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Giddings Livestock Commission

Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jul 29

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

900 head

▲ 900 vs last sale 0▲ 900 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 0▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,002 compared to 1,085 last week. Market remains very active. Feeder steers sold fully steady to 2.00 higher than last week. Feeder heifers sold fully steady to 1.00 higher than last week. The slaughter cow market was steady compared with last week. Slaughter bulls were fully steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.60/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −154.39 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.

Average price

$266.60

102 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.93

vs TX average

−21.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	274.75	1,499	66
Medium and Large 2	552	252.13	1,393	35
Small 2	555	235.00	1,304	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $194 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 sale102 hd

266.60

—

TX average5 barns · 222 hd

279.53

−12.93

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−21.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

420.99

−154.39

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,778	164.34	2,922	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	142.33	1,846	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	128.67	1,351	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	108.97	983	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,104	2thin

Every lot

98 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	414.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	903	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	401.92/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,154	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	321.10/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,005	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	366.13/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,168	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	345.33/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,281	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	304.33/cwt	288.00–320.00	1,132	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	319.69/cwt	303.00–360.00	1,343	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	289.60/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,245	14
Steers	450–500	Small 2	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	293.49/cwt	283.00–325.00	1,397	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	273.45/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,313	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	279.14/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,454	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	258.32/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,367	16
Steers	550–600	Small 2	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	246.92/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,412	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	269.79/cwt	258.00–288.00	1,546	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	251.33/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,561	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	238.64/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,496	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	246.04/cwt	238.00–268.00	1,639	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	235.16/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,601	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,627	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	240.84/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,756	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	232.87/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,793	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,721	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,795	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	203.90/cwt	188.00–220.00	1,692	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	345.07/cwt	335.00–365.00	873	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	338.45/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,042	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Replacement	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	284.13/cwt	275.00–293.00	966	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	285.82/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,075	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	300.29/cwt	275.00–313.00	1,132	10
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	262.14/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,114	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	289.46/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,233	24
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	428	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,031	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	465	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,107	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	251.31/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,189	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	269.62/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,286	34
Heifers	500–550	Small 2	505	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,167	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	260.30/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,361	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	247.32/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,303	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,500	3
Heifers	550–600	Small 2	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	249.76/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,426	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	237.54/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,366	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	239.44/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,482	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	226.51/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,434	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	224.49/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,493	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	234.47/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,564	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	226.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,620	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	209.67/cwt	180.00–218.00	1,512	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	194.07/cwt	175.00–213.00	1,481	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	216.48/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,663	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	195.11/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,586	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,755	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	868	194.64/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,689	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,891	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	222.39/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,512	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	194.95/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,505	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	868	176.53/cwt	168.00–188.00	1,532	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,564	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,085	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,877	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,145	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,603	1
Bulls	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1	1,300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,708	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,235	3
Bulls	—	—	1,859	159.09/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,957	5
Bulls	—	—	1,874	173.03/cwt	165.00–180.00	3,243	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	847	103.97/cwt	96.00–111.00	881	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	905	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,167	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	965	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,322	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	985	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,468	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	120.45/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,186	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	124.83/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,296	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	130.30/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,479	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,583	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	143.99/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,865	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,006	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	134.37/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,775	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,103.69/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	303.00–330.00	321.10
8	350–400	372	288.00–320.00	304.33
14	400–450	430	265.00–300.00	289.60
17	450–500	480	265.00–282.00	273.45
16	500–550	529	250.00–263.00	258.32
19	550–600	572	237.00–253.00	246.92
22	600–650	627	232.00–243.00	238.64
6	650–700	681	234.00–237.00	235.16
2	700–750	723	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	222.00	222.00
2	800–850	830	188.00–220.00	203.90
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	400.00–430.00	414.14
5	250–300	287	395.00–410.00	401.92
8	300–350	319	350.00–385.00	366.13
12	350–400	371	325.00–395.00	345.33
24	400–450	420	303.00–360.00	319.69
30	450–500	476	283.00–325.00	293.49
35	500–550	521	265.00–293.00	279.14
31	550–600	573	258.00–288.00	269.79
37	600–650	621	245.00–265.00	251.33
34	650–700	666	238.00–268.00	246.04
17	700–750	729	231.00–253.00	240.84
13	750–800	770	225.00–245.00	232.87
1	800–850	805	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	215.00–230.00	222.39
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	772	185.00–200.00	194.95
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00
3	850–900	868	168.00–188.00	176.53
1	950–1000	990	158.00	158.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	173.00	173.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1300–1350	1,300	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	275.00–293.00	284.13
6	350–400	376	277.00–290.00	285.82
12	400–450	425	255.00–275.00	262.14
13	450–500	473	240.00–258.00	251.31
25	500–550	527	239.00–253.00	247.32
23	550–600	575	230.00–243.00	237.54
10	600–650	633	220.00–231.00	226.51
12	650–700	665	219.00–228.00	224.49
6	700–750	721	180.00–218.00	209.67
4	750–800	763	175.00–213.00	194.07
5	800–850	813	185.00–208.00	195.11
3	850–900	868	193.00–198.00	194.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	335.00–365.00	345.07
4	300–350	308	328.00–350.00	338.45
10	350–400	377	275.00–313.00	300.29
24	400–450	426	280.00–315.00	289.46
34	450–500	477	260.00–300.00	269.62
32	500–550	523	255.00–273.00	260.30
38	550–600	571	245.00–268.00	249.76
34	600–650	619	233.00–250.00	239.44
13	650–700	667	229.00–245.00	234.47
10	700–750	716	220.00–235.00	226.22
2	750–800	768	215.00–218.00	216.48
2	800–850	820	214.00	214.00
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	980	193.00	193.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	428	240.00–242.00	240.99
1	450–500	465	238.00	238.00
4	500–550	505	231.00	231.00
2	550–600	565	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	530	283.00	283.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,103.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	137.00	137.00
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
1	—	905	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	130.00–131.00	130.30
5	—	1,038	123.00–126.00	124.83
1	—	1,190	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	95.00	95.00
2	—	985	120.00–121.00	120.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	150.00–154.00	151.98
10	—	1,295	141.00–149.00	143.99
9	—	1,321	130.00–139.00	134.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	96.00–111.00	103.97
1	—	800	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,874	165.00–180.00	173.03
3	—	1,578	140.00–145.00	141.63
5	—	1,859	155.00–160.00	159.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,285	170.00	170.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.