Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 666 compared to 819 last week partially due to storms in the area. Demand was good on all classes of cattle. Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower across all weight classes. High dressing slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. The higher dressing slaughter bulls sold fully steady to 3.00 higher than the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.05/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.65 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$274.05

46 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$51.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs TX average

−44.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	284.86	1,548	27
Medium and Large 2	548	261.64	1,434	17thin
Small 2	545	233.50	1,273	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.36/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd

274.05

—

TX average4 barns · 212 hd

279.90

−5.86

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−44.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−165.65

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	—	Low	1,600	146.35	2,342	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,161	128.62	1,493	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,020	113.84	1,161	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	847	98.96	838	3thin

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)	1,143	$2,127	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,885	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,642	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	829	$1,714	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$1,431	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,575	$3,071	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,313	$3,000	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,850	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,967	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,317	$2,942	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,515	$2,800	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,455	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	308.09/cwt	293.00–330.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	323.74/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	241.60/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,915	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	770	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,885.19/head	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,885	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,431.46/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,285	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	300.54/cwt	268.00–313.00	1,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	268.02/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,412	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.99/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	211.48/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	232.21/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,126.91/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,855.87/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	276.18/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	234.23/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	254.46/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	302.96/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	297.00/cwt	275.00–313.00	995	4
Steers	Small 2	550–600	550	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,249	1
Steers	Small 2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.92/cwt	307.00–338.00	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	330.64/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	278.01/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,179	8
Steers	Small 2	400–450	425	247.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	878	112.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	985	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	843	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	885	2
Bulls	—	—	1,501	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,930	5
Bulls	—	—	1,762	154.48/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,722	15
Bulls	—	—	1,643	143.53/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,358	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,043	146.24/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,525	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	115.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,376	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	883	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,033	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	134.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,644	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	120.14/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,418	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	102.94/cwt	102.00–104.00	829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	113.22/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	248.58/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,293	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	895	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,101	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,119	125.84/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,408	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	858	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,105	135.64/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	227.54/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	265.93/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,263	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	335.12/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,397	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	292.41/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,523	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	258.88/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,587	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	352.83/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,316	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	268.96/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	352.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	278.14/cwt	263.00–295.00	1,463	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	263.63/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,508	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	338.25/cwt	335.00–345.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	327.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	290.35/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,376	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	305.17/cwt	293.00–338.00	1,459	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	251.46/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,425	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	1,797.70/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,798	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	402.09/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	382.47/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	396.97/cwt	375.00–415.00	961	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,490	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	273.89/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	251.61/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 643Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,490	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,915	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,850	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,405	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,855.87
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,431.46
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	837	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,797.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,131	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,885.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,126.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	170	345.00–360.00	352.50
1	200–250	215	345.00	345.00
3	250–300	272	335.00–345.00	338.25
4	300–350	315	320.00–335.00	327.20
6	350–400	374	317.00–335.00	323.74
8	400–450	423	293.00–330.00	308.09
10	450–500	474	280.00–310.00	290.35
31	500–550	526	263.00–295.00	278.14
16	550–600	572	250.00–283.00	263.63
5	600–650	619	260.00–282.00	268.96
3	650–700	663	230.00–255.00	241.60
4	700–750	719	220.00–238.00	227.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	265	320.00–325.00	322.55
4	300–350	335	275.00–313.00	297.00
4	350–400	368	295.00–313.00	302.96
8	400–450	424	265.00–290.00	278.01
11	450–500	475	250.00–275.00	265.93
9	500–550	520	235.00–260.00	248.58
4	550–600	570	235.00–240.00	237.50
6	600–650	630	225.00–238.00	232.21
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	870	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	329	290.00–345.00	330.64
6	350–400	380	307.00–338.00	320.92
11	400–450	423	268.00–313.00	300.54
7	450–500	481	270.00–285.00	276.18
9	500–550	527	250.00–275.00	268.02
8	550–600	572	245.00–260.00	254.46
4	600–650	628	225.00–247.00	234.23
3	650–700	665	225.00–235.00	230.99
2	700–750	733	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	775	210.00–213.00	211.48
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	240.00–255.00	247.85
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	375.00–415.00	396.97
4	250–300	269	355.00–420.00	382.47
4	300–350	329	375.00–420.00	402.09
12	350–400	373	340.00–385.00	352.83
17	400–450	417	320.00–365.00	335.12
24	450–500	478	293.00–338.00	305.17
16	500–550	521	280.00–308.00	292.41
11	550–600	576	265.00–293.00	273.89
12	600–650	613	250.00–273.00	258.88
8	650–700	663	240.00–268.00	251.46
3	700–750	722	245.00–265.00	251.61
2	750–800	773	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	830	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	895	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	878	110.00–114.00	112.20
2	—	843	105.00	105.00
5	—	883	115.00–119.00	116.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,189	115.00–118.00	115.72
4	—	1,171	112.00–114.00	113.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,218	130.00–145.00	134.98
10	—	1,180	119.00–121.00	120.14
15	—	1,119	123.00–129.00	125.84
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	102.00–104.00	102.94
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	123.00	123.00
2	—	858	121.00–122.00	121.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	125.00–132.00	128.56
15	—	1,762	150.00–164.00	154.48
4	—	1,643	139.00–148.00	143.53
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	143.00–150.00	146.24
2	—	1,105	128.00–144.00	135.64

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