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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Feb 24
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
470 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 667▼ 569 vs year ago 1,039 · −54.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 145▼ 181 vs year ago 249 · −72.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 90▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 558 compared to 896 last week. The market was very active on the smaller run of cattle. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. were 15.00 to 20.00 higher while the steers over 500 lbs. were fully steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were up by 20.00 while the heifers over 500 lbs. were 8.00 to 14.00 higher. The slaughter cows sold fully steady to 3.00 higher on the higher dressing cows. The slaughter bull market was fully steady to 5.00 higher on the higher dressing bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $324.47/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −96.52 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$324.47
49 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.69
vs TX average
−23.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535335.261,79427
Medium and Large 2537311.221,67222
One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about $122 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 sale49 hd
324.47
—
TX average3 barns · 84 hd
327.16
−2.69
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−23.77
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−96.52
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—Average1,699168.842,86810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,350140.791,90123
CowsBoner 80-85%High962131.201,26212
CowsLean 85-90%High82898.718176thin

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$3,0622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$2,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$1,9142thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)915$1,7382thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,408$2,5282thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,5501thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1145510.00/cwt510.00–510.007401
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1168474.48/cwt470.00–480.007972
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1217488.29/cwt450.00–520.001,06010
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2231376.22/cwt350.00–400.008694
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273494.46/cwt445.00–545.001,35012
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275339.12/cwt235.00–395.009333
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319390.82/cwt350.00–410.001,2474
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326464.65/cwt415.00–505.001,51519
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363441.32/cwt405.00–490.001,60223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375368.35/cwt325.00–400.001,38116
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416401.16/cwt375.00–445.001,66917
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433350.70/cwt320.00–370.001,51915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474370.10/cwt343.00–420.001,75416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480324.03/cwt278.00–341.001,55518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518336.47/cwt322.00–373.001,74316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518314.14/cwt280.00–320.001,62714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560333.51/cwt317.00–360.001,86811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571306.11/cwt303.00–308.001,7488
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623303.72/cwt295.00–315.001,89211
Steers650–700Small 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669253.10/cwt237.00–270.001,6934
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671299.36/cwt290.00–308.002,0094
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1816245.81/cwt235.00–252.002,0064
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7333
Steers900–950Small 2925178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6471
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1111
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,090183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9951
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,130183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0681
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,175188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,2091
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,220185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 2145275.00/cwt275.00–275.003991
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2160305.00/cwt305.00–305.004881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271391.07/cwt385.00–395.001,0605
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280343.01/cwt300.00–375.009603
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313397.38/cwt385.00–425.001,2446
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325330.45/cwt285.00–370.001,0748
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369354.53/cwt340.00–370.001,30811
Heifers350–400Small 2373223.83/cwt200.00–250.008352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Replacement380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387321.92/cwt303.00–338.001,24613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419313.02/cwt305.00–320.001,3125
Heifers400–450Small 2420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429342.92/cwt325.00–380.001,47115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467325.56/cwt310.00–350.001,52015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479289.17/cwt240.00–308.001,38511
Heifers450–500Small 2495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520268.79/cwt250.00–285.001,39810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521310.31/cwt290.00–335.001,61715
Heifers500–550Small 2525228.17/cwt200.00–258.001,1982
Heifers550–600Small 2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574291.71/cwt280.00–310.001,67410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578265.15/cwt250.00–275.001,5339
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622253.71/cwt240.00–265.001,5788
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623267.17/cwt260.00–270.001,6648
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673258.97/cwt258.00–260.001,7432
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement700298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,0862
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3633
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6871
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0002
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8992
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,9401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,360155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,1081
Bulls——1,420140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9881
Bulls——1,713160.28/cwt155.00–165.002,7462
Bulls——1,797178.81/cwt170.00–185.003,2136
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight823105.00/cwt105.00–105.008642
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight827125.51/cwt124.00–127.001,0383
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87590.75/cwt70.00–100.007943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,051137.18/cwt133.00–140.001,4425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068127.97/cwt126.00–130.001,3672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,351149.15/cwt145.00–157.002,01510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371137.46/cwt130.00–143.001,88510
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4082,528.24/head2,200.00–2,800.002,5282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,737.98/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,914.00/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,061.57/head2,700.00–3,400.003,0622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.