US Perspective – 11.11.25
New figures for export sales of cattle hides are unavailable because the US government website that publishes the information has not been updated since September because of the government shutdown there.
There are updates on some hide prices. The most recent showed heavy Texas steers of 60-62 pounds at $13 per piece. A week or so earlier, there were prices of $21 for butt-branded steers weighing 64-66 pounds.
Cow hide prices stayed the same 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.
