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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, May 4
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 831▼ 534 vs year ago 1,377 · −38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 159▼ 31 vs year ago 209 · −14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 120▲ 52 vs year ago 98 · +53.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,173 compared to 1,110 last week. Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows were fully steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $448.00/cwt on 70 head, down $14.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +27.01 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$448.00
▼ 14.13 vs prior sale
70 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,472
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$359
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$83.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−47.11
vs TX average
−39.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549471.712,59030
Medium and Large 2553431.312,38739
Small 2575388.002,2311thin
One grade step is worth $83.71/cwt here — about $359 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 sale70 hd
448.00
—
TX average5 barns · 372 hd
495.11
−47.11
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−39.55
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
+27.01
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—Low1,686210.663,55320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,312176.742,31943
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,021164.081,67639
CowsLean 85-90%Low876127.141,1137thin

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)1,140$3,5252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$3,09423
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$2,96321
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,121$2,6744thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,6593thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)992$2,29611
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)773$2,4036
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2,250$4,7701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,168$3,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$3,82569
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$3,21015

Every lot

112 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1140860.00/cwt860.00–860.001,2041
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1165840.11/cwt775.00–930.001,3864
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2195700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,3651
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,4041
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,9801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321640.96/cwt605.00–670.002,0577
Steers300–350Small 2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331547.24/cwt505.00–595.001,8117
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369584.40/cwt570.00–600.002,15613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375530.86/cwt515.00–550.001,99113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414532.19/cwt520.00–585.002,20333
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422506.50/cwt450.00–518.002,13721
Steers400–450Small 2435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473512.71/cwt500.00–545.002,42520
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478467.32/cwt415.00–495.002,23425
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527442.75/cwt400.00–460.002,33315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528475.97/cwt470.00–495.002,51315
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570467.44/cwt460.00–480.002,66415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570424.16/cwt399.00–455.002,41824
Steers550–600Small 2575388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,2311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613412.74/cwt400.00–435.002,53012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622389.92/cwt385.00–398.002,42512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666413.29/cwt403.00–440.002,7535
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672374.72/cwt333.00–388.002,51810
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,4351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8121
Steers750–800Small 2775290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Fleshy805310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5421
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8221
Steers850–900Small 2865250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,9481
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,095240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1130640.00/cwt640.00–640.008321
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 2135500.00/cwt500.00–500.006751
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2160600.00/cwt600.00–600.009601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3382
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2224546.87/cwt460.00–590.001,2254
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267534.31/cwt515.00–565.001,4273
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317519.68/cwt500.00–530.001,64710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326547.83/cwt540.00–580.001,7866
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365518.44/cwt495.00–555.001,89217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374467.19/cwt450.00–485.001,7479
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424491.12/cwt475.00–530.002,08218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429450.44/cwt425.00–465.001,93215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466447.83/cwt425.00–465.002,0878
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471485.91/cwt470.00–520.002,28913
Heifers450–500Small 2482404.84/cwt385.00–420.001,9513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy490530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,5971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518437.17/cwt428.00–455.002,26512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519403.82/cwt390.00–410.002,09615
Heifers500–550Small 2529371.83/cwt340.00–385.001,9675
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564413.45/cwt400.00–445.002,33217
Heifers550–600Small 2565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575384.62/cwt360.00–395.002,21212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement610430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617396.71/cwt383.00–423.002,4486
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628357.29/cwt350.00–365.002,2442
Heifers650–700Small 2655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664380.71/cwt378.00–385.002,5284
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680355.96/cwt355.00–360.002,4215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement720380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,1611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5731
Heifers750–800Small 2755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2903300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,345214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,8781
Bulls——Light Weight1,485170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5251
Bulls——1,528188.96/cwt185.00–192.002,8873
Bulls——1,749220.71/cwt215.00–225.003,86011
Bulls——1,769208.65/cwt205.00–210.003,6914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight840140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1761
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1544
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight903148.21/cwt145.00–153.001,3384
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight920171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5731
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight926162.77/cwt160.00–166.001,5074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,005143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4371
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,039162.93/cwt158.00–166.001,69312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,066169.76/cwt167.00–177.001,81017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,302162.66/cwt160.00–164.002,1183
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,312183.89/cwt180.00–193.002,41317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313173.30/cwt165.00–179.002,27523
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,2504,770.00/head4,770.00–4,770.004,7701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9412,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0342,542.06/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,788.90/head2,750.00–2,850.002,7892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1212,673.69/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1642,963.16/head2,500.00–3,300.002,96321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1723,094.17/head2,600.00–3,700.003,09423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2104,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9633,073.90/head3,050.00–3,100.003,0742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0693,316.11/head3,250.00–3,450.003,3169
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1063,121.16/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1215
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,295.95/head2,950.00–3,550.003,2962
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,769.33/head3,350.00–3,900.003,76912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1693,789.99/head3,300.00–4,350.003,79045
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2254,504.29/head4,350.00–4,650.004,5042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2494,201.96/head3,800.00–4,350.004,20210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27732,403.13/head2,250.00–2,950.002,4036
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28002,100.00/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.