Vale Sabre Cat Hide (Dawnguard) comes from the pale, spotted sabre cats that stalk the Forgotten Vale, reached during the Dawnguard questline. It is worth only 10 gold and weighs 2, far less than other sabre cat pelts, but it still tans into 4 
Leather, so it is much better tanned than sold. The cats themselves are another story: they are tougher than their tundra relatives.
How to get it
Hunt vale sabre cats in the Forgotten Vale. They tend to show up while you are busy with everything else in the Vale, so you will likely collect a few hides without trying. Two loose hides are also placed outdoors near the Vale.
No merchant sells it and no NPC carries it, so once you leave the Vale your stock is fixed. The good news: any ordinary 
Sabre Cat Pelt gives the same 4 Leather.
Since the Vale is full of other dangers, consider tanning the hides at the first rack you reach back in Skyrim rather than selling them. With 4 Leather per hide, even a handful will cover a full set of light armor.
Smelting and tanning
- 1 Vale Sabre Cat Hide → 4 Leather at the tanning rack
Used to craft
Vale Sabre Cat Hide appears in 1 recipe in the game files.
Weapons and other items
- tanning rack: Leather (1)
The number in brackets is how many Vale Sabre Cat Hide each recipe needs. Bold labels are the Smithing perk the recipe requires.
Good to know
- Sells for just 10 gold but tans into 4 Leather – always tan it.
Data from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm and the official add-ons): value, weight, ore veins, recipes and merchant lists. ID 0201199A is the item’s form ID for the console.
