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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 9
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▼ 454 vs last sale 991▼ 322 vs year ago 859 · −37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 161▼ 97 vs year ago 217 · −44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 110▲ 30 vs year ago 90 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 777 compared to 1,262 last week. Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs. were10.00 to 15.00 lower. Steers over 500 lbs. were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs. were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows were fully 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 $442.11/cwt on 33 head, down $3.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +21.12 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$442.11
▼ 3.61 vs prior sale
33 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,414
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.94
vs TX average
−30.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546467.012,55013thin
Medium and Large 2546425.932,32520
One grade step is worth $41.07/cwt here — about $225 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 sale33 hd
442.11
—
TX average5 barns · 209 hd
475.05
−32.94
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−30.09
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
+21.12
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—Average1,611193.303,11314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,363162.282,21239
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,073147.851,58635
CowsLean 85-90%High877118.181,03718

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)1,140$3,6094thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$3,32410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$3,17310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$3,00820
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,8723thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,081$2,3776
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,565$3,9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)870$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,076$4,49111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$3,37431
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,270$3,1836
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)828$2,3542thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 2130620.00/cwt620.00–620.008061
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2173615.22/cwt600.00–630.001,0642
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1193660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,2742
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1213660.12/cwt650.00–670.001,4062
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220615.57/cwt600.00–640.001,3544
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2276558.13/cwt485.00–600.001,54010
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280634.70/cwt625.00–650.001,7773
Steers300–350Small 2315437.10/cwt425.00–450.001,3772
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318609.47/cwt590.00–645.001,9385
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331554.76/cwt535.00–575.001,8366
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371545.76/cwt530.00–575.002,0257
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384495.44/cwt380.00–525.001,90211
Steers350–400Small 2395395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409527.02/cwt515.00–535.002,1565
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422484.93/cwt420.00–510.002,04620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470484.87/cwt475.00–525.002,27912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476441.23/cwt420.00–470.002,10020
Steers450–500Small 2490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510480.85/cwt470.00–505.002,4526
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526436.64/cwt400.00–457.002,2979
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562417.17/cwt400.00–433.002,34411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577455.14/cwt440.00–525.002,6267
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617414.69/cwt400.00–425.002,5597
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623374.49/cwt350.00–395.002,3338
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662387.12/cwt375.00–398.002,5635
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672358.93/cwt350.00–365.002,4125
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715364.00/cwt362.00–365.002,6033
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5032
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,6852
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778344.95/cwt340.00–350.002,6842
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830334.00/cwt333.00–335.002,7722
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5761
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975318.00/cwt318.00–318.003,1011
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,120225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5201
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,8311
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,185238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,8201
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 21,240235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,9141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2155610.00/cwt610.00–610.009461
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1165660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,0891
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220602.67/cwt600.00–605.001,3262
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2231525.19/cwt500.00–550.001,2134
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271557.92/cwt545.00–580.001,5125
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282518.17/cwt475.00–535.001,4618
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326517.83/cwt500.00–545.001,6887
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342486.59/cwt475.00–495.001,6643
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372490.25/cwt470.00–520.001,8246
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378445.88/cwt435.00–465.001,6856
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415485.41/cwt470.00–510.002,0147
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422437.70/cwt410.00–465.001,8475
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470406.44/cwt365.00–435.001,91011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474453.13/cwt438.00–480.002,14812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528434.13/cwt420.00–463.002,29213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528385.56/cwt345.00–413.002,03617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573396.56/cwt383.00–413.002,2728
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579354.76/cwt333.00–370.002,0549
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629348.12/cwt325.00–363.002,1906
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663364.55/cwt358.00–370.002,4174
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664331.71/cwt310.00–347.002,2034
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715341.63/cwt340.00–343.002,4433
Heifers700–750Small 2740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1091
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,2721
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,5031
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,023249.00/cwt248.00–250.002,5472
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,085240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6041
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,115248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,7651
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,175235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,7611
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,255235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,9491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,2571
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,068225.16/cwt215.00–235.002,4052
Bulls1250–1300Medium and Large 21,270228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,8961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,025208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,1321
Bulls——Light Weight1,215181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1991
Bulls——Light Weight1,295189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,4482
Bulls——1,542191.43/cwt187.00–195.002,9523
Bulls——1,693179.43/cwt179.00–180.003,0382
Bulls——1,941201.20/cwt196.00–204.003,9055
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight848121.99/cwt117.00–125.001,0348
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight854108.91/cwt102.00–115.009307
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight873133.06/cwt131.00–135.001,1622
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight875151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight980145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010129.67/cwt129.00–131.001,3103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,071134.84/cwt129.00–141.001,4445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087145.26/cwt143.00–150.001,57913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124158.75/cwt151.00–170.001,78412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270140.49/cwt140.00–141.001,7842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320171.54/cwt169.00–180.002,26414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366161.81/cwt157.00–167.002,21016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469151.07/cwt150.00–155.002,2197
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27452,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28282,353.78/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Small 1-27402,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0583,323.64/head2,850.00–3,900.003,32410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,432.19/head2,200.00–2,750.002,4325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,608.66/head3,350.00–3,800.003,6094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2033,410.49/head2,800.00–4,000.003,4108
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2033,066.53/head2,450.00–3,850.003,06719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,872.04/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0244,624.01/head4,400.00–4,850.004,6248
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1433,314.55/head2,600.00–3,850.003,31519
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2134,138.05/head3,900.00–4,450.004,1383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2683,294.22/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2943
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,467.26/head2,750.00–3,950.003,46712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2723,072.35/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0723

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.