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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Mar 23
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
950 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 847▲ 81 vs year ago 869 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 202▼ 30 vs year ago 176 · −17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 135▲ 60 vs year ago 40 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,206 compared to 1.185 last week. The market remains very active. The lightweight feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs. were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 400 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs. were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully 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 $456.80/cwt on 56 head, up $3.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +35.81 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$456.80
▲ 3.09 vs prior sale
56 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,476
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.20
vs TX average
−21.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541481.002,60424
Medium and Large 2542438.662,37932
One grade step is worth $42.34/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 sale56 hd
456.80
—
TX average5 barns · 262 hd
460.01
−3.20
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
−21.29
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
+35.81
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—Average1,591196.513,12620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,323169.902,24853
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,009148.981,50342
CowsLean 85-90%Low786116.1791318

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)1,051$3,4277
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,221$2,90717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,7638
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)894$2,7185
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,132$2,5369
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)969$2,1526
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)877$2,6723thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)868$2,2882thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$4,2832thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,260$3,4242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$3,2869
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$3,1257
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)830$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$1,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)751$1,7556

Every lot

111 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1138701.20/cwt650.00–750.009683
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1164711.60/cwt690.00–750.001,1674
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2168517.33/cwt500.00–530.008693
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1214650.47/cwt630.00–675.001,3924
Steers200–250Small 1230475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0931
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2234552.74/cwt500.00–620.001,2935
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2272554.54/cwt500.00–600.001,5088
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273642.64/cwt620.00–660.001,75412
Steers300–350Small 2315388.89/cwt355.00–425.001,2252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318615.49/cwt600.00–645.001,95728
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326527.48/cwt400.00–590.001,72023
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369543.64/cwt530.00–595.002,00620
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377500.89/cwt450.00–525.001,88825
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420490.07/cwt450.00–510.002,05831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425526.45/cwt515.00–560.002,23731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469498.67/cwt490.00–525.002,33919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470474.07/cwt425.00–485.002,22818
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516489.02/cwt480.00–500.002,52311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520453.67/cwt410.00–475.002,35918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563474.21/cwt465.00–490.002,67013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571419.36/cwt388.00–438.002,39514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618424.13/cwt400.00–465.002,62113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624382.97/cwt368.00–393.002,39014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663385.06/cwt380.00–390.002,5532
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671396.27/cwt395.00–405.002,6598
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718378.40/cwt360.00–400.002,7177
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790376.72/cwt360.00–385.002,9763
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,0561
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5351
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,5801
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,108248.99/cwt248.00–250.002,7592
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,173235.99/cwt235.00–237.002,7682
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 21,345220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,9591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2168539.25/cwt530.00–550.009062
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1173627.54/cwt600.00–650.001,0862
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220608.90/cwt600.00–625.001,3403
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233522.63/cwt500.00–555.001,2186
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268566.87/cwt545.00–590.001,5196
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274521.60/cwt500.00–540.001,4296
Heifers250–300Small 2295357.50/cwt350.00–365.001,0552
Heifers300–350Small 2310380.00/cwt360.00–400.001,1782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325554.44/cwt540.00–580.001,80217
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329483.13/cwt425.00–530.001,58932
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372497.67/cwt470.00–530.001,85129
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377439.65/cwt400.00–465.001,65718
Heifers350–400Small 2385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417437.72/cwt400.00–460.001,82519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418489.19/cwt465.00–510.002,04524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467418.46/cwt400.00–435.001,95422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470712.00/cwt712.00–712.003,3462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470458.33/cwt440.00–485.002,15424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528446.54/cwt425.00–470.002,3588
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531398.39/cwt380.00–420.002,11515
Heifers500–550Small 2535337.50/cwt325.00–350.001,8062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573411.56/cwt400.00–430.002,3589
Heifers550–600Small 2595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,5384
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618368.32/cwt365.00–370.002,2763
Heifers650–700Small 2660241.51/cwt240.00–243.001,5942
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2687345.01/cwt325.00–350.002,3705
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728352.54/cwt350.00–355.002,5662
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768259.87/cwt240.00–275.001,9963
Heifers750–800Small 2785191.58/cwt185.00–198.001,5042
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2817258.47/cwt250.00–275.002,1123
Heifers800–850Small 2827218.26/cwt175.00–255.001,8053
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2945245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785285.82/cwt257.00–335.002,2443
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,208221.21/cwt200.00–242.502,6722
Bulls——Light Weight1,388177.02/cwt166.00–188.002,4572
Bulls——1,465181.21/cwt171.00–187.002,6553
Bulls——1,633194.09/cwt190.00–197.003,1696
Bulls——1,776203.64/cwt198.00–212.003,6177
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Cows—Lean 85-90%780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight788114.29/cwt107.00–119.0090113
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight805121.76/cwt120.00–126.009803
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight863161.37/cwt160.00–163.001,3932
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight874146.47/cwt143.00–152.001,2804
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight928135.89/cwt126.00–142.001,2618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053149.17/cwt144.00–156.001,57114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,069164.99/cwt160.00–171.001,76410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073130.74/cwt125.00–140.001,4034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,306175.93/cwt170.00–185.002,29829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309152.79/cwt145.00–157.002,0004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,351164.58/cwt159.00–169.002,22320
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,423.61/head3,000.00–3,700.003,4242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3104,283.21/head3,950.00–4,550.004,2832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28942,718.29/head2,500.00–3,050.002,7185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,221.95/head1,825.00–2,400.002,2225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0333,146.61/head2,850.00–3,500.003,1474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0522,600.98/head2,000.00–3,000.002,6017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0753,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,536.31/head1,850.00–3,000.002,5369
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,907.31/head2,600.00–3,400.002,90717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2453,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28682,287.61/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2882
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28772,671.86/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6723
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27511,755.05/head1,500.00–2,050.001,7556
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29403,162.65/head2,500.00–3,900.003,1637
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1093,073.28/head2,700.00–3,250.003,0734
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2523,193.74/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1943
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2753,719.61/head3,500.00–3,900.003,7202

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.