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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Feb 9
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,054 head
▲ 212 vs last sale 842▼ 116 vs year ago 1,170 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 125▲ 30 vs year ago 180 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 80▼ 49 vs year ago 160 · −30.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,385 compared to 1,087 last week. THe market was very active with high demand from the buyers. Feeder steers under 400 lbs. were 10.00 to 15.00 higher while the steers over 400 lbs. were 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. were 7.00 to 10.00 higher while the heifers over 400 lbs. were up 4.00 to 7.00. The higher dressing slaughter cows were fully steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $452.12/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 28 of 33 comparable sales and sits +31.13 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$452.12
110 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,445
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.16
vs TX average
−26.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536483.822,59153
Medium and Large 2546422.652,30757
One grade step is worth $61.17/cwt here — about $284 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 sale110 hd
452.12
—
TX average5 barns · 325 hd
444.96
+7.16
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−26.27
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
+31.13
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—High1,629181.222,95226
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,327164.612,18558
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,004141.841,42544
CowsLean 85-90%Low852105.7990129

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)1,129$3,05416
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,082$2,8796
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$2,82426
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$2,6343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,018$2,5783thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,051$2,4448
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)655$1,8914thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,256$3,4859
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,068$2,8544thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)770$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)861$2,11615

Every lot

117 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
Steers50–100Medium and Large 195740.00/cwt740.00–740.007031
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1110760.00/cwt760.00–760.008361
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1170702.32/cwt650.00–750.001,1945
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2178600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,0683
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1217698.58/cwt640.00–790.001,5166
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2224582.70/cwt500.00–630.001,3057
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265537.29/cwt450.00–605.001,4248
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280640.01/cwt625.00–660.001,79210
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321609.03/cwt565.00–650.001,95527
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330525.66/cwt500.00–555.001,7356
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372595.97/cwt550.00–645.002,21725
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373503.06/cwt400.00–540.001,87624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423486.32/cwt425.00–515.002,05721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426538.43/cwt520.00–630.002,29424
Steers450–500Small 2465378.71/cwt370.00–388.001,7612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470454.87/cwt400.00–485.002,13834
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473520.71/cwt495.00–540.002,46333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514495.35/cwt460.00–530.002,54634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526436.41/cwt350.00–458.002,29632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571405.03/cwt350.00–433.002,31325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574463.19/cwt437.00–485.002,65919
Steers600–650Small 2610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619413.61/cwt400.00–465.002,56019
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627388.05/cwt355.00–398.002,43315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664397.51/cwt375.00–420.002,63915
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685351.45/cwt325.00–373.002,40714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720378.63/cwt367.00–395.002,7264
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2734343.81/cwt335.00–358.002,52412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2764332.10/cwt310.00–338.002,5375
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy765335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7261
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820327.50/cwt327.00–328.002,6864
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830337.50/cwt337.00–338.002,8014
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2878304.90/cwt300.00–310.002,6772
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928301.18/cwt278.00–325.002,7952
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2935273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,5531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 290405.00/cwt405.00–405.003651
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1173600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,0383
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195450.00/cwt450.00–450.008781
Heifers150–200Small 2195400.00/cwt400.00–400.007801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223585.62/cwt550.00–640.001,3064
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2237511.57/cwt450.00–545.001,2128
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269533.19/cwt520.00–550.001,4346
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278448.64/cwt400.00–500.001,2477
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326514.13/cwt475.00–545.001,67615
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332437.58/cwt375.00–470.001,4539
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374438.61/cwt385.00–465.001,64022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377498.23/cwt470.00–550.001,87823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420466.42/cwt450.00–515.001,95933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420427.15/cwt385.00–445.001,79422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468456.12/cwt435.00–545.002,13519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475408.22/cwt370.00–428.001,93914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513428.93/cwt410.00–470.002,20028
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524387.45/cwt325.00–403.002,03015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement560435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4361
Heifers550–600Small 2560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564396.48/cwt367.00–440.002,23632
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591343.03/cwt325.00–365.002,0276
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613383.57/cwt365.00–400.002,35120
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616340.92/cwt317.00–360.002,1007
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670331.04/cwt308.00–343.002,2188
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685368.73/cwt367.00–373.002,5264
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2709331.25/cwt325.00–335.002,3494
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723349.90/cwt340.00–360.002,5304
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement760420.00/cwt420.00–420.003,1921
Heifers750–800Small 2760250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767335.04/cwt325.00–340.002,5703
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773310.10/cwt300.00–320.002,3972
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0161
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,6301
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,6031
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,4801
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,050200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1001
Bulls1400–1450Medium and Large 21,440225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,2401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,145177.19/cwt175.00–179.002,0292
Bulls——Light Weight1,230167.78/cwt165.00–171.002,0642
Bulls——1,491151.17/cwt140.00–157.002,2545
Bulls——1,691185.53/cwt176.00–189.003,1377
Bulls——1,831196.73/cwt190.00–209.003,60210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight732116.44/cwt115.00–119.008523
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight800129.15/cwt125.00–135.001,0333
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight800101.07/cwt75.00–110.0080916
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight819120.76/cwt117.00–125.009895
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight917135.62/cwt130.00–143.001,2448
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight948151.74/cwt148.00–159.001,4388
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04998.17/cwt92.00–105.001,0306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072141.63/cwt130.00–147.001,51814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143153.82/cwt148.00–161.001,7588
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,307170.17/cwt162.00–183.002,22437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,356156.56/cwt149.00–161.002,12318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403144.32/cwt143.00–145.002,0253
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28612,115.55/head1,500.00–2,450.002,11615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed6001,449.17/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4492
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27102,331.87/head1,800.00–2,750.002,3322
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28632,926.09/head2,500.00–3,250.002,9262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8901,936.38/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0182,577.50/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0822,878.62/head2,500.00–3,350.002,8796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1042,613.28/head2,250.00–2,850.002,6136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1493,097.29/head2,600.00–3,900.003,09715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,848.65/head2,550.00–3,150.002,84925
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28282,428.25/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2113,360.16/head3,000.00–4,000.003,3605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3083,280.02/head3,100.00–3,450.003,2802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3133,641.05/head3,000.00–4,400.003,6414

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.