Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending May 1 were 284,200 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 79,300 pieces.

The most recent reports on hide prices showed butt-branded steer hides weighing 62-64 pounds at $13.50 each, and heavy Texas steers weighing 60-62 down again, reaching $9 per piece. 

Cow hide prices were starkly down, with northern dairy cows now at $10.50, south-west dairy cows at $10, while northern branded cows were $2 and south-west branded cows at just $1, with weights of 50-52 pounds in each case.

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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