from 12pm-7pm on February 10th ​and 8am-12pm on February 11th.

Frozen Animals and Frozen Pelts

If you plan to sell frozen whole animals or frozen fur, call Stan Bassett at (435) 4470-0884 so we can make arrangements.
Consigning Fur​
​If you or someone you know is planning on selling fur at the sale, please contact us as soon as you can on approximately how much fur you will be bringing. Consigning fur helps us get a fur volume idea, and in return that brings in more buyers to the sale. It helps the buyers on what to plan for. Along with getting the highest bid possible for your fur. So please contact us before the sale.
Individuals to contact for consigning fur are:
Jerry Swasey — (435)-260-0339
Cody Bassett — (435)-764-2775
Walter Szarek — (435)-744-7004
Kelly Laier — (435)-979-2402

Buying Rules

  • To buy furs at the Fur Sale, you must have a current Utah Fur buyers license issued by the state of Utah
  • Buyers commission fee is 1% of total purchased. 
  • Traps and trapping supply lots will be available to the public to bid on. It will be a closed bid just as fur is a closed bid process. Bid sheets will be available at the computer desk.
  • If you buy anything from the trap lots, you must be present at the sale when bids are read. We will read the bids for the trap lots on Saturday night (February 11th).
  • We accept cash, Venmo, or credit card for payment.
Only authorized UTA personnel are allowed on the sale floor. Pictures are not allowed, except for those taken by UTA officers.

2023 Fur Sale


2023 Results
​2023 Averages

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