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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Dec 8
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,618 head
▲ 1,618 vs last sale 0▲ 1,618 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 221 vs last sale 0▲ 221 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 0▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,989 compared to 756 last week. The feeder cattle market was very strong. Feeder steers and heifers weighing under 500 lbs. were 15.00 to 40.00 higher. The feeder steers over 500 lbs. were 8.00 to 15.00 higher. The feeder heifers over 500 lbs. were 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows were fully steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $386.84/cwt on 181 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.15 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$386.84
181 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$460
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$111.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.12
vs TX average
−43.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544401.512,18690
Medium and Large 2545373.252,03290
Small 2595290.001,7261thin
One grade step is worth $111.51/cwt here — about $460 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale181 hd
386.84
—
TX average5 barns · 415 hd
383.72
+3.12
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−43.79
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−34.15
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—Low1,544169.012,60928
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,352152.952,06850
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,035138.471,43251
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93590.7684845

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)919$2,9918
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,91716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$2,65745
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,126$2,6148
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$2,4433thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,061$2,17835
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)811$1,8607
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,442$3,4183thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)905$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$2,4504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)625$1,6862thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)879$1,8845

Every lot

119 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 2120500.00/cwt500.00–500.006001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1180602.64/cwt600.00–605.001,0852
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2188474.20/cwt400.00–500.008915
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2224486.21/cwt400.00–530.001,0899
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225576.24/cwt550.00–640.001,29710
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2276447.46/cwt385.00–500.001,2358
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280592.54/cwt550.00–620.001,65911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320564.30/cwt500.00–645.001,80623
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331459.22/cwt425.00–495.001,52013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372534.30/cwt495.00–630.001,98848
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381438.47/cwt360.00–490.001,67129
Steers350–400Small 2390370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420477.32/cwt450.00–515.002,00541
Steers400–450Small 2420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427426.98/cwt390.00–448.001,82329
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466448.53/cwt425.00–505.002,09044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475398.31/cwt335.00–423.001,89254
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516415.43/cwt400.00–450.002,14439
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522381.66/cwt337.00–398.001,99251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566390.87/cwt380.00–423.002,21251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574362.25/cwt300.00–378.002,07939
Steers550–600Small 2595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617369.08/cwt360.00–388.002,27723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623340.16/cwt300.00–355.002,11930
Steers600–650Small 2640275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668346.94/cwt340.00–370.002,31823
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674328.65/cwt310.00–338.002,21529
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711343.40/cwt332.00–370.002,4428
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2712316.65/cwt300.00–328.002,2558
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776334.91/cwt330.00–340.002,5994
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2781314.56/cwt300.00–328.002,4574
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824310.46/cwt285.00–323.002,55810
Steers800–850Small 2825255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1041
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835294.67/cwt290.00–297.002,4603
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868308.81/cwt300.00–323.002,6805
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3981
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,045255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6651
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7301
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,160230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,6681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180540.00/cwt540.00–540.009721
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190375.00/cwt375.00–375.007131
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208531.68/cwt510.00–570.001,1065
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233471.64/cwt470.00–475.001,0993
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268411.51/cwt375.00–445.001,1036
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273492.11/cwt475.00–500.001,34312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2314413.06/cwt390.00–435.001,29710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318492.90/cwt450.00–530.001,56714
Heifers350–400Small 2360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371408.20/cwt372.00–435.001,51416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375467.99/cwt450.00–500.001,75513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418431.70/cwt400.00–500.001,80532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement420490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425376.21/cwt350.00–390.001,5997
Heifers400–450Small 2425304.29/cwt275.00–335.001,2932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467407.04/cwt385.00–475.001,90139
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469358.94/cwt310.00–380.001,68340
Heifers450–500Small 2490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520388.25/cwt365.00–445.002,01923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528345.12/cwt300.00–363.001,82243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568358.49/cwt347.00–390.002,03624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570332.16/cwt300.00–345.001,89355
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement590450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,6552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement615412.36/cwt395.00–430.002,5362
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622343.79/cwt335.00–380.002,13830
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629322.52/cwt300.00–333.002,02932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668331.92/cwt328.00–338.002,21716
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672312.48/cwt275.00–326.002,10017
Heifers650–700Small 2675273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719324.29/cwt318.00–335.002,3326
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720299.65/cwt285.00–317.002,15711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755330.30/cwt325.00–338.002,4943
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1042
Heifers750–800Small 2795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9881
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,3183
Heifers850–900Small 2880235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0681
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930256.41/cwt248.00–265.002,3852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Small 2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Bulls750–800Small 2770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930232.51/cwt230.00–235.002,1622
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,180172.45/cwt172.00–173.002,0352
Bulls——Light Weight1,199157.93/cwt151.00–162.001,8945
Bulls——Light Weight1,355188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,5471
Bulls——1,620161.50/cwt150.00–170.002,6168
Bulls——1,673173.97/cwt171.00–177.002,9119
Bulls——1,832183.97/cwt182.00–185.003,3703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight825121.00/cwt121.00–121.009981
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86593.75/cwt84.00–115.0081119
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight882136.76/cwt134.00–140.001,2063
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88673.92/cwt70.00–80.006558
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight926148.15/cwt144.00–155.001,3729
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight932121.20/cwt115.00–128.001,1306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04194.41/cwt81.00–110.0098316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,047120.27/cwt112.00–125.001,2595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06580.00/cwt80.00–80.008521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,089149.52/cwt143.00–163.001,62814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122135.45/cwt130.00–142.001,52014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,349156.47/cwt152.00–164.002,11133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,349147.20/cwt143.00–151.001,98614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9703
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4423,417.86/head2,700.00–4,400.003,4183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7981,938.24/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29192,990.55/head2,300.00–3,600.002,9918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9261,731.60/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7327
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,443.13/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,289.65/head1,900.00–2,850.002,29028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1262,613.69/head2,300.00–2,750.002,6148
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,690.26/head2,250.00–3,300.002,69043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,917.09/head2,600.00–3,450.002,91716
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28791,884.44/head1,500.00–2,200.001,8845
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed6251,686.00/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,949.58/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28111,860.22/head1,550.00–2,100.001,8607

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.