05.09.2025
Sausage casings bulletin, May 9, 2025

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Hide trading ended the week with a few active trades. Branded steers traded $0.50 below yesterday’s price levels. Both dairy and branded cows traded $0.25 lower. Sources reported that there is a lot of negative price pressure in the branded steer market. The auto industry is starting to slow down on continued inability to procure adequate chip supply. However, buyers that were initially interested in branded steers, now might shift their attention towards buying butt and native steers while the price is low.
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