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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Dec 16
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 1,253▲ 1,300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 104▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 290 vs last sale 10▲ 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,808 compared to 1,368 last week. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. were fully steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were fully steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers weighing over 500 lbs. were fully steady with last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week's prices. This was the final sale for 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $280.47/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −140.52 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$280.47
81 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$63.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.67
vs TX average
−46.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547292.931,60345
Medium and Large 2543265.921,44435
Small 2585229.001,3401thin
One grade step is worth $63.93/cwt here — about $264 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 sale81 hd
280.47
—
TX average5 barns · 904 hd
313.14
−32.67
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−46.16
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−140.52
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—Average1,686145.902,46026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,356115.521,56644
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,088106.491,15850
CowsLean 85-90%Low91488.4980825

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)1,125$3,01427
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,096$2,49839
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,45717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,24024
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,241$2,0214thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,093$1,83910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,175$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)894$2,2224thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,7512thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,671$3,8569
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,477$3,62312
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,107$2,89131
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$2,62126
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,086$2,0577

Every lot

121 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
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1135475.00/cwt475.00–475.006411
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1175426.39/cwt375.00–460.007464
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220395.00/cwt395.00–395.008691
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240310.00/cwt310.00–310.007441
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277378.57/cwt350.00–420.001,04918
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280304.11/cwt285.00–330.008523
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323376.30/cwt350.00–400.001,21535
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327329.24/cwt315.00–340.001,07725
Steers300–350Small 2340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375375.04/cwt345.00–400.001,40639
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377323.07/cwt285.00–340.001,21835
Steers350–400Small 2382284.66/cwt275.00–293.001,0873
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421352.58/cwt328.00–390.001,48434
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425305.01/cwt275.00–327.001,29621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471330.78/cwt305.00–368.001,55836
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477288.35/cwt270.00–300.001,37510
Steers450–500Small 2483240.08/cwt225.00–255.001,1602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524305.74/cwt287.00–350.001,60220
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527270.90/cwt250.00–285.001,42824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566282.68/cwt268.00–322.001,60025
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578255.05/cwt240.00–265.001,47411
Steers550–600Small 2585229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618258.78/cwt250.00–278.001,59913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624236.14/cwt223.00–245.001,47416
Steers650–700Small 2650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670242.82/cwt238.00–258.001,62711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2679231.59/cwt223.00–237.001,57215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722232.71/cwt228.00–248.001,68012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2726218.33/cwt212.00–225.001,5854
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768229.44/cwt220.00–243.001,76211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778210.99/cwt208.00–218.001,6424
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830207.36/cwt200.00–215.001,7212
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1190385.00/cwt385.00–385.007321
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232347.01/cwt335.00–400.008056
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242290.03/cwt275.00–300.007026
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271342.63/cwt325.00–360.009297
Heifers250–300Small 2285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286290.66/cwt270.00–310.008315
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328294.62/cwt275.00–322.009668
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335347.63/cwt325.00–365.001,16511
Heifers350–400Small 2365287.76/cwt250.00–350.001,0503
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379287.59/cwt270.00–300.001,09017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381330.83/cwt305.00–360.001,26010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413270.65/cwt260.00–285.001,11812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418308.55/cwt295.00–335.001,29023
Heifers400–450Small 2423243.12/cwt230.00–253.001,0288
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469258.53/cwt245.00–273.001,21320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471301.64/cwt275.00–328.001,42116
Heifers450–500Small 2481231.54/cwt220.00–242.001,1145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524248.06/cwt230.00–258.001,30024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526274.14/cwt260.00–290.001,44231
Heifers500–550Small 2538217.64/cwt213.00–225.001,1713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570257.27/cwt240.00–270.001,46623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571232.09/cwt222.00–238.001,32517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620220.97/cwt203.00–230.001,37012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement625295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626243.27/cwt235.00–270.001,52318
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675235.65/cwt220.00–255.001,59113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675212.36/cwt200.00–219.001,43313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement683276.37/cwt265.00–288.001,8884
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement710288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,0454
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722224.55/cwt215.00–253.001,62112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724207.00/cwt203.00–210.001,4994
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765227.48/cwt215.00–235.001,7405
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780201.22/cwt190.00–210.001,5705
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875200.03/cwt195.00–205.001,7502
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1912190.81/cwt187.00–200.001,7406
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3421
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6201
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2721
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925156.47/cwt155.00–158.001,4472
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,090160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7441
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,100153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6832
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,178156.00/cwt146.00–160.001,8384
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,145157.27/cwt150.00–163.001,8012
Bulls——Light Weight1,250105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3131
Bulls——Light Weight1,320140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8481
Bulls——1,669127.56/cwt121.00–131.002,1296
Bulls——1,783142.61/cwt140.00–145.002,5432
Bulls——1,814155.94/cwt150.00–160.002,82914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight775101.00/cwt101.00–101.007831
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86875.86/cwt70.00–85.006588
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88094.58/cwt90.00–100.008329
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight93199.00/cwt95.00–105.009224
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight985108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0641
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02583.02/cwt81.00–85.008512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04295.00/cwt95.00–95.009903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078102.19/cwt95.00–105.001,10220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097115.01/cwt114.00–117.001,2626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133109.82/cwt106.00–113.001,24419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,269122.86/cwt118.00–135.001,55918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395112.70/cwt110.00–116.001,57218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464105.34/cwt103.00–108.001,5428
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,4102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4773,622.99/head2,000.00–4,700.003,62312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7044,038.26/head2,500.00–6,000.004,0388
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,839.18/head1,625.00–2,050.001,83910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0962,497.75/head1,650.00–3,350.002,49839
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1192,975.12/head1,900.00–3,450.002,97525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,239.81/head1,700.00–2,550.002,24024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1512,457.13/head1,850.00–2,800.002,45717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2412,020.54/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,780.46/head1,500.00–1,900.001,7804
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0642,920.34/head2,050.00–3,850.002,92016
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1342,761.20/head2,250.00–3,000.002,7615
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,526.82/head2,200.00–2,950.002,52711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,859.51/head2,550.00–3,500.002,86015
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,614.58/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,653.82/head2,150.00–3,300.002,65410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28942,221.54/head2,000.00–2,300.002,2224
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,750.52/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7512
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.