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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 18
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
478 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 643▲ 478 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 102▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 36▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 666 compared to 819 last week partially due to storms in the area. Demand was good on all classes of cattle. Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower across all weight classes. High dressing slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. The higher dressing slaughter bulls sold fully steady to 3.00 higher than the previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $274.05/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.94 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$274.05
46 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$51.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.86
vs TX average
−44.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543284.861,54827
Medium and Large 2548261.641,43417thin
Small 2545233.501,2732thin
One grade step is worth $51.36/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd
274.05
—
TX average4 barns · 212 hd
279.90
−5.86
National average173 barns · 12,551 hd
318.29
−44.24
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−146.94
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—Low1,600146.352,34228
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,161128.621,49351
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,020113.841,16132
CowsLean 85-90%High84798.968383thin

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)1,143$2,1272thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$1,8857
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,6423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$1,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)930$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)829$1,7148
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)823$1,4312thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,575$3,0713thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,313$3,0002thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,850$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,9673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,317$2,9423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,515$2,8002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)905$1,6501thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240335.00/cwt335.00–335.008041
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1242396.97/cwt375.00–415.009613
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269382.47/cwt355.00–420.001,0294
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329402.09/cwt375.00–420.001,3234
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329330.64/cwt290.00–345.001,0885
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373352.83/cwt340.00–385.001,31612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380320.92/cwt307.00–338.001,2196
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417335.12/cwt320.00–365.001,39717
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423300.54/cwt268.00–313.001,27111
Steers400–450Small 2425247.85/cwt240.00–255.001,0532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478305.17/cwt293.00–338.001,45924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481276.18/cwt270.00–285.001,3287
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521292.41/cwt280.00–308.001,52316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527268.02/cwt250.00–275.001,4129
Steers500–550Small 2540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Steers550–600Small 2550227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572254.46/cwt245.00–260.001,4568
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576273.89/cwt265.00–293.001,57811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613258.88/cwt250.00–273.001,58712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628234.23/cwt225.00–247.001,4714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663251.46/cwt240.00–268.001,6678
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665230.99/cwt225.00–235.001,5363
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722251.61/cwt245.00–265.001,8173
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7782
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775211.48/cwt210.00–213.001,6392
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8921
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1170352.50/cwt345.00–360.005992
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215345.00/cwt345.00–345.007421
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215325.00/cwt325.00–325.006991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265322.55/cwt320.00–325.008552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272338.25/cwt335.00–345.009203
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315327.20/cwt320.00–335.001,0314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335297.00/cwt275.00–313.009954
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368302.96/cwt295.00–313.001,1154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374323.74/cwt317.00–335.001,2116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423308.09/cwt293.00–330.001,3038
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424278.01/cwt265.00–290.001,1798
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474290.35/cwt280.00–310.001,37610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475265.93/cwt250.00–275.001,26311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520248.58/cwt235.00–260.001,2939
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526278.14/cwt263.00–295.001,46331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570237.50/cwt235.00–240.001,3544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572263.63/cwt250.00–283.001,50816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619268.96/cwt260.00–282.001,6655
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630232.21/cwt225.00–238.001,4636
Heifers600–650Small 2640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663241.60/cwt230.00–255.001,6023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719227.54/cwt220.00–238.001,6364
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5981
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7821
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,043146.24/cwt143.00–150.001,5252
Bulls——Light Weight1,105135.64/cwt128.00–144.001,4992
Bulls——1,501128.56/cwt125.00–132.001,9305
Bulls——1,643143.53/cwt139.00–148.002,3584
Bulls——1,762154.48/cwt150.00–164.002,72215
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight805102.94/cwt102.00–104.008292
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight843105.00/cwt105.00–105.008852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight858121.48/cwt121.00–122.001,0422
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight878112.20/cwt110.00–114.0098510
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight883116.99/cwt115.00–119.001,0335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight895123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1011
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93091.00/cwt91.00–91.008461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,119125.84/cwt123.00–129.001,40815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171113.22/cwt112.00–114.001,3264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,180120.14/cwt119.00–121.001,41810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189115.72/cwt115.00–118.001,37611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,218134.98/cwt130.00–145.001,64423
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,855.87/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,4253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,9153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,2853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,4553,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,4903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28231,431.46/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4312
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28371,797.70/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7987
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,885.19/head1,300.00–2,100.001,8857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,126.91/head2,100.00–2,150.002,1272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.