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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jul 14
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
878 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 950▼ 477 vs year ago 1,355 · −35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 175▼ 30 vs year ago 150 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 40▼ 6 vs year ago 32 · −18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,024 compared to the last sale reported of 1,165 two weeks ago. Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers were up 6.00 to 10.00. Feeder heifers were fully steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 stronger. Slaughter bulls were up 2.00 with the higher dressing bulls up 8.00 to 10.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $350.12/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −70.87 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$350.12
138 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$429
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$94.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.01
vs TX average
−22.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547359.341,96690
Medium and Large 2545339.011,84744
Small 2580265.001,5374thin
One grade step is worth $94.34/cwt here — about $429 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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
350.12
—
TX average5 barns · 248 hd
361.14
−11.01
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
−22.31
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−70.87
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—Low1,570181.432,84821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,322166.082,19544
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,004155.491,56134
CowsLean 85-90%Low833118.509879thin

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)1,332$2,7653thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,4477
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$2,2744thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,7272thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,400$2,9382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$2,0002thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1138700.00/cwt700.00–700.009662
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1160750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,2001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2188504.93/cwt500.00–510.009492
Steers150–200Small 2190390.00/cwt390.00–390.007411
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,4281
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223497.99/cwt465.00–525.001,1113
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2267459.78/cwt450.00–475.001,2283
Steers250–300Small 2270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009451
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280508.73/cwt500.00–525.001,4245
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316482.55/cwt450.00–505.001,5257
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325395.93/cwt370.00–418.001,2876
Steers300–350Small 2338345.04/cwt340.00–350.001,1662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373442.18/cwt420.00–505.001,6499
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378398.23/cwt385.00–415.001,50510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418417.56/cwt400.00–460.001,74536
Steers400–450Small 2427329.31/cwt320.00–338.001,4065
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428374.05/cwt345.00–398.001,60112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468394.18/cwt378.00–428.001,84530
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470363.40/cwt325.00–375.001,70832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517368.09/cwt355.00–393.001,90338
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529343.57/cwt320.00–353.001,81727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569352.95/cwt340.00–388.002,00852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570331.76/cwt315.00–338.001,89117
Steers550–600Small 2580265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613311.92/cwt270.00–320.001,91211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620337.12/cwt325.00–355.002,09033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675327.81/cwt318.00–350.002,21313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676302.30/cwt285.00–313.002,04412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2716272.88/cwt263.00–300.001,95413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728324.07/cwt307.00–340.002,3598
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2752276.96/cwt260.00–293.002,0833
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783316.47/cwt313.00–320.002,4782
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1451
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0621
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1145700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,0151
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2185500.00/cwt500.00–500.009251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0861
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235472.50/cwt470.00–475.001,1102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281417.93/cwt370.00–435.001,1747
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Heifers250–300Small 2290307.63/cwt300.00–315.008922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320428.89/cwt415.00–445.001,3727
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370347.30/cwt340.00–355.001,2852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379393.54/cwt375.00–428.001,49214
Heifers400–450Small 2420306.58/cwt303.00–310.001,2882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426374.74/cwt365.00–400.001,5969
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428345.30/cwt320.00–360.001,4789
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement435470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0451
Heifers450–500Small 2460228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0493
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469368.42/cwt357.00–378.001,72822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement475425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478338.19/cwt300.00–353.001,61726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement513438.25/cwt425.00–455.002,2483
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514318.92/cwt303.00–328.001,6398
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521342.50/cwt330.00–380.001,78427
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565335.78/cwt320.00–375.001,89727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1941
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590313.00/cwt305.00–315.001,8475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement610400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616319.62/cwt305.00–340.001,96929
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666316.32/cwt300.00–335.002,1078
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688281.75/cwt250.00–293.001,9385
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710309.93/cwt300.00–330.002,2013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730270.00/cwt260.00–280.001,9712
Heifers700–750Small 2740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1741
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,4761
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1682
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2501
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,3811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2727183.31/cwt180.00–185.001,3333
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785200.27/cwt178.00–230.001,5723
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935211.96/cwt193.00–238.001,9823
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2955185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7671
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025198.40/cwt175.00–225.002,0344
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,175215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,5261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,198158.76/cwt150.00–167.001,9024
Bulls——Light Weight1,273178.83/cwt177.00–181.002,2772
Bulls——1,676182.35/cwt175.00–190.003,0567
Bulls——1,693168.89/cwt168.00–170.002,8592
Bulls——1,752200.53/cwt192.00–206.003,5136
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight755134.88/cwt130.00–138.001,0183
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight795119.53/cwt119.00–120.009502
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight833146.44/cwt145.00–148.001,2202
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight865133.50/cwt132.00–135.001,1552
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight889161.35/cwt155.00–168.001,4347
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight910105.70/cwt80.00–115.009624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065164.64/cwt155.00–180.001,75314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,069145.31/cwt144.00–149.001,5538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,261175.20/cwt168.00–187.002,20921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365161.56/cwt156.00–167.002,20514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396151.81/cwt147.00–155.002,1199
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,937.50/head2,900.00–2,975.002,9382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,499.20/head2,375.00–2,750.002,4993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1692,596.73/head1,950.00–2,810.002,5976
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3322,764.67/head2,675.00–2,875.002,7653
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29352,726.60/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7272
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.