Makers / Great Lakes

Mike Borrett

Madison, Wisconsin · b. 1960 · 51 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed

What Borretts have brought

How these numbers are made
$100$1k2023202420252026Apr 2023 · 7 sales · median $840May 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jun 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jul 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Aug 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Sep 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Oct 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Nov 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Dec 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jan 2024 · 7 sales · median $840Feb 2024 · 7 sales · median $840Mar 2024 · 6 sales · median $975May 2024 · 6 sales · median $1,770Jun 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Jul 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Aug 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Sep 2024 · 11 sales · median $1,260Oct 2024 · 11 sales · median $1,260Nov 2024 · 12 sales · median $1,230Dec 2024 · 13 sales · median $1,200Jan 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Feb 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Mar 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Apr 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260May 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,110Jun 2025 · 8 sales · median $1,155Jul 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,200Aug 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,200Sep 2025 · 5 sales · median $1,500Oct 2025 · 5 sales · median $1,500Feb 2026 · 9 sales · median $1,200Mar 2026 · 11 sales · median $1,200Apr 2026 · 17 sales · median $1,440May 2026 · 18 sales · median $1,500Jun 2026 · 19 sales · median $1,560Jul 2026 · 25 sales · median $1,500Aug 2026 · 25 sales · median $1,500Sep 2026 · 28 sales · median $1,530Apr 2023 · 7 sales · median $840May 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jun 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jul 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Aug 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Sep 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Oct 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Nov 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Dec 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jan 2024 · 7 sales · median $840Feb 2024 · 7 sales · median $840Mar 2024 · 6 sales · median $975May 2024 · 6 sales · median $1,770Jun 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Jul 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Aug 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Sep 2024 · 11 sales · median $1,260Oct 2024 · 11 sales · median $1,260Nov 2024 · 12 sales · median $1,230Dec 2024 · 13 sales · median $1,200Jan 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Feb 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Mar 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Apr 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260May 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,110Jun 2025 · 8 sales · median $1,155Jul 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,200Aug 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,200Sep 2025 · 5 sales · median $1,500Oct 2025 · 5 sales · median $1,500Feb 2026 · 9 sales · median $1,200Mar 2026 · 11 sales · median $1,200Apr 2026 · 17 sales · median $1,440May 2026 · 18 sales · median $1,500Jun 2026 · 19 sales · median $1,560Jul 2026 · 25 sales · median $1,500Aug 2026 · 25 sales · median $1,500Sep 2026 · 28 sales · median $1,530$100$1k2023202420252026Apr 2023 · 7 sales · median $840May 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jun 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jul 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Aug 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Sep 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Oct 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Nov 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Dec 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jan 2024 · 7 sales · median $840Feb 2024 · 7 sales · median $840Mar 2024 · 6 sales · median $975May 2024 · 6 sales · median $1,770Jun 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Jul 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Aug 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Sep 2024 · 11 sales · median $1,260Oct 2024 · 11 sales · median $1,260Nov 2024 · 12 sales · median $1,230Dec 2024 · 13 sales · median $1,200Jan 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Feb 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Mar 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Apr 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260May 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,110Jun 2025 · 8 sales · median $1,155Jul 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,200Aug 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,200Sep 2025 · 5 sales · median $1,500Oct 2025 · 5 sales · median $1,500Feb 2026 · 9 sales · median $1,200Mar 2026 · 11 sales · median $1,200Apr 2026 · 17 sales · median $1,440May 2026 · 18 sales · median $1,500Jun 2026 · 19 sales · median $1,560Jul 2026 · 25 sales · median $1,500Aug 2026 · 25 sales · median $1,500Sep 2026 · 28 sales · median $1,530Apr 2023 · 7 sales · median $840May 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jun 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jul 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Aug 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Sep 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Oct 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Nov 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Dec 2023 · 7 sales · median $840Jan 2024 · 7 sales · median $840Feb 2024 · 7 sales · median $840Mar 2024 · 6 sales · median $975May 2024 · 6 sales · median $1,770Jun 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Jul 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Aug 2024 · 7 sales · median $1,740Sep 2024 · 11 sales · median $1,260Oct 2024 · 11 sales · median $1,260Nov 2024 · 12 sales · median $1,230Dec 2024 · 13 sales · median $1,200Jan 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Feb 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Mar 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260Apr 2025 · 15 sales · median $1,260May 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,110Jun 2025 · 8 sales · median $1,155Jul 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,200Aug 2025 · 9 sales · median $1,200Sep 2025 · 5 sales · median $1,500Oct 2025 · 5 sales · median $1,500Feb 2026 · 9 sales · median $1,200Mar 2026 · 11 sales · median $1,200Apr 2026 · 17 sales · median $1,440May 2026 · 18 sales · median $1,500Jun 2026 · 19 sales · median $1,560Jul 2026 · 25 sales · median $1,500Aug 2026 · 25 sales · median $1,500Sep 2026 · 28 sales · median $1,530
Sale month on recordYear only, placed at mid-year12-month rolling median

Every dot is a sale (price includes buyer's premium, log scale). The line is the median of the trailing twelve months, shown only when that window has at least 5 sales. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.

Full-size decoys and shorebirds only (51 lots). Miniatures and decoratives are excluded from the median but still shown as dots. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.

$1,530
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
28
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
60%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
—
vs last year (all lots) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$3,300
Top sale (all lots) — Canada Goose, Jul 2026
$1,530
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
28
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
60%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
—
vs last year (full-size) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$3,300
Top sale (full-size) — Canada Goose, Jul 2026

By species How these numbers are made

The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.

About these numbers

Prices are what the buyer paid, including the auction house's premium. The line on the chart is the median of the trailing twelve months, redrawn every night. A window holding fewer than 5 sales gets no point at all, which is why the line breaks rather than bridging a quiet stretch.

Only sold lots are counted. Sales by year: 2023: 7 · 2024: 13 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 27. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.

Read the full methodology

The recap after every sale

One email after every major decoy auction: what sold, what it brought, which carvers moved.