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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jun 3
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,360 head
▲ 425 vs last sale 935▲ 1,360 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 190▲ 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 66▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,730 compared to 1,249 two weeks ago as there was no sale last week due to the holiday. The number 1 steers sold fully steady to 4.00 higher while the plainer steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers were fully steady across all classes. The higher dressing slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher while the lower dressing cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $263.78/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −157.21 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$263.78
143 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,451
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$33.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.05
vs TX average
−45.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548271.131,485101
Medium and Large 2557246.301,37241
Small 2520238.001,2381thin
One grade step is worth $33.13/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale143 hd
263.78
—
TX average5 barns · 380 hd
275.82
−12.05
National average164 barns · 13,053 hd
309.16
−45.38
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−157.21
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—High1,629152.792,48932
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,216137.151,668167
CowsBoner 80-85%Low947116.481,10330
CowsLean 85-90%Low870104.6091015

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,041$1,8324thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,054$1,7979
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$1,7382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$1,7159
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$2,7743thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,1789
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$2,1035
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,009$1,5706

Every lot

109 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 2120330.00/cwt330.00–330.003961
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1140460.00/cwt460.00–460.006441
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1165390.91/cwt375.00–410.006452
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220335.00/cwt320.00–350.007372
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229416.34/cwt370.00–440.009538
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270310.00/cwt310.00–310.008371
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279391.07/cwt335.00–425.001,0918
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321353.16/cwt340.00–375.001,1347
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333300.40/cwt283.00–315.001,0006
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370340.85/cwt323.00–380.001,26113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375303.42/cwt280.00–320.001,13821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422311.28/cwt300.00–340.001,31430
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427286.56/cwt273.00–298.001,22423
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470292.08/cwt285.00–310.001,37334
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475272.50/cwt245.00–283.001,29431
Steers450–500Small 2495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Steers500–550Small 2520238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522276.81/cwt263.00–290.001,44547
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523252.16/cwt240.00–262.001,31916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570266.18/cwt253.00–282.001,51754
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579242.55/cwt230.00–250.001,40425
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621250.32/cwt245.00–265.001,55445
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623236.84/cwt232.00–241.001,47613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670240.07/cwt233.00–262.001,60842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678229.27/cwt227.00–230.001,5544
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715232.88/cwt225.00–244.001,66523
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773227.84/cwt210.00–236.001,76119
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821217.37/cwt193.00–230.001,7859
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865218.37/cwt210.00–230.001,8893
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1913193.92/cwt188.00–200.001,7702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1160425.00/cwt425.00–425.006801
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2165300.00/cwt300.00–300.004951
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225302.33/cwt300.00–305.006802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255325.00/cwt325.00–325.008291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273296.68/cwt285.00–305.008103
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321313.61/cwt308.00–320.001,0077
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327289.19/cwt270.00–300.009469
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376297.63/cwt285.00–350.001,11920
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376275.74/cwt265.00–283.001,03715
Heifers350–400Small 2380245.00/cwt245.00–245.009311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422281.44/cwt275.00–290.001,18821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424267.29/cwt260.00–272.001,13312
Heifers400–450Small 2432252.42/cwt250.00–257.001,0905
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466269.17/cwt260.00–288.001,25431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472253.17/cwt240.00–258.001,19511
Heifers450–500Small 2473228.52/cwt220.00–238.001,0815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520259.31/cwt252.00–278.001,34851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521244.69/cwt230.00–250.001,27533
Heifers500–550Small 2525224.15/cwt215.00–238.001,17710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566248.81/cwt240.00–262.001,40839
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566224.95/cwt215.00–238.001,27324
Heifers550–600Small 2595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621244.32/cwt233.00–255.001,51726
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631220.79/cwt210.00–228.001,39315
Heifers600–650Small 2645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661224.84/cwt218.00–240.001,48614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672210.57/cwt203.00–215.001,4159
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718197.64/cwt175.00–208.001,4195
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728216.98/cwt210.00–225.001,5809
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760215.74/cwt205.00–230.001,6404
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5641
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825197.39/cwt190.00–205.001,6285
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870186.28/cwt185.00–190.001,6214
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918186.65/cwt185.00–190.001,7133
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2980150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773149.01/cwt145.00–153.001,1522
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4731
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,173150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7602
Bulls——Light Weight1,209134.26/cwt120.00–142.001,6235
Bulls——1,682147.82/cwt145.00–153.002,4869
Bulls——1,787163.18/cwt155.00–170.002,91615
Bulls——1,790140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,5061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight767110.33/cwt110.00–111.008463
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight824102.52/cwt100.00–105.008458
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight837105.30/cwt105.00–106.008813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight860122.05/cwt121.00–124.001,0504
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight863115.86/cwt114.00–118.001,00013
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight898109.45/cwt109.00–110.009832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight923127.33/cwt125.00–131.001,1757
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight923119.50/cwt119.00–120.001,1034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight965141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108116.08/cwt115.00–117.001,2862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141119.60/cwt119.00–120.001,3657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,156123.33/cwt122.00–124.001,4264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,226131.19/cwt125.00–136.001,60862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,254143.34/cwt137.00–150.001,79789
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,774.43/head2,200.00–3,100.002,7743
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2Thin Fleshed6501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29601,469.10/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,732.48/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1112,300.71/head2,050.00–2,550.002,3017
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,366.44/head1,950.00–2,650.002,3664
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Small 27901,526.11/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29991,715.27/head1,500.00–1,800.001,7159
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,737.59/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,874.87/head1,700.00–2,100.001,8757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,026.54/head1,850.00–2,100.002,0273

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.