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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jun 1
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,175 head
▲ 705 vs last sale 470▲ 95 vs year ago 1,080 · +8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 83▲ 7 vs year ago 174 · +4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 110▲ 68 vs year ago 32 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,456 head compared with 663 last week. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. were steady while the steers over 500 lbs. were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were fully steady while the heifers over 500 lbs. were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were fully steady with last week. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $423.62/cwt on 104 head, down $4.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +2.63 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$423.62
▼ 4.41 vs prior sale
104 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$453
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$72.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.35
vs TX average
−35.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537437.782,35154
Medium and Large 2552409.222,25949
Small 2520365.001,8981thin
One grade step is worth $72.78/cwt here — about $453 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 sale104 hd
423.62
—
TX average5 barns · 240 hd
452.97
−29.35
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−35.57
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
+2.63
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—Low1,761208.533,67323
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,296178.262,31173
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,031167.701,73046
CowsLean 85-90%Low881133.671,1788thin

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)1,100$3,4633thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$3,3383thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,264$3,3218
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$2,8654thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$2,7596
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,4656
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$2,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,485$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,408$4,16610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,121$3,83913
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,169$3,41212
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)851$2,3916
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)690$1,6812thin

Every lot

119 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1174710.98/cwt700.00–740.001,2375
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2178640.51/cwt600.00–690.001,1405
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2228627.50/cwt605.00–655.001,4314
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233663.90/cwt660.00–675.001,54716
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263652.43/cwt640.00–695.001,7165
Steers250–300Small 2275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2281611.25/cwt600.00–625.001,71818
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321597.40/cwt575.00–630.001,91817
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321538.60/cwt505.00–560.001,7299
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370537.65/cwt520.00–575.001,98924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385488.24/cwt445.00–515.001,88010
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420514.57/cwt500.00–540.002,16114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425467.59/cwt425.00–495.001,98732
Steers450–500Small 2460395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8171
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472481.31/cwt475.00–505.002,27229
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473447.72/cwt400.00–470.002,11848
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514450.10/cwt440.00–480.002,31433
Steers500–550Small 2520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524420.14/cwt398.00–438.002,20223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573418.42/cwt413.00–435.002,39821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577399.56/cwt375.00–410.002,30526
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612405.67/cwt400.00–420.002,48313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618384.39/cwt365.00–396.002,37616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665395.07/cwt388.00–400.002,6275
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669363.76/cwt330.00–385.002,43417
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723360.73/cwt360.00–365.002,6087
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725349.85/cwt340.00–358.002,5368
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763350.97/cwt340.00–358.002,6784
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2769323.67/cwt310.00–333.002,4898
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,5101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7061
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7201
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1138745.82/cwt700.00–790.001,0292
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1175675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,1811
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190645.13/cwt640.00–650.001,2262
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225637.14/cwt625.00–650.001,4344
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2229559.95/cwt525.00–600.001,28216
Heifers250–300Small 2250425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269549.11/cwt500.00–600.001,47713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271659.95/cwt610.00–730.001,7887
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8147
Heifers300–350Small 2329414.92/cwt375.00–460.001,3654
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330496.02/cwt465.00–530.001,6377
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370484.21/cwt470.00–515.001,79212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373442.00/cwt415.00–455.001,64910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422471.01/cwt460.00–545.001,98816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423440.09/cwt415.00–450.001,86221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468458.29/cwt455.00–470.002,14524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472427.71/cwt400.00–450.002,01946
Heifers450–500Small 2489373.73/cwt360.00–385.001,8284
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515411.96/cwt400.00–440.002,12221
Heifers500–550Small 2518348.39/cwt345.00–350.001,8053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524390.27/cwt375.00–395.002,04514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566392.55/cwt385.00–405.002,22226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570364.35/cwt348.00–380.002,07712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619377.37/cwt375.00–390.002,33610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624358.26/cwt330.00–373.002,23623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement625400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660347.28/cwt335.00–360.002,29211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672367.24/cwt363.00–395.002,46820
Heifers650–700Small 2Gaunt675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Heifers650–700Small 2685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719334.30/cwt330.00–339.002,4044
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730317.60/cwt310.00–325.002,3182
Heifers700–750Small 2735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766331.91/cwt325.00–350.002,5425
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3872
Heifers800–850Small 2800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Heifers800–850Small 2Fleshy815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2Fleshy900275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6791
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2955268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,5591
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8141
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,145255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,9201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700322.50/cwt310.00–335.002,2582
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2788318.82/cwt300.00–328.002,5123
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820313.13/cwt300.00–320.002,5683
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,9351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,360183.00/cwt175.00–191.002,4892
Bulls——1,766201.91/cwt190.00–209.003,5669
Bulls——1,799214.27/cwt214.00–216.003,8556
Bulls——1,851221.22/cwt220.00–225.004,0956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight735138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0141
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight798123.42/cwt121.00–128.009853
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight871158.91/cwt155.00–161.001,3844
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight903145.55/cwt145.00–146.001,3142
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight918177.69/cwt173.00–190.001,6314
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight923167.43/cwt166.00–169.001,5452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,057157.14/cwt155.00–160.001,6615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068176.31/cwt173.00–184.001,8838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070166.81/cwt163.00–171.001,78523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,263186.35/cwt183.00–193.002,35429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317178.43/cwt172.00–182.002,35027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,321164.17/cwt155.00–171.002,16917
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4854,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0913,694.13/head2,900.00–4,700.003,69411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1263,411.08/head2,850.00–3,850.003,4119
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2854,637.26/head4,400.00–4,850.004,6372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3954,062.84/head4,000.00–4,200.004,0633
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4283,694.22/head3,600.00–3,800.003,6942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5024,445.45/head3,950.00–4,950.004,4456
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29453,337.83/head2,700.00–3,950.003,3383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,465.38/head2,250.00–2,850.002,4656
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,187.18/head2,700.00–3,650.003,1873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,463.48/head3,250.00–3,750.003,4633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1572,758.83/head2,250.00–3,100.002,7596
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2643,321.29/head3,000.00–3,700.003,3218
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed6901,680.98/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28512,390.79/head2,000.00–3,000.002,3916

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.