Branded Steer Hide Prices Fall Today

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Branded Steer Hide Prices Fall Today

Regular weight Butt Branded Steer (BBS) and Branded Steer (BRS) hides traded, respectively, $0.50/piece to $1/piece lower than last traded levels. Jumbo weight Colorado Branded Steer (CBS) hides traded $2 lower than last traded levels. The sellers had reported the settled trades were mostly from Chinese tanners looking for shipments to arrive after the Lunar New Year (LNY) holiday. Hide tanners in China are expected slow purchasing at the start of next week ahead of the LNY holiday. The official holiday is from February...

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