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weaken in late September. The price of heavy Texas steers began to ease, with seasonal weights slipping to $25.00, which is $2.00 lower than our last report. Colorados, on the other hand, saw prices fluctuate but remained generally steady, with 62/64lb selections selling at $25.00–26.00 in mid- October. Despite the ongoing autoworkers’ union strike against the ‘Big Three’ US automakers, in mid-October it had yet to have a palpable effect on automotive leather demand.
Selections used for the automotive sector maintained generally steady prices, although levels were about $1.00 lower than the highs of late summer. Heavy native steers sold between $35.00 and $36.00 for seasonal weights. Cow sellers reported good interest through the autumn. In fact, prices ticked upward around the Shanghai fair at the end of August and remained steady through mid-October.
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Exports across the sector saw highs and lows
Rawhide sales in September averaged 421,325, which is 31% higher than the August average but slightly lower – less than 1% – than the September 2022 average. For Q3, sales averaged 410,154. This is 5.5% lower than the Q2 average but 11% higher than the same quarter last year.
“Cow sellers reported good interest through the autumn. In fact, prices ticked upward around the Shanghai fair at the end of August and remained steady through mid-October.”
Shipments of raw hides averaged 424,675 in September, up by 12% over the August average but 10% lower than in the same month of 2022. In Q3, weekly shipments averaged 425,954, which is 6% higher than in Q2 and 2% higher than in Q3 last year. Wet-blue sales averaged 188,875 in September,
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