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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Apr 27
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
▼ 373 vs last sale 1,204▼ 549 vs year ago 1,380 · −39.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 200▼ 201 vs year ago 360 · −55.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 396 vs last sale 516▼ 130 vs year ago 250 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1.110 compared to 1,920 last week. There was good rainfall throughout the area this past week. Feeder steers ere fully steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 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 $462.13/cwt on 57 head, up $10.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +41.14 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$462.13
▲ 10.67 vs prior sale
57 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,500
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.48
vs TX average
−18.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535481.832,58033
Medium and Large 2549435.062,38624
One grade step is worth $46.77/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale57 hd
462.13
—
TX average5 barns · 365 hd
474.61
−12.48
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
−18.89
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
+41.14
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—Low1,709208.073,55617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,291174.062,24745
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,021159.571,62931
CowsLean 85-90%Low824118.619787thin

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)1,053$3,1012thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,93024
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$2,69419
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$2,6148
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,43213
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,011$3,46410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$3,10111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)788$1,9002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)745$2,0194thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1143880.35/cwt860.00–900.001,2592
Steers100–150Medium and Large 2143620.35/cwt600.00–640.008872
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2180550.00/cwt550.00–550.009901
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1181765.35/cwt730.00–850.001,3856
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1212716.16/cwt700.00–730.001,5187
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2231609.00/cwt520.00–665.001,4078
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265551.95/cwt400.00–600.001,4639
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271673.11/cwt660.00–700.001,8246
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323632.74/cwt600.00–700.002,04413
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329538.72/cwt500.00–590.001,7728
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363590.55/cwt565.00–665.002,14419
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376530.34/cwt420.00–550.001,99422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426535.25/cwt520.00–570.002,28033
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430497.68/cwt430.00–515.002,14010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469516.43/cwt500.00–545.002,42237
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478477.02/cwt435.00–495.002,28011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523486.66/cwt470.00–515.002,54521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525446.17/cwt425.00–465.002,34212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557473.37/cwt465.00–480.002,63712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572423.94/cwt410.00–448.002,42512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620412.83/cwt400.00–435.002,56011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635385.58/cwt370.00–390.002,44813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663400.73/cwt398.00–413.002,6578
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675360.54/cwt343.00–383.002,4348
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706370.95/cwt365.00–375.002,6197
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795311.50/cwt310.00–313.002,4762
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,9051
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 2130555.38/cwt520.00–600.007222
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1145840.00/cwt840.00–840.001,2181
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1165695.00/cwt650.00–740.001,1472
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2177574.72/cwt500.00–610.001,0173
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208691.45/cwt650.00–730.001,4382
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228542.89/cwt500.00–620.001,2385
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265542.09/cwt490.00–600.001,4379
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278635.09/cwt625.00–645.001,7662
Heifers300–350Small 2315443.71/cwt435.00–450.001,3984
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328558.82/cwt550.00–580.001,83314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330525.89/cwt490.00–545.001,73512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373459.16/cwt425.00–475.001,71312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379518.53/cwt490.00–540.001,96519
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy395580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,2911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422506.46/cwt475.00–540.002,13723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426443.03/cwt400.00–465.001,88710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460439.23/cwt400.00–465.002,02010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466496.30/cwt470.00–530.002,31333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,7361
Heifers500–550Small 2515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525409.99/cwt400.00–420.002,15217
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527445.18/cwt425.00–505.002,34622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566384.04/cwt375.00–395.002,17411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572422.43/cwt405.00–435.002,41616
Heifers550–600Small 2578325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614381.34/cwt380.00–382.002,3416
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618340.74/cwt325.00–375.002,1066
Heifers650–700Small 2655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674379.83/cwt375.00–385.002,56010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677346.73/cwt300.00–370.002,3477
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,2071
Heifers700–750Small 2708266.52/cwt265.00–268.001,8872
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4991
Heifers750–800Small 2786265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0831
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement790365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8841
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3491
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,8941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls850–900Small 2855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,120246.89/cwt220.00–273.002,7653
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,173256.37/cwt248.00–265.003,0072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,375206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,8331
Bulls——Light Weight1,388184.97/cwt179.00–195.002,5672
Bulls——1,505187.19/cwt179.00–196.002,8172
Bulls——1,794220.03/cwt210.00–229.003,9479
Bulls——1,917202.18/cwt199.00–207.003,8763
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight829112.05/cwt105.00–120.009295
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight929155.20/cwt150.00–161.001,4427
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight940145.48/cwt145.00–146.001,3682
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight950171.20/cwt165.00–178.001,6263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,061143.61/cwt140.00–145.001,5244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075158.65/cwt155.00–162.001,7056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,079169.92/cwt165.00–179.001,8339
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,257182.62/cwt178.00–191.002,29618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295158.55/cwt155.00–160.002,0534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317170.05/cwt164.00–176.002,24023
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0533,100.95/head2,500.00–3,500.003,1012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,450.80/head2,300.00–2,600.002,45112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1312,694.13/head2,400.00–3,150.002,69419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,644.08/head2,300.00–3,000.002,6447
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,966.14/head2,500.00–3,550.002,96623
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed7701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28932,185.15/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29843,551.99/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5526
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29953,109.72/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1103
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,999.70/head2,750.00–3,200.003,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2204,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,645.53/head3,400.00–3,950.003,6463
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5754,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed6201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27872,125.95/head1,800.00–2,350.002,1263
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.