Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total cattle receipts were 1,029 compared to 1,730 last week. The lightweight steer calves under 400 pounds were steady to 8.00 down on a limited supply. Steers weighing over 400 pounds were fully steady to 4.00 higher. The lightweight heifers under 400 pounds were steady to 2.00 lower while the heifers weighing over 400 pounds were fully steady to 6.00 higher. The slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and the slaughter bulls were fully steady with last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.98/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −170.71 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$268.98

95 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$20.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.29

vs TX average

−30.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	272.87	1,491	77
Medium and Large 2	556	252.36	1,402	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.51/cwt here — about $89 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 sale95 hd

268.98

—

TX average5 barns · 258 hd

288.27

−19.29

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−30.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−170.71

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	1,568	147.70	2,316	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,247	136.60	1,703	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,031	121.24	1,249	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	102.46	940	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$1,987	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	705	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,825	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,088	$2,716	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,289	$2,268	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,097	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,906	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	237.25/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,473	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	306.97/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	291.51/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	270.70/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	212.18/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	258.18/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,379	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,053	155.48/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	219.08/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	222.10/cwt	202.00–230.00	1,481	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,021.62/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,022	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,376.21/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	2,432.41/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,159.09/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,159	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,716.21/head	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,716	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	225.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	287.98/cwt	250.00–300.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	229.99/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	293.10/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,269	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	246.54/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,423	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	260.75/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,119	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	249.26/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	309.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	305.31/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,020	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	440	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	475	232.29/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	580	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,206	1
Steers	Small 2	450–500	495	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,129	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,005	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,325	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,035	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,563	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	122.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,679	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	144.44/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,811	30
Bulls	—	—	1,598	145.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,320	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	935	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	955	122.26/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,168	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,239	132.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,640	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	988	128.51/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,270	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	157.35/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,711	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	271.93/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	287.50/cwt	275.00–300.00	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	98.77/cwt	93.00–103.00	899	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	105.23/cwt	105.00–106.00	971	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	275.54/cwt	260.00–318.00	1,284	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	266.60/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,384	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	233.43/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,576	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	246.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,123	151.99/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	237.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	277.49/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,446	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	227.80/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	279.81/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,181	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	222.61/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	292.97/cwt	283.00–312.00	1,392	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	340.48/cwt	340.00–342.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	380.07/cwt	370.00–400.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	234.48/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	268.36/cwt	251.00–288.00	1,532	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	242.44/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,612	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	250.67/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,569	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	345.28/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	226.77/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	255.41/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,479	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	317.60/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,343	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	330.15/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,225	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	297.17/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,129	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	309.13/cwt	305.00–325.00	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	238.78/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,490	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	221.59/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,602	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,862.66/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	1,987.40/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 1,360Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 260Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	275.00–300.00	287.50
6	250–300	276	250.00–300.00	287.98
2	300–350	343	290.00–293.00	291.51
5	350–400	371	260.00–282.00	270.70
11	400–450	429	240.00–268.00	260.75
5	450–500	481	245.00–255.00	249.26
5	500–550	517	240.00–250.00	246.95
3	550–600	570	225.00–235.00	229.99
7	600–650	631	220.00–230.00	225.56
5	650–700	662	205.00–216.00	212.18
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	990	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	248.00	248.00
2	450–500	475	225.00–239.00	232.29
1	550–600	580	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	305.00–325.00	309.13
15	350–400	380	285.00–325.00	297.17
27	400–450	422	270.00–300.00	279.81
46	450–500	466	260.00–318.00	275.54
27	500–550	519	255.00–283.00	266.60
27	550–600	579	240.00–275.00	255.41
13	600–650	624	235.00–245.00	238.78
15	650–700	675	220.00–260.00	233.43
3	700–750	723	210.00–235.00	221.59
3	750–800	767	220.00–228.00	222.61
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	300.00–320.00	309.82
7	300–350	334	293.00–320.00	305.31
7	350–400	368	290.00–315.00	306.97
12	400–450	433	272.00–300.00	293.10
7	450–500	474	250.00–280.00	271.93
9	500–550	534	250.00–263.00	258.18
9	550–600	577	237.00–250.00	246.54
18	600–650	621	225.00–243.00	237.25
7	650–700	667	202.00–230.00	222.10
6	700–750	717	200.00–225.00	219.08
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	370.00–400.00	380.07
4	250–300	274	340.00–342.00	340.48
10	300–350	322	330.00–375.00	345.28
21	350–400	371	320.00–360.00	330.15
30	400–450	423	305.00–365.00	317.60
39	450–500	475	283.00–312.00	292.97
38	500–550	521	265.00–300.00	277.49
39	550–600	571	251.00–288.00	268.36
30	600–650	626	245.00–263.00	250.67
39	650–700	665	233.00–255.00	242.44
10	700–750	726	235.00–245.00	237.90
8	750–800	766	228.00–240.00	234.48
7	800–850	823	210.00–234.00	226.77
2	850–900	868	218.00–238.00	227.80
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	980	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	153.00	153.00
1	850–900	870	135.00	135.00
1	900–950	910	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	960	150.00	150.00
2	1050–1100	1,053	148.00–163.00	155.48
3	1100–1150	1,123	150.00–153.00	151.99
1	1200–1250	1,200	150.00	150.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,021.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,376.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,443	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,432.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,159.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,088	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,716.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,825	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	896	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,987.40
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,086	120.00–124.00	121.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	120.00–125.00	122.95
30	—	1,254	137.00–155.00	144.44
33	—	1,239	127.00–135.00	132.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	121.00–124.00	122.26
1	—	945	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	126.00–131.00	128.51
1	—	1,080	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	93.00–103.00	98.77
4	—	923	105.00–106.00	105.23
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	151.00	151.00
1	—	935	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	140.00–150.00	145.21
1	—	2,025	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,723	153.00–165.00	157.35

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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