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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, May 6
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▲ 660 vs last sale 0▲ 660 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 0▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were836compared to 825 last week. Lightweight feeder steers under 400 pounds were steady to 4.00 lower while steers over 400 pounds were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were fully steady with last week. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were fully steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $265.90/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −155.09 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$265.90
47 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,472
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$49.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.29
vs TX average
−43.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554274.901,52232
Medium and Large 2554248.251,37514thin
Small 2545225.001,2261thin
One grade step is worth $49.90/cwt here — about $296 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 sale47 hd
265.90
—
TX average4 barns · 162 hd
295.19
−29.29
National average167 barns · 10,730 hd
309.71
−43.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−155.09
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—High1,596147.912,36013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,212128.971,56367
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,003114.741,15116
CowsLean 85-90%Average876104.5091519

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)1,035$2,0707
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,8792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,7372thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$1,7062thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,685$2,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)930$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,297$2,6283thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,0002thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1145424.00/cwt400.00–448.006152
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1190385.22/cwt375.00–400.007323
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1238370.05/cwt365.00–375.008812
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2282341.66/cwt340.00–345.009633
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284382.82/cwt365.00–390.001,0874
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318379.62/cwt345.00–400.001,20714
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333291.63/cwt285.00–300.009713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373346.09/cwt330.00–390.001,29112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379303.50/cwt270.00–325.001,15014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416309.81/cwt288.00–345.001,28914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432272.74/cwt250.00–285.001,1786
Steers400–450Small 2445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465302.60/cwt275.00–330.001,40734
Steers450–500Small 2475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479261.05/cwt250.00–270.001,2508
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511283.48/cwt270.00–300.001,44911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527248.84/cwt238.00–265.001,3116
Steers500–550Small 2545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574247.80/cwt235.00–255.001,4228
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576270.40/cwt248.00–298.001,55821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614261.57/cwt250.00–272.001,60616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623239.46/cwt233.00–245.001,4924
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670259.89/cwt245.00–300.001,74111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674226.98/cwt200.00–240.001,5306
Steers650–700Small 2690188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2971
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710234.98/cwt225.00–245.001,6686
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,5622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779240.77/cwt225.00–250.001,8764
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6091
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833202.49/cwt200.00–205.001,6872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1145375.00/cwt375.00–375.005441
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1165350.00/cwt350.00–350.005781
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225362.97/cwt340.00–385.008174
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1264329.56/cwt320.00–335.008705
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319319.81/cwt318.00–320.001,02011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333308.11/cwt290.00–315.001,02613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374304.02/cwt290.00–330.001,13712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420292.77/cwt275.00–317.001,23011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428260.89/cwt238.00–275.001,11711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468275.04/cwt260.00–295.001,28722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472247.65/cwt235.00–258.001,16915
Heifers450–500Small 2473224.74/cwt215.00–235.001,0632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520241.65/cwt238.00–245.001,2575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526256.20/cwt248.00–265.001,34819
Heifers500–550Small 2528214.06/cwt210.00–218.001,1302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579249.53/cwt240.00–272.001,44520
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582233.87/cwt225.00–238.001,36113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610242.19/cwt235.00–252.001,47716
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620221.67/cwt220.00–225.001,3743
Heifers650–700Small 2660205.08/cwt200.00–210.001,3542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670242.65/cwt228.00–250.001,6264
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722233.12/cwt220.00–240.001,6833
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3611
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2905162.75/cwt161.00–168.001,4734
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,225150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8381
Bulls——Light Weight1,330140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8621
Bulls——1,480141.38/cwt135.00–145.002,0925
Bulls——1,798154.33/cwt150.00–160.002,7756
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight843105.04/cwt100.00–107.0088513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight908132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1994
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight913110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0043
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight915114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0431
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92892.48/cwt90.00–95.008582
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight936117.37/cwt115.00–121.001,0996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight950135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2832
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight972110.99/cwt110.00–112.001,0793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070113.49/cwt113.00–114.001,2142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105108.60/cwt107.00–110.001,2002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125120.22/cwt118.00–122.001,3522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,184119.04/cwt117.00–120.001,4097
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,226137.45/cwt133.00–148.001,68517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265126.48/cwt121.00–132.001,60036
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29231,706.10/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,069.84/head1,650.00–2,450.002,0707
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,879.02/head1,675.00–2,050.001,8792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,737.35/head1,725.00–1,750.001,7372
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2972,627.51/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6283

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.