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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Feb 19
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,451 head
▲ 919 vs last sale 532▲ 1,451 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 119▲ 227 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 28▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,714 compared to 679 last week. Demand was strong across the board. Compared to last week, steers sold steady to $5 higher on the lightweights under 400 lbs. and steady to $3 higher on the ones over 400 lbs. Heifer sold steady to $6 higher across all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady to $2 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $287.07/cwt on 389 head.
Average price
$287.07
389 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,423
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$72.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.15
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470304.641,431250
Small 1559263.351,4736thin
Medium and Large 2545256.551,398125
Small 2489232.501,1368thin
One grade step is worth $72.14/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale389 hd
287.07
—
TX average5 barns · 1,142 hd
275.92
+11.15
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,515126.961,92415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,250112.811,41168
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,066101.121,07741
CowsLean 85-90%Low95187.5183217

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,6342thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,4623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,031$1,3527
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,3163thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,420$2,1001thin

Every lot

126 lots · USDA AMS · Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1195425.00/cwt425.00–425.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1229397.48/cwt385.00–405.0091010
Steers—Medium and Large 2240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1268372.87/cwt330.00–410.0099913
Steers—Medium and Large 2275280.33/cwt245.00–300.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 1320345.40/cwt325.00–390.001,10514
Steers—Medium and Large 2320307.35/cwt283.00–320.009847
Steers—Medium and Large 2367287.32/cwt250.00–325.001,05413
Steers—Small 2375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1376328.93/cwt300.00–375.001,23729
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6201
Steers—Medium and Large 1425311.41/cwt285.00–345.001,32345
Steers—Medium and Large 2433276.88/cwt260.00–285.001,1996
Steers—Small 1460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1469299.58/cwt285.00–328.001,40550
Steers—Medium and Large 2475267.80/cwt245.00–280.001,27213
Steers—Small 2505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1367
Steers—Medium and Large 1522287.06/cwt260.00–320.001,49826
Steers—Medium and Large 2525264.45/cwt235.00–278.001,38815
Steers—Medium and Large 1570274.04/cwt255.00–303.001,56227
Steers—Medium and Large 2575254.62/cwt217.00–270.001,46421
Steers—Small 1579261.02/cwt258.00–267.001,5115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4921
Steers—Medium and Large 1619271.83/cwt253.00–302.001,68310
Steers—Medium and Large 2620248.02/cwt210.00–263.001,53823
Steers—Medium and Large 2666231.11/cwt203.00–248.001,5399
Steers—Medium and Large 1671262.43/cwt250.00–285.001,7617
Steers—Medium and Large 2721214.97/cwt210.00–225.001,5506
Steers—Medium and Large 1728225.99/cwt220.00–233.001,6459
Steers—Medium and Large 2766196.25/cwt185.00–210.001,5034
Steers—Medium and Large 1788225.34/cwt220.00–228.001,7763
Steers—Medium and Large 2810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7821
Steers—Medium and Large 1880210.46/cwt203.00–218.001,8522
Steers—Medium and Large 2895180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6111
Steers—Medium and Large 2905170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5391
Steers—Medium and Large 1950173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6441
Steers—Medium and Large 11,055160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6881
Steers—Medium and Large 21,060155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220285.00/cwt285.00–285.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245327.50/cwt320.00–335.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273337.58/cwt305.00–420.009227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273301.06/cwt285.00–320.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324317.66/cwt285.00–375.001,02925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336256.33/cwt190.00–275.008617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372307.35/cwt282.00–335.001,14326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384267.12/cwt250.00–285.001,0267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422290.50/cwt270.00–317.001,22642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427256.74/cwt235.00–275.001,0969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476275.86/cwt250.00–322.001,31347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483252.17/cwt240.00–260.001,21810
Heifers—Small 2510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519266.89/cwt253.00–335.001,38533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526244.13/cwt228.00–255.001,28417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2931
Heifers—Small 1560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567238.44/cwt225.00–253.001,3527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569260.39/cwt247.00–288.001,48229
Heifers—Small 2600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618225.18/cwt207.00–245.001,39214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620251.82/cwt237.00–285.001,56115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625225.99/cwt225.00–227.001,4122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,3492
Heifers—Small 2665228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665224.96/cwt220.00–230.001,4962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675230.56/cwt210.00–250.001,5565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718212.46/cwt203.00–230.001,5253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720184.00/cwt168.00–200.001,3252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy723183.37/cwt158.00–210.001,3262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620244.10/cwt238.00–250.001,5132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623224.02/cwt212.00–237.001,3963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718226.03/cwt217.00–235.001,6232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773204.85/cwt200.00–210.001,5832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823189.04/cwt170.00–212.001,5563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1955220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,180155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8291
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,285140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,253139.61/cwt134.00–143.001,7493
Bulls——1,468106.81/cwt105.00–110.001,5683
Bulls——1,557117.63/cwt116.00–119.001,8313
Bulls——1,649135.37/cwt132.00–140.002,2326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight838108.76/cwt107.00–110.009113
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85984.41/cwt80.00–87.007254
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88297.63/cwt94.00–100.008618
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight892102.00/cwt98.00–105.009103
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90481.53/cwt80.00–84.007374
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90894.04/cwt89.00–99.008544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight940112.01/cwt110.00–113.001,0533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight945116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight990105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06385.00/cwt85.00–85.009042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11892.56/cwt90.00–95.001,0353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150103.85/cwt102.00–105.001,19412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154106.99/cwt106.00–108.001,2354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,172119.54/cwt115.00–128.001,40117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18496.23/cwt88.00–100.001,13911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,299111.33/cwt109.00–114.001,44638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,374106.45/cwt105.00–110.001,4638
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0301,337.30/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0311,362.67/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,480.99/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4812
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,058108.83/cwt107.00–111.001,1512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,386.37/head1,375.00–1,400.001,3862
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 11,2201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,634.04/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,320114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.