Market Activity & Analysis

Price ideas continue to be wide apart with sales sluggish following back-to-back weeks of light export sales from the US. Steer hides remain the bright spot with prices so far holding on; however, for cows the down pressure is building with more people expressing concern for the shrinking prices and market. Besides the normal ebb and flow of demand weighing on the cow market, banking issues in China seem to be a huge obstacle for many of the…