Tucson's HS charges $85. This includes shots, spay/neuter, microchipping and three months' pet health insurance. I don't believe that this is out of line.
I know most local shelters will nto place a black cat in October. We did happen to adopt our black cat (Angel) in October, but I was a board member at the time, and our adoption had nothing to do with her being a black cat or the month.On another board I read that a humane society charges $125 for a black cat in Oct. or Nov.