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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Dec 1
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▼ 402 vs last sale 962▼ 865 vs year ago 1,425 · −60.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 168▼ 44 vs year ago 190 · −23.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 60▲ 30 vs year ago 20 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 756 compared to 1,190 two weeks ago. as there was no sale last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The feeder cattle market was very active and stronger across all weights. The lightweight steers under 400 lbs. were 15.00 to 30.00 higher while the steers over 400 lbs. were10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. were 10.00 to 15.00 higher while the heifers over 400 lbs. were 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.0 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $362.08/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −58.91 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$362.08
47 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$631
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$126.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TX average
−67.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535386.242,06723
Medium and Large 2546346.111,89122
Small 2553260.001,4372thin
One grade step is worth $126.24/cwt here — about $631 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 sale47 hd
362.08
—
TX average1 barns · 47 hd
362.08
+0.00
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
−67.07
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−58.91
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—Low1,630165.142,69112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,381145.612,01130
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,053133.811,40942
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low90994.0985537

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$2,54813
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,1383thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,044$1,7126
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,5132thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,2133thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,078$2,2624thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,402$3,2145
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,358$3,1222thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2185410.00/cwt410.00–410.007591
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1190535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,0171
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228497.42/cwt495.00–500.001,1342
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2228467.48/cwt445.00–480.001,0663
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269517.54/cwt500.00–545.001,3929
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280451.03/cwt425.00–480.001,2632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318438.46/cwt420.00–455.001,3942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330506.89/cwt475.00–550.001,67315
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365509.08/cwt455.00–535.001,85811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373407.05/cwt300.00–450.001,51815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417447.40/cwt430.00–500.001,86626
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429403.49/cwt350.00–428.001,73116
Steers400–450Small 2430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466424.77/cwt408.00–485.001,97921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476388.51/cwt340.00–407.001,84933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507396.77/cwt382.00–425.002,01212
Steers500–550Small 2525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530348.59/cwt325.00–375.001,84812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566374.75/cwt365.00–395.002,12111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566343.14/cwt330.00–358.001,94210
Steers550–600Small 2580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5081
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610327.49/cwt318.00–338.001,99811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618360.96/cwt348.00–368.002,2316
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666347.61/cwt337.00–375.002,3155
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677321.66/cwt312.00–333.002,1785
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4192
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820292.59/cwt285.00–300.002,3992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230516.30/cwt490.00–545.001,1872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1264439.88/cwt430.00–445.001,1614
Heifers250–300Small 2270280.00/cwt280.00–280.007561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283384.54/cwt300.00–415.001,0888
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319390.87/cwt350.00–410.001,2476
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321439.29/cwt420.00–460.001,41012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365423.60/cwt415.00–455.001,5467
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378377.67/cwt325.00–400.001,4287
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430384.45/cwt370.00–410.001,65310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430350.27/cwt325.00–365.001,50611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469380.11/cwt368.00–398.001,78320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478348.83/cwt318.00–367.001,66726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520364.89/cwt350.00–387.001,89734
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527326.89/cwt300.00–345.001,72313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568347.85/cwt340.00–360.001,97615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581324.28/cwt310.00–338.001,8846
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614339.97/cwt330.00–348.002,08716
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673335.04/cwt325.00–340.002,2556
Heifers650–700Small 2685220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688293.68/cwt287.00–300.002,0214
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725322.41/cwt310.00–335.002,3372
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4382
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,0781
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818248.09/cwt220.00–275.002,0292
Heifers800–850Small 2845220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8591
Heifers850–900Small 2865210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8171
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,2941
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2955233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,2251
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2771
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,285198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,5441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3321
Bulls900–950Small 2910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4131
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,592155.85/cwt140.00–166.002,4818
Bulls——1,600180.03/cwt179.00–181.002,8802
Bulls——1,810187.40/cwt185.00–190.003,3922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight810129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0451
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight865143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2372
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight871122.30/cwt115.00–125.001,0654
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88095.97/cwt84.00–110.0084523
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89777.69/cwt71.00–82.006975
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight988136.02/cwt130.00–142.001,3442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02575.00/cwt75.00–75.007691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04393.58/cwt84.00–105.009766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,076146.67/cwt144.00–152.001,57810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090122.42/cwt115.00–125.001,33412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099136.42/cwt130.00–142.001,49912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,356154.66/cwt151.00–160.002,0978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364146.24/cwt142.00–149.001,99514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436135.45/cwt129.00–141.001,9458
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,262.06/head1,900.00–2,700.002,2624
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,084.66/head2,700.00–3,450.003,0853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3583,122.47/head3,000.00–3,250.003,1222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,407.21/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4072
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9251,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9521,535.64/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,887.59/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,269.58/head2,150.00–2,350.002,2702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2022,599.86/head2,000.00–3,450.002,60012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,212.80/head1,500.00–2,750.002,2133

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.