New figures for export sales of cattle hides are unavailable because the US government website that publishes the information is not be updated during the government shutdown there.

There are updates on some hide prices. The most recent showed Colorado branded steers weighing 63-65 pounds at $13 per piece, with heavy Texas steers of 60-62 pounds still at $12 per piece.

Dairy cow hide prices were lower again, with northern dairy cows at $10.50 and south-west dairy cows at $10. Northern branded cows were down to $4 and south-west branded cows reduced to $3.50, 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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