Packers Push to Move Hides Ahead of Lunar New Year Holiday

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Packers Push to Move Hides Ahead of Lunar New Year Holiday

Alexandra Watts | 11.28.2023

US packers were active in the market today. Heavy native steers traded at steady prices whereas regular weight butt branded steers (BBS) traded $0.50 higher than yesterday’s levels and heavy Texas steers (HTS) traded $1.50 higher. The higher trades for BBS and HTS were in line with reports from last Monday the 20th. However, regular weight branded steers fell $1 from yesterday’s levels.
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