US Perspective – 27.04.21
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending April 15 were 358,300 pieces, while the figure for wet blue was 72,200 pieces.
The most recent steer hide prices include levels of $45.50 for Colorado-branded steers weighing between 64 and 66 pounds. For cow hides, prices ranged from $36 for dairy cows weighing between 50 and 52 pounds, and $35 for south-west dairy cow hides of the same weight, to $23 for branded south-west cows weighing between 50 and 52 pounds.
The source of all these figures is the US Department of Agriculture. Please note that the prices quoted represent ‘ballpark’ figures.