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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Sep 9
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,400 head
▲ 650 vs last sale 750▲ 1,400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 140▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 110▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,620 compared with 1,013 last week. The market was a little softer across all classes. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were fully steady with 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 $239.49/cwt on 169 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −181.50 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$239.49
169 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,321
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$34.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.07
vs TX average
−28.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549247.481,35998
Medium and Large 2556229.381,27667
Small 2544213.271,1604thin
One grade step is worth $34.21/cwt here — about $198 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 sale169 hd
239.49
—
TX average4 barns · 213 hd
246.57
−7.07
National average178 barns · 13,815 hd
268.20
−28.71
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−181.50
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—Average1,592159.952,54640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,362132.691,80845
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,130129.341,46119
CowsLean 85-90%Low975110.271,07529

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,3813thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,1485
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,159$2,1298
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,154$1,8824thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,5372thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)947$1,5273thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,340$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,212$3,2153thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,8542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,253$2,1804thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1183401.37/cwt375.00–430.007352
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220305.97/cwt285.00–330.006732
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235367.50/cwt360.00–375.008642
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277352.89/cwt335.00–385.009786
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278322.57/cwt315.00–330.008972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316350.27/cwt335.00–360.001,10715
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330297.44/cwt275.00–325.0098213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364338.68/cwt325.00–350.001,23315
Steers350–400Small 2368252.48/cwt250.00–255.009292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372296.02/cwt260.00–320.001,10120
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422308.31/cwt300.00–325.001,30125
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428264.12/cwt248.00–290.001,13022
Steers400–450Small 2430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467270.62/cwt260.00–305.001,26428
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474246.68/cwt235.00–255.001,16927
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522235.70/cwt220.00–243.001,23021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523250.45/cwt245.00–265.001,31045
Steers500–550Small 2525216.46/cwt215.00–218.001,1362
Steers550–600Small 2563210.07/cwt205.00–215.001,1832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571244.95/cwt238.00–253.001,39953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572226.49/cwt215.00–235.001,29646
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621232.88/cwt230.00–265.001,44654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621221.37/cwt210.00–229.001,37524
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671227.60/cwt225.00–233.001,52751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672214.86/cwt205.00–223.001,44432
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720224.13/cwt218.00–232.001,61421
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725207.81/cwt204.00–214.001,50712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765219.72/cwt214.00–229.001,68111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768204.71/cwt185.00–213.001,57212
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805219.97/cwt215.00–225.001,7712
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810202.50/cwt200.00–205.001,6402
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1864211.51/cwt204.00–214.001,8274
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2925172.53/cwt170.00–175.001,5962
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2170285.00/cwt285.00–285.004851
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1195350.00/cwt350.00–350.006831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273338.51/cwt320.00–375.009243
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280286.50/cwt265.00–310.008025
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318281.08/cwt270.00–290.008945
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323306.04/cwt295.00–315.0098914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Replacement375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376295.80/cwt285.00–305.001,11215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381264.38/cwt245.00–273.001,0075
Heifers350–400Small 2383231.06/cwt218.00–245.008853
Heifers400–450Small 2421233.77/cwt225.00–238.009847
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423246.43/cwt230.00–260.001,04224
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429269.03/cwt265.00–285.001,15426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement470304.95/cwt300.00–310.001,4333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471235.72/cwt220.00–248.001,11030
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475253.80/cwt250.00–263.001,20630
Heifers450–500Small 2483223.78/cwt220.00–225.001,0814
Heifers500–550Small 2521210.49/cwt208.00–218.001,0975
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522225.88/cwt220.00–231.001,17922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement525296.00/cwt293.00–300.001,5543
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526239.75/cwt235.00–248.001,26128
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571220.82/cwt210.00–227.001,26137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575231.85/cwt230.00–238.001,33340
Heifers550–600Small 2575207.16/cwt200.00–215.001,19117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619212.34/cwt200.00–218.001,31447
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621223.68/cwt220.00–230.001,38945
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement630270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661221.16/cwt218.00–222.001,46225
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673210.42/cwt203.00–215.001,41626
Heifers700–750Small 2705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1991
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720210.87/cwt210.00–214.001,5188
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723204.13/cwt200.00–207.001,47614
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765212.35/cwt208.00–219.001,6243
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2766194.99/cwt190.00–200.001,4949
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2813185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5043
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2873185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6152
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2910185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6841
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933188.99/cwt188.00–190.001,7632
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8181
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,8141
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,255155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778194.46/cwt170.00–205.001,5134
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2838171.47/cwt168.00–175.001,4372
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2873171.40/cwt163.00–185.001,4964
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2928170.51/cwt170.00–171.001,5822
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6382
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,155155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,173141.59/cwt136.00–149.001,6615
Bulls——Light Weight1,325155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0542
Bulls——1,545141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,1781
Bulls——1,595155.74/cwt149.00–160.002,48413
Bulls——1,731169.17/cwt165.00–180.002,92819
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82698.78/cwt85.00–110.008166
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight883115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0152
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight919120.69/cwt119.00–125.001,1094
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight945136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026104.69/cwt100.00–111.001,0748
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081116.43/cwt115.00–119.001,2597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130133.12/cwt131.00–137.001,5049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138126.36/cwt125.00–130.001,4387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193119.47/cwt119.00–120.001,4252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,273143.19/cwt140.00–151.001,8236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366133.48/cwt130.00–138.001,82327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399125.68/cwt125.00–129.001,75812
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2123,214.65/head3,200.00–3,250.003,2153
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,854.36/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4232,447.28/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4472
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29471,526.50/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,537.30/head1,525.00–1,550.001,5372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,381.35/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,881.85/head1,825.00–1,925.001,8824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1592,128.84/head1,600.00–2,550.002,1298
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,148.25/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1485

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.