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Giddings Livestock Commission

Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Sep 16

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724

← Sep 9Sep 16Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,018 head

▼ 382 vs last sale 1,400▲ 1,018 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 160▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 40▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,189 compared to 1.620 last week. The market was down on all classes of cattle. Feeder steers under 500 pounds were off by 10.00 while the heavier steers over 500 pounds were down 5.00. The feeder heifers under 500 pounds were down 10.00 while the heavier feeder heifers over 500 pounds were 3.00 softer. The slaughter cattle market was 10.00 lower on both cows and bulls.

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 $239.54/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −181.45 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.

Average price

$239.54

135 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.00

vs TX average

−27.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	243.91	1,343	83
Medium and Large 2	554	232.57	1,287	52

One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $56 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 sale135 hd

239.54

—

TX average5 barns · 382 hd

246.54

−7.00

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−27.10

This barn, trailing median33 sales

420.99

−181.45

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	1,547	144.02	2,228	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	120.71	1,593	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	116.51	1,294	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	99.23	941	14

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)	1,245	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,833	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$1,234	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,383	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,900	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	158	385.95/cwt	355.00–420.00	610	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	363.32/cwt	340.00–385.00	999	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	294.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	811	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	312.28/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,006	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	286.90/cwt	275.00–298.00	938	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	319.70/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,170	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	284.62/cwt	268.00–300.00	1,079	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	263.19/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,121	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	292.93/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,251	22
Steers	400–450	Small 2	445	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	988	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	273.41/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,288	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	247.01/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,181	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	253.88/cwt	246.00–268.00	1,318	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	238.90/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,261	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	236.27/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,359	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	226.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,310	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	220.70/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,368	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	230.35/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,433	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	225.18/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,511	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	216.49/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,459	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	216.48/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,552	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,511	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	212.68/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,621	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	803	194.32/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,560	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	216.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,774	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	150	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	563	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	503.09/cwt	315.00–580.00	1,137	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	288.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	807	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	283.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	907	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	262.60/cwt	260.00–265.00	958	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	369	253.29/cwt	250.00–255.00	935	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,007	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Replacement	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	265.01/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,116	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	247.54/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,042	14
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	429	232.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	999	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	471	221.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,041	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	231.24/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,094	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	246.49/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,168	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	222.83/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,156	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	239.14/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,248	30
Heifers	500–550	Small 2	545	215.75/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,176	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 2	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	223.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,258	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	213.87/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,238	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	216.60/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,352	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	209.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,309	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	216.27/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,434	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	206.01/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,389	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	210.38/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,502	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	200.07/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,428	9
Heifers	700–750	Small 2	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	191.98/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,478	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	209.08/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,620	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,604	1
Heifers	800–850	Small 2	827	163.62/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,353	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,445	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,834	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,058	169.03/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,788	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Small 2	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,344	1
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	856	180.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,541	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,457	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Small 2	1,005	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,558	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,015	166.48/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,690	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,145	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,191	127.14/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,514	5
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,442	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,090	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	124.94/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,666	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,414	5
Bulls	—	—	1,724	158.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,732	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	848	103.95/cwt	103.00–105.00	881	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	877	93.73/cwt	84.00–100.00	822	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	957	118.35/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,133	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	96.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,009	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,371	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	118.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,325	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,205	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	111.26/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,283	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	129.45/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,632	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	122.48/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,568	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,593	17
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	2,382.99/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,383	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	1,233.69/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,234	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,832.66/head	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,833	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 1,018Last week 1,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,406	110.00–116.00	113.27
10	—	1,261	128.00–134.00	129.45
22	—	1,280	118.00–127.00	122.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	848	103.00–105.00	103.95
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
5	—	877	84.00–100.00	93.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	125.00	125.00
3	—	957	117.00–120.00	118.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	123.00–124.00	123.48
12	—	1,153	105.00–114.00	111.26
18	—	1,119	115.00–120.00	118.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,045	90.00–100.00	96.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,724	155.00–165.00	158.44
5	—	1,666	140.00–150.00	144.91
2	—	1,590	115.00–136.00	124.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	115.00–137.00	127.14
3	—	1,442	140.00–150.00	144.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	375.00	375.00
7	200–250	226	315.00–580.00	503.09
3	300–350	320	280.00–285.00	283.41
2	350–400	373	270.00	270.00
19	400–450	421	263.00–270.00	265.01
27	450–500	474	240.00–260.00	246.49
30	500–550	522	230.00–245.00	239.14
35	550–600	564	220.00–230.00	223.07
28	600–650	624	212.00–229.00	216.60
13	650–700	663	210.00–229.00	216.27
8	700–750	714	207.00–225.00	210.38
2	750–800	775	203.00–215.00	209.08
1	800–850	810	198.00	198.00
1	950–1000	965	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	285.00–300.00	288.16
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	365	260.00–265.00	262.60
14	400–450	421	238.00–258.00	247.54
16	450–500	473	224.00–238.00	231.24
24	500–550	519	215.00–228.00	222.83
33	550–600	579	205.00–218.00	213.87
14	600–650	625	207.00–210.00	209.50
8	650–700	674	200.00–209.00	206.01
9	700–750	714	185.00–205.00	200.07
7	750–800	770	185.00–198.00	191.98
1	800–850	845	171.00	171.00
2	1050–1100	1,058	165.00–173.00	169.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	250.00–255.00	253.29
6	400–450	429	230.00–235.00	232.85
7	450–500	471	215.00–225.00	221.05
4	500–550	545	215.00–218.00	215.75
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
3	800–850	827	158.00–168.00	163.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	158	355.00–420.00	385.95
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	275	340.00–385.00	363.32
5	300–350	322	305.00–340.00	312.28
13	350–400	366	305.00–355.00	319.70
22	400–450	427	285.00–305.00	292.93
43	450–500	471	265.00–293.00	273.41
36	500–550	519	246.00–268.00	253.88
47	550–600	575	231.00–248.00	236.27
33	600–650	622	226.00–243.00	230.35
28	650–700	671	223.00–233.00	225.18
24	700–750	717	210.00–228.00	216.48
10	750–800	762	208.00–224.00	212.68
3	800–850	820	210.00–220.00	216.39
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	275	285.00–300.00	294.91
6	300–350	327	275.00–298.00	286.90
7	350–400	379	268.00–300.00	284.62
19	400–450	426	248.00–273.00	263.19
43	450–500	478	235.00–260.00	247.01
26	500–550	528	220.00–245.00	238.90
26	550–600	579	220.00–230.00	226.24
15	600–650	620	215.00–225.00	220.70
20	650–700	674	205.00–222.00	216.49
5	700–750	737	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
3	800–850	803	183.00–200.00	194.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	188.00	188.00
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00
4	850–900	856	175.00–185.00	180.04
2	900–950	925	155.00–160.00	157.53
1	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	163.00–170.00	166.48
1	1050–1100	1,090	150.00	150.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	155.00	155.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,832.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,233.69

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	2	—	1,455	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,382.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.