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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 3
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
948 head
▲ 478 vs last sale 470▲ 62 vs year ago 886 · +7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 68▲ 16 vs year ago 176 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 20▲ 26 vs year ago 39 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,205 compared to 558 last week. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. 8.00 to 12.00 lower, while the feeder steers over 500 lbs. were fully steady with last week. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 8.00 to 10.00 lower, while the heifers over 500 lbs. were fully steady with last week. Slaughter cows were fully steady. Slaughter bulls were fully steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $322.86/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −98.13 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$322.86
94 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$510
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$105.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.90
vs TX average
−26.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540338.421,82755
Medium and Large 2549302.701,66138
Small 2565233.001,3161thin
One grade step is worth $105.42/cwt here — about $510 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 sale94 hd
322.86
—
TX average5 barns · 380 hd
325.76
−2.90
National average172 barns · 12,998 hd
349.28
−26.42
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−98.13
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—Low1,599169.402,70820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,364139.661,90669
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,125129.831,46058
CowsLean 85-90%High90697.4988319

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,3812thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$2,1826
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,006$2,1794thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,9852thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)885$1,7252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)891$1,7554thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)795$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$2,6688
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,3833thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,9662thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$1,8122thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$1,81017

Every lot

107 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 1138504.28/cwt475.00–520.006963
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1237486.13/cwt430.00–500.001,1525
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245405.00/cwt405.00–405.009921
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280463.59/cwt440.00–495.001,29810
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283389.07/cwt355.00–425.001,1012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325459.67/cwt425.00–505.001,49415
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326379.99/cwt355.00–410.001,23910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375426.35/cwt400.00–485.001,59920
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375365.24/cwt300.00–395.001,37021
Steers350–400Small 2385298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,1471
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423384.35/cwt363.00–415.001,62621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426339.85/cwt310.00–360.001,44831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470361.76/cwt340.00–390.001,70032
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479323.25/cwt290.00–338.001,54823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521344.14/cwt320.00–373.001,79332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524305.94/cwt265.00–318.001,60317
Steers550–600Small 2565233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566330.47/cwt315.00–358.001,87023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569300.08/cwt275.00–313.001,70721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617307.41/cwt295.00–320.001,89717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625275.46/cwt235.00–293.001,72212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663302.54/cwt295.00–315.002,00612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2679272.83/cwt240.00–285.001,85311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724294.14/cwt286.00–298.002,1307
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730248.73/cwt235.00–265.001,8167
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0114
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2786225.72/cwt220.00–233.001,7744
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822246.64/cwt242.00–250.002,0276
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875232.37/cwt225.00–240.002,0332
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7761
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,1091
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,2051
Steers1350–1400Medium and Large 11,370183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,5071
Steers1400–1450Medium and Large 11,405187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,6271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1135455.00/cwt445.00–465.006142
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215454.30/cwt440.00–485.009773
Heifers200–250Small 2235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240338.07/cwt310.00–365.008112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272387.47/cwt385.00–390.001,0546
Heifers250–300Small 2283262.39/cwt250.00–275.007432
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288363.74/cwt355.00–375.001,0484
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325376.90/cwt370.00–395.001,22512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326346.14/cwt320.00–365.001,1288
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377352.03/cwt340.00–375.001,32718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380326.71/cwt295.00–338.001,24113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428335.04/cwt327.00–350.001,43426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430317.36/cwt300.00–325.001,36520
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464325.95/cwt312.00–340.001,51224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472300.01/cwt275.00–310.001,41620
Heifers450–500Small 2490252.50/cwt250.00–255.001,2372
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517304.22/cwt290.00–323.001,57331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518273.66/cwt240.00–286.001,41819
Heifers550–600Small 2565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570292.36/cwt280.00–318.001,66621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570265.89/cwt255.00–275.001,51613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626267.38/cwt260.00–273.001,67412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629244.96/cwt233.00–258.001,5419
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674262.45/cwt260.00–265.001,7697
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675241.86/cwt230.00–253.001,63310
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3086
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730259.59/cwt253.00–265.001,8955
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730228.83/cwt200.00–240.001,67010
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758237.00/cwt235.00–238.001,7963
Heifers750–800Small 2785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2814196.78/cwt177.00–210.001,6025
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823234.09/cwt215.00–245.001,9274
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7631
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2873193.10/cwt188.00–198.001,6862
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913206.55/cwt203.00–210.001,8862
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,045173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8081
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,075158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,140150.51/cwt150.00–151.001,7162
Bulls——Light Weight1,299162.88/cwt160.00–165.002,1164
Bulls——1,440152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,1891
Bulls——1,772179.80/cwt170.00–190.003,18610
Bulls——1,778161.84/cwt160.00–165.002,8783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight840117.43/cwt115.00–120.009862
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight888105.00/cwt105.00–105.009323
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89390.12/cwt83.00–100.0080512
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight920127.33/cwt124.00–131.001,1717
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight930120.43/cwt118.00–123.001,1202
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight943137.02/cwt135.00–140.001,2925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078110.51/cwt110.00–111.001,1912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122118.99/cwt115.00–122.001,33512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144137.89/cwt133.00–146.001,57718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297128.78/cwt125.00–132.001,67014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,301149.66/cwt145.00–173.001,94719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372137.89/cwt130.00–144.001,89240
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455127.73/cwt125.00–129.001,85810
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-27952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,724.86/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,381.28/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0062,178.88/head1,800.00–2,400.002,1794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,984.62/head1,825.00–2,150.001,9852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,181.94/head1,525.00–2,450.002,1826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,663.60/head2,150.00–3,000.002,6647
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,383.07/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,810.27/head1,700.00–1,875.001,81017
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,811.67/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8122
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,965.83/head1,700.00–2,250.001,9662
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28911,755.40/head1,575.00–1,950.001,7554
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,800.00/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.