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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 31
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 869▲ 801 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 176▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 40▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,046 compared with 1.086 last week, market was again very active. Feeder steers were steady with last week. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Sj\laughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher on the higher dressing cows. Slaughter bulls were steady compared to last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $316.77/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −104.22 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$316.77
87 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.21
vs TX average
−52.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548331.711,81944
Medium and Large 2552301.471,66543
One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale87 hd
316.77
—
TX average5 barns · 456 hd
329.97
−13.21
National average168 barns · 11,835 hd
369.01
−52.24
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−104.22
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—Average1,730169.452,93213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,330144.411,92167
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,044130.451,36138
CowsLean 85-90%Average84797.8282913

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)1,008$2,5652thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,073$2,0516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$1,9856
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,053$1,8943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,85910
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)938$2,1222thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,425$3,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,335$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$3,15211
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$3,0569
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)991$2,2095

Every lot

104 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1170478.12/cwt452.00–500.008132
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2185360.00/cwt360.00–360.006661
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223477.97/cwt450.00–520.001,06612
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230425.00/cwt415.00–445.009783
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270469.32/cwt425.00–490.001,26711
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2293414.96/cwt410.00–420.001,2162
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318448.09/cwt425.00–485.001,42519
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330398.72/cwt390.00–410.001,31614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373412.77/cwt395.00–485.001,54022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375371.93/cwt335.00–390.001,39518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422383.60/cwt370.00–420.001,61923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429356.25/cwt330.00–368.001,52819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467367.32/cwt350.00–400.001,71521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471323.69/cwt300.00–343.001,52519
Steers450–500Small 2480278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519309.09/cwt285.00–325.001,60418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525337.38/cwt327.00–363.001,77123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574325.50/cwt315.00–338.001,86821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576295.99/cwt275.00–312.001,70525
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618287.78/cwt285.00–293.001,77810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621311.00/cwt300.00–325.001,93110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663298.51/cwt280.00–328.001,9799
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664259.71/cwt235.00–273.001,7247
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706289.35/cwt285.00–303.002,0436
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710271.25/cwt270.00–275.001,9264
Steers750–800Small 2770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2821241.94/cwt235.00–255.001,9865
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,9981
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,190191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,2731
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 21,225188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,3031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2185400.00/cwt400.00–400.007401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1219425.60/cwt400.00–440.009324
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228377.36/cwt375.00–380.008602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270361.10/cwt350.00–375.0097512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281397.91/cwt385.00–405.001,1187
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321389.10/cwt380.00–395.001,24910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331361.51/cwt340.00–370.001,19721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373367.45/cwt350.00–390.001,37121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390330.69/cwt318.00–340.001,29012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421345.72/cwt333.00–365.001,45530
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422311.60/cwt302.00–330.001,31514
Heifers400–450Small 2431265.48/cwt225.00–285.001,1444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469305.68/cwt283.00–318.001,43421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471334.23/cwt320.00–348.001,57428
Heifers450–500Small 2485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522289.65/cwt270.00–300.001,51219
Heifers500–550Small 2525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528316.17/cwt303.00–338.001,66916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567300.98/cwt285.00–338.001,70714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571273.76/cwt265.00–280.001,56317
Heifers600–650Small 2600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1106
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616281.66/cwt270.00–345.001,73515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625254.84/cwt250.00–260.001,5932
Heifers650–700Small 2650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660247.31/cwt235.00–260.001,6322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,8021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9211
Heifers700–750Small 2730205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4971
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768232.52/cwt230.00–235.001,7862
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2980165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6491
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0401
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,020175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7851
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,085243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,6371
Bulls1100–1150Small 21,135156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7711
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 11,215181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1991
Bulls1250–1300Medium and Large 21,275175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,310160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0961
Bulls——1,325142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,8821
Bulls——1,768178.23/cwt175.00–180.003,1516
Bulls——1,850166.29/cwt160.00–170.003,0765
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76992.51/cwt75.00–100.007116
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight808115.83/cwt111.00–121.009362
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight852122.68/cwt120.00–124.001,0453
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight865105.00/cwt105.00–105.009081
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight885134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1861
Cows—Lean 85-90%900105.00/cwt105.00–105.009451
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight943128.51/cwt125.00–130.001,2126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00791.66/cwt90.00–95.009233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083128.99/cwt125.00–130.001,39710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090138.12/cwt133.00–144.001,50614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118115.08/cwt110.00–120.001,2874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,235125.99/cwt125.00–127.001,5562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310148.49/cwt144.00–155.001,94538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366140.04/cwt135.00–143.001,91327
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed8051,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,417.89/head1,950.00–2,600.002,4184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0882,967.92/head2,200.00–3,650.002,9686
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,846.42/head2,550.00–3,050.002,8462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2843,117.51/head2,600.00–3,650.003,11810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Small 1-29301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,564.64/head2,050.00–2,900.002,5652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,893.59/head1,700.00–2,050.001,8943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,051.48/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1012,164.57/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1656
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,132.35/head1,700.00–2,400.002,1325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29382,122.00/head1,850.00–2,350.002,1222

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.