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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Aug 17
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,136 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 1,063▼ 6 vs year ago 1,142 · −0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 101▼ 2 vs year ago 142 · −1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 159▼ 5 vs year ago 65 · −7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,336 compared to 1,332 last week. Overall market was down with the exception of fancy replacement heifers. Feeder steers were 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $362.40/cwt on 163 head, down $18.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −58.59 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$362.40
▼ 18.80 vs prior sale
163 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.30
vs TX average
−34.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542375.822,03675
Medium and Large 2553350.961,94088
One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $96 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 sale163 hd
362.40
—
TX average5 barns · 308 hd
372.70
−10.30
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
−34.38
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−58.59
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—High1,603202.193,24225
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,358165.052,24247
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,075162.561,74848
CowsLean 85-90%Average905130.361,18011

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)984$3,0444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$3,0206
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$2,80818
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,059$2,2445
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,335$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$3,6184thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,088$2,7333thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,055$2,9503thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)926$2,33911
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$2,1001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1140773.33/cwt700.00–810.001,0833
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,4151
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2263457.59/cwt400.00–500.001,2033
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280582.05/cwt570.00–595.001,6302
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322407.96/cwt338.00–505.001,31419
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328527.56/cwt525.00–530.001,7302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368491.32/cwt455.00–505.001,80814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379426.49/cwt385.00–450.001,61616
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416450.28/cwt438.00–495.001,87314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418406.26/cwt353.00–435.001,69829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474410.24/cwt403.00–440.001,94520
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474376.31/cwt330.00–400.001,78419
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516384.54/cwt375.00–400.001,98440
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525359.01/cwt340.00–370.001,88541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571365.85/cwt355.00–378.002,08935
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577343.94/cwt315.00–353.001,98547
Steers600–650Small 2605295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617349.61/cwt340.00–385.002,15716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623329.79/cwt300.00–338.002,05530
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665339.09/cwt333.00–355.002,25522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667326.43/cwt310.00–332.002,17722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2726307.67/cwt298.00–313.002,2346
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727322.42/cwt315.00–340.002,34414
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760301.49/cwt300.00–303.002,2912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775317.64/cwt310.00–335.002,4627
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810310.36/cwt300.00–316.002,5143
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2231
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1158853.81/cwt830.00–880.001,3492
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,2801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210520.00/cwt500.00–540.001,0922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260538.33/cwt505.00–555.001,4003
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281454.82/cwt395.00–485.001,2786
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322492.80/cwt470.00–520.001,5873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323383.62/cwt350.00–435.001,2394
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365463.58/cwt455.00–480.001,6924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376414.80/cwt350.00–435.001,56017
Heifers350–400Small 2385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy390540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fancy415410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426430.74/cwt415.00–450.001,83529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427377.32/cwt335.00–405.001,61125
Heifers400–450Small 2440328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471394.44/cwt383.00–408.001,85820
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475362.32/cwt338.00–380.001,72131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy523509.71/cwt490.00–530.002,6662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526359.71/cwt350.00–400.001,89234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530336.34/cwt320.00–348.001,78319
Heifers550–600Small 2555285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy575429.74/cwt415.00–460.002,4713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575332.88/cwt325.00–348.001,91426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581316.05/cwt300.00–320.001,83613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement605405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623313.29/cwt305.00–320.001,95216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624349.06/cwt323.00–368.002,17824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy628432.59/cwt425.00–440.002,7176
Heifers600–650Small 2633282.55/cwt270.00–295.001,7892
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement668425.22/cwt405.00–445.002,8406
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669322.55/cwt308.00–340.002,15815
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686298.73/cwt295.00–300.002,0494
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726314.71/cwt300.00–340.002,2858
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773319.84/cwt310.00–330.002,4722
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773278.61/cwt270.00–285.002,1545
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,3334
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3666
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870271.65/cwt265.00–280.002,3633
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2501
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3531
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,6481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,2101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728305.02/cwt300.00–310.002,2212
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2793291.67/cwt285.00–300.002,3133
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,013246.49/cwt245.00–248.002,4972
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,226190.34/cwt185.00–197.002,3344
Bulls——Light Weight1,385218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,0191
Bulls——1,597194.06/cwt179.00–205.003,09911
Bulls——1,800222.47/cwt219.00–226.004,0044
Bulls——1,806210.19/cwt209.00–212.003,7965
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight864124.14/cwt108.00–135.001,0737
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight913160.02/cwt158.00–161.001,4614
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6561
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight948140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3272
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight950157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008142.48/cwt140.00–145.001,4362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081164.12/cwt159.00–171.001,77423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103173.02/cwt172.00–176.001,9088
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145150.99/cwt145.00–155.001,72910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,339167.42/cwt166.00–170.002,24213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364181.17/cwt174.00–203.002,47112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367154.86/cwt142.00–164.002,11722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,540.21/head3,000.00–3,900.003,5403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3354,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28803,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9532,061.42/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29843,043.96/head2,650.00–3,500.003,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,365.04/head2,000.00–2,550.002,3653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2412,832.30/head2,350.00–3,300.002,83217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2983,019.56/head2,600.00–3,200.003,0206
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29262,338.83/head1,800.00–2,900.002,33911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503

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.