US Perspective – 17.03.26
For the period ending March 5 there were exports from the US of 332,200 cattle hides. The destinations were primarily to China (185,100 pieces), Mexico (56,000 pieces), South Korea (29,400 pieces), Thailand (26,000 pieces), Italy (22,900) and Brazil (11,500 pieces).
There were also exports of 165,900 wet blue hides. The destinations were primarily Vietnam (62,600), Italy (38,900 unsplit), Thailand (23,600 unsplit), China (18,700 unsplit) and Hong Kong (10,700 unsplit).
The most recent reports on hide prices have shown butt-branded steer hides, weighing 64-66 pounds, at $20.50 each and heavy Texas steers weighing 62-64 pounds at $18 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.
