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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jul 15
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,355 head
▲ 505 vs last sale 850▲ 1,355 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 160▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 54▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,616 compared to 1,112 last week. The market remains very strong but had a slight lower undertone. Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. The slaughter cow market was steady to 3.00 lower. The slaughter bulls sold fully steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $265.23/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −155.76 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$265.23
185 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,434
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$38.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.59
vs TX average
−25.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538271.461,460125
Medium and Large 2547252.581,38259
Small 2520233.001,2121thin
One grade step is worth $38.46/cwt here — about $249 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 sale185 hd
265.23
—
TX average5 barns · 373 hd
273.82
−8.59
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
−25.86
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−155.76
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—Average1,624161.092,61630
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,321143.221,89141
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226129.631,58958
CowsLean 85-90%Low928112.351,04314

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)1,398$2,1333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,0293thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,7653thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,5112thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)935$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,4593thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$2,3599
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)985$1,8112thin

Every lot

107 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2165300.00/cwt300.00–300.004951
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1222403.31/cwt400.00–410.008953
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265350.19/cwt345.00–355.009282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270397.41/cwt390.00–415.001,0734
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322387.70/cwt335.00–420.001,24830
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367344.84/cwt323.00–385.001,26618
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379308.00/cwt290.00–320.001,1679
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420315.25/cwt300.00–340.001,32432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430284.32/cwt265.00–298.001,22324
Steers400–450Small 2437265.31/cwt263.00–268.001,1593
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466298.18/cwt288.00–328.001,39022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473274.17/cwt245.00–285.001,29743
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520275.68/cwt267.00–290.001,43480
Steers500–550Small 2520233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525256.47/cwt240.00–265.001,34634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570263.95/cwt257.00–280.001,50545
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577247.29/cwt233.00–255.001,42725
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618253.51/cwt246.00–270.001,56740
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628239.99/cwt228.00–245.001,50735
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670230.61/cwt218.00–237.001,54521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672245.04/cwt238.00–258.001,64736
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718237.04/cwt228.00–250.001,70233
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764233.49/cwt228.00–240.001,78418
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773216.29/cwt185.00–225.001,6727
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810229.36/cwt227.00–233.001,8583
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2817216.24/cwt208.00–223.001,7677
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880194.91/cwt190.00–200.001,7152
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2990200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2165325.00/cwt325.00–325.005361
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200335.00/cwt335.00–335.006701
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213362.65/cwt350.00–375.007722
Heifers250–300Small 2260257.00/cwt257.00–257.006681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278313.23/cwt298.00–325.008715
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279338.40/cwt330.00–355.009447
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322337.25/cwt320.00–365.001,08611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323290.66/cwt260.00–305.009399
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375286.17/cwt277.00–298.001,07312
Heifers350–400Small 2380254.03/cwt253.00–255.009652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382308.78/cwt300.00–320.001,18011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422279.66/cwt273.00–285.001,18013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423299.80/cwt288.00–335.001,26816
Heifers400–450Small 2431243.86/cwt225.00–250.001,0515
Heifers450–500Small 2455230.05/cwt225.00–235.001,0473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469282.15/cwt270.00–295.001,32329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477256.92/cwt240.00–268.001,22634
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522264.23/cwt258.00–280.001,37918
Heifers500–550Small 2525225.45/cwt223.00–228.001,1842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530246.34/cwt233.00–255.001,30625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570252.06/cwt245.00–268.001,43731
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570235.81/cwt223.00–243.001,34435
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616238.20/cwt233.00–250.001,46745
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622224.83/cwt215.00–230.001,39813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670234.77/cwt230.00–243.001,57314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672221.39/cwt200.00–228.001,48830
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717232.27/cwt220.00–245.001,66519
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720207.05/cwt190.00–215.001,49112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755213.01/cwt212.00–214.001,6082
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773187.49/cwt165.00–205.001,4493
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2823187.57/cwt185.00–190.001,5442
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1832219.24/cwt213.00–225.001,8243
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2876183.78/cwt180.00–190.001,6104
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7421
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6471
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2975172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6771
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678212.18/cwt200.00–225.001,4392
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783195.54/cwt183.00–208.001,5312
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2823201.90/cwt175.00–213.001,6624
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2859169.40/cwt158.00–185.001,4554
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985170.47/cwt168.00–173.001,6792
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3501
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,065150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,320132.62/cwt130.00–135.001,7512
Bulls——Light Weight1,338157.28/cwt150.00–160.002,1048
Bulls——1,641157.99/cwt150.00–160.002,5935
Bulls——1,811167.96/cwt163.00–175.003,04215
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009131
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight808116.37/cwt115.00–118.009402
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight885134.68/cwt134.00–135.001,1923
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight886105.86/cwt100.00–110.009386
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight935125.69/cwt125.00–127.001,1753
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight948120.50/cwt120.00–121.001,1422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight960140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2942
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202125.98/cwt125.00–128.001,5147
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,268154.55/cwt150.00–160.001,9609
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294131.08/cwt130.00–135.001,69641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330142.24/cwt140.00–149.001,89220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,379136.01/cwt135.00–139.001,87611
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,811.23/head1,575.00–2,000.001,8112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,197.12/head1,800.00–2,700.002,1975
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,464.00/head2,100.00–2,800.002,4642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,561.40/head2,250.00–2,750.002,5614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,029.48/head1,650.00–2,250.002,0293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,764.94/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3982,132.72/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29301,511.29/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5112

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.