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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 11
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▲ 643 vs last sale 0▲ 643 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 0▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 819 compared to 1,1141 last week. Demand was very strong on all classes. Compared to last week, lightweight feeder steers under 400 lbs. sold steady to 8.00 higher while the heavier steers over 400 lbs. were 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. sold fully steady to 8.00 higher and the heifers over 400 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher. High dressing slaughter cows were 8.00 higher and the lower dressing cows were 5.00 higher. Slaughter bull demand was very strong with the bulls selling 10.00 higher than last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $283.19/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.80 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$283.19
59 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.66
vs TX average
−32.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539292.751,57841
Medium and Large 2550261.431,43818thin
One grade step is worth $31.32/cwt here — about $141 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 sale59 hd
283.19
—
TX average5 barns · 382 hd
293.85
−10.66
National average167 barns · 13,796 hd
316.07
−32.88
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−137.80
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
476423371318median 420.9903/0205/0407/1309/0811/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.13, low $332.08, median $420.99 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—High1,719143.142,46017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,249129.621,61948
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,065107.821,14819
CowsLean 85-90%High77590.967058thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$2,0506
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,143$1,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,8702thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)954$1,3828
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,6004thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,168$3,0312thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,785$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,238$2,1762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,7262thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1125525.00/cwt525.00–525.006561
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1163387.31/cwt375.00–400.006312
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235405.00/cwt405.00–405.009521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271378.11/cwt350.00–400.001,0254
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324387.29/cwt375.00–410.001,25514
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328342.48/cwt325.00–350.001,1234
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371372.70/cwt355.00–400.001,3839
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378331.12/cwt308.00–350.001,25213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427310.70/cwt290.00–335.001,32711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431337.51/cwt323.00–355.001,45513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472291.51/cwt270.00–315.001,37617
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480311.14/cwt300.00–338.001,49310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516270.15/cwt258.00–278.001,3948
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518298.81/cwt285.00–320.001,54825
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572283.27/cwt270.00–335.001,62016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577254.45/cwt243.00–265.001,46810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613259.90/cwt250.00–268.001,59312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619278.02/cwt265.00–323.001,72110
Steers600–650Small 2630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2602
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7038
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685239.18/cwt230.00–248.001,6384
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2707201.99/cwt200.00–204.001,4283
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728233.39/cwt230.00–240.001,6993
Steers700–750Small 2735218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769236.36/cwt230.00–240.001,8186
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2781210.78/cwt190.00–225.001,6464
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835197.62/cwt178.00–217.001,6502
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2858204.41/cwt198.00–215.001,7543
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9261
Steers850–900Small 2875168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4701
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6741
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9641
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1165350.00/cwt350.00–350.005781
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200288.00/cwt288.00–288.005761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276310.73/cwt303.00–320.008584
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280360.00/cwt330.00–390.001,0082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319331.50/cwt325.00–335.001,0577
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331312.75/cwt290.00–325.001,0354
Heifers300–350Small 2333281.53/cwt278.00–285.009372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373332.52/cwt330.00–335.001,2402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373309.71/cwt295.00–325.001,1557
Heifers350–400Small 2388277.02/cwt265.00–285.001,0755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429305.01/cwt290.00–318.001,30814
Heifers400–450Small 2433256.77/cwt245.00–265.001,1123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473291.61/cwt285.00–308.001,3798
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476273.27/cwt260.00–280.001,30112
Heifers450–500Small 2490252.47/cwt250.00–255.001,2372
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518283.81/cwt275.00–300.001,47010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525253.26/cwt238.00–265.001,33018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565241.46/cwt231.00–260.001,36411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573263.74/cwt250.00–278.001,51112
Heifers550–600Small 2583229.52/cwt224.00–235.001,3382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608232.28/cwt210.00–240.001,4124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623253.64/cwt245.00–280.001,5809
Heifers600–650Small 2645228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665244.33/cwt243.00–245.001,6253
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673223.10/cwt210.00–238.001,5014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement720235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738232.51/cwt230.00–235.001,7162
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2759210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5945
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672241.03/cwt238.00–245.001,6203
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715209.79/cwt200.00–220.001,5002
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7271
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780185.45/cwt150.00–220.001,4472
Bulls800–850Small 2805168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2833186.45/cwt183.00–190.001,5532
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865164.88/cwt155.00–175.001,4262
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2918152.04/cwt136.00–168.001,3962
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2978169.78/cwt153.00–187.001,6602
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,100158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,090136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4821
Bulls——1,584137.53/cwt135.00–141.002,1784
Bulls——1,718129.64/cwt129.00–130.002,2273
Bulls——1,849150.92/cwt145.00–159.002,7919
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75387.95/cwt85.00–90.006626
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight860100.00/cwt100.00–100.008601
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight933100.00/cwt100.00–100.009334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight950125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1881
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight970114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight980137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097110.77/cwt107.00–114.001,2156
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,118116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138104.98/cwt103.00–106.001,1955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265125.20/cwt120.00–129.001,58419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270133.95/cwt130.00–145.001,70125
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1683,031.05/head2,500.00–3,500.003,0312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,725.96/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,176.26/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed698863.71/head750.00–975.008642
Bred Cows—Small 1-29051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Small 1-29451,323.74/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3242
Bred Cows—Small 1-29501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,670.63/head1,400.00–1,900.001,6714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,145.20/head1,650.00–2,350.002,1455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,869.65/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy7501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004

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.