Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,141 compared to1,326 last week. Demand was strong across the board. Compared to last week, lightweight steers under 400 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher and the steers weighing over 400 lbs. were steady to $4.00 lower. Heifers weighing under 400 lbs. were steady to 3.00 lower and the heifers over 400 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were fully steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher on the high dressing bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.07/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.47 against this barn's trailing median of $394.54.

Average price

$262.07

53 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$39.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TX average

−9.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	277.01	1,475	24
Medium and Large 2	546	250.12	1,365	28
Small 2	560	238.00	1,333	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $142 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.50, low $346.71, median $394.54 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

262.07

—

TX average1 barns · 53 hd

262.07

+0.00

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−9.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.54

−132.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,490	130.91	1,951	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,213	120.22	1,458	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	936	103.83	972	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	798	91.06	727	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,854	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,744	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$1,467	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	946	$1,347	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	728	$1,285	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,315	$2,500	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,248	$2,295	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,786	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$1,705	10

Every lot, as filed

103 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	211.90/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	397.07/cwt	380.00–415.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	231.44/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	272.74/cwt	263.00–298.00	1,536	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	1,743.72/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,744	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,295.39/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	242.53/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,656	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,744.22/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,397.83/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	276.65/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	311.84/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,786.43/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	217.56/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	263.04/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,118	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	283.06/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,203	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,853.58/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	248.98/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	259.62/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	297.56/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	304.55/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,157	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	246.48/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	302.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	236.87/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	225.04/cwt	185.00–250.00	1,512	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	728	1,285.14/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,285	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	1,270.18/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	560	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Small 2	650–700	688	209.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	841	93.68/cwt	90.00–99.00	788	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	125.45/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,623	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	883	110.97/cwt	103.00–116.00	980	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	977	127.38/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,245	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,110	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,510	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,164	124.69/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,451	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,223	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	897	92.53/cwt	89.00–99.00	830	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	110.30/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,619	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,216	109.14/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,327	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	1,045	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,150	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	115.83/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,432	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	109.70/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,280	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	762	82.56/cwt	79.00–89.00	629	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	982	116.94/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,148	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	909	100.93/cwt	94.00–108.00	917	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	156.75/cwt	139.00–175.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	251.65/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,316	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,053	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,672	137.87/cwt	133.00–142.00	2,305	10
Bulls	—	—	1,448	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	222.46/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	263.89/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	251.43/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,433	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	270.19/cwt	258.00–290.00	1,535	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	337.94/cwt	318.00–365.00	1,254	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	300.02/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,269	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	319.13/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,190	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	286.79/cwt	273.00–308.00	1,348	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	300.88/cwt	280.00–323.00	1,414	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	208.35/cwt	188.00–235.00	1,511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	279.42/cwt	268.00–310.00	1,445	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	203.78/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	390.80/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	287.72/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,516	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	182	366.47/cwt	330.00–395.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	313.13/cwt	293.00–340.00	1,331	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	338.97/cwt	310.00–355.00	939	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	268.50/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,670	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	373.10/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,213	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	232.83/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	185.12/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	323.57/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	178	404.10/cwt	395.00–415.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	252.36/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	362.90/cwt	350.00–375.00	813	5

How this sale compares

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 1,039Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 249Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	440.00	440.00
5	150–200	178	395.00–415.00	404.10
6	200–250	222	380.00–415.00	397.07
9	250–300	269	350.00–425.00	390.80
12	300–350	325	340.00–415.00	373.10
28	350–400	371	318.00–365.00	337.94
33	400–450	425	293.00–340.00	313.13
33	450–500	470	280.00–323.00	300.88
26	500–550	527	275.00–302.00	287.72
28	550–600	568	258.00–290.00	270.19
16	600–650	622	255.00–285.00	268.50
8	650–700	666	253.00–275.00	263.89
1	700–750	735	238.00	238.00
3	750–800	778	190.00–235.00	211.90
3	800–850	823	175.00–198.00	185.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	321	300.00–335.00	311.84
12	350–400	380	285.00–320.00	304.55
5	400–450	425	265.00–290.00	283.06
5	450–500	481	273.00–280.00	276.65
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	569	235.00–265.00	246.48
2	600–650	610	248.00–250.00	248.98
3	650–700	672	185.00–250.00	225.04
1	750–800	795	173.00	173.00
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	228.00–235.00	231.44
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	182	330.00–395.00	366.47
5	200–250	224	350.00–375.00	362.90
17	250–300	277	310.00–355.00	338.97
7	300–350	336	310.00–345.00	323.57
25	350–400	373	305.00–350.00	319.13
41	400–450	423	280.00–325.00	300.02
33	450–500	470	273.00–308.00	286.79
15	500–550	517	268.00–310.00	279.42
8	550–600	563	263.00–298.00	272.74
8	600–650	614	245.00–260.00	252.36
2	650–700	683	235.00–250.00	242.53
8	700–750	725	188.00–235.00	208.35
6	750–800	777	185.00–230.00	203.78
2	800–850	823	200.00–205.00	202.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
4	300–350	319	300.00–305.00	302.02
10	350–400	374	290.00–308.00	297.56
8	400–450	425	240.00–275.00	263.04
8	450–500	477	245.00–265.00	259.62
15	500–550	523	235.00–265.00	251.65
11	550–600	570	235.00–265.00	251.43
7	600–650	619	230.00–245.00	236.87
6	650–700	665	185.00–230.00	217.56
1	700–750	705	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00
2	850–900	883	139.00–175.00	156.75
1	1000–1050	1,005	160.00	160.00
2	1050–1100	1,053	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	688	205.00–215.00	209.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	672	210.00–255.00	232.83
2	700–750	733	210.00–235.00	222.46
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,744.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,397.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,853.58
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	728	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,285.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,270.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,331	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,743.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,156	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,786.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,248	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,295.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,315	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	841	90.00–99.00	93.68
4	—	762	79.00–89.00	82.56
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,294	119.00–140.00	125.45
6	—	1,216	107.00–110.00	109.14
16	—	1,236	112.00–118.00	115.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	883	103.00–116.00	110.97
6	—	897	89.00–99.00	92.53
11	—	909	94.00–108.00	100.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	122.00–138.00	127.38
1	—	1,045	110.00	110.00
8	—	982	112.00–119.00	116.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,165	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,167	106.00–114.00	109.70
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,164	123.00–128.00	124.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	107.00–114.00	110.30
10	—	1,672	133.00–142.00	137.87
2	—	1,448	125.00–128.00	126.64

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Giddings Livestock Commission

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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