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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, May 26
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
▼ 555 vs last sale 1,082▲ 527 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 237▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 667 head compared to 1,364 last week. There was a limited test of the market today due to the Memorial Day holiday. Lightweight feeder steers under 400 lbs. were off 8.00 to 10.00, while the heavier weight feeder steers were down 5.00 to 6.00. Feeder heifers were off 5.00 to 9.00 across all weight classes. Slaughter cows were fully steady while the slaughter bulls were steady to 6.00 lower on a very limited supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $321.15/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −99.84 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$321.15
69 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$662
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$111.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.09
vs TX average
−52.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543339.611,84232
Medium and Large 2550314.571,73133
Small 2518227.831,1804thin
One grade step is worth $111.78/cwt here — about $662 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale69 hd
321.15
—
TX average4 barns · 188 hd
342.24
−21.09
National average120 barns · 5,578 hd
374.14
−52.99
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−99.84
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—Low1,488171.002,54511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,351147.921,99832
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,067134.231,43328
CowsLean 85-90%Average859109.069376thin

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)1,400$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,203$2,4415
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,3773thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,9692thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,082$1,9366
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)852$1,7383thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,479$4,7587
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,438$3,0165
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,4752thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1113735.88/cwt710.00–770.008323
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2227368.01/cwt285.00–420.008353
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278423.84/cwt403.00–445.001,1783
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288491.68/cwt480.00–505.001,4163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324454.32/cwt435.00–485.001,4728
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345380.00/cwt375.00–385.001,3112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363433.88/cwt425.00–445.001,5755
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373377.16/cwt348.00–403.001,40710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419409.79/cwt400.00–430.001,71712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421372.62/cwt320.00–398.001,56915
Steers400–450Small 2425248.82/cwt200.00–300.001,0572
Steers450–500Small 2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479367.58/cwt365.00–375.001,76117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480342.53/cwt323.00–358.001,64422
Steers500–550Small 2518227.83/cwt200.00–240.001,1804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520344.65/cwt335.00–355.001,79216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523321.98/cwt300.00–333.001,68415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565334.56/cwt323.00–365.001,89016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573308.40/cwt275.00–320.001,76718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617313.09/cwt308.00–335.001,93211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628296.28/cwt265.00–305.001,8619
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660307.61/cwt300.00–309.002,0308
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667283.14/cwt273.00–298.001,8899
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2724263.40/cwt250.00–275.001,9078
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726284.49/cwt280.00–290.002,0654
Steers750–800Small 2755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6991
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0271
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,2241
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8351
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855231.50/cwt228.00–235.001,9792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1150485.00/cwt485.00–485.007281
Heifers150–200Small 2185225.00/cwt225.00–225.004161
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238477.55/cwt445.00–535.001,1373
Heifers200–250Small 2245325.00/cwt325.00–325.007961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280382.46/cwt380.00–385.001,0712
Heifers300–350Small 2300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322397.84/cwt395.00–400.001,2815
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337369.08/cwt350.00–380.001,2446
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376347.94/cwt325.00–360.001,3084
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380380.01/cwt367.00–400.001,44414
Heifers400–450Small 2400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429374.37/cwt360.00–410.001,60612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429341.26/cwt300.00–358.001,46413
Heifers450–500Small 2465246.13/cwt210.00–280.001,1452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476341.61/cwt330.00–370.001,62617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480308.07/cwt298.00–320.001,47911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518326.37/cwt310.00–365.001,69112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536293.71/cwt281.00–308.001,57410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575287.57/cwt275.00–295.001,65410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577308.73/cwt300.00–325.001,78111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620272.55/cwt250.00–285.001,69013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626293.41/cwt291.00–296.001,8375
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668264.56/cwt255.00–280.001,76711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669286.77/cwt283.00–293.001,9188
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723266.99/cwt265.00–270.001,9304
Heifers700–750Small 2745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2772211.24/cwt160.00–250.001,6313
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9341
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2833227.14/cwt213.00–245.001,8924
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8741
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2975190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2828213.62/cwt210.00–218.001,7693
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8811
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,008214.04/cwt208.00–220.002,1582
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,125190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1381
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 21,223185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,155162.81/cwt160.00–165.001,8802
Bulls——Light Weight1,180175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0651
Bulls——1,493160.50/cwt160.00–161.002,3962
Bulls——1,508182.42/cwt180.00–185.002,7512
Bulls——1,720173.63/cwt170.00–175.002,9864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight805107.17/cwt105.00–109.008632
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight831119.07/cwt115.00–125.009894
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight920114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0491
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight965137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3221
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight968147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116145.58/cwt139.00–153.001,6257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,117125.35/cwt115.00–130.001,4006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298156.00/cwt150.00–168.002,02514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370145.32/cwt143.00–149.001,99111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426135.83/cwt130.00–140.001,9377
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4383,015.58/head2,850.00–3,350.003,0165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,4794,757.68/head4,600.00–4,900.004,7587
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,0602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,935.98/head1,700.00–2,250.001,9366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,968.71/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,377.43/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2392,413.52/head1,850.00–2,900.002,4144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,474.72/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed7501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29032,044.04/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0442

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.