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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, May 12
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▼ 639 vs last sale 1,377▲ 60 vs year ago 678 · +8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 209▲ 86 vs year ago 74 · +116.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 98▲ 58 vs year ago 12 · +483.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 968 head compared to 1.684 last week. The market continues to be very active. Lightweight feeder steers under 400 lbs. were fully steady while the steers weighing over 400 were up 2.00 to 6.00. The lightweight feeder heifer under 400 lbs. were fully steady while the heifers weighing over 400 lbs., were 4,00 to 10.00 stronger than last week. The slaughter cow market was steady with last week while the packer bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $343.75/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −77.24 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$343.75
115 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.87
vs TX average
−40.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547353.511,93272
Medium and Large 2560327.401,83343
One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $99 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 sale115 hd
343.75
—
TX average3 barns · 174 hd
348.62
−4.87
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−40.85
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−77.24
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—Average1,694177.253,00215
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,363145.931,98971
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,126135.941,53129
CowsLean 85-90%Average86191.737907thin

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)1,098$2,5663thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,4627
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$2,3973thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$2,2832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,2513thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,9362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$1,93511
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)755$1,7742thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,363$3,2052thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,242$2,95010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,218$3,0477
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$2,9305
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)972$2,1673thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,8746

Every lot

97 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1170531.65/cwt500.00–575.009044
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223484.04/cwt460.00–525.001,0794
Steers250–300Small 2260375.00/cwt375.00–375.009751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268487.42/cwt450.00–510.001,3063
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326493.31/cwt450.00–520.001,60816
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329394.81/cwt385.00–400.001,2994
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369450.15/cwt410.00–480.001,66122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382395.75/cwt390.00–405.001,5127
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422429.07/cwt400.00–455.001,81127
Steers400–450Small 2425338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,4371
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430382.38/cwt350.00–398.001,64422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467393.53/cwt373.00–435.001,83840
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474365.35/cwt350.00–370.001,73218
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522361.06/cwt345.00–393.001,88538
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536330.69/cwt318.00–340.001,77219
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574345.08/cwt335.00–368.001,98134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579324.79/cwt285.00–330.001,88124
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614330.40/cwt320.00–360.002,02913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629309.54/cwt300.00–318.001,94717
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663314.68/cwt310.00–330.002,0866
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666301.07/cwt295.00–307.002,00511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713268.77/cwt253.00–284.001,9162
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726299.94/cwt285.00–310.002,17811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778292.67/cwt280.00–300.002,2774
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2141
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863259.91/cwt250.00–270.002,2432
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,190208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,4752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1190460.00/cwt460.00–460.008741
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1219453.11/cwt435.00–485.009924
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225425.00/cwt425.00–425.009561
Heifers250–300Small 2255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274426.26/cwt425.00–430.001,1684
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Heifers300–350Small 2315325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327412.87/cwt390.00–445.001,35013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330364.86/cwt350.00–385.001,2046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359342.89/cwt340.00–345.001,2318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378398.94/cwt360.00–430.001,50819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418391.34/cwt367.00–415.001,63612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431333.14/cwt325.00–350.001,43611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474353.68/cwt335.00–375.001,67615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475326.24/cwt320.00–333.001,55012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520330.18/cwt315.00–353.001,71728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526299.37/cwt285.00–310.001,57519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568319.20/cwt305.00–338.001,81329
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570296.78/cwt285.00–300.001,69212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618311.23/cwt300.00–330.001,9239
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623271.79/cwt250.00–293.001,6934
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669296.98/cwt292.00–300.001,9874
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680255.33/cwt248.00–263.001,7362
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722225.55/cwt208.00–248.001,6283
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1422
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810242.59/cwt235.00–250.001,9652
Heifers800–850Small 2815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,1631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,090180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,295175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2661
Bulls——1,435140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0091
Bulls——1,742174.11/cwt170.00–175.003,0335
Bulls——1,746184.15/cwt180.00–190.003,2158
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80487.42/cwt80.00–95.007035
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight830121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0041
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight985132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075119.94/cwt110.00–126.001,2893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150141.13/cwt138.00–147.001,62316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153133.93/cwt129.00–137.001,5448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320152.61/cwt147.00–168.002,01432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,351137.63/cwt130.00–141.001,85917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425143.72/cwt142.00–146.002,04821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9381
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2422,950.01/head2,200.00–5,000.002,95010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3633,204.95/head2,750.00–3,700.003,2052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28581,974.78/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,965.10/head2,800.00–3,050.002,9655
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3562,899.68/head2,250.00–3,150.002,9004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,936.15/head1,925.00–1,950.001,9362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9701,397.50/head1,345.00–1,450.001,3982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,461.81/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4627
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,566.24/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,283.48/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1942,054.15/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0549
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,251.13/head1,900.00–2,700.002,2513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2672,396.84/head2,350.00–2,450.002,3973
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27551,773.68/head1,575.00–1,950.001,7742
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,873.85/head1,750.00–2,100.001,8746

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.