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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Oct 28
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
880 head
▼ 282 vs last sale 1,162▲ 880 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 166▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 26▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,160 compared to 1,370 last week. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher while the steers over 500 lbs. were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were 2.00 to 4.00 higher while the heifers over 500 lbs. were up by 4.00 to 6.00. Slaughter cows were off 3.00 to 6.00. 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 $230.66/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −190.33 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$230.66
114 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.03
vs TX average
−70.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548238.321,30656
Medium and Large 2548223.261,22458
One grade step is worth $15.06/cwt here — about $82 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 sale114 hd
230.66
—
TX average5 barns · 527 hd
262.69
−32.03
National average185 barns · 40,108 hd
300.69
−70.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−190.33
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—Low1,572149.252,34723
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,355117.361,59050
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,160110.031,27748
CowsLean 85-90%High90488.7380225

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)1,235$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$1,7824thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)825$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,101$1,4214thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,3593thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)997$1,1683thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,352$2,4693thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,9132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)975$1,1751thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2185300.00/cwt300.00–300.005553
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215310.00/cwt310.00–310.006671
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290335.00/cwt335.00–335.009721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320270.64/cwt250.00–275.008666
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321311.39/cwt305.00–320.001,0007
Steers300–350Small 2328238.75/cwt228.00–250.007832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374270.47/cwt240.00–280.001,0125
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378299.01/cwt290.00–308.001,13010
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420275.59/cwt255.00–300.001,15719
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2441243.57/cwt225.00–250.001,07414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473253.56/cwt240.00–280.001,19924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479233.43/cwt220.00–238.001,11820
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518241.05/cwt235.00–258.001,24926
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525224.90/cwt206.00–233.001,18132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574235.96/cwt228.00–255.001,35430
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577221.24/cwt210.00–225.001,27726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618227.28/cwt220.00–250.001,40515
Steers600–650Small 2620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621215.48/cwt200.00–219.001,33814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672221.22/cwt215.00–235.001,48732
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676207.04/cwt195.00–209.001,40011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716217.28/cwt210.00–227.001,55611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728199.17/cwt185.00–208.001,4509
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768191.67/cwt190.00–195.001,4723
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771210.79/cwt200.00–228.001,6259
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6321
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2833185.03/cwt182.00–188.001,5412
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5751
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6651
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7301
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1183322.60/cwt320.00–325.005902
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1214304.21/cwt300.00–310.006515
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273259.54/cwt225.00–280.007093
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325242.50/cwt235.00–250.007882
Heifers350–400Small 2377223.29/cwt210.00–235.008426
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378272.00/cwt263.00–278.001,0286
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379250.37/cwt238.00–260.009494
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425229.62/cwt220.00–238.0097625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428250.58/cwt240.00–263.001,07217
Heifers400–450Small 2438212.49/cwt210.00–215.009312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472233.37/cwt228.00–237.001,10222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474218.65/cwt210.00–225.001,03618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3781
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518210.24/cwt180.00–218.001,08916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526226.67/cwt220.00–238.001,19225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569221.16/cwt215.00–233.001,25829
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573207.69/cwt200.00–214.001,19022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621221.61/cwt208.00–235.001,37619
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624201.71/cwt190.00–207.001,25916
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669207.17/cwt201.00–215.001,38618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678195.76/cwt185.00–200.001,32716
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711203.00/cwt198.00–210.001,4437
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723191.67/cwt190.00–195.001,3866
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763197.76/cwt195.00–206.001,5094
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770187.47/cwt185.00–190.001,4442
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800200.00/cwt195.00–205.001,6002
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930179.95/cwt175.00–185.001,6742
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5051
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5431
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6501
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6501
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,110161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,170165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9311
Bulls——Light Weight1,178130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5312
Bulls——Light Weight1,245147.35/cwt140.00–152.001,8353
Bulls——1,545130.19/cwt120.00–135.002,0113
Bulls——1,612147.87/cwt140.00–150.002,3845
Bulls——1,801159.54/cwt155.00–165.002,8739
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85582.55/cwt70.00–90.0070611
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86793.91/cwt92.00–97.008147
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight890104.87/cwt102.00–107.009333
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight940115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06987.46/cwt80.00–90.009354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161111.50/cwt110.00–112.001,29512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192103.73/cwt100.00–106.001,23617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193116.71/cwt113.00–119.001,39215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315127.15/cwt121.00–140.001,67214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,322116.23/cwt114.00–118.001,53718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419110.88/cwt108.00–112.001,57318
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed900925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,550.26/head1,525.00–1,575.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,252.62/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,781.90/head1,675.00–1,900.001,7824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,585.81/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3282,203.39/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.