Week 33 Slaughter Forecast & July 30 Export Sales

Category: Hide & Leather

Week 33 Slaughter Forecast & July 30 Export Sales

The Jacobsen Hide Index on Friday closed at $14.33 compared to $14.63 Friday the week prior. Big packer steer quotes included Heavy Native Steers from $26, Butt Branded Steers from $22 to $23, Branded Steers at $14, and Colorado Branded Steers at $11.50 and Heavy Texas Steers at $15 FOB plant. 

The Week’s Slaughter Forecast

The Jacobsen slaughter forecast for this week is 640,000 head, and if realized, will be 13,300 head les...

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South American Hide Market Steady

South American Hide Market Steady

Good quality Buenos Aires wet salted heavy steers remain unchanged, but as said before, very limited demand, trading at...

Shanghai Leather Fair for 2020 Has Been Postponed

Shanghai Leather Fair for 2020 Has Been Postponed

According to data from the Argentine Directorate of Economic Studies of the National Undersecretary for Livestock, beef production...

Leather Business & Steer Prices from 2015 to 2020

Leather Business & Steer Prices from 2015 to 2020

Leather business reports are a mixed bag depending on the sector. In the shoe sector, leather sales are still...

Heavy Texas Steer Prices & Retail Shoe Sales

Heavy Texas Steer Prices & Retail Shoe Sales


Market Activity & Analysis

Today's Market

Heavy Native Steers have recovered from the price drop of yesterday, returning to...

Leather Prices: USDA Cure Hide and Wet Blue Export Sales Recap

Leather Prices: USDA Cure Hide and Wet Blue Export Sales Recap

For week ending June 18, export sales for 2020 marketing year increased 77 percent to 664,553 from 374,893 and shipments decreased...

US Auto Exports During April 2020 & the Recession

US Auto Exports During April 2020 & the Recession

The tone of the US hide market has been very quiet for the day with the exception of a...

Cattle Slaughter Forecast

Cattle Slaughter Forecast

The Jacobsen Hide Index on Friday closed at $14.31 compared to $14.57 Friday the week prior. Big packer steer...

May 7 Cured Hide and Wet Blue Hide Exports

May 7 Cured Hide and Wet Blue Hide Exports

Tables 1 and 2 below show the total outstanding cured hide and wet blue export sales by selected countries...

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06.27.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Runner market commentary

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06.25.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

Runner market commentary

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06.24.2025

Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

North American hog runners price published on Friday was incorrect due to a formula miscalculation. The original reported price of $1.63 has been corrected to the accurate rolling average...

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