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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 4
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
886 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 1,039▲ 886 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 249▲ 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 18▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,141 compared to1,326 last week. Demand was strong across the board. Compared to last week, lightweight steers under 400 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher and the steers weighing over 400 lbs. were steady to $4.00 lower. Heifers weighing under 400 lbs. were steady to 3.00 lower and the heifers over 400 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were fully steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher on the high dressing bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.07/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −122.67 against this barn's trailing median of $384.73.
Average price
$262.07
53 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,415
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$39.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TX average
−9.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532277.011,47524
Medium and Large 2546250.121,36528
Small 2560238.001,3331thin
One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale53 hd
262.07
—
TX average1 barns · 53 hd
262.07
+0.00
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−9.84
This barn, trailing median33 sales
384.73
−122.67
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
440395349303median 384.7303/0205/0407/1309/0811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.50, low $316.81, median $384.73 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,490130.911,95119
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,213120.221,45863
CowsBoner 80-85%High936103.8397234
CowsLean 85-90%Average79891.0672710

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)1,320$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,8542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$1,7444thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)927$1,4673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)946$1,3475
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)728$1,2852thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,315$2,5003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,248$2,2952thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$1,7864thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,328$1,70510

Every lot

103 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1130440.00/cwt440.00–440.005721
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1178404.10/cwt395.00–415.007195
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1222397.07/cwt380.00–415.008816
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269390.80/cwt350.00–425.001,0519
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280340.00/cwt340.00–340.009521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321311.84/cwt300.00–335.001,0014
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325373.10/cwt340.00–415.001,21312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371337.94/cwt318.00–365.001,25428
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380304.55/cwt285.00–320.001,15712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425313.13/cwt293.00–340.001,33133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425283.06/cwt265.00–290.001,2035
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470300.88/cwt280.00–323.001,41433
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481276.65/cwt273.00–280.001,3315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527287.72/cwt275.00–302.001,51626
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568270.19/cwt258.00–290.001,53528
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569246.48/cwt235.00–265.001,4025
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610248.98/cwt248.00–250.001,5192
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622268.50/cwt255.00–285.001,67016
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666263.89/cwt253.00–275.001,7588
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672225.04/cwt185.00–250.001,5123
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7491
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778211.90/cwt190.00–235.001,6493
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823185.12/cwt175.00–198.001,5243
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1182366.47/cwt330.00–395.006673
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224362.90/cwt350.00–375.008135
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240290.00/cwt290.00–290.006961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270295.00/cwt295.00–295.007971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277338.97/cwt310.00–355.0093917
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319302.02/cwt300.00–305.009634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336323.57/cwt310.00–345.001,0877
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373319.13/cwt305.00–350.001,19025
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374297.56/cwt290.00–308.001,11310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423300.02/cwt280.00–325.001,26941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425263.04/cwt240.00–275.001,1188
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470286.79/cwt273.00–308.001,34833
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477259.62/cwt245.00–265.001,2388
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517279.42/cwt268.00–310.001,44515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement520275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523251.65/cwt235.00–265.001,31615
Heifers550–600Small 2560238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563272.74/cwt263.00–298.001,5368
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570251.43/cwt235.00–265.001,43311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585231.44/cwt228.00–235.001,3542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614252.36/cwt245.00–260.001,5498
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619236.87/cwt230.00–245.001,4667
Heifers600–650Small 2645215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3871
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665217.56/cwt185.00–230.001,4476
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683242.53/cwt235.00–250.001,6562
Heifers650–700Small 2688209.98/cwt205.00–215.001,4452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725208.35/cwt188.00–235.001,5118
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777203.78/cwt185.00–230.001,5836
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823202.55/cwt200.00–205.001,6672
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2883156.75/cwt139.00–175.001,3842
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6081
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,053150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672232.83/cwt210.00–255.001,5653
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733222.46/cwt210.00–235.001,6312
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,110136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5101
Bulls——Light Weight1,164124.69/cwt123.00–128.001,4514
Bulls——1,448126.64/cwt125.00–128.001,8342
Bulls——1,468110.30/cwt107.00–114.001,6192
Bulls——1,672137.87/cwt133.00–142.002,30510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight730112.00/cwt112.00–112.008181
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76282.56/cwt79.00–89.006294
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84193.68/cwt90.00–99.007885
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight883110.97/cwt103.00–116.0098012
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight89792.53/cwt89.00–99.008306
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight909100.93/cwt94.00–108.0091711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight977127.38/cwt122.00–138.001,2453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight982116.94/cwt112.00–119.001,1488
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight1,045110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167109.70/cwt106.00–114.001,2803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,216109.14/cwt107.00–110.001,3276
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,236115.83/cwt112.00–118.001,43216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,294125.45/cwt119.00–140.001,62329
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,295.39/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27281,285.14/head1,150.00–1,425.001,2852
Bred Cows—Small 1-27901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Small 1-28951,270.18/head1,125.00–1,400.001,2702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,397.83/head1,375.00–1,450.001,3983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,744.22/head1,400.00–1,950.001,7444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,853.58/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,786.43/head1,500.00–1,925.001,7864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3311,743.72/head1,525.00–1,850.001,7448
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003

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.