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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 2
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
991 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 838▲ 43 vs year ago 948 · +4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 180▼ 31 vs year ago 192 · −16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 201▲ 45 vs year ago 65 · +69.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,262 compared to 1,219 last week. The market remains very active. Lightweight feeder steers under 400 lbs. were steady with last week while the steers over 400 lbs. were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were fully steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $445.72/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +24.73 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$445.72
72 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.14
vs TX average
−29.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553462.982,56033
Medium and Large 2541431.122,33139
One grade step is worth $31.86/cwt here — about $230 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 sale72 hd
445.72
—
TX average5 barns · 346 hd
465.86
−20.14
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−29.84
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
+24.73
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—Low1,486189.652,81824
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,277170.122,17353
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,015145.481,47734
CowsLean 85-90%Low813115.2493712

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)Young (2-4 yrs)901$2,9928
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$2,97217
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,96310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$2,9232thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,107$2,7346
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,036$2,1738
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)708$2,4363thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$2,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,513$4,1192thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)800$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,362$3,60812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,212$3,1199
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,4683thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)803$2,1558

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1135650.00/cwt650.00–650.008781
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1184698.90/cwt680.00–720.001,2867
Steers200–250Small 2200460.00/cwt460.00–460.009201
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223691.84/cwt650.00–750.001,5437
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2229623.00/cwt600.00–645.001,4276
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273543.04/cwt470.00–605.001,4828
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275650.68/cwt625.00–680.001,78914
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316627.30/cwt590.00–675.001,98224
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332539.47/cwt525.00–555.001,79111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365595.29/cwt560.00–665.002,17317
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373533.50/cwt485.00–550.001,99011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415541.97/cwt525.00–575.002,24914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430490.71/cwt430.00–520.002,11018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459513.20/cwt495.00–555.002,35617
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474466.35/cwt425.00–490.002,21028
Steers450–500Small 2495373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,8461
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517480.79/cwt470.00–500.002,48611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523441.47/cwt385.00–465.002,30925
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571454.07/cwt445.00–478.002,59322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572412.64/cwt372.00–440.002,36014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620420.30/cwt400.00–455.002,60623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623378.20/cwt345.00–398.002,35613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664386.74/cwt380.00–400.002,56810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666364.12/cwt320.00–375.002,42526
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722388.31/cwt387.00–390.002,8043
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728355.84/cwt342.00–365.002,5919
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750390.00/cwt365.00–403.002,9253
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7132
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858329.00/cwt328.00–330.002,8232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1158707.68/cwt640.00–730.001,1186
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2186581.40/cwt550.00–600.001,0815
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4851
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225539.17/cwt505.00–580.001,2132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276521.63/cwt510.00–535.001,4404
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278574.01/cwt545.00–665.001,5965
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316548.64/cwt510.00–600.001,73416
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326478.39/cwt428.00–505.001,56011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378503.10/cwt485.00–550.001,90210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380455.46/cwt390.00–475.001,73111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423447.90/cwt425.00–465.001,89511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426485.86/cwt475.00–495.002,07016
Heifers400–450Small 2430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473461.00/cwt450.00–490.002,1819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474418.70/cwt375.00–445.001,98517
Heifers450–500Small 2480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522404.68/cwt350.00–428.002,11211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529445.91/cwt430.00–475.002,35917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement530502.26/cwt490.00–515.002,6622
Heifers500–550Small 2530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567404.20/cwt385.00–438.002,29222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568365.83/cwt330.00–375.002,07827
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614390.99/cwt375.00–455.002,40115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627345.71/cwt310.00–365.002,1687
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement658409.96/cwt400.00–420.002,6982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667375.35/cwt360.00–398.002,50411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673333.65/cwt310.00–350.002,2458
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715312.96/cwt288.00–335.002,2386
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730378.88/cwt360.00–385.002,7664
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2764302.51/cwt300.00–310.002,3116
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8843
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0011
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2905245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2171
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,125253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,8461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Small 2683254.07/cwt250.00–258.001,7352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,2561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Bulls800–850Small 2818226.47/cwt225.00–228.001,8532
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2883276.41/cwt270.00–283.002,4412
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910235.92/cwt218.00–250.002,1473
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,2341
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,088232.59/cwt220.00–245.002,5312
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,113238.90/cwt230.00–248.002,6592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,203170.46/cwt146.00–184.002,0517
Bulls——Light Weight1,223213.02/cwt206.00–221.002,6052
Bulls——Light Weight1,350195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,6331
Bulls——1,552166.70/cwt160.00–170.002,5873
Bulls——1,681207.28/cwt200.00–220.003,4847
Bulls——1,755196.57/cwt190.00–199.003,4504
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight773105.21/cwt99.00–110.008134
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight793119.62/cwt119.00–120.009493
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight833131.22/cwt128.00–135.001,0932
Cows—Lean 85-90%853110.88/cwt106.00–115.009462
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight900161.46/cwt155.00–169.001,4532
Cows—Lean 85-90%910119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0831
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight911144.59/cwt143.00–148.001,3175
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight928136.05/cwt130.00–142.001,2636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063146.48/cwt143.00–150.001,5579
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072133.71/cwt122.00–142.001,4336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099160.59/cwt155.00–170.001,7656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270152.75/cwt148.00–156.001,94010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,278178.41/cwt170.00–195.002,28031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,282163.19/cwt157.00–169.002,09212
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5134,118.60/head3,350.00–4,900.004,1192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29012,991.81/head2,500.00–3,400.002,9928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29232,922.63/head2,800.00–3,050.002,9232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0792,282.93/head1,950.00–2,650.002,2837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,733.55/head2,500.00–3,050.002,7346
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,962.76/head2,500.00–3,200.002,96310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1862,972.10/head2,350.00–3,300.002,97217
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29253,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,884.44/head2,550.00–3,150.002,8844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3243,307.48/head3,250.00–3,450.003,3075
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,412.49/head3,350.00–3,450.003,4123
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3963,819.90/head3,350.00–4,150.003,8208
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28032,155.18/head1,550.00–2,800.002,1558
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,467.95/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27082,435.88/head2,250.00–2,650.002,4363
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.