US Perspective – 03.03.26
For the period ending February 19 there were exports from the US of 339,300 whole cattle hides. The destinations were primarily to China (217,300 pieces), Mexico (41,400 pieces), South Korea (28,000 pieces), Thailand (22,800 pieces) and Brazil (11,500 pieces).
There were also xports of 107,000 wet blue hides. The destinations were primarily to Italy (54,400 unsplit), Vietnam (17,500 unsplit), Hong Kong (16,200 unsplit), Brazil (10,000 unsplit) and China (4,000 unsplit).
The most recent reports on hide prices have shown Texas steers weighing 60-62 pounds up slightly at $12 per piece. Cow hide prices remained at the same levels, with northern dairy cows at $7.50, south-west dairy cows at $7, northern branded cows at $2.50 and south-west branded cows at $2, 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.
