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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Tue, Apr 21
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,204 head
▲ 336 vs last sale 868▲ 1,204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 135▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
516 head
▲ 406 vs last sale 110▲ 516 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1.920 compared to 1,113 last week. A special replacement sale was held in conjunction with the regular sale. Much needed rainfall in the past week led to a high demand for replacements. Feeder steers sold fully steady. Feeder heifers were steady to a few dollars lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.26/cwt on 75 head, down $23.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +18.53 against this barn's trailing median of $384.73.
Average price
$403.26
▼ 23.24 vs prior sale
75 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,201
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$68.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.19
vs TX average
−18.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541424.092,29231
Medium and Large 2551391.032,15441
Small 2530355.141,8823thin
One grade step is worth $68.95/cwt here — about $410 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 sale75 hd
403.26
—
TX average5 barns · 328 hd
404.46
−1.19
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−18.91
This barn, trailing median33 sales
384.73
+18.53
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
440395349303median 384.7303/0205/0407/1309/0811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.50, low $316.81, median $384.73 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—High1,754197.853,47018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,296171.362,22180
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,034158.851,64362
CowsLean 85-90%Average828119.6799018

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)1,122$3,32737
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$3,19765
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,022$3,06832
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,121$2,90559
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,092$2,7128
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,4478
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$2,4242thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)791$2,2734thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)924$2,5777
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)862$2,4666
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,225$4,25216
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,320$4,21010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,219$4,58952
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$3,857138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,118$3,00920
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)878$2,53551

Every lot

125 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 2145650.00/cwt650.00–650.009431
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2170530.00/cwt500.00–560.009012
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1177747.15/cwt690.00–780.001,3226
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1216713.73/cwt680.00–750.001,5424
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223601.07/cwt550.00–650.001,3404
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268525.23/cwt500.00–550.001,4082
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284677.78/cwt650.00–700.001,9255
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8697
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329638.44/cwt610.00–695.002,1009
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369578.41/cwt540.00–650.002,1348
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379482.21/cwt430.00–525.001,82813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419536.35/cwt520.00–600.002,24718
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422489.61/cwt405.00–509.002,06612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477475.25/cwt425.00–495.002,26723
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478509.01/cwt500.00–520.002,43315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520444.21/cwt415.00–465.002,31018
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525474.66/cwt470.00–480.002,49215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555466.83/cwt460.00–480.002,59114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567426.04/cwt390.00–445.002,41617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618421.11/cwt400.00–440.002,60210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625375.44/cwt360.00–390.002,34713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669400.30/cwt397.00–407.002,6787
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672376.38/cwt370.00–388.002,52912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717374.30/cwt365.00–388.002,68411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717353.14/cwt353.00–354.002,5327
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763333.18/cwt325.00–342.002,5426
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764365.14/cwt356.00–380.002,7908
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813347.97/cwt338.00–358.002,8292
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880320.54/cwt313.00–328.002,8212
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,9261
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,030245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5241
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,105265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,9281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 2110630.00/cwt630.00–630.006931
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1174676.79/cwt660.00–680.001,1787
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2179554.02/cwt550.00–555.009925
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1219651.67/cwt650.00–652.001,4276
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223592.42/cwt590.00–600.001,3214
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272624.33/cwt620.00–625.001,6987
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277568.34/cwt568.00–570.001,5746
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323505.31/cwt450.00–530.001,6327
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330559.87/cwt550.00–575.001,84812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373514.74/cwt490.00–530.001,92012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382468.26/cwt450.00–480.001,78912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement420570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420491.43/cwt475.00–520.002,06416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430448.44/cwt435.00–465.001,92812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469477.81/cwt470.00–495.002,24117
Heifers450–500Small 2470372.50/cwt365.00–380.001,7512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479446.67/cwt400.00–465.002,14023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520439.49/cwt425.00–460.002,28518
Heifers500–550Small 2530355.14/cwt335.00–375.001,8823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534404.78/cwt383.00–420.002,16226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569402.77/cwt396.00–425.002,29213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580367.20/cwt350.00–380.002,13015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614363.89/cwt354.00–376.002,2347
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621390.27/cwt378.00–400.002,42411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676384.65/cwt383.00–395.002,6007
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681334.21/cwt318.00–350.002,2765
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713340.49/cwt340.00–345.002,42810
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717332.38/cwt330.00–337.002,3833
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1776329.60/cwt328.00–330.002,5585
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4892
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4151
Heifers800–850Small 2817266.49/cwt250.00–285.002,1773
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5811
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6402
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2905275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4891
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7441
Heifers950–1000Small 2970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2801
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,7301
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,170260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,380185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,5531
Bulls——1,516182.59/cwt170.00–190.002,7685
Bulls——1,833211.37/cwt210.00–215.003,8744
Bulls——1,910202.23/cwt199.00–205.003,8638
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight796113.08/cwt107.00–119.009005
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight806105.00/cwt105.00–105.008465
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight836138.97/cwt135.00–141.001,1625
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight843121.92/cwt121.00–123.001,0282
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight919156.10/cwt147.00–161.001,4357
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight923165.56/cwt164.00–167.001,5282
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight972133.34/cwt125.00–140.001,2963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,020133.12/cwt125.00–141.001,3582
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,059166.71/cwt163.00–174.001,76526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,061155.64/cwt150.00–161.001,65122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,271179.98/cwt177.00–188.002,28825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,296169.77/cwt164.00–176.002,20044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355158.12/cwt150.00–162.002,14311
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2034,094.98/head2,900.00–5,300.004,09515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3204,210.16/head2,900.00–5,800.004,21010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5556,600.00/head6,600.00–6,600.006,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29082,489.12/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29132,813.42/head2,500.00–3,050.002,8132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0733,006.52/head2,950.00–3,050.003,0079
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1344,237.96/head2,700.00–4,950.004,23823
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1473,347.76/head2,700.00–3,800.003,34830
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1654,446.05/head3,050.00–5,000.004,44612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1823,096.26/head2,650.00–3,300.003,09610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2364,152.94/head3,600.00–4,750.004,15324
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2504,018.80/head2,800.00–4,800.004,01980
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2554,537.55/head4,400.00–4,800.004,5384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3154,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4175,421.41/head5,100.00–5,500.005,42112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28622,466.34/head1,850.00–2,850.002,4666
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29542,687.68/head2,000.00–3,150.002,6885
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27752,230.43/head1,950.00–2,600.002,2303
Bred Cows—Small 1-27762,203.54/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2044
Bred Cows—Small 1-28102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8972,159.14/head1,850.00–2,350.002,1595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,220.77/head2,500.00–3,850.003,22127
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,424.24/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,828.13/head2,000.00–3,300.002,8287
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1112,482.44/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1223,326.78/head2,500.00–4,350.003,32737
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,988.90/head2,500.00–3,450.002,98953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1833,197.08/head2,550.00–3,900.003,19765
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28782,535.41/head1,500.00–3,050.002,53551

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.