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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jun 17
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
685 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 840▲ 685 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 114▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 30▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total cattle receipts were 864 compared to 1,029 last week. Feeder steers were fully steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were fully steady with last week. The slaughter cattle market was very active with the slaughter cows and bulls both selling 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 $266.55/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −154.44 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$266.55
91 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,481
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.46
vs TX average
−34.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554269.121,49180
Medium and Large 2566247.851,40311thin
One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale91 hd
266.55
—
TX average4 barns · 174 hd
274.01
−7.46
National average144 barns · 7,865 hd
300.66
−34.11
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−154.44
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—Low1,712156.102,67224
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,214141.711,72083
CowsBoner 80-85%High996126.641,26127
CowsLean 85-90%Low917108.9899910

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)989$1,7594thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)873$1,6532thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,287$2,7197
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,5501thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2190310.00/cwt310.00–310.005891
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229384.37/cwt350.00–420.008805
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283304.14/cwt285.00–315.008613
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293384.89/cwt355.00–410.001,1284
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330314.85/cwt310.00–320.001,0392
Steers300–350Small 2330278.55/cwt275.00–282.009192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331350.65/cwt330.00–390.001,1617
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372334.16/cwt325.00–348.001,24311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378302.47/cwt288.00–318.001,1438
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425308.33/cwt298.00–328.001,31021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427282.49/cwt262.00–293.001,20610
Steers450–500Small 2470235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473271.88/cwt260.00–278.001,28610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474295.85/cwt280.00–315.001,40216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526278.47/cwt265.00–295.001,46529
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531256.78/cwt250.00–262.001,3644
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570263.81/cwt250.00–287.001,50451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586242.74/cwt235.00–245.001,4227
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616251.52/cwt245.00–260.001,54926
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622236.38/cwt200.00–242.001,47013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662228.73/cwt222.00–235.001,5147
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665248.33/cwt238.00–270.001,65119
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2721217.46/cwt200.00–225.001,5684
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729232.00/cwt227.00–243.001,69117
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771234.40/cwt215.00–255.001,80711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1817218.16/cwt210.00–235.001,7823
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9981
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7802
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6931
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7891
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8901
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,325165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1185325.00/cwt325.00–325.006012
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195300.00/cwt300.00–300.005851
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265340.00/cwt340.00–340.009011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275287.27/cwt275.00–300.007902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316312.55/cwt305.00–320.009884
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334294.43/cwt285.00–300.009834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373275.23/cwt270.00–280.001,0272
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380301.02/cwt285.00–325.001,1447
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425277.76/cwt270.00–298.001,18010
Heifers400–450Small 2425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435259.51/cwt253.00–265.001,1294
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469270.34/cwt260.00–298.001,26818
Heifers450–500Small 2478222.39/cwt213.00–235.001,0633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521266.80/cwt255.00–283.001,39019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530248.08/cwt240.00–250.001,31512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571251.00/cwt240.00–265.001,43321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579230.43/cwt215.00–237.001,3344
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618224.43/cwt215.00–233.001,3876
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621242.37/cwt235.00–252.001,50518
Heifers600–650Small 2627200.04/cwt195.00–205.001,2543
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674227.85/cwt220.00–238.001,53618
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719221.20/cwt210.00–230.001,5908
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1753216.52/cwt210.00–223.001,6302
Heifers750–800Small 2755158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1931
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2788191.01/cwt187.00–193.001,5053
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8111
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5521
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3771
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3531
Bulls850–900Small 2855128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0941
Bulls900–950Small 2905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2963152.43/cwt147.00–158.001,4682
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6681
Bulls950–1000Small 2990145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4361
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015163.69/cwt163.00–165.001,6616
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,110163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,8095
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,150150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,270144.28/cwt142.00–145.001,8324
Bulls——Light Weight1,375165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2691
Bulls——1,465145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1241
Bulls——1,762152.47/cwt150.00–155.002,6876
Bulls——1,883162.04/cwt156.00–167.003,05112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight808103.46/cwt100.00–106.008362
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight880115.43/cwt115.00–117.001,0164
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight886130.19/cwt125.00–135.001,15311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight913138.54/cwt135.00–143.001,2655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight920151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3891
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight930120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1162
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight965115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078120.76/cwt120.00–122.001,3024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093103.71/cwt100.00–106.001,1343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111127.68/cwt125.00–135.001,4199
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,180150.35/cwt144.00–159.001,77429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265138.02/cwt132.00–143.001,74641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309128.43/cwt125.00–131.001,6817
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,718.81/head2,250.00–3,150.002,7197
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28731,653.30/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0321,886.91/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.