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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Aug 25
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,385 head
▲ 243 vs last sale 1,142▲ 483 vs year ago 902 · +53.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 142▲ 69 vs year ago 120 · +57.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 65▲ 52 vs year ago 10 · +520.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,636 head compared to 1,449 last week. Feeder steers under 400 pounds sold steady while the steers over 400 pounds were steady to 4.00 higher. The feeder heifers sold fully steady to 4.00 higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a 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 $369.45/cwt on 200 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.54 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$369.45
200 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$695
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$119.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.47
vs TX average
−39.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544380.712,072126
Medium and Large 2557354.041,97271
Small 2527261.151,3763thin
One grade step is worth $119.56/cwt here — about $695 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 sale200 hd
369.45
—
TX average5 barns · 495 hd
392.91
−23.47
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−39.85
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−51.54
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—Low1,583179.292,83817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,384164.642,27963
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,053152.391,60449
CowsLean 85-90%High949119.101,13029

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$3,3032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,116$3,1228
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$2,9036
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$2,45514
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,197$2,4273thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,096$2,09711
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$1,9382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,104$3,6225
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$3,2752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)969$2,8517

Every lot

129 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1115800.00/cwt800.00–800.009201
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220564.26/cwt545.00–600.001,2414
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1261569.23/cwt545.00–590.001,4866
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2277487.89/cwt430.00–525.001,3515
Steers250–300Small 2290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323547.38/cwt505.00–600.001,7686
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324482.61/cwt445.00–500.001,5645
Steers350–400Small 2355375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372508.25/cwt480.00–555.001,89119
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379440.02/cwt410.00–470.001,6687
Steers350–400Small 1395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422459.58/cwt420.00–555.001,93924
Steers400–450Small 2423355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431381.51/cwt338.00–413.001,64414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472409.91/cwt395.00–480.001,93551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473372.14/cwt340.00–393.001,76032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519387.64/cwt375.00–413.002,01260
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527359.23/cwt315.00–373.001,89331
Steers500–550Small 2527261.15/cwt188.00–313.001,3763
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567374.41/cwt362.00–395.002,12366
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580350.02/cwt310.00–360.002,03040
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621355.80/cwt347.00–373.002,21055
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627337.45/cwt300.00–345.002,11638
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671344.75/cwt335.00–355.002,31342
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671323.64/cwt300.00–333.002,17224
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718334.10/cwt323.00–348.002,39930
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720315.56/cwt300.00–320.002,27212
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770324.67/cwt315.00–343.002,5004
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2771300.67/cwt275.00–313.002,3187
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820308.70/cwt290.00–335.002,53110
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2823261.71/cwt240.00–285.002,1543
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855290.06/cwt280.00–300.002,4802
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,2831
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,105245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,7071
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,7961
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,180233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,7491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1160770.00/cwt770.00–770.001,2321
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213564.84/cwt530.00–590.001,2033
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1257526.92/cwt510.00–545.001,3543
Heifers250–300Small 2268375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269436.75/cwt400.00–485.001,1758
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313470.01/cwt450.00–480.001,4716
Heifers300–350Small 2325334.00/cwt300.00–365.001,0862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326415.17/cwt400.00–435.001,35310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374467.59/cwt455.00–500.001,7495
Heifers350–400Small 2380369.23/cwt350.00–385.001,4038
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382407.25/cwt390.00–428.001,5569
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420397.17/cwt390.00–410.001,66821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424371.32/cwt330.00–388.001,57425
Heifers400–450Small 2443333.95/cwt325.00–343.001,4792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement465402.50/cwt402.00–403.001,8722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470385.94/cwt375.00–420.001,81424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477351.01/cwt300.00–373.001,67438
Heifers500–550Small 2500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518363.90/cwt350.00–395.001,88545
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524338.18/cwt310.00–348.001,77230
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement535445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement550405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2281
Heifers550–600Small 2570245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573329.34/cwt300.00–338.001,88726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574351.10/cwt340.00–395.002,01541
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement600400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615335.98/cwt325.00–358.002,06627
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620312.32/cwt280.00–323.001,93616
Heifers600–650Small 2640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664327.85/cwt320.00–355.002,17719
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665304.47/cwt275.00–317.002,02511
Heifers650–700Small 2665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703321.69/cwt310.00–330.002,2613
Heifers700–750Small 2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2714290.77/cwt280.00–303.002,0765
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775304.08/cwt298.00–310.002,3572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780257.64/cwt250.00–265.002,0102
Heifers800–850Small 2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825271.46/cwt270.00–273.002,2402
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855274.00/cwt270.00–278.002,3432
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9001
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980264.19/cwt250.00–275.002,5893
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025255.29/cwt240.00–270.002,6172
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7691
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,220260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,1721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Small 2380275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0451
Bulls600–650Small 2613187.55/cwt185.00–190.001,1502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718245.67/cwt195.00–288.001,7643
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8861
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,9891
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,055203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,1421
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,100203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,200202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,4301
Bulls——Light Weight1,365166.66/cwt165.00–170.002,2753
Bulls——Light Weight1,375185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,5441
Bulls——1,672185.51/cwt185.00–188.003,1026
Bulls——1,675190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,1831
Bulls——1,707171.47/cwt170.00–175.002,9275
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84583.31/cwt70.00–100.007042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight877125.60/cwt124.00–130.001,1027
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight906164.16/cwt160.00–168.001,4875
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight909116.82/cwt110.00–122.001,0628
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight910155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4111
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight930141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight940141.48/cwt131.00–150.001,3306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015128.01/cwt125.00–132.001,2994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063155.97/cwt155.00–159.001,6585
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082116.78/cwt110.00–120.001,2643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099142.97/cwt135.00–153.001,57119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,101165.09/cwt160.00–170.001,81813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,254177.53/cwt170.00–190.002,22621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424162.83/cwt160.00–168.002,31923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480152.60/cwt140.00–159.002,25819
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9231,653.70/head1,250.00–1,900.001,6543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0872,903.30/head2,350.00–3,250.002,9036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0883,302.53/head2,325.00–4,150.003,3032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1163,122.37/head2,450.00–3,850.003,1228
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,263.30/head2,025.00–2,550.002,2638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1972,427.26/head2,175.00–2,700.002,4273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2022,498.02/head2,050.00–3,000.002,49813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27451,937.50/head1,675.00–2,200.001,9382
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0983,577.79/head3,400.00–3,750.003,5782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1083,651.80/head3,500.00–3,800.003,6523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29692,851.33/head1,850.00–4,000.002,8517

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.