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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Aug 18
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,142 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 1,111▲ 162 vs year ago 980 · +16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 105▲ 22 vs year ago 120 · +18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 80▲ 50 vs year ago 15 · +333.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,449 head compared to 1,296 head last week. The market was higher across all classes and weights. Lightweight feeder steer under 400 lbs. were 12.00 to 15.00 higher while the heavier weight steer over 400 lbs. were 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Lightweight feeder heifer under 400 lbs. were 16.00 to 20.00 higher while the heifers weighing over 400 lbs. were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were fully steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $365.27/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −55.72 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$365.27
187 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$564
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$121.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.72
vs TX average
−34.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533376.202,004125
Medium and Large 2563344.691,94261
Small 2565255.001,4411thin
One grade step is worth $121.20/cwt here — about $564 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 sale187 hd
365.27
—
TX average5 barns · 353 hd
376.99
−11.72
National average156 barns · 7,040 hd
399.89
−34.62
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−55.72
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—Low1,689189.683,20421
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,393163.612,27935
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,048153.891,61240
CowsLean 85-90%High756125.9495218

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)1,311$2,9014thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,67811
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,031$2,6495
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,5333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$2,1176
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,0943thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)777$2,1903thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$2,0523thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)918$3,2872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,128$3,6472thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,7501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)859$2,59211
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,323$2,4252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$2,1294thin

Every lot

122 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210450.00/cwt450.00–450.009451
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229583.73/cwt555.00–590.001,3375
Steers200–250Small 2233400.00/cwt400.00–400.009322
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280471.88/cwt455.00–490.001,3212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1289579.19/cwt555.00–600.001,6745
Steers250–300Small 2290385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1171
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315474.92/cwt445.00–500.001,4964
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327549.34/cwt505.00–595.001,79613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375512.33/cwt480.00–580.001,92115
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378438.63/cwt390.00–475.001,65815
Steers350–400Small 2378370.78/cwt345.00–388.001,4024
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421454.87/cwt423.00–520.001,91531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430400.05/cwt368.00–420.001,72035
Steers450–500Small 2460320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470407.42/cwt398.00–450.001,91539
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478374.34/cwt315.00–393.001,78944
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517380.07/cwt368.00–410.001,96587
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528350.60/cwt325.00–365.001,85116
Steers550–600Small 2565255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569367.34/cwt358.00–390.002,09038
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576342.59/cwt300.00–357.001,97345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617349.51/cwt345.00–375.002,15622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626332.75/cwt300.00–343.002,08347
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670338.04/cwt333.00–350.002,26528
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673319.84/cwt290.00–330.002,15326
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720328.12/cwt320.00–340.002,36217
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2724307.50/cwt285.00–318.002,22616
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765320.95/cwt315.00–328.002,4553
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2784279.93/cwt250.00–295.002,1954
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830293.39/cwt290.00–300.002,4353
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4201
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,6601
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,5861
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,145218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,4961
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,250225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,8131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225523.94/cwt510.00–545.001,1794
Heifers200–250Small 2225350.00/cwt350.00–350.007881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230446.11/cwt400.00–505.001,0264
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260497.60/cwt495.00–500.001,2942
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280474.53/cwt445.00–490.001,3294
Heifers300–350Small 2300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330481.00/cwt450.00–495.001,5878
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331410.25/cwt375.00–445.001,3587
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373462.63/cwt448.00–495.001,72614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373410.50/cwt375.00–435.001,53122
Heifers350–400Small 2375371.78/cwt350.00–378.001,3945
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Replacement395545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416407.94/cwt390.00–440.001,69727
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429372.78/cwt355.00–385.001,59919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement432486.56/cwt455.00–505.002,1023
Heifers450–500Small 2471317.79/cwt315.00–320.001,4975
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473383.36/cwt378.00–413.001,81336
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475357.85/cwt325.00–377.001,70031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519368.13/cwt350.00–410.001,91135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528337.61/cwt315.00–348.001,78333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement530447.15/cwt435.00–460.002,3702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572348.34/cwt340.00–363.001,99328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576328.12/cwt315.00–337.001,89023
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621335.57/cwt325.00–345.002,08424
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629311.50/cwt298.00–321.001,9599
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663329.35/cwt320.00–343.002,18415
Heifers650–700Small 2663191.66/cwt183.00–200.001,2712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679302.96/cwt275.00–318.002,0576
Heifers700–750Small 2710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715275.66/cwt240.00–300.001,9715
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725314.02/cwt305.00–330.002,2775
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3871
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780279.11/cwt250.00–290.002,17711
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818276.36/cwt270.00–283.002,2612
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9521
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3442
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2908218.95/cwt213.00–225.001,9882
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1942263.69/cwt258.00–268.002,4843
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6631
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6131
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,090230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5071
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,275215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,7411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,1511
Bulls750–800Small 2775163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2413
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2928214.53/cwt175.00–253.001,9912
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2972241.50/cwt198.00–255.002,3477
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3121
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,095192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,1021
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,112219.87/cwt203.00–253.002,4453
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,178202.69/cwt185.00–220.002,3882
Bulls1350–1400Medium and Large 21,395193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,6921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,365185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,5251
Bulls——Light Weight1,395177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,4691
Bulls——1,640189.04/cwt182.00–194.003,10011
Bulls——1,790160.75/cwt155.00–165.002,8772
Bulls——1,848203.39/cwt196.00–215.003,7596
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight723136.29/cwt135.00–138.009854
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight761126.88/cwt124.00–131.009667
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight769119.08/cwt114.00–121.009167
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight896164.95/cwt160.00–169.001,4784
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight917143.69/cwt135.00–153.001,3189
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight955155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088156.65/cwt155.00–159.001,7046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,101145.08/cwt131.00–153.001,5979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152163.80/cwt160.00–169.001,88711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,311175.62/cwt170.00–185.002,30210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425151.37/cwt145.00–156.002,1579
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426162.98/cwt160.00–166.002,32416
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29183,286.65/head3,050.00–3,500.003,2872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,886.35/head2,000.00–3,450.002,8864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1112,190.55/head2,000.00–2,600.002,1915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,093.79/head2,025.00–2,150.002,0943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,677.95/head2,350.00–3,450.002,67811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,533.20/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3112,901.07/head2,575.00–3,650.002,9014
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28592,592.22/head1,425.00–2,950.002,59211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,129.29/head1,400.00–2,650.002,1294
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3232,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27772,189.91/head1,900.00–2,550.002,1903
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27802,051.50/head1,700.00–2,200.002,0523
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1283,647.12/head3,450.00–3,800.003,6472

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.