Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total cattle receipts were 864 compared to 1,029 last week. Feeder steers were fully steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were fully steady with last week. The slaughter cattle market was very active with the slaughter cows and bulls both selling fully steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.55/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −173.14 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$266.55

91 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$21.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs TX average

−34.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	269.12	1,491	80
Medium and Large 2	566	247.85	1,403	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $88 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 sale91 hd

266.55

—

TX average4 barns · 174 hd

274.01

−7.46

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−34.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−173.14

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	1,712	156.10	2,672	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,214	141.71	1,720	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	996	126.64	1,261	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	108.98	999	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$1,759	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$1,653	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,287	$2,719	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Small 2	950–1000	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	232.00/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	248.33/cwt	238.00–270.00	1,651	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	230.43/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	251.00/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,433	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	242.37/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,505	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	263.81/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,504	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	808	103.46/cwt	100.00–106.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	259.51/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	275.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	224.43/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	282.49/cwt	262.00–293.00	1,206	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	589	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	920	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	103.71/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,134	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	886	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,153	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	150.35/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,774	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	128.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,681	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	115.43/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,269	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	138.02/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,746	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	127.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,419	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	144.28/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,832	4
Bulls	—	—	1,762	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,687	6
Bulls	—	—	1,883	162.04/cwt	156.00–167.00	3,051	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	120.76/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,302	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	913	138.54/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,265	5
Steers	Small 2	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	478	222.39/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,063	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Small 2	850–900	855	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	627	200.04/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Small 2	750–800	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	1
Steers	Small 2	300–350	330	278.55/cwt	275.00–282.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	963	152.43/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,110	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	191.01/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	163.69/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,661	6
Bulls	Small 2	900–950	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	271.88/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,286	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	248.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,315	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	302.47/cwt	288.00–318.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	294.43/cwt	285.00–300.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	217.46/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	256.78/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	228.73/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	287.27/cwt	275.00–300.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	304.14/cwt	285.00–315.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	221.20/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	270.34/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,268	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	384.37/cwt	350.00–420.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	384.89/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	278.47/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,465	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	218.16/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	308.33/cwt	298.00–328.00	1,310	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	227.85/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,536	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	251.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,549	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	350.65/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	277.76/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	334.16/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,243	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	295.85/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,402	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	216.52/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	234.40/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,807	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	242.74/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	266.80/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,390	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,718.81/head	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,719	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,653.30/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	301.02/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,144	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	312.55/cwt	305.00–320.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	236.38/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,470	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,886.91/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	314.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 840Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	350.00–420.00	384.37
4	250–300	293	355.00–410.00	384.89
7	300–350	331	330.00–390.00	350.65
11	350–400	372	325.00–348.00	334.16
21	400–450	425	298.00–328.00	308.33
16	450–500	474	280.00–315.00	295.85
29	500–550	526	265.00–295.00	278.47
51	550–600	570	250.00–287.00	263.81
26	600–650	616	245.00–260.00	251.52
19	650–700	665	238.00–270.00	248.33
17	700–750	729	227.00–243.00	232.00
11	750–800	771	215.00–255.00	234.40
3	800–850	817	210.00–235.00	218.16
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	930	182.00	182.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	178.00	178.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	175.00	175.00
1	1300–1350	1,325	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	283	285.00–315.00	304.14
2	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	314.85
8	350–400	378	288.00–318.00	302.47
10	400–450	427	262.00–293.00	282.49
10	450–500	473	260.00–278.00	271.88
4	500–550	531	250.00–262.00	256.78
7	550–600	586	235.00–245.00	242.74
13	600–650	622	200.00–242.00	236.38
7	650–700	662	222.00–235.00	228.73
4	700–750	721	200.00–225.00	217.46
2	850–900	890	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	275.00–282.00	278.55
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	128.00	128.00
1	900–950	905	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	990	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	970	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	820	165.00	165.00
2	950–1000	963	147.00–158.00	152.43
6	1000–1050	1,015	163.00–165.00	163.69
5	1100–1150	1,110	163.00	163.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	275	275.00–300.00	287.27
4	300–350	334	285.00–300.00	294.43
2	350–400	373	270.00–280.00	275.23
4	400–450	435	253.00–265.00	259.51
12	500–550	530	240.00–250.00	248.08
4	550–600	579	215.00–237.00	230.43
6	600–650	618	215.00–233.00	224.43
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	788	187.00–193.00	191.01
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	970	160.00	160.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	316	305.00–320.00	312.55
7	350–400	380	285.00–325.00	301.02
10	400–450	425	270.00–298.00	277.76
18	450–500	469	260.00–298.00	270.34
19	500–550	521	255.00–283.00	266.80
21	550–600	571	240.00–265.00	251.00
18	600–650	621	235.00–252.00	242.37
18	650–700	674	220.00–238.00	227.85
8	700–750	719	210.00–230.00	221.20
2	750–800	753	210.00–223.00	216.52
1	850–900	850	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	478	213.00–235.00	222.39
3	600–650	627	195.00–205.00	200.04
1	750–800	755	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	100.00–106.00	103.46
4	—	880	115.00–117.00	115.43
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	151.00	151.00
5	—	913	135.00–143.00	138.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	100.00–106.00	103.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	886	125.00–135.00	130.19
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
2	—	930	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,180	144.00–159.00	150.35
7	—	1,309	125.00–131.00	128.43
41	—	1,265	132.00–143.00	138.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,111	125.00–135.00	127.68
4	—	1,078	120.00–122.00	120.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,762	150.00–155.00	152.47
12	—	1,883	156.00–167.00	162.04
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,270	142.00–145.00	144.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,653.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,886.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,287	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,718.81

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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