Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 825 compared to 979 last week. Compared to last week, lightweight feeder steers under 400 pounds were 8.00 higher while steers over 400 pounds were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower compared to the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.38/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −169.32 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$270.38

89 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$47.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs TX average

−38.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	277.41	1,516	66
Medium and Large 2	545	251.12	1,368	22
Small 2	580	230.00	1,334	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.41/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale89 hd

270.38

—

TX average5 barns · 126 hd

275.63

−5.26

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−38.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−169.32

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	1,582	147.28	2,330	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,275	124.98	1,594	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	974	112.54	1,096	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	101.18	899	18

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)	1,245	$2,114	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,114	$2,000	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,625	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,125	2thin

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
Bulls	Small 2	850–900	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	1
Steers	Small 2	400–450	430	246.50/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	245.66/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,420	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	286.52/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	240.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	265.03/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	221.07/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	242.03/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	272.67/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,292	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	254.90/cwt	170.00–270.00	1,331	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	227.88/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	302.64/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	203.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,589	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	327.40/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,058	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,114.31/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,110	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,421	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,787.50/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	192.56/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,215	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	250.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	160	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	295.29/cwt	280.00–310.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	308.92/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,168	10
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	581	222.13/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,291	7
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	278.54/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,195	9
Steers	Small 2	450–500	473	244.67/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	528	225.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Small 2	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	Small 2	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Small 2	700–750	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	932	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,013	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,526	142.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,182	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,419	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,627	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	878	115.17/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,011	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	114.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,479	7
Bulls	—	—	1,717	154.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,652	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	874	95.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	836	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	108.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,188	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	104.95/cwt	103.00–106.00	885	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	136.10/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,724	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,590	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	920	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	222.16/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	299.51/cwt	295.00–305.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	236.99/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,353	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	311.38/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	341.21/cwt	325.00–355.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	268.65/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,526	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	296.24/cwt	282.00–313.00	1,395	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	305.19/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,303	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	229.06/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	223.52/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,596	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,925.10/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	203.93/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	268.97/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,272	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	245.93/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	234.61/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	291.96/cwt	278.00–310.00	1,220	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	241.41/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,492	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	396.42/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	285.65/cwt	273.00–308.00	1,503	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	258.63/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,601	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	219.02/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	351.08/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	378.79/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	263.15/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,387	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	254.72/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,449	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	234.59/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	580	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 638Last week 710Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	810	145.00	145.00
1	850–900	895	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	905	163.00	163.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	128.00	128.00
1	1200–1250	1,215	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	238.00–255.00	246.50
3	450–500	473	243.00–248.00	244.67
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	205	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	342	298.00–310.00	302.64
10	350–400	378	285.00–335.00	308.92
9	400–450	429	272.00–288.00	278.54
12	450–500	474	250.00–280.00	272.67
13	500–550	522	170.00–270.00	254.90
9	550–600	578	235.00–250.00	245.66
7	600–650	624	233.00–245.00	242.03
7	650–700	680	220.00–235.00	227.88
2	700–750	723	215.00	215.00
5	750–800	779	200.00–210.00	203.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	400.00	400.00
1	150–200	155	395.00	395.00
1	200–250	240	385.00	385.00
5	250–300	269	385.00–400.00	396.42
10	300–350	325	355.00–410.00	378.79
7	350–400	374	330.00–400.00	351.08
24	400–450	427	290.00–330.00	305.19
34	450–500	471	282.00–313.00	296.24
34	500–550	526	273.00–308.00	285.65
32	550–600	568	255.00–285.00	268.65
22	600–650	619	248.00–275.00	258.63
12	650–700	669	238.00–260.00	245.93
13	700–750	717	225.00–250.00	234.59
8	750–800	768	220.00–240.00	229.06
2	800–850	820	198.00–210.00	203.93
2	900–950	918	185.00–200.00	192.56
1	950–1000	980	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	260	280.00–310.00	295.29
5	300–350	330	295.00–305.00	299.51
2	350–400	355	285.00–288.00	286.52
7	400–450	425	258.00–275.00	265.03
6	450–500	472	240.00–255.00	250.75
6	500–550	531	235.00–245.00	240.22
15	550–600	571	230.00–243.00	236.99
6	600–650	624	220.00–225.00	222.16
7	650–700	665	210.00–225.00	221.07
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	815	175.00–185.00	180.06
1	900–950	930	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	380.00	380.00
5	250–300	272	325.00–355.00	341.21
6	300–350	323	315.00–335.00	327.40
7	350–400	366	290.00–320.00	311.38
17	400–450	418	278.00–310.00	291.96
18	450–500	473	259.00–288.00	268.97
13	500–550	527	250.00–275.00	263.15
22	550–600	569	245.00–270.00	254.72
11	600–650	618	235.00–255.00	241.41
5	650–700	676	228.00–240.00	234.61
5	700–750	714	213.00–235.00	223.52
5	750–800	757	210.00–230.00	219.02
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	528	220.00–235.00	225.91
7	550–600	581	220.00–225.00	222.13
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	730	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	925	180.00	180.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,625	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	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)	4	—	1,245	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,114.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	932	105.00–110.00	108.68
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
5	—	878	115.00–116.00	115.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,000	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	110.00–118.00	114.36
11	—	1,267	133.00–143.00	136.10
45	—	1,283	120.00–130.00	123.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	874	90.00–100.00	95.65
2	—	840	110.00	110.00
6	—	843	103.00–106.00	104.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	105.00–110.00	108.46
4	—	1,081	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	135.00–145.00	142.98
9	—	1,717	150.00–160.00	154.46
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,205	135.00	135.00

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