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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jun 9
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
888 head
▼ 192 vs last sale 1,080▲ 48 vs year ago 840 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 174▼ 7 vs year ago 114 · −6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 32▼ 9 vs year ago 30 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,012 compared with 1,286 last week. Lightweight feeder steers under 400 lbs. were fully steady to 8.00 higher while the feeder steers weighing over 400 lbs. were fully steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with last week's prices.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $340.03/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −80.96 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$340.03
130 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$75.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.62
vs TX average
−40.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542350.261,89976
Medium and Large 2551327.581,80552
Small 2548275.001,5062thin
One grade step is worth $75.26/cwt here — about $394 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 sale130 hd
340.03
—
TX average5 barns · 354 hd
352.65
−12.62
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−40.98
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−80.96
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—Low1,528179.402,74217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,360154.372,09930
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,050141.761,48922
CowsLean 85-90%High883111.909887thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,231$2,5205
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,5162thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$2,3744thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)930$2,2332thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,110$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,008$3,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,5501thin

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1143600.00/cwt600.00–600.008582
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2175480.00/cwt480.00–480.008401
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1191542.55/cwt540.00–550.001,0364
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1224515.50/cwt500.00–580.001,15512
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1151
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272493.51/cwt470.00–525.001,34219
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280443.35/cwt425.00–455.001,2414
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325473.47/cwt435.00–505.001,53912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335391.60/cwt350.00–425.001,3126
Steers300–350Small 2338312.22/cwt300.00–325.001,0552
Steers350–400Small 2365295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372450.77/cwt428.00–500.001,67716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381405.37/cwt383.00–425.001,54415
Steers400–450Small 2417311.84/cwt270.00–340.001,3003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421408.38/cwt400.00–435.001,71929
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429375.61/cwt330.00–397.001,61125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464383.99/cwt360.00–433.001,78228
Steers450–500Small 2473279.04/cwt278.00–280.001,3202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474339.89/cwt250.00–358.001,61127
Steers500–550Small 2505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520355.87/cwt345.00–395.001,85140
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525334.88/cwt320.00–343.001,75825
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567344.03/cwt330.00–365.001,95136
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575320.83/cwt300.00–328.001,84527
Steers550–600Small 2590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610322.74/cwt315.00–333.001,96913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616304.70/cwt290.00–313.001,87710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670309.69/cwt300.00–328.002,07514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2679285.83/cwt275.00–295.001,94110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715302.31/cwt290.00–323.002,1627
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733277.75/cwt275.00–281.002,0364
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767297.71/cwt277.00–315.002,2833
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1402
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824278.39/cwt270.00–286.002,2944
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9351
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195425.00/cwt425.00–425.008291
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228407.09/cwt400.00–415.009282
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1229438.77/cwt425.00–455.001,0054
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267387.25/cwt350.00–425.001,0345
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268442.48/cwt430.00–465.001,1869
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312414.33/cwt393.00–420.001,29311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330375.56/cwt370.00–385.001,2395
Heifers350–400Small 2350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372395.01/cwt380.00–415.001,46911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381365.35/cwt301.00–378.001,39215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418367.90/cwt360.00–390.001,53829
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432336.80/cwt323.00–358.001,45510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474351.59/cwt340.00–390.001,66720
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481326.51/cwt305.00–338.001,57116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement495395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9551
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524336.45/cwt325.00–365.001,76320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527315.20/cwt300.00–323.001,66117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573307.11/cwt290.00–315.001,76017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575324.18/cwt318.00–333.001,86417
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617306.87/cwt300.00–325.001,89317
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625290.71/cwt287.00–295.001,8177
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671294.93/cwt285.00–310.001,9796
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680263.01/cwt250.00–275.001,7885
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708276.62/cwt270.00–285.001,9583
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9482
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775262.53/cwt260.00–265.002,0352
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,1571
Heifers800–850Small 2830193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6021
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9871
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,0831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Small 2575188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0811
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8451
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0561
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8451
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965214.84/cwt200.00–225.002,0733
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,020215.22/cwt200.00–230.002,1952
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,167182.23/cwt175.00–188.002,1275
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,165170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9812
Bulls——Light Weight1,235178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1981
Bulls——Light Weight1,325181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,3981
Bulls——1,556175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7234
Bulls——1,590170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7032
Bulls——1,670187.25/cwt180.00–200.003,1277
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight820123.59/cwt120.00–127.001,0132
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight842102.03/cwt95.00–105.008593
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight885144.53/cwt144.00–145.001,2792
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight910133.38/cwt130.00–137.001,2142
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight930143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080140.49/cwt139.00–143.001,5174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,086148.21/cwt144.00–155.001,6109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123130.99/cwt120.00–137.001,4714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315163.25/cwt155.00–182.002,14713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370151.24/cwt147.00–154.002,07211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438140.85/cwt135.00–145.002,0256
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed7901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,515.51/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1992,374.19/head2,200.00–2,650.002,3744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2312,520.21/head1,775.00–2,900.002,5205
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0083,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,233.06/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2332

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.