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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Aug 24
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,146 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 1,136▼ 239 vs year ago 1,385 · −17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 140▼ 59 vs year ago 189 · −31.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 60▼ 23 vs year ago 62 · −37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1.315 head compared to 1,336 last week. The drought along with bearish news this past week caused the market to be lower on all classes. Feeder steers and heifers were 15,00 to 25.00 lower. Slaughter cows were down 10.00 to 15.00. Slaughter bulls were down 8.00 to 14.00. Demand for high-quality replacement heifers remained high.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $339.10/cwt on 107 head, down $23.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −81.89 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$339.10
▼ 23.30 vs prior sale
107 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$83.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.25
vs TX average
−31.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542353.351,91546
Medium and Large 2549330.331,81359
Small 2588269.741,5862thin
One grade step is worth $83.61/cwt here — about $329 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 sale107 hd
339.10
—
TX average5 barns · 293 hd
363.34
−24.25
National average153 barns · 5,891 hd
371.00
−31.90
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−81.89
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—Average1,497191.312,86523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,383152.842,11432
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,069149.841,60235
CowsLean 85-90%High908125.721,14213

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)1,115$2,8353thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,4074thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$2,1325
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$2,7802thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,8501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,095$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,117$3,0664thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,9672thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)801$1,7907

Every lot

116 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1133689.81/cwt680.00–700.009172
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1155700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,0851
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2190500.00/cwt500.00–500.009501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2218506.45/cwt400.00–600.001,1043
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273549.91/cwt545.00–555.001,5013
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2284508.19/cwt475.00–525.001,4438
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319519.69/cwt500.00–530.001,6587
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323453.36/cwt400.00–495.001,4646
Steers300–350Small 2345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373453.51/cwt440.00–480.001,69221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378407.09/cwt375.00–430.001,53912
Steers350–400Small 2385388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,4941
Steers400–450Small 2413346.06/cwt340.00–350.001,4293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416432.55/cwt420.00–470.001,79929
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422383.79/cwt350.00–415.001,62025
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464394.70/cwt388.00–425.001,83132
Steers450–500Small 2473327.46/cwt325.00–330.001,5492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477357.46/cwt338.00–378.001,70525
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519364.63/cwt358.00–383.001,89223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526334.53/cwt303.00–350.001,76032
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565342.08/cwt338.00–350.001,93323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576325.35/cwt300.00–335.001,87427
Steers550–600Small 2588269.74/cwt250.00–290.001,5862
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620323.86/cwt320.00–348.002,00821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623312.95/cwt305.00–318.001,95035
Steers600–650Small 2635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
Steers650–700Small 2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669319.30/cwt318.00–320.002,13623
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669305.90/cwt290.00–313.002,04613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717308.11/cwt300.00–318.002,20921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717276.93/cwt270.00–285.001,9865
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755313.48/cwt312.00–340.002,36719
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760283.01/cwt275.00–290.002,1515
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Steers800–850Small 2835228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1160700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,1201
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195450.00/cwt450.00–450.008781
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2216498.61/cwt425.00–550.001,0777
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269433.81/cwt400.00–455.001,1674
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273476.23/cwt470.00–480.001,3005
Heifers300–350Small 2320367.34/cwt365.00–370.001,1752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323404.38/cwt395.00–415.001,3067
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325461.96/cwt445.00–480.001,5014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374397.37/cwt380.00–420.001,4867
Heifers350–400Small 2375368.88/cwt350.00–385.001,38311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423405.95/cwt400.00–410.001,7178
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428372.51/cwt355.00–385.001,59419
Heifers400–450Small 2429340.22/cwt310.00–350.001,4607
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473344.14/cwt320.00–365.001,62839
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475377.49/cwt368.00–435.001,79325
Heifers450–500Small 2482323.52/cwt320.00–328.001,5596
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519344.55/cwt338.00–390.001,78831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525321.99/cwt305.00–335.001,69027
Heifers500–550Small 2525283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4861
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy535408.49/cwt400.00–425.002,1853
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy570415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570317.74/cwt310.00–333.001,81136
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578301.25/cwt290.00–305.001,7418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement610382.32/cwt345.00–415.002,3324
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614311.93/cwt305.00–325.001,91517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618294.17/cwt270.00–303.001,81818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672282.83/cwt270.00–290.001,9015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686302.50/cwt300.00–318.002,0759
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713295.62/cwt290.00–303.002,1086
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2719272.77/cwt250.00–285.001,96119
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782282.02/cwt280.00–290.002,2055
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815280.52/cwt278.00–283.002,2862
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2361
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8241
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2868222.69/cwt200.00–245.001,9332
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1151
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,030216.42/cwt200.00–233.002,2292
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,075213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,237186.04/cwt177.00–190.002,3015
Bulls——Light Weight1,320198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,6141
Bulls——1,528185.92/cwt171.00–190.002,8418
Bulls——1,596200.93/cwt200.00–204.003,2074
Bulls——1,665196.18/cwt195.00–199.003,2665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight850139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1821
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight877153.04/cwt147.00–158.001,3423
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight884119.19/cwt110.00–127.001,0548
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight923132.41/cwt130.00–135.001,2222
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight935166.95/cwt165.00–169.001,5612
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight975139.63/cwt138.00–141.001,3613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065165.12/cwt159.00–180.001,7595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105150.69/cwt145.00–157.001,66511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137140.84/cwt133.00–144.001,60111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310169.18/cwt160.00–191.002,21610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,374151.97/cwt150.00–156.002,0887
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436142.36/cwt130.00–149.002,04415
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0954,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,406.82/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,724.50/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,967.36/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29482,780.08/head2,600.00–2,950.002,7802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0562,065.38/head2,000.00–2,250.002,0654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,835.43/head2,400.00–3,450.002,8353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,407.44/head2,200.00–2,750.002,4074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,157.80/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1584
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.