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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, May 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
855 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 843▲ 117 vs year ago 738 · +15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 178▲ 24 vs year ago 160 · +15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 150▲ 145 vs year ago 70 · +207.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,254 compared to 1,173 last week. Feeder steers under 400 lbs. were steady while the steers over 400 lbs. were fully steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were fully steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $456.64/cwt on 87 head, up $8.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +35.65 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$456.64
▲ 8.64 vs prior sale
87 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.37
vs TX average
−17.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540486.592,62743
Medium and Large 2554427.372,36944
One grade step is worth $59.22/cwt here — about $258 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale87 hd
456.64
—
TX average5 barns · 259 hd
462.01
−5.37
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−17.06
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
+35.65
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—High1,586210.513,33931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,285175.862,26051
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,022162.711,66343
CowsLean 85-90%Low815135.851,1066thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,6109
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$3,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,099$3,3594thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$3,2213thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,107$2,90611
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,80610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$2,6493thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$2,5252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$3,0692thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,133$4,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$4,29187
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)928$3,9806
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,163$3,60460
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)972$2,5175

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1172822.82/cwt770.00–900.001,4153
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2178694.51/cwt690.00–700.001,2362
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205720.24/cwt710.00–730.001,4762
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230645.00/cwt635.00–650.001,4843
Steers200–250Small 2245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277709.94/cwt700.00–770.001,9677
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2279634.08/cwt610.00–685.001,7697
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319665.49/cwt650.00–710.002,1237
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331566.40/cwt550.00–625.001,8757
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369592.67/cwt560.00–635.002,18714
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376523.50/cwt445.00–555.001,96819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420529.21/cwt520.00–570.002,22327
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432492.90/cwt450.00–515.002,12918
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471512.97/cwt495.00–550.002,41615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471457.41/cwt420.00–490.002,15418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521489.26/cwt470.00–540.002,54927
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522443.62/cwt400.00–465.002,31619
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572482.08/cwt455.00–530.002,75716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579415.02/cwt385.00–445.002,40325
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612429.65/cwt420.00–440.002,6295
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618396.37/cwt375.00–418.002,45011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659439.52/cwt425.00–448.002,8965
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2659374.45/cwt350.00–393.002,4687
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725363.93/cwt325.00–375.002,6385
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735391.70/cwt380.00–400.002,87912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5111
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7201
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,8441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223648.26/cwt620.00–700.001,4464
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227589.74/cwt560.00–605.001,3393
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275606.91/cwt600.00–610.001,6693
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2284544.47/cwt500.00–575.001,5464
Heifers250–300Small 2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Heifers300–350Small 2315470.00/cwt445.00–475.001,4816
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318594.17/cwt575.00–610.001,8894
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327546.86/cwt500.00–565.001,7888
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374516.05/cwt495.00–545.001,93011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380472.24/cwt450.00–490.001,7953
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425497.73/cwt480.00–515.002,11514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428440.67/cwt400.00–460.001,8868
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469482.45/cwt470.00–495.002,26310
Heifers450–500Small 2470385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475439.31/cwt400.00–465.002,08711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,7041
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521400.62/cwt370.00–420.002,08716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522459.41/cwt430.00–475.002,3989
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566414.12/cwt400.00–450.002,34414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569381.72/cwt355.00–395.002,1727
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624359.52/cwt345.00–370.002,24311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629388.85/cwt385.00–400.002,4464
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663382.94/cwt378.00–388.002,5392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671334.74/cwt300.00–365.002,2469
Heifers700–750Small 2718267.80/cwt250.00–285.001,9232
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725359.79/cwt350.00–370.002,6082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725326.60/cwt320.00–330.002,3683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,4412
Heifers750–800Small 2790235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8571
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2831287.85/cwt275.00–300.002,3924
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed945225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Small 2590243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4341
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2823309.73/cwt300.00–320.002,5492
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,1661
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7681
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,085273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,9621
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,120248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,7781
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 21,165273.00/cwt273.00–273.003,1801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,140217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,4741
Bulls——Light Weight1,190195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,3211
Bulls——1,438180.01/cwt165.00–205.002,5896
Bulls——1,596212.84/cwt207.00–217.003,3977
Bulls——1,690221.50/cwt218.00–231.003,74316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight788143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1272
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight817134.70/cwt133.00–136.001,1003
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight900153.24/cwt146.00–158.001,3796
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight938161.76/cwt160.00–165.001,5173
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight983174.47/cwt170.00–179.001,7152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,029155.20/cwt148.00–159.001,59711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055163.32/cwt160.00–167.001,72312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088175.11/cwt169.00–182.001,9059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250185.28/cwt180.00–198.002,31617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,283162.22/cwt159.00–166.002,0819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310174.36/cwt168.00–179.002,28425
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1334,125.17/head3,500.00–4,700.004,1252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8453,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29594,096.40/head3,900.00–4,450.004,0965
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1493,865.45/head3,450.00–4,050.003,86510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,405.85/head3,250.00–3,600.003,40616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,829.79/head3,750.00–3,900.003,8302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,689.38/head3,350.00–3,950.003,68940
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2044,284.74/head3,500.00–4,750.004,28559
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3084,920.64/head4,900.00–4,950.004,9215
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3204,519.31/head4,000.00–4,950.004,51912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27803,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29182,648.73/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0103,221.45/head2,850.00–3,850.003,2213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,805.96/head2,500.00–3,150.002,80610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0993,358.70/head2,700.00–3,900.003,3594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,905.75/head2,600.00–3,200.002,90611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1933,529.66/head3,150.00–3,900.003,5308
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4404,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29722,517.49/head2,200.00–2,800.002,5175
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29453,068.52/head2,550.00–3,550.003,0692
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.