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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 17
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
760 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 859▲ 282 vs year ago 478 · +59.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 217▲ 74 vs year ago 114 · +64.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 90▲ 14 vs year ago 42 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,008 head compared to 1,166 last week. The overall trend of the market was stronger. Feeder steers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 4.00 to 10.00 higher. The slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with the higher dressing animals 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 $334.25/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −86.74 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$334.25
74 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.79
vs TX average
−22.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537345.701,85747
Medium and Large 2543314.311,70827
One grade step is worth $31.39/cwt here — about $149 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 sale74 hd
334.25
—
TX average5 barns · 263 hd
342.04
−7.79
National average170 barns · 10,920 hd
357.16
−22.91
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−86.74
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—Low1,644160.622,64021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,346140.461,89050
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,070131.221,40443
CowsLean 85-90%Low849103.8088117

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)1,048$2,4502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,9792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$1,9219
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$1,8063thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,4732thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)710$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,5922thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$2,8446
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,078$2,5969
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,251$2,3976

Every lot

108 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 1135510.00/cwt480.00–540.006892
Steers100–150Medium and Large 2135450.00/cwt450.00–450.006081
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1172503.32/cwt475.00–535.0086610
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215419.53/cwt400.00–440.009022
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1231479.04/cwt450.00–500.001,1078
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1262462.23/cwt435.00–485.001,2115
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275363.22/cwt305.00–405.009995
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318460.99/cwt420.00–495.001,46618
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330388.35/cwt350.00–410.001,28214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370436.73/cwt400.00–490.001,61616
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376371.19/cwt350.00–385.001,39618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420380.21/cwt365.00–415.001,59736
Steers400–450Small 2425258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432347.08/cwt300.00–363.001,49924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465328.27/cwt315.00–340.001,52612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469362.93/cwt343.00–383.001,70235
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519318.30/cwt300.00–333.001,65217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521350.77/cwt335.00–378.001,82829
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563337.53/cwt325.00–355.001,90018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585307.52/cwt290.00–318.001,79910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618284.96/cwt270.00–295.001,7617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628313.84/cwt298.00–330.001,97111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658301.62/cwt290.00–315.001,9853
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677272.80/cwt245.00–287.001,8475
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718281.66/cwt275.00–285.002,0223
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718248.01/cwt240.00–260.001,7815
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760232.50/cwt225.00–240.001,7672
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812241.64/cwt240.00–245.001,9623
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9271
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1861
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1160475.00/cwt475.00–475.007601
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2175326.71/cwt265.00–400.005722
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223435.45/cwt415.00–450.009713
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2231357.25/cwt285.00–400.008259
Heifers200–250Small 2235320.00/cwt320.00–320.007522
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267360.28/cwt340.00–375.009628
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268391.46/cwt385.00–405.001,0493
Heifers250–300Small 2295338.00/cwt338.00–338.009971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317384.04/cwt375.00–405.001,21714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332341.48/cwt305.00–370.001,1349
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375354.78/cwt343.00–370.001,33014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377325.08/cwt295.00–340.001,22615
Heifers350–400Small 2385264.71/cwt250.00–288.001,0193
Heifers400–450Small 2410288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,1812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417341.95/cwt330.00–368.001,42623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423310.46/cwt278.00–328.001,31326
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471329.61/cwt315.00–340.001,55223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474305.17/cwt275.00–313.001,44720
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8132
Heifers450–500Small 2492228.46/cwt210.00–250.001,1243
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7001
Heifers500–550Small 2515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523308.95/cwt298.00–350.001,61636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525279.29/cwt260.00–290.001,46616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569302.41/cwt285.00–338.001,72116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574271.05/cwt260.00–283.001,55610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement610295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620275.52/cwt265.00–298.001,70814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638244.05/cwt240.00–248.001,5572
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667274.68/cwt263.00–283.001,8323
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710267.39/cwt260.00–275.001,8982
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6191
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6741
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8201
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,060176.50/cwt175.00–178.001,8712
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,130175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9781
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 21,205170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,160167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,9371
Bulls——Light Weight1,248149.22/cwt144.00–155.001,8624
Bulls——1,515142.82/cwt129.00–150.002,1644
Bulls——1,790165.26/cwt160.00–170.002,9589
Bulls——2,065183.49/cwt175.00–190.003,7893
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight776110.00/cwt110.00–110.008544
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight854105.63/cwt104.00–109.009024
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight863100.27/cwt98.00–104.008658
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight910116.18/cwt115.00–118.001,0574
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight938130.02/cwt129.00–131.001,2202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,012114.67/cwt114.00–115.001,1603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072127.32/cwt125.00–131.001,3659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112137.11/cwt132.00–144.001,52525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,232150.17/cwt144.00–160.001,85016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348137.71/cwt133.00–143.001,85629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,696125.37/cwt120.00–127.002,1265
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,591.81/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,978.73/head1,725.00–2,200.001,9792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0131,563.15/head1,550.00–1,575.001,5632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,450.48/head2,250.00–2,650.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,806.12/head1,650.00–2,075.001,8063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2162,023.58/head1,650.00–2,375.002,0247
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29352,500.40/head2,000.00–2,950.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0551,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,776.54/head2,050.00–3,000.002,7776
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2762,843.66/head2,400.00–3,200.002,8446
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,502.78/head2,250.00–2,900.002,5033
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,473.48/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4732

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.