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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Sep 2
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 902▲ 750 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 120▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 10▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,013 compared with 1,051 last week. The better-quality feeder steers and heifers were steady with last week, while the lower quality cattle were off by 2.00. The slaughter cattle market was fully steady with last week on the higher dressing animals with the lower dressing cattle 2.00 softer than 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 $248.81/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −172.18 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$248.81
83 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,357
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$43.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.71
vs TX average
−20.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539253.621,36759
Medium and Large 2562238.151,33823
Small 2525210.001,1031thin
One grade step is worth $43.62/cwt here — about $265 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 sale83 hd
248.81
—
TX average5 barns · 269 hd
267.52
−18.71
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−20.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−172.18
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—Average1,555160.562,49720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,256137.521,72757
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,028126.371,29932
CowsLean 85-90%High933108.721,01413

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$2,44413
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,067$2,3305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$2,28517
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$2,2759
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$2,0603thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,9414thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,8003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,7002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)863$2,2814thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,481$3,3944thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,245$2,6932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,6779
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,036$2,67119
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,4313thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)851$2,1715

Every lot

101 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280359.64/cwt340.00–375.001,0073
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328361.51/cwt345.00–390.001,1865
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333304.96/cwt275.00–325.001,0165
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369333.16/cwt325.00–360.001,2298
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378287.86/cwt265.00–310.001,08812
Steers350–400Small 2385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417308.93/cwt300.00–325.001,28813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423265.46/cwt240.00–290.001,12315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470269.37/cwt260.00–290.001,26619
Steers450–500Small 2470235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472254.35/cwt245.00–258.001,20110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515256.32/cwt250.00–265.001,32030
Steers500–550Small 2525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534240.96/cwt225.00–248.001,2879
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564250.83/cwt243.00–270.001,41529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580236.35/cwt232.00–242.001,37114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614238.57/cwt233.00–249.001,46524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627227.85/cwt220.00–231.001,42918
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669231.76/cwt228.00–238.001,55028
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673220.02/cwt200.00–227.001,48111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715228.24/cwt220.00–238.001,63226
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770211.00/cwt210.00–213.001,6253
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771225.19/cwt218.00–235.001,73614
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819221.74/cwt212.00–228.001,8165
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2893202.51/cwt200.00–205.001,8082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190280.00/cwt280.00–280.005321
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275287.73/cwt270.00–300.007914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327326.16/cwt315.00–350.001,0675
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328292.31/cwt288.00–299.009593
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Replacement345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373295.31/cwt285.00–310.001,1026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380254.27/cwt245.00–268.009663
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420279.34/cwt270.00–293.001,17314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement425390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6581
Heifers400–450Small 2428232.89/cwt218.00–238.009976
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432253.65/cwt240.00–265.001,09616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472261.03/cwt253.00–270.001,23218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478241.23/cwt235.00–250.001,15312
Heifers450–500Small 2492231.00/cwt230.00–233.001,1373
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513244.07/cwt239.00–255.001,25218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529231.75/cwt222.00–238.001,22619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4582
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565236.91/cwt233.00–250.001,33912
Heifers550–600Small 2570185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578221.48/cwt210.00–232.001,28017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624228.94/cwt225.00–248.001,42924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626217.72/cwt205.00–224.001,36316
Heifers650–700Small 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663216.01/cwt200.00–220.001,43212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671224.76/cwt223.00–235.001,50810
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707217.98/cwt215.00–220.001,5413
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715202.48/cwt190.00–210.001,4487
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2779202.51/cwt200.00–204.001,5784
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6991
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5731
Heifers850–900Small 2873176.41/cwt170.00–183.001,5402
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2923177.45/cwt175.00–180.001,6382
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015175.10/cwt165.00–185.001,7772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2788206.64/cwt200.00–210.001,6283
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2883188.94/cwt185.00–193.001,6682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,150141.39/cwt135.00–148.001,6262
Bulls——Light Weight1,190158.81/cwt155.00–162.001,8903
Bulls——1,675155.82/cwt150.00–161.002,6106
Bulls——1,687168.57/cwt165.00–175.002,8449
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight823115.00/cwt115.00–115.009462
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89999.68/cwt90.00–110.008965
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight908120.69/cwt120.00–123.001,0967
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight923125.46/cwt125.00–126.001,1582
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight943120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062127.57/cwt125.00–130.001,35512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084120.57/cwt120.00–123.001,3075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087135.76/cwt133.00–141.001,4766
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,234143.57/cwt140.00–150.001,77228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,252135.29/cwt133.00–138.001,69414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300128.32/cwt125.00–130.001,66815
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,693.37/head2,550.00–2,850.002,6932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4813,393.59/head3,000.00–3,600.003,3944
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0672,329.66/head2,000.00–2,900.002,3305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0862,311.74/head1,900.00–2,600.002,31216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,940.54/head1,650.00–2,100.001,9414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1262,443.51/head1,700.00–2,950.002,44413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1712,275.13/head1,850.00–2,850.002,2759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2122,060.25/head1,550.00–2,300.002,0603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28401,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0132,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0542,700.52/head2,100.00–3,400.002,70111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0672,717.48/head2,150.00–3,000.002,7175
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,546.38/head2,000.00–2,900.002,5463
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,431.28/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,916.02/head2,400.00–3,300.002,9165
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28512,170.92/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28632,280.58/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2814
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002

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.