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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Apr 7
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
▼ 179 vs last sale 801▼ 488 vs year ago 1,110 · −44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 175▼ 113 vs year ago 245 · −46.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 69▼ 38 vs year ago 80 · −47.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 796 head compared to 1,046 last week. The lightweight #1 feeder steers under 400 lbs. were fully steady to 6.00 higher. The heavier feeder steers over 400 lbs. ere fully steady. Feeder heifers were fully steady. The slaughter cattle market was fully steady on both slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $322.28/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −98.71 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$322.28
71 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$544
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$96.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.87
vs TX average
−32.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543331.471,80145
Medium and Large 2547309.241,69025
Small 2535235.001,2571thin
One grade step is worth $96.47/cwt here — about $544 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale71 hd
322.28
—
TX average5 barns · 225 hd
335.15
−12.87
National average175 barns · 9,187 hd
354.30
−32.02
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−98.71
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—Low1,587164.702,61414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,323144.831,91734
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,054128.721,35734
CowsLean 85-90%Average896104.8193921

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)1,133$2,5693thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$2,3623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,053$2,3153thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$2,2823thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)996$1,9175
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)988$1,5002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,405$3,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,032$3,1693thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,146$3,2425
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,123$2,4085
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$1,9501thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1130523.27/cwt480.00–570.006802
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1178521.07/cwt500.00–555.009283
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1224478.66/cwt450.00–520.001,0726
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276464.00/cwt445.00–485.001,28110
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2276400.71/cwt395.00–410.001,1067
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320467.43/cwt425.00–495.001,49617
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334401.44/cwt390.00–420.001,34113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361432.31/cwt405.00–495.001,56113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375372.41/cwt330.00–400.001,39718
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421379.34/cwt368.00–405.001,59716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434356.83/cwt338.00–365.001,54920
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469360.27/cwt348.00–385.001,69023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480324.63/cwt298.00–345.001,55821
Steers450–500Small 2480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520335.88/cwt328.00–348.001,74724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525318.52/cwt310.00–323.001,67213
Steers500–550Small 2535235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2571
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570326.43/cwt315.00–353.001,86121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570299.18/cwt265.00–310.001,70512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624309.34/cwt300.00–318.001,9307
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631285.21/cwt280.00–290.001,80013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668307.69/cwt300.00–323.002,0553
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8501
Steers650–700Small 2690235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722287.58/cwt278.00–300.002,0763
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8491
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755268.76/cwt260.00–285.002,0294
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773241.72/cwt235.00–245.001,8683
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8602
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,040180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8721
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,1791
Steers1350–1400Medium and Large 11,395195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,7201
Steers1400–1450Medium and Large 11,435185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,6551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 185645.00/cwt645.00–645.005481
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1140494.82/cwt490.00–500.006932
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1212463.94/cwt400.00–515.009845
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273402.52/cwt400.00–405.001,0992
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,1082
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278373.32/cwt365.00–380.001,0383
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313396.18/cwt385.00–415.001,24012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330333.59/cwt300.00–375.001,1015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368359.82/cwt350.00–370.001,32411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384341.50/cwt336.00–348.001,3117
Heifers400–450Small 2419257.04/cwt250.00–268.001,0774
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423348.78/cwt335.00–415.001,47516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435309.67/cwt270.00–325.001,34710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement460415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9091
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469331.82/cwt320.00–355.001,55619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473303.80/cwt285.00–318.001,43714
Heifers450–500Small 2480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0802
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517319.50/cwt303.00–342.001,65213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529283.68/cwt265.00–300.001,50112
Heifers500–550Small 2530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573295.20/cwt290.00–300.001,69113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575275.47/cwt275.00–280.001,58411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614276.66/cwt270.00–300.001,6996
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629250.52/cwt243.00–255.001,5768
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688233.63/cwt230.00–250.001,6078
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715252.50/cwt250.00–255.001,8052
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8643
Heifers700–750Small 2745218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763246.36/cwt238.00–255.001,8802
Heifers750–800Small 2783187.46/cwt175.00–200.001,4682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2788221.65/cwt220.00–225.001,7473
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2823209.14/cwt200.00–218.001,7212
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2817203.63/cwt190.00–230.001,6643
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8101
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8051
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,028185.17/cwt175.00–195.001,9042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,175154.06/cwt150.00–159.001,8102
Bulls——1,413145.46/cwt141.00–150.002,0552
Bulls——1,633165.22/cwt160.00–171.002,6986
Bulls——1,811178.86/cwt175.00–180.003,2394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75395.37/cwt85.00–101.007185
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight755115.49/cwt113.00–117.008724
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight825114.00/cwt114.00–114.009411
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight844129.28/cwt125.00–131.001,0914
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight858105.00/cwt105.00–105.009012
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight885137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019107.45/cwt107.00–110.001,0957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,089131.37/cwt128.00–132.001,43110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102139.08/cwt137.00–142.001,5339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104115.89/cwt110.00–120.001,2799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315147.86/cwt145.00–158.001,94417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,321142.60/cwt140.00–144.001,88416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9411
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0323,168.74/head2,950.00–3,450.003,1693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29632,361.76/head2,150.00–2,450.002,3623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth9881,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29961,916.97/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,282.04/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0532,315.19/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,569.41/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5693
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,345.13/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,449.93/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1893,302.26/head3,250.00–3,350.003,3024

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.