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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Sep 21
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,088 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 951▼ 243 vs year ago 1,331 · −18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 100▼ 66 vs year ago 172 · −38.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 56▼ 61 vs year ago 91 · −67.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,225 compared to 1,107 last week. Feeder steers were 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $354.92/cwt on 114 head, up $1.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −66.07 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$354.92
▲ 1.74 vs prior sale
114 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.76
vs TX average
−50.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550366.722,01648
Medium and Large 2547346.341,89466
One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $122 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 sale114 hd
354.92
—
TX average5 barns · 396 hd
377.68
−22.76
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−50.49
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−66.07
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—Low1,633177.352,89613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,093131.341,43636
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,404128.911,81023
CowsLean 85-90%Average962114.181,09919

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)1,118$2,9752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$2,7762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,2964thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,7922thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)856$2,2818
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)828$1,9423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$3,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,9003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,8001thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Small 2155425.00/cwt425.00–425.006591
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2170464.07/cwt410.00–500.007893
Steers200–250Small 2215390.00/cwt390.00–390.008391
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223434.55/cwt400.00–475.009692
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1242513.97/cwt500.00–550.001,2445
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274522.56/cwt500.00–550.001,4328
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278432.27/cwt400.00–475.001,2026
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322514.11/cwt485.00–545.001,65514
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329462.85/cwt425.00–475.001,52310
Steers300–350Small 2335375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368489.95/cwt455.00–525.001,80316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378427.93/cwt385.00–450.001,61826
Steers350–400Small 2380350.00/cwt325.00–375.001,3302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413435.21/cwt425.00–470.001,79722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420405.99/cwt378.00–420.001,70522
Steers400–450Small 2425345.06/cwt325.00–365.001,4675
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468414.61/cwt400.00–455.001,94025
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472371.60/cwt345.00–395.001,75429
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516373.45/cwt365.00–395.001,92719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.87/cwt325.00–358.001,84237
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572362.31/cwt355.00–375.002,07229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575340.57/cwt310.00–353.001,95829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622356.90/cwt345.00–370.002,22049
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622327.52/cwt300.00–340.002,03734
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662341.59/cwt335.00–348.002,26110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665326.54/cwt316.00–333.002,17116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712335.43/cwt328.00–350.002,38822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713313.03/cwt285.00–325.002,23213
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767323.65/cwt315.00–333.002,48211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2779298.22/cwt293.00–300.002,3234
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1809306.07/cwt300.00–315.002,4769
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2155400.00/cwt400.00–400.006201
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1160520.31/cwt510.00–530.008322
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2222420.75/cwt400.00–435.009343
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268417.99/cwt400.00–435.001,1202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2791
Heifers250–300Small 2295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328420.45/cwt400.00–430.001,3798
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329441.29/cwt435.00–445.001,4524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374396.05/cwt375.00–420.001,48115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375431.94/cwt425.00–450.001,6206
Heifers350–400Small 2375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410522.23/cwt500.00–545.002,1412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413419.11/cwt410.00–445.001,73114
Heifers400–450Small 2430332.49/cwt320.00–360.001,4308
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433374.80/cwt340.00–400.001,62310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465356.54/cwt325.00–378.001,65829
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466391.43/cwt380.00–425.001,82417
Heifers450–500Small 2470318.05/cwt305.00–325.001,4953
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy485505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,4491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521326.53/cwt300.00–335.001,70131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524348.79/cwt337.00–383.001,82818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565341.87/cwt335.00–355.001,93219
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573321.03/cwt300.00–333.001,84021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy585434.91/cwt430.00–445.002,5443
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616331.38/cwt323.00–350.002,0419
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621310.10/cwt290.00–320.001,92621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy630424.44/cwt390.00–460.002,6742
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy660420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668303.44/cwt295.00–320.002,02712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671328.92/cwt325.00–350.002,20712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711311.80/cwt305.00–320.002,2176
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713298.35/cwt290.00–300.002,1276
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775292.60/cwt285.00–300.002,2682
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2363
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2858254.96/cwt250.00–260.002,1882
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,030250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721273.70/cwt260.00–285.001,9734
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8981
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930272.50/cwt265.00–280.002,5342
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,350178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4031
Bulls——Light Weight1,360165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2441
Bulls——1,630187.52/cwt186.00–189.003,0574
Bulls——1,674178.00/cwt175.00–180.002,9804
Bulls——1,767166.81/cwt165.00–171.002,9483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight885107.85/cwt90.00–118.009547
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight964121.26/cwt120.00–125.001,1694
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight965125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027108.48/cwt94.00–118.001,1143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030120.78/cwt120.00–122.001,2445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,069135.95/cwt131.00–139.001,45313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083142.22/cwt140.00–146.001,5405
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122124.99/cwt120.00–129.001,40217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,245140.26/cwt140.00–141.001,7464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,252144.70/cwt144.00–146.001,8123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437124.98/cwt118.00–133.001,79613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8663
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,792.26/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,775.98/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,975.28/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,295.65/head2,200.00–2,450.002,2964
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4953,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28281,941.65/head1,600.00–2,150.001,9423
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28562,281.06/head1,800.00–2,650.002,2818
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501

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.