Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 819 compared to 1,1141 last week. Demand was very strong on all classes. Compared to last week, lightweight feeder steers under 400 lbs. sold steady to 8.00 higher while the heavier steers over 400 lbs. were 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. sold fully steady to 8.00 higher and the heifers over 400 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher. High dressing slaughter cows were 8.00 higher and the lower dressing cows were 5.00 higher. Slaughter bull demand was very strong with the bulls selling 10.00 higher than last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.19/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.50 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$283.19

59 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.66

vs TX average

−32.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	292.75	1,578	41
Medium and Large 2	550	261.43	1,438	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.32/cwt here — about $141 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.61, low $362.40, median $439.70 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 sale59 hd

283.19

—

TX average5 barns · 382 hd

293.85

−10.66

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−32.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−156.50

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	1,719	143.14	2,460	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,249	129.62	1,619	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	107.82	1,148	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	775	90.96	705	8thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$2,050	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,870	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	954	$1,382	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,600	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,168	$3,031	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,785	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,238	$2,176	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,726	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2	700–750	707	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	310.73/cwt	303.00–320.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	270.15/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	254.45/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	310.70/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,327	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	239.18/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	273.27/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,301	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	253.26/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,330	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	291.51/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,376	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	204.41/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	164.88/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	309.71/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	197.62/cwt	178.00–217.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	241.03/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	209.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	185.45/cwt	150.00–220.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	210.78/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	331.12/cwt	308.00–350.00	1,252	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,176.26/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,176	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,869.65/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,670.63/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,031.05/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	259.90/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,593	12
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	583	229.52/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	241.46/cwt	231.00–260.00	1,364	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	342.48/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	232.28/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	312.75/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,035	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	490	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	333	281.53/cwt	278.00–285.00	937	2
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	388	277.02/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	433	256.77/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,112	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	698	863.71/head	750.00–975.00	864	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	1,323.74/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Small 2	800–850	805	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,352	1
Steers	Small 2	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Steers	Small 2	850–900	875	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,470	1
Steers	Small 2	700–750	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	950	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	110.77/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,215	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	933	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	933	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	125.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,584	19
Bulls	—	—	1,849	150.92/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,791	9
Bulls	—	—	1,718	129.64/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,227	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	980	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,250	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	104.98/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,195	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	918	152.04/cwt	136.00–168.00	1,396	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	753	87.95/cwt	85.00–90.00	662	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,118	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,297	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	137.53/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,178	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	133.95/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,701	25
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,090	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	291.61/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,379	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	223.10/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,100	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	233.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	163	387.31/cwt	375.00–400.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	387.29/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	125	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	236.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	331.50/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,057	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,145.20/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,145	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,725.96/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	263.74/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,511	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	186.45/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	978	169.78/cwt	153.00–187.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,240	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	750	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	283.81/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,470	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,785	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	244.33/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	298.81/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,548	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	378.11/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	305.01/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,308	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	278.02/cwt	265.00–323.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	253.64/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	337.51/cwt	323.00–355.00	1,455	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	283.27/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,620	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	372.70/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	311.14/cwt	300.00–338.00	1,493	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	328	325.00–350.00	342.48
13	350–400	378	308.00–350.00	331.12
11	400–450	427	290.00–335.00	310.70
17	450–500	472	270.00–315.00	291.51
8	500–550	516	258.00–278.00	270.15
10	550–600	577	243.00–265.00	254.45
12	600–650	613	250.00–268.00	259.90
4	650–700	685	230.00–248.00	239.18
3	700–750	707	200.00–204.00	201.99
4	750–800	781	190.00–225.00	210.78
2	800–850	835	178.00–217.00	197.62
3	850–900	858	198.00–215.00	204.41
1	900–950	905	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	875	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	125	525.00	525.00
2	150–200	163	375.00–400.00	387.31
1	200–250	235	405.00	405.00
4	250–300	271	350.00–400.00	378.11
14	300–350	324	375.00–410.00	387.29
9	350–400	371	355.00–400.00	372.70
13	400–450	431	323.00–355.00	337.51
10	450–500	480	300.00–338.00	311.14
25	500–550	518	285.00–320.00	298.81
16	550–600	572	270.00–335.00	283.27
10	600–650	619	265.00–323.00	278.02
8	650–700	673	253.00	253.00
3	700–750	728	230.00–240.00	233.39
6	750–800	769	230.00–240.00	236.36
1	800–850	845	237.00	237.00
1	850–900	860	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	935	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	288.00	288.00
4	250–300	276	303.00–320.00	310.73
4	300–350	331	290.00–325.00	312.75
7	350–400	373	295.00–325.00	309.71
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
12	450–500	476	260.00–280.00	273.27
18	500–550	525	238.00–265.00	253.26
11	550–600	565	231.00–260.00	241.46
4	600–650	608	210.00–240.00	232.28
4	650–700	673	210.00–238.00	223.10
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	759	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	915	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	278.00–285.00	281.53
5	350–400	388	265.00–285.00	277.02
3	400–450	433	245.00–265.00	256.77
2	450–500	490	250.00–255.00	252.47
2	550–600	583	224.00–235.00	229.52
1	600–650	645	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	280	330.00–390.00	360.00
7	300–350	319	325.00–335.00	331.50
2	350–400	373	330.00–335.00	332.52
14	400–450	429	290.00–318.00	305.01
8	450–500	473	285.00–308.00	291.61
10	500–550	518	275.00–300.00	283.81
12	550–600	573	250.00–278.00	263.74
9	600–650	623	245.00–280.00	253.64
3	650–700	665	243.00–245.00	244.33
2	700–750	738	230.00–235.00	232.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	635	258.00	258.00
3	650–700	672	238.00–245.00	241.03
2	700–750	715	200.00–220.00	209.79
2	750–800	780	150.00–220.00	185.45
2	800–850	833	183.00–190.00	186.45
2	850–900	865	155.00–175.00	164.88
2	900–950	918	136.00–168.00	152.04
2	950–1000	978	153.00–187.00	169.78
1	1100–1150	1,100	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,176.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,869.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,086	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,670.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,178	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,145.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,323.74
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	698	750.00–975.00	863.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,168	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,031.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,785	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	750	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	125.00	125.00
1	—	980	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	107.00–114.00	110.77
3	—	1,087	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,138	103.00–106.00	104.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	100.00	100.00
1	—	970	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,265	120.00–129.00	125.20
2	—	1,118	116.00	116.00
25	—	1,270	130.00–145.00	133.95
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
6	—	753	85.00–90.00	87.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,849	145.00–159.00	150.92
3	—	1,718	129.00–130.00	129.64
4	—	1,584	135.00–141.00	137.53
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	136.00	136.00

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