Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending November 17 were 342,700 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 115,000 pieces.

The most recent hide prices provided prices for five types of hide at five price points, with prices at $20 for heavy Texas steers weighing 60-62 pounds. In cow hides, prices went from $13 for northern dairy weighing 50-52 pounds to $7 for branded south-west cows of the same weight.

The source of all these figures is the US Department of Agriculture. Please note that the prices quoted represent ‘ballpark’ figures.

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