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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Dec 2
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,425 head
▲ 1,425 vs last sale 0▲ 1,425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 0▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,664 compared to 1,360 at the last sale on 11/18. The demand was very high on all classes of feeder cattle. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds were 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder cattle in the 400 to 600 pounds range were up 12.00 to 16.00, while the feeder cattle weighing over 600 pounds were up 8.00 to 10.00. The slaughter cattle market was fully steady with the last sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $264.78/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −156.21 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$264.78
114 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,451
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$471
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$73.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.00
vs TX average
−60.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542278.151,50665
Medium and Large 2558247.921,38348
Small 2505205.001,0351thin
One grade step is worth $73.15/cwt here — about $471 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 sale114 hd
264.78
—
TX average1 barns · 114 hd
264.78
−0.00
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−60.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−156.21
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—Average1,600140.152,24230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,372117.851,61754
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,126107.811,21441
CowsLean 85-90%Low98485.7184427

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)1,210$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,6984thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,3251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,895$2,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,275$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,1502thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2185300.00/cwt300.00–300.005551
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1190363.25/cwt350.00–380.006903
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230315.00/cwt315.00–315.007251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233368.15/cwt340.00–405.008586
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274368.09/cwt345.00–390.001,00914
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2287313.47/cwt295.00–335.009005
Steers300–350Small 2315275.00/cwt275.00–275.008661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323377.89/cwt340.00–445.001,22121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324308.13/cwt300.00–325.0099812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373360.96/cwt325.00–445.001,34637
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376299.44/cwt275.00–320.001,12621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419342.40/cwt315.00–390.001,43552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429287.50/cwt268.00–310.001,23337
Steers400–450Small 2437241.70/cwt240.00–245.001,0563
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473312.57/cwt288.00–350.001,47849
Steers450–500Small 2475198.00/cwt198.00–198.009411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476268.46/cwt225.00–285.001,27826
Steers500–550Small 2505205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0351
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520287.47/cwt270.00–318.001,49530
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528253.86/cwt225.00–268.001,34018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560270.17/cwt260.00–310.001,51335
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576244.35/cwt237.00–257.001,40730
Steers600–650Small 2610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620250.90/cwt245.00–278.001,55629
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623234.27/cwt222.00–243.001,46019
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669243.01/cwt238.00–255.001,62617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677224.81/cwt210.00–235.001,52210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722233.84/cwt225.00–245.001,68822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725220.51/cwt220.00–222.001,5994
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760201.52/cwt200.00–203.001,5322
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768228.43/cwt218.00–238.001,75421
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820227.57/cwt213.00–230.001,8667
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6171
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866216.90/cwt200.00–226.001,8787
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2160290.00/cwt290.00–290.004641
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223314.49/cwt310.00–320.007012
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228300.00/cwt300.00–300.006842
Heifers200–250Small 2240255.00/cwt255.00–255.006121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276293.78/cwt275.00–300.008114
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278338.83/cwt330.00–355.009423
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320295.23/cwt290.00–305.009454
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325328.78/cwt310.00–365.001,06914
Heifers300–350Small 2335253.00/cwt253.00–253.008484
Heifers350–400Small 2370252.09/cwt245.00–265.009336
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374321.88/cwt305.00–340.001,20418
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375284.11/cwt265.00–300.001,06510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416300.33/cwt282.00–327.001,24914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427261.45/cwt240.00–278.001,11626
Heifers400–450Small 2432237.96/cwt230.00–240.001,0285
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467267.17/cwt260.00–285.001,24817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478247.85/cwt240.00–258.001,18534
Heifers450–500Small 2478230.27/cwt215.00–238.001,10110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520252.80/cwt242.00–273.001,31533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527230.51/cwt210.00–240.001,21532
Heifers500–550Small 2528206.45/cwt205.00–208.001,0902
Heifers550–600Small 2565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572226.70/cwt205.00–238.001,29736
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574246.62/cwt240.00–262.001,41623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616237.32/cwt230.00–253.001,46226
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624216.50/cwt200.00–228.001,35135
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663210.60/cwt200.00–218.001,39616
Heifers650–700Small 2665178.86/cwt173.00–185.001,1892
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675228.02/cwt220.00–236.001,53912
Heifers700–750Small 2700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717223.28/cwt220.00–230.001,6018
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724208.76/cwt195.00–215.001,51112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763191.33/cwt180.00–200.001,4604
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771207.38/cwt204.00–214.001,5999
Heifers750–800Small 2795160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2721
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813202.90/cwt195.00–208.001,6503
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2821185.53/cwt180.00–194.001,5234
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1871199.94/cwt190.00–225.001,7414
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5401
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6651
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2945174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6441
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778192.46/cwt180.00–205.001,4972
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835162.50/cwt150.00–175.001,3572
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5371
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2955158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5091
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,070173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,265125.75/cwt110.00–135.001,5915
Bulls——Light Weight1,270138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,7531
Bulls——1,556141.97/cwt140.00–145.002,20910
Bulls——1,602128.49/cwt115.00–135.002,0586
Bulls——1,904155.87/cwt150.00–165.002,9688
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight915110.82/cwt109.00–113.001,0144
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91792.98/cwt90.00–95.008533
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight930105.13/cwt100.00–110.009782
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93378.53/cwt70.00–87.0073310
Cows—Lean 85-90%978100.00/cwt100.00–100.009783
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight985105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07593.95/cwt93.00–95.001,0102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07978.82/cwt70.00–86.008507
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152112.15/cwt109.00–116.001,29213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153101.10/cwt95.00–107.001,16618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157118.85/cwt117.00–120.001,3755
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,356126.84/cwt119.00–139.001,72022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367108.75/cwt103.00–112.001,48717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401114.97/cwt113.00–118.001,61115
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,698.37/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.