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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jun 10
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
840 head
▼ 520 vs last sale 1,360▲ 840 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 260▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 60▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total cattle receipts were 1,029 compared to 1,730 last week. The lightweight steer calves under 400 pounds were steady to 8.00 down on a limited supply. Steers weighing over 400 pounds were fully steady to 4.00 higher. The lightweight heifers under 400 pounds were steady to 2.00 lower while the heifers weighing over 400 pounds were fully steady to 6.00 higher. The slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and the slaughter bulls were fully steady with 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 $268.98/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −152.01 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$268.98
95 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,474
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.29
vs TX average
−30.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546272.871,49177
Medium and Large 2556252.361,40218thin
One grade step is worth $20.51/cwt here — about $89 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 sale95 hd
268.98
—
TX average5 barns · 258 hd
288.27
−19.29
National average149 barns · 7,793 hd
299.42
−30.44
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−152.01
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—Average1,568147.702,31610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,247136.601,70372
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,031121.241,24912
CowsLean 85-90%Low917102.469407thin

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)1,213$2,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)896$1,9877
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,8632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,825$3,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,088$2,7162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,289$2,2684thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$2,0974thin
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,9063thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223380.07/cwt370.00–400.008483
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274340.48/cwt340.00–342.009334
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275309.82/cwt300.00–320.008522
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322345.28/cwt330.00–375.001,11210
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334305.31/cwt293.00–320.001,0207
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368306.97/cwt290.00–315.001,1307
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371330.15/cwt320.00–360.001,22521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423317.60/cwt305.00–365.001,34330
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433293.10/cwt272.00–300.001,26912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474271.93/cwt250.00–280.001,2897
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475292.97/cwt283.00–312.001,39239
Steers450–500Small 2495228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1291
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521277.49/cwt265.00–300.001,44638
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534258.18/cwt250.00–263.001,3799
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571268.36/cwt251.00–288.001,53239
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577246.54/cwt237.00–250.001,4239
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621237.25/cwt225.00–243.001,47318
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626250.67/cwt245.00–263.001,56930
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665242.44/cwt233.00–255.001,61239
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667222.10/cwt202.00–230.001,4817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717219.08/cwt200.00–225.001,5716
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726237.90/cwt235.00–245.001,72710
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766234.48/cwt228.00–240.001,7968
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823226.77/cwt210.00–234.001,8667
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868227.80/cwt218.00–238.001,9772
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,1851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225287.50/cwt275.00–300.006472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276287.98/cwt250.00–300.007956
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323309.13/cwt305.00–325.009986
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343291.51/cwt290.00–293.001,0002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371270.70/cwt260.00–282.001,0045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380297.17/cwt285.00–325.001,12915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422279.81/cwt270.00–300.001,18127
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429260.75/cwt240.00–268.001,11911
Heifers400–450Small 2440248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466275.54/cwt260.00–318.001,28446
Heifers450–500Small 2475232.29/cwt225.00–239.001,1032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481249.26/cwt245.00–255.001,1995
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517246.95/cwt240.00–250.001,2775
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519266.60/cwt255.00–283.001,38427
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570229.99/cwt225.00–235.001,3113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579255.41/cwt240.00–275.001,47927
Heifers550–600Small 2580208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624238.78/cwt235.00–245.001,49013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631225.56/cwt220.00–230.001,4237
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662212.18/cwt205.00–216.001,4055
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675233.43/cwt220.00–260.001,57615
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723221.59/cwt210.00–235.001,6023
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767222.61/cwt220.00–228.001,7073
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2990153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0861
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1751
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5471
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4401
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,053155.48/cwt148.00–163.001,6372
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,123151.99/cwt150.00–153.001,7073
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 21,200150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight935121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1311
Bulls——Light Weight1,035151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,5631
Bulls——1,598145.21/cwt140.00–150.002,3203
Bulls——1,723157.35/cwt153.00–165.002,7114
Bulls——2,025140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,8351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91098.77/cwt93.00–103.008993
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight923105.23/cwt105.00–106.009714
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight945112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0581
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight955122.26/cwt121.00–124.001,1684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight988128.51/cwt126.00–131.001,2702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight1,080140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,086121.97/cwt120.00–124.001,3257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,239132.34/cwt127.00–135.001,64033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,254144.44/cwt137.00–155.001,81130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366122.95/cwt120.00–125.001,6796
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0882,716.21/head2,050.00–3,200.002,7162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28751,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,021.62/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,159.09/head1,900.00–2,350.002,1592
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,376.21/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4432,432.41/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28961,987.40/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9877
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,862.66/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.