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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, May 19
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,082 head
▲ 344 vs last sale 738▲ 147 vs year ago 935 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 160▲ 47 vs year ago 190 · +24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 70▼ 21 vs year ago 66 · −31.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,364 head compared with 968 head last week. The feeder cattle market was lower across all weight classes. Lightweight feeder steers under 500 lbs. were down 10.00 to 12.00 while the heavier weight feeder steers over 500 lbs. were off 4.00 to 8.00. Lightweight feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were down 4.00 to 8.00 while the feeder heifers over 500 lbs. were off 4.00 to 6.00. The slaughter cattle market was stronger this week with the slaughter cows fully steady to 3.00 higher and the slaughter bulls were fully steady to 5.00 higher on the higher dressing bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $335.28/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −85.71 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$335.28
138 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−48.72
vs TX average
−42.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544346.871,88766
Medium and Large 2545324.651,77172
One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale138 hd
335.28
—
TX average5 barns · 637 hd
384.00
−48.72
National average157 barns · 12,981 hd
378.05
−42.77
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−85.71
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—Low1,651174.562,88322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,327151.292,00775
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,066136.981,46052
CowsLean 85-90%High88597.5186315

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$2,7844thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,203$2,5872thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$2,3583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$2,1233thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,231$2,0984thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$2,1342thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)843$2,0512thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,316$3,3225
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,9475
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,274$2,8504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$1,7486

Every lot

118 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 1140610.00/cwt610.00–610.008541
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2180450.00/cwt450.00–450.008101
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1183505.07/cwt500.00–510.009244
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215450.00/cwt450.00–450.009681
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223511.47/cwt500.00–525.001,1417
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273506.57/cwt475.00–545.001,38313
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,1541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320467.99/cwt440.00–515.001,49813
Steers300–350Small 2322250.73/cwt200.00–325.008073
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330410.17/cwt400.00–425.001,35410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367431.95/cwt410.00–485.001,58538
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379390.73/cwt350.00–405.001,48116
Steers400–450Small 2400225.00/cwt225.00–225.009001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416416.38/cwt403.00–450.001,73226
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426372.05/cwt305.00–393.001,58528
Steers450–500Small 2460205.00/cwt205.00–205.009431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467375.43/cwt370.00–413.001,75323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480346.05/cwt308.00–363.001,66137
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525329.64/cwt313.00–338.001,73142
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526351.32/cwt340.00–375.001,84839
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570340.44/cwt333.00–363.001,94127
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574317.66/cwt300.00–330.001,82330
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617322.99/cwt315.00–340.001,99319
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618303.02/cwt285.00–313.001,87320
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660310.50/cwt308.00–315.002,04912
Steers650–700Small 2660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670294.84/cwt275.00–305.001,97517
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709290.96/cwt285.00–310.002,0635
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9663
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755284.97/cwt280.00–300.002,1524
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9891
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2131
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7531
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,255175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1962
Steers1500–1550Medium and Large 21,515150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1192469.22/cwt450.00–510.009016
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210375.00/cwt375.00–375.007881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240451.67/cwt450.00–455.001,0843
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282400.25/cwt390.00–410.001,12914
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286425.60/cwt420.00–440.001,2176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319405.16/cwt400.00–430.001,29222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323379.16/cwt365.00–398.001,2259
Heifers300–350Small 2325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372394.40/cwt370.00–500.001,46734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380340.92/cwt325.00–365.001,2955
Heifers350–400Small 2388279.90/cwt275.00–285.001,0862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423381.48/cwt367.00–405.001,61426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427342.93/cwt285.00–365.001,46428
Heifers400–450Small 2433247.54/cwt245.00–250.001,0722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement455510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3211
Heifers450–500Small 2460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469345.32/cwt335.00–373.001,62026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476315.57/cwt285.00–328.001,50221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525324.14/cwt315.00–340.001,70238
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528305.66/cwt285.00–313.001,61419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575313.30/cwt305.00–325.001,80122
Heifers550–600Small 2575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581293.17/cwt275.00–300.001,70318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618305.61/cwt300.00–325.001,88914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624282.98/cwt260.00–295.001,76624
Heifers600–650Small 2635158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665296.27/cwt290.00–307.001,97010
Heifers650–700Small 2668227.45/cwt225.00–230.001,5192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673266.59/cwt240.00–285.001,7948
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717275.82/cwt275.00–280.001,9786
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8932
Heifers700–750Small 2733202.82/cwt185.00–221.001,4872
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770234.71/cwt220.00–250.001,8072
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9801
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8931
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,040170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7681
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,070190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0331
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,160220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,9401
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2906187.80/cwt182.00–213.001,7016
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965225.23/cwt208.00–243.002,1732
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,055190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0051
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,175185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,203161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,9372
Bulls——Light Weight1,380175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4151
Bulls——1,584172.66/cwt170.00–180.002,7357
Bulls——1,763190.24/cwt183.00–200.003,3547
Bulls——1,823160.62/cwt159.00–165.002,9285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77889.73/cwt80.00–95.006986
Cows—Lean 85-90%860112.41/cwt111.00–114.009673
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight898134.40/cwt131.00–136.001,2074
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight962120.31/cwt115.00–129.001,1576
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight969146.31/cwt140.00–152.001,4184
Cows—Lean 85-90%972105.64/cwt105.00–106.001,0273
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03590.02/cwt85.00–100.009323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081121.98/cwt115.00–130.001,31910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,086136.18/cwt134.00–139.001,4795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128146.84/cwt139.00–156.001,65623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,308156.15/cwt150.00–174.002,04249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,346146.71/cwt143.00–149.001,97513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378137.53/cwt130.00–141.001,89513
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,783.91/head2,400.00–3,250.002,7844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,123.02/head1,980.00–2,200.002,1233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,587.01/head2,200.00–3,050.002,5872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2312,097.54/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2732,358.41/head2,150.00–2,650.002,3583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28432,050.74/head1,825.00–2,250.002,0512
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28652,134.10/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,616.71/head2,350.00–2,800.002,6172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0604,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3163,322.19/head2,900.00–3,650.003,3225
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3482,933.93/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9343
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,748.22/head1,425.00–2,000.001,7486

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.