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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jul 22
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
890 head
▲ 890 vs last sale 0▲ 890 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 0▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,085 compared to 1,1616 last week. Market remains very strong. Feeder steers sold fully steady with last week. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 lower. The slaughter cow market was fully steady to 2.00 higher. The slaughter bulls sold fully steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $267.43/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.56 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$267.43
123 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,470
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.23
vs TX average
−30.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541272.951,47791
Medium and Large 2573251.751,44332
One grade step is worth $21.19/cwt here — about $35 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 sale123 hd
267.43
—
TX average5 barns · 227 hd
273.66
−6.23
National average149 barns · 6,483 hd
297.82
−30.39
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−153.56
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—Average1,663164.002,72719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,277146.061,86642
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200131.001,57232
CowsLean 85-90%Low917109.311,0037thin

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)1,315$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$1,6901thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,525$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,092$2,6879
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$2,64910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,5001thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1135426.00/cwt426.00–426.005751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215385.00/cwt385.00–385.008281
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225405.44/cwt400.00–410.009122
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275400.75/cwt385.00–415.001,1024
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2277317.44/cwt275.00–360.008795
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2316303.50/cwt285.00–315.009594
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330366.43/cwt345.00–380.001,20910
Steers300–350Small 2345285.00/cwt285.00–285.009831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375304.53/cwt270.00–315.001,14212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376342.15/cwt320.00–380.001,28618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423314.02/cwt298.00–338.001,32833
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425284.43/cwt265.00–295.001,2097
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473289.10/cwt283.00–308.001,36719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478270.98/cwt250.00–280.001,29525
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521275.83/cwt265.00–288.001,43750
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536256.57/cwt245.00–260.001,3755
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566269.43/cwt258.00–283.001,52541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580250.86/cwt240.00–255.001,45527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616253.77/cwt245.00–268.001,56349
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626236.08/cwt220.00–241.001,47814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671233.02/cwt230.00–235.001,5649
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679247.51/cwt238.00–262.001,68124
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2716213.25/cwt185.00–225.001,5275
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722240.17/cwt228.00–248.001,73423
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775231.97/cwt225.00–245.001,79811
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828227.99/cwt223.00–235.001,8884
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8421
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180375.00/cwt375.00–375.006751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213347.47/cwt345.00–350.007402
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2219314.26/cwt285.00–325.006884
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273300.00/cwt300.00–300.008193
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295330.00/cwt330.00–330.009741
Heifers300–350Small 2321269.31/cwt260.00–278.008644
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331305.03/cwt300.00–315.001,0105
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372275.98/cwt255.00–295.001,02716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375300.80/cwt300.00–305.001,1286
Heifers350–400Small 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418287.03/cwt278.00–300.001,20010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421267.88/cwt260.00–276.001,12819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement427310.12/cwt295.00–340.001,3243
Heifers400–450Small 2440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470267.53/cwt260.00–283.001,25723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement475302.42/cwt300.00–305.001,4362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475253.20/cwt245.00–258.001,20313
Heifers450–500Small 2483230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1112
Heifers500–550Small 2518221.53/cwt215.00–230.001,1483
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521258.51/cwt254.00–268.001,34716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528243.95/cwt227.00–252.001,28828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563249.50/cwt245.00–260.001,40520
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573234.53/cwt223.00–241.001,34433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621225.01/cwt222.00–226.001,3978
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624238.35/cwt233.00–250.001,48728
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6004
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673226.12/cwt220.00–230.001,5229
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678238.54/cwt231.00–258.001,6174
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706229.03/cwt220.00–240.001,6176
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720210.01/cwt205.00–215.001,5123
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6455
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1961
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,115161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,201156.96/cwt151.00–160.001,8854
Bulls——1,560134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0901
Bulls——1,601156.58/cwt154.00–160.002,5074
Bulls——1,883172.79/cwt163.00–180.003,25410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight848115.00/cwt115.00–115.009752
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight880124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0912
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight904103.80/cwt100.00–110.009384
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight952137.35/cwt135.00–139.001,3083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight965141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156124.84/cwt120.00–128.001,4439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255154.09/cwt151.00–161.001,93413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275144.48/cwt141.00–150.001,84221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303134.88/cwt132.00–137.001,75714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371136.60/cwt130.00–140.001,8737
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,587.55/head2,300.00–2,850.002,5889
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,722.86/head2,300.00–3,200.002,7238
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.