Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 979 compared to 1,301 last week. Heavy rainfall in the area created a smaller run this week. Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 on the better steers and feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. The slaughter cow market was weaker by 10.00 across all classes while the slaughter bull market was down by 3.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.03/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.67 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$274.03

94 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs TX average

−35.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	279.57	1,519	72
Medium and Large 2	547	255.90	1,399	22

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $120 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 sale94 hd

274.03

—

TX average5 barns · 280 hd

276.82

−2.79

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−35.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−165.67

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	—	Average	1,738	143.47	2,493	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,252	127.16	1,592	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,049	115.20	1,209	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	870	105.12	915	35

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,158	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$2,035	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,549	$3,108	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,071	$2,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$2,167	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,025	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,549	3,107.68/head	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,108	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	183	367.95/cwt	360.00–385.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	236.02/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,541	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,281.11/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	288.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	292.24/cwt	278.00–315.00	1,239	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	329.97/cwt	325.00–340.00	997	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,189.90/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	311.10/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	245.11/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,429	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,158.06/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,135	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	284.76/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	211.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	187.07/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	218.71/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	216.48/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	262.06/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.95/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	312.72/cwt	310.00–315.00	704	2
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	575	220.14/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	233.85/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	312.61/cwt	300.00–325.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	272.93/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,026	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,050	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,020	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,095	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Small 2	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	284	280.78/cwt	273.00–290.00	797	4
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	485	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	141.37/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,494	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,161	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	876	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	876	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	908	110.75/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,006	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	136.44/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,670	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,200	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	935	120.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,123	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	943	120.67/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,138	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	122.46/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,612	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,149	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	127.20/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,604	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	119.81/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,293	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	794	108.49/cwt	107.00–109.00	861	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	879	114.38/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,005	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	837	104.86/cwt	104.00–106.00	878	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	110.26/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,210	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,369	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	224.92/cwt	190.00–241.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	302.27/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,010	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	250.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,188	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	243.94/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,266	8
Bulls	—	—	1,922	156.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	3,012	6
Bulls	—	—	1,551	129.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	310.56/cwt	291.00–330.00	1,320	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	364.69/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	266.62/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,389	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	317.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	265.20/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,130	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	285.78/cwt	271.00–298.00	1,483	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	208.71/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	383.62/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	317.71/cwt	298.00–335.00	1,172	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	212.34/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	273.35/cwt	252.00–295.00	1,553	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	268.59/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,254	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	247.55/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	257.71/cwt	248.00–283.00	1,618	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	223.96/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	217.76/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.86/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,505	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	256.44/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,462	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	293.66/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,401	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	350.32/cwt	335.00–360.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	298.28/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,092	18

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 710Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,549	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,107.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,085	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,281.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,043	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,189.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,158.06
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,725.00	1,725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	183	360.00–385.00	367.95
1	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	260	335.00–360.00	350.32
3	300–350	302	325.00–340.00	329.97
18	350–400	366	285.00–312.00	298.28
14	400–450	424	278.00–315.00	292.24
26	450–500	467	260.00–278.00	268.59
32	500–550	521	250.00–280.00	266.62
15	550–600	570	245.00–265.00	256.44
18	600–650	625	230.00–248.00	240.86
3	650–700	653	228.00–240.00	236.02
4	700–750	720	205.00–215.00	208.71
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	315.00–320.00	317.29
13	300–350	334	275.00–320.00	302.27
8	350–400	376	260.00–298.00	272.93
17	400–450	426	250.00–275.00	265.20
12	450–500	475	240.00–260.00	250.04
8	500–550	519	235.00–250.00	243.94
7	550–600	584	190.00–241.00	224.92
5	600–650	625	210.00–238.00	218.71
3	650–700	658	210.00	210.00
5	700–750	727	175.00–190.00	187.07
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	273.00–290.00	280.78
1	450–500	485	223.00	223.00
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	575	210.00–230.00	220.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	310.00–315.00	312.72
2	250–300	273	300.00–325.00	312.61
9	300–350	327	285.00–335.00	311.10
6	350–400	380	275.00–295.00	284.76
6	400–450	424	285.00–290.00	288.36
10	450–500	473	250.00–275.00	267.95
14	500–550	526	235.00–270.00	262.06
8	550–600	583	235.00–250.00	245.11
4	600–650	625	220.00–240.00	233.85
3	650–700	680	210.00–225.00	216.48
4	700–750	728	210.00–215.00	211.97
2	750–800	783	190.00–200.00	195.02
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	400.00	400.00
1	150–200	195	380.00	380.00
2	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
7	250–300	279	360.00–400.00	383.62
3	300–350	320	350.00–375.00	364.69
27	350–400	369	298.00–335.00	317.71
49	400–450	425	291.00–330.00	310.56
42	450–500	477	280.00–313.00	293.66
36	500–550	519	271.00–298.00	285.78
36	550–600	568	252.00–295.00	273.35
25	600–650	628	248.00–283.00	257.71
8	650–700	668	235.00–270.00	247.55
9	700–750	722	218.00–240.00	223.96
6	750–800	776	205.00–230.00	217.76
2	800–850	818	205.00–220.00	212.34
2	850–900	853	188.00–190.00	189.00
1	900–950	905	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	145.00	145.00
2	800–850	825	175.00–177.00	176.01
1	1000–1050	1,040	145.00	145.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	145.00	145.00
2	1100–1150	1,135	145.00–148.00	146.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	134.00–145.00	141.37
6	—	1,922	150.00–160.00	156.70
4	—	1,551	125.00–135.00	129.65
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	107.00–109.00	107.98
1	—	1,105	104.00	104.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	876	100.00	100.00
6	—	794	107.00–109.00	108.49
19	—	837	104.00–106.00	104.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	908	110.00–112.00	110.75
6	—	943	119.00–121.00	120.67
6	—	879	113.00–116.00	114.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,224	132.00–146.00	136.44
16	—	1,316	122.00–123.00	122.46
33	—	1,261	122.00–131.00	127.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	122.00	122.00
2	—	935	115.00–125.00	120.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	119.00–121.00	119.81
8	—	1,097	110.00–112.00	110.26
14	—	1,180	114.00–118.00	115.98

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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