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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 10
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
859 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 948▲ 216 vs year ago 643 · +33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 192▲ 115 vs year ago 102 · +112.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 65▲ 54 vs year ago 36 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were1,166 compared to 1,205 last week. Today's offering included a large group of very lightweight calves under 150 lbs. These lightweight calves were met with active buyers selling from 5.50 to 7.30 a lb. The heavier feeder steers were steady to a couple dollars lower. Feeder heifers sold steady with last week. The slaughter cow market was steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $308.32/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −112.67 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$308.32
63 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$789
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$135.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.67
vs TX average
−50.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537335.001,79931
Medium and Large 2547297.751,62927
Small 2505200.001,0105thin
One grade step is worth $135.00/cwt here — about $789 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 sale63 hd
308.32
—
TX average4 barns · 208 hd
335.00
−26.67
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−50.35
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−112.67
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—Low1,634161.822,64512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,335136.861,82747
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,036128.771,33456
CowsLean 85-90%High904104.9594927

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,101$2,28511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$2,1522thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$1,95511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$1,9174thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,104$1,7114thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,63023
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,5758
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$2,1047
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)987$2,0404thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)893$1,8862thin

Every lot

113 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
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1136653.53/cwt555.00–730.0088922
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1167536.78/cwt485.00–600.0089617
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225488.21/cwt450.00–560.001,09818
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2229400.19/cwt350.00–430.009164
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270400.03/cwt300.00–425.001,08010
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279445.69/cwt430.00–475.001,24317
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322452.27/cwt430.00–480.001,45623
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322389.36/cwt343.00–415.001,25420
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370429.41/cwt400.00–475.001,58921
Steers350–400Small 2375290.13/cwt285.00–295.001,0882
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381356.63/cwt325.00–390.001,35932
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421392.76/cwt363.00–448.001,65432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424345.59/cwt300.00–360.001,46544
Steers400–450Small 2440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467350.89/cwt340.00–375.001,63933
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467324.40/cwt302.00–335.001,51531
Steers450–500Small 2468279.87/cwt275.00–285.001,3102
Steers500–550Small 2505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0105
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514339.73/cwt320.00–360.001,74620
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525299.68/cwt260.00–310.001,57316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579326.39/cwt315.00–335.001,89011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579294.95/cwt265.00–308.001,70811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620308.01/cwt295.00–325.001,91011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630266.99/cwt240.00–287.001,6823
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664296.88/cwt290.00–300.001,9717
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681275.03/cwt265.00–285.001,8735
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715281.26/cwt275.00–290.002,0114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735256.95/cwt249.00–265.001,8892
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765262.50/cwt262.00–263.002,0082
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9981
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0251
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,2801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1133605.26/cwt557.00–625.008057
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1161529.66/cwt485.00–585.008535
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195335.00/cwt335.00–335.006531
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218460.34/cwt450.00–470.001,0042
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274358.49/cwt300.00–380.009827
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276395.96/cwt385.00–440.001,0935
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314378.72/cwt370.00–385.001,18923
Heifers300–350Small 2330270.00/cwt270.00–270.008911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337350.61/cwt300.00–368.001,1829
Heifers350–400Small 2350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373355.34/cwt340.00–373.001,32518
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382324.23/cwt285.00–338.001,23920
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419309.89/cwt300.00–325.001,29824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422335.80/cwt327.00–358.001,41727
Heifers400–450Small 2435275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472324.28/cwt312.00–335.001,53117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475292.47/cwt275.00–308.001,38914
Heifers450–500Small 2479254.15/cwt200.00–278.001,2175
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521303.45/cwt290.00–370.001,58113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521278.07/cwt250.00–285.001,44921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565270.95/cwt265.00–275.001,5316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577290.09/cwt280.00–303.001,6748
Heifers550–600Small 2590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623275.15/cwt260.00–310.001,7146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640251.01/cwt250.00–253.001,6063
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663246.61/cwt240.00–250.001,6353
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7915
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715227.12/cwt218.00–238.001,6243
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement720298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,1461
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764233.95/cwt230.00–238.001,7874
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2779216.92/cwt195.00–228.001,6904
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7551
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0691
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6081
Bulls700–750Small 2740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7591
Bulls750–800Small 2795173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3751
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,0301
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,064196.60/cwt185.00–208.002,0924
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,140192.32/cwt189.00–198.002,1923
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,160178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,195148.78/cwt145.00–153.001,7782
Bulls——Light Weight1,255158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,9831
Bulls——1,587151.74/cwt150.00–155.002,4083
Bulls——1,833161.98/cwt160.00–165.002,9693
Bulls——1,902181.72/cwt175.00–190.003,4563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight825114.81/cwt110.00–120.009477
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight845135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1411
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight862105.38/cwt105.00–106.009083
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87696.66/cwt82.00–100.008476
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight898121.30/cwt120.00–123.001,0893
Cows—Lean 85-90%90098.00/cwt98.00–98.008825
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight929127.08/cwt124.00–131.001,18115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044105.72/cwt105.00–108.001,1044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060110.52/cwt110.00–111.001,1722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,077127.84/cwt125.00–131.001,37710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099136.16/cwt132.00–140.001,49619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110117.55/cwt113.00–120.001,3058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,278147.94/cwt143.00–160.001,89112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,326136.19/cwt130.00–142.001,80625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426125.22/cwt125.00–126.001,78610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29732,152.06/head1,575.00–2,600.002,1522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,629.87/head1,275.00–2,200.001,63023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,955.08/head1,800.00–2,700.001,95511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1012,284.72/head1,850.00–2,700.002,28511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,710.84/head1,550.00–1,930.001,7114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,916.77/head1,825.00–2,000.001,9174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,340.32/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29581,920.61/head1,750.00–2,050.001,9213
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0232,054.76/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0556
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,966.76/head2,900.00–3,100.002,9673
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28931,886.34/head1,525.00–2,125.001,8862

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.