In the US, regular-weight heavy Texas steer (HTS) hides traded down by $1 per piece to $22 per piece on Thursday June 27, and jumbo-weight Colorado branded steers (CBS) traded down by $0.50 per piece to $18.50 per piece.

Meanwhile, regular-weight heavy branded heifers (HBH) traded down by $0.75 per piece to $16 per piece.

US export sales, shipments for week to June 20

USDA cured hide, wet blue export sales recap
Export sales increased by 78.4% to 672,415 pieces in the week to June 20 from 376,852 pieces in the prior week, and shipments rose by 10.2% to 550,939 pieces from 499,705 pieces in the same comparison.

Total export sales for the 2024 marketing year were 13,381,405 pieces on June 20 — almost all cured hides. The average year-to-date weekly trend for federally inspected slaughter was 598,793 pieces. Export sales averaged 535,256 pieces, and export shipments averaged 514,029 pieces.

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