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Giddings Livestock Commission

Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, May 13

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 660▲ 678 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 140▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 30▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 775 compared to 836 last week. Lightweight feeder steers under 400 pounds were down 10.00 while steers over 400 pounds were down 6.00. Lightweight feeder heifers under 400 pounds were down 8.00 while the feeder heifers over 400 pounds were off by 6.00. Slaughter cows were fully steady to 2.00 higher and the slaughter bulls were stronger by 4.00.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.24/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −158.75 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.

Average price

$262.24

90 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$64.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.40

vs TX average

−48.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	271.18	1,493	56
Medium and Large 2	550	251.47	1,384	31
Small 2	562	206.67	1,161	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.51/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale90 hd

262.24

—

TX average5 barns · 173 hd

273.64

−11.40

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−48.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

420.99

−158.75

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,694	151.60	2,568	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,189	132.08	1,570	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	114.16	1,276	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	884	106.46	941	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,724	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$2,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

85 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	140	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	560	2
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	158	378.63/cwt	360.00–405.00	598	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	345.12/cwt	330.00–360.00	977	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	313.21/cwt	303.00–320.00	987	4
Steers	300–350	Small 2	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	345.17/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,136	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	332.88/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,228	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	302.01/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,133	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	278.88/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,163	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	310.32/cwt	288.00–328.00	1,297	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	287.03/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,361	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	261.40/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,255	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	281.14/cwt	268.00–310.00	1,465	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	258.64/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,376	19
Steers	500–550	Small 2	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	264.23/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,509	33
Steers	550–600	Small 2	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	240.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,390	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	254.32/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,577	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	233.70/cwt	205.00–243.00	1,451	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	247.64/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,639	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	232.17/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,569	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,421	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	232.28/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,675	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	206.00/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,566	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	220.28/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,701	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,499	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	923	175.40/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,619	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	303.67/cwt	300.00–305.00	683	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	318.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	732	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	302.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	785	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	319.21/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,037	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	290.63/cwt	275.00–300.00	968	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	295.69/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,127	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	269.47/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,035	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	284.01/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,213	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	256.64/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,098	9
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	468	227.41/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,064	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	246.09/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,159	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	266.59/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,258	13
Heifers	500–550	Small 2	503	208.96/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,051	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	236.44/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,225	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	257.54/cwt	247.00–280.00	1,352	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	242.74/cwt	235.00–263.00	1,374	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	220.61/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,277	5
Heifers	550–600	Small 2	583	199.96/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,166	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 2	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	241.33/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,484	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	213.23/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,318	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	212.61/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,439	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	234.82/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,594	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	191.96/cwt	165.00–209.00	1,371	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Heifers	700–750	Small 2	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	200.10/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,531	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,095	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,588	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,552	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,261	3
Bulls	—	—	1,841	157.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,902	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	838	105.41/cwt	104.00–107.00	883	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	995	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,134	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,055	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,233	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,170	140.59/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,645	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,213	128.95/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,564	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,342	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,469	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,724.42/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,724	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	760	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

Mon May 13, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 660Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,724.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	303.00–320.00	313.21
5	350–400	375	275.00–315.00	302.01
7	400–450	417	260.00–285.00	278.88
3	450–500	480	248.00–268.00	261.40
19	500–550	532	243.00–265.00	258.64
12	550–600	579	235.00–245.00	240.11
20	600–650	621	205.00–243.00	233.70
10	650–700	676	228.00–236.00	232.17
1	700–750	700	203.00	203.00
3	750–800	760	200.00–213.00	206.00
3	800–850	818	180.00–185.00	183.29
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	923	170.00–181.00	175.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	573	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	400.00	400.00
3	150–200	158	360.00–405.00	378.63
5	250–300	283	330.00–360.00	345.12
5	300–350	329	325.00–365.00	345.17
17	350–400	369	315.00–350.00	332.88
22	400–450	418	288.00–328.00	310.32
43	450–500	474	270.00–300.00	287.03
23	500–550	521	268.00–310.00	281.14
33	550–600	571	255.00–280.00	264.23
17	600–650	620	245.00–270.00	254.32
11	650–700	662	238.00–252.00	247.64
8	700–750	721	225.00–245.00	232.28
3	750–800	772	218.00–225.00	220.28
1	850–900	890	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	300.00–305.00	303.67
4	250–300	260	300.00–305.00	302.02
6	300–350	333	275.00–300.00	290.63
4	350–400	384	260.00–280.00	269.47
9	400–450	428	245.00–268.00	256.64
11	450–500	471	235.00–253.00	246.09
15	500–550	518	225.00–245.00	236.44
5	550–600	579	213.00–225.00	220.61
8	600–650	618	200.00–223.00	213.23
5	650–700	677	205.00–220.00	212.61
6	700–750	714	165.00–209.00	191.96
2	750–800	765	195.00–205.00	200.10
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	315.00–320.00	318.33
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
6	300–350	325	310.00–325.00	319.21
11	350–400	381	285.00–308.00	295.69
12	400–450	427	275.00–308.00	284.01
13	450–500	472	255.00–280.00	266.59
21	500–550	525	247.00–280.00	257.54
26	550–600	566	235.00–263.00	242.74
23	600–650	615	225.00–255.00	241.33
6	650–700	679	228.00–245.00	234.82
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	225.00–230.00	227.41
2	500–550	503	200.00–218.00	208.96
3	550–600	583	185.00–210.00	199.96
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
2	—	838	104.00–107.00	105.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	1,300	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,220	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,213	123.00–133.00	128.95
10	—	1,170	135.00–147.00	140.59
1	—	1,200	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	130.00–140.00	135.15
9	—	1,841	150.00–165.00	157.64
3	—	1,552	145.00–147.00	145.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.