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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Oct 27
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
686 head
▼ 602 vs last sale 1,288▼ 194 vs year ago 880 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 164▼ 89 vs year ago 190 · −46.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 110▲ 35 vs year ago 35 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 857 compared to 1,563 last week. Smaller run due to the much-needed rain in the area. The market was lower across the board following the futures market downturn. Feeder steers were down 20.00 to 30.00. Feeder heifers were 12.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 lower on a limited test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $331.71/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −89.28 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$331.71
87 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$51.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−59.80
vs TX average
−98.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543344.341,87035
Medium and Large 2550324.441,78550
Small 2520292.571,5212thin
One grade step is worth $51.77/cwt here — about $349 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 sale87 hd
331.71
—
TX average5 barns · 413 hd
391.51
−59.80
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−98.01
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−89.28
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—Low1,748178.123,1146thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,356147.972,00628
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,119135.971,52226
CowsLean 85-90%Average963104.281,00420

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)1,234$3,0715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$2,90714
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,042$2,7226
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$2,6524thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,008$1,97810
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,9252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)875$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)840$1,5703thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$3,0354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$2,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)776$1,3395
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)938$2,0046

Every lot

113 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2190485.00/cwt485.00–485.009221
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1002
Steers200–250Small 2230380.00/cwt380.00–380.008741
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0111
Steers200–250Small 1235375.00/cwt375.00–375.008811
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2752
Steers250–300Small 2268372.87/cwt370.00–375.009995
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328392.75/cwt350.00–415.001,2889
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330445.15/cwt425.00–450.001,4695
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355385.00/cwt375.00–395.001,3672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372428.47/cwt400.00–485.001,59419
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425405.06/cwt392.00–430.001,72217
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425361.97/cwt310.00–390.001,53815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464385.19/cwt357.00–445.001,78718
Steers450–500Small 2475235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481337.95/cwt300.00–355.001,62634
Steers500–550Small 2520292.57/cwt290.00–295.001,5212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521347.09/cwt343.00–365.001,80817
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525330.10/cwt310.00–342.001,73322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564341.75/cwt338.00–345.001,92718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570319.99/cwt300.00–335.001,82428
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622317.93/cwt315.00–330.001,97820
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625305.28/cwt290.00–313.001,90821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666314.52/cwt310.00–330.002,0959
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678297.76/cwt250.00–307.002,0199
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716300.72/cwt300.00–305.002,1537
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728289.76/cwt285.00–295.002,1095
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758304.46/cwt300.00–306.002,3084
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,2151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3641
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3511
Steers850–900Small 2850218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8531
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4082
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2873262.56/cwt260.00–265.002,2922
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,6461
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,160218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,5291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1185480.00/cwt480.00–480.008881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228392.25/cwt385.00–400.008942
Heifers250–300Small 2270290.00/cwt290.00–290.007831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277367.29/cwt325.00–390.001,0173
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283475.44/cwt425.00–525.001,3452
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320409.75/cwt400.00–430.001,3115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326345.75/cwt275.00–370.001,12711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372337.76/cwt300.00–350.001,25610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381373.03/cwt367.00–378.001,4219
Heifers350–400Small 2390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425353.95/cwt350.00–363.001,50414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425340.24/cwt320.00–348.001,44612
Heifers400–450Small 2433277.54/cwt270.00–285.001,2022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474343.59/cwt330.00–390.001,62924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481316.86/cwt290.00–325.001,52414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527324.45/cwt310.00–340.001,71022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527299.12/cwt290.00–303.001,5765
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement540405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570319.64/cwt307.00–335.001,82219
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581289.98/cwt280.00–300.001,6856
Heifers600–650Small 2610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611305.87/cwt300.00–313.001,8698
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613287.38/cwt280.00–298.001,7628
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667279.94/cwt275.00–285.001,8678
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668297.19/cwt290.00–303.001,9859
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716291.76/cwt290.00–295.002,0894
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1753290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1842
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2766247.11/cwt210.00–270.001,8937
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830277.66/cwt277.00–278.002,3053
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211
Heifers850–900Small 2895210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8801
Heifers900–950Small 2915185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6931
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935220.29/cwt210.00–233.002,0603
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,2601
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,075225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4191
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,155200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3101
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 21,245210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Small 2605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8661
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960242.42/cwt235.00–250.002,3272
Bulls1350–1400Medium and Large 21,350179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4081
Bulls——1,765179.58/cwt179.00–181.003,1703
Bulls——1,845185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,4132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78887.75/cwt85.00–90.006912
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight840119.55/cwt115.00–125.001,0042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight866101.46/cwt95.00–105.008797
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight880143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2581
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight995139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107103.22/cwt94.00–110.001,1438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123137.53/cwt132.00–141.001,54411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134145.74/cwt143.00–152.001,6537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156120.05/cwt115.00–129.001,3886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,281154.48/cwt151.00–163.001,9798
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,361146.41/cwt143.00–150.001,99317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527139.46/cwt137.00–141.002,1303
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed6401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Small 1-27201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,854.72/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,977.89/head1,525.00–2,250.001,97810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0422,722.32/head2,000.00–3,150.002,7226
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,907.11/head2,450.00–3,900.002,90714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2343,070.99/head2,450.00–3,850.003,0715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,651.55/head2,400.00–2,950.002,6524
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed7601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27761,339.34/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3395
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1473,647.24/head3,400.00–3,950.003,6473
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29382,003.86/head1,700.00–2,400.002,0046
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.