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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Apr 28
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,380 head
▲ 758 vs last sale 622▲ 742 vs year ago 638 · +116.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
360 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 132▲ 220 vs year ago 140 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,996 head compared to 1,487 2 weeks ago as there was no sale last week. The market was active on all classes of cattle. There was no sale week last week for comparisons, but it appeared to be fully steady with the sale 2 weeks ago.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $327.92/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −93.07 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$327.92
146 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.35
vs TX average
−46.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531336.801,78989
Medium and Large 2550314.051,72957
One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale146 hd
327.92
—
TX average5 barns · 270 hd
335.27
−7.35
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
−46.51
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−93.07
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—Average1,613173.522,80034
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,377146.172,013110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,020131.251,33975
CowsLean 85-90%Low91699.5091238

Every lot

92 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1140500.00/cwt500.00–500.007002
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2165415.00/cwt415.00–415.006851
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1173500.87/cwt475.00–515.0086713
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1221504.24/cwt475.00–520.001,11417
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271493.76/cwt445.00–550.001,3388
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319478.86/cwt430.00–525.001,52815
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326399.69/cwt380.00–420.001,3034
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377415.71/cwt395.00–455.001,56725
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380375.78/cwt345.00–390.001,42828
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421379.17/cwt365.00–450.001,59658
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432352.05/cwt328.00–360.001,52127
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469357.65/cwt348.00–380.001,67731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481335.91/cwt300.00–345.001,61621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520339.34/cwt327.00–365.001,76567
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529321.87/cwt300.00–326.001,70332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565329.08/cwt315.00–348.001,85922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578304.03/cwt275.00–313.001,75725
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620317.63/cwt305.00–355.001,96923
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626294.42/cwt275.00–300.001,84324
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670308.68/cwt303.00–358.002,06813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675287.98/cwt260.00–300.001,94434
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720285.81/cwt278.00–293.002,05810
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727266.59/cwt257.00–273.001,9383
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770273.57/cwt260.00–292.002,10614
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825279.33/cwt270.00–288.002,3043
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875232.59/cwt225.00–240.002,0352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1120515.00/cwt515.00–515.006181
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1173468.96/cwt450.00–500.008116
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190400.00/cwt400.00–400.007601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223384.78/cwt355.00–400.008584
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225407.44/cwt405.00–410.009172
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265423.05/cwt415.00–435.001,1213
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271377.93/cwt370.00–395.001,0244
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315414.98/cwt385.00–470.001,3074
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323369.16/cwt350.00–383.001,1926
Heifers300–350Small 2340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370373.05/cwt350.00–390.001,38014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385325.93/cwt300.00–340.001,2557
Heifers350–400Small 2390288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,1231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423324.48/cwt315.00–333.001,3732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426349.14/cwt335.00–385.001,48735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473333.72/cwt320.00–358.001,57828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478293.36/cwt280.00–305.001,4026
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519293.88/cwt260.00–303.001,52525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522317.76/cwt305.00–343.001,65940
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570308.49/cwt300.00–370.001,75820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572285.19/cwt275.00–295.001,63120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623287.64/cwt275.00–318.001,79229
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631266.33/cwt263.00–273.001,68112
Heifers600–650Small 2645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669278.36/cwt273.00–300.001,86216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669254.09/cwt228.00–265.001,70019
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710265.00/cwt260.00–270.001,8823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2719243.63/cwt223.00–255.001,7527
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8453
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2823210.03/cwt200.00–220.001,7292
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865214.83/cwt205.00–225.001,8582
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8141
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,085200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1701
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,105198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,1881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720207.76/cwt170.00–245.001,4962
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7021
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,020190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9381
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,138169.04/cwt163.00–175.001,9242
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 21,220167.59/cwt160.00–175.002,0452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,260146.82/cwt140.00–153.001,8504
Bulls——Light Weight1,308166.55/cwt165.00–168.002,1782
Bulls——1,435152.53/cwt150.00–155.002,1892
Bulls——1,602166.76/cwt160.00–172.002,6716
Bulls——1,736183.68/cwt175.00–196.003,18920
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight803107.05/cwt105.00–111.008605
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight833114.39/cwt113.00–115.009533
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83793.77/cwt85.00–115.0078511
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight875143.77/cwt142.00–146.001,2583
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight891119.81/cwt110.00–126.001,06814
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight934132.57/cwt130.00–135.001,23810
Cows—Lean 85-90%960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
Cows—Lean 85-90%99290.11/cwt90.00–91.008949
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,041120.07/cwt110.00–125.001,25014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096142.80/cwt138.00–150.001,56521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116133.03/cwt129.00–136.001,48513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,312151.47/cwt147.00–160.001,98753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412144.29/cwt142.00–146.002,03731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469137.62/cwt130.00–141.002,02226

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.