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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 24
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 760▲ 159 vs year ago 710 · +22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 188▼ 54 vs year ago 230 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 56▼ 130 vs year ago 170 · −76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,086 compared with 1,008 last week. As a result of the drought in the area there are more lightweight calves being sold. Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. The slaughter cow and bull markets were fully steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $321.19/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −99.80 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$321.19
73 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$89.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.72
vs TX average
−42.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534339.731,81632
Medium and Large 2549308.141,69340
Small 2580250.001,4501thin
One grade step is worth $89.73/cwt here — about $366 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 sale73 hd
321.19
—
TX average4 barns · 148 hd
336.91
−15.72
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−42.79
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−99.80
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—Low1,527166.732,54618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,355137.721,86754
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,070127.121,36052
CowsLean 85-90%Low886105.3993321

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)1,435$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,9583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,273$4,0914thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$2,79912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,182$2,7563thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$1,7254thin

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1130490.00/cwt490.00–490.006371
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2155410.00/cwt410.00–410.006361
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1184498.80/cwt455.00–640.009186
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223465.99/cwt450.00–490.001,0397
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223372.47/cwt350.00–400.008312
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274460.76/cwt425.00–490.001,26217
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275381.14/cwt375.00–400.001,0484
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317455.78/cwt415.00–500.001,44512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323395.04/cwt380.00–410.001,27610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375407.08/cwt395.00–440.001,52716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380380.46/cwt360.00–393.001,44623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422390.59/cwt373.00–418.001,64830
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424361.39/cwt345.00–370.001,53220
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470374.73/cwt348.00–393.001,76128
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473335.31/cwt308.00–345.001,58621
Steers450–500Small 2495243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519345.27/cwt330.00–380.001,79221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531313.22/cwt285.00–326.001,66322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564329.16/cwt318.00–350.001,85611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572301.93/cwt275.00–316.001,72718
Steers550–600Small 2580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621305.32/cwt298.00–318.001,89613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623280.81/cwt265.00–295.001,74913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665295.10/cwt280.00–308.001,96210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671271.08/cwt250.00–278.001,8198
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707285.51/cwt275.00–293.002,0196
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725261.40/cwt248.00–270.001,8954
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763281.52/cwt275.00–288.002,1482
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773248.44/cwt240.00–255.001,9203
Steers750–800Small 2790195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810272.02/cwt265.00–275.002,2034
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2935204.89/cwt195.00–215.001,9162
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1383
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,115185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0631
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,123173.98/cwt173.00–175.001,9542
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,175175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0561
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 21,200175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2168364.93/cwt330.00–395.006132
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225405.00/cwt400.00–410.009112
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2234368.90/cwt350.00–385.008637
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276393.26/cwt385.00–405.001,08510
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278353.41/cwt300.00–383.009827
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328387.22/cwt375.00–395.001,27010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331354.05/cwt300.00–373.001,1729
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Replacement345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369361.81/cwt345.00–390.001,33517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384327.49/cwt300.00–343.001,2588
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421341.74/cwt330.00–380.001,43930
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433314.50/cwt300.00–328.001,36219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463336.53/cwt315.00–375.001,55826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471302.13/cwt260.00–313.001,42318
Heifers450–500Small 2478240.26/cwt230.00–250.001,1482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522311.65/cwt300.00–330.001,62721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533272.96/cwt250.00–295.001,45518
Heifers500–550Small 2540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563267.53/cwt240.00–280.001,50616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564298.10/cwt285.00–320.001,68120
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618273.08/cwt265.00–285.001,68815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626257.31/cwt243.00–260.001,6118
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663275.32/cwt265.00–285.001,8254
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7002
Heifers650–700Small 2683225.55/cwt223.00–228.001,5412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2726235.32/cwt223.00–244.001,7087
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement773268.99/cwt265.00–273.002,0792
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775225.44/cwt223.00–228.001,7472
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7311
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9825
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,0001
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2041
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1831
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,080170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9151
Bulls800–850Small 2815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Bulls850–900Small 2890185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6471
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,0101
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 21,240180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2321
Bulls1250–1300Medium and Large 21,255170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1341
Bulls1300–1350Medium and Large 21,315174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,255150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8831
Bulls——Light Weight1,318165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1752
Bulls——1,480150.52/cwt147.00–155.002,2283
Bulls——1,568165.87/cwt160.00–171.002,6016
Bulls——1,625179.06/cwt175.00–186.002,9106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight771106.20/cwt105.00–108.008194
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight795113.75/cwt110.00–120.009044
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81195.69/cwt85.00–100.007765
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight909119.74/cwt119.00–120.001,0884
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight920127.52/cwt125.00–131.001,1734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016106.99/cwt105.00–108.001,0875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088115.95/cwt110.00–120.001,26210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092126.96/cwt125.00–131.001,38620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,114137.32/cwt132.00–143.001,53014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,314146.51/cwt144.00–150.001,92514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340127.22/cwt120.00–131.001,70510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380137.12/cwt133.00–142.001,89230
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2734,090.77/head4,000.00–4,300.004,0914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,958.28/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,725.45/head1,500.00–2,025.001,7254
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,708.91/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,702.26/head2,100.00–3,100.002,7026
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2893,075.80/head2,600.00–3,500.003,0765

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.