Market Activity & Analysis

The hide market was less active this week with prices from steady to a dollar higher and packer steers trading on the higher end of the range on the firmer side and cows still under pressure. Prices for steers include HNS from $63 to $64, BBS at $60, BS and HTS from $51 to $53, and CBS at $51. Slower activity in part was due to recent price increases and buyer interest thinning at the higher prices. There has been very little change in leather…