Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,218 compared with 864 last week. The market remains very strong. Lightweight feeder steer weighing under 400 pounds were 2.00 lower on a limited number of head. Feeder steers weighing over 400 pounds were fully steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were up 4.00 across all weights. The slaughter cattle market was very active. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to 4.00 higher. The slaughter bull market was very strong with the higher dressing bulls selling 8.00 higher than last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.10/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −171.59 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$268.10

117 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.50

vs TX average

−31.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	273.23	1,487	85
Medium and Large 2	554	254.48	1,410	32

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about $77 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 sale117 hd

268.10

—

TX average5 barns · 485 hd

295.61

−27.50

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−31.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−171.59

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	—	High	1,848	169.19	3,127	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	144.50	1,867	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	128.52	1,382	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	933	112.84	1,052	14

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)	860	$1,609	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,634	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,633.77/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	342.38/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,092	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	288.67/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,221	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	224.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	988	145.03/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	207.52/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,609.01/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	232.05/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,541	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.73/cwt	270.00–323.00	1,181	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	250.02/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,465	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	192.04/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	228.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,416	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,017	159.36/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	312.23/cwt	300.00–325.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	276.27/cwt	240.00–288.00	1,318	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	242.60/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,514	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	258.42/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,359	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	246.96/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,299	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	287.72/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	307.11/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	316.90/cwt	275.00–345.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	252.85/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,209	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	270.25/cwt	255.00–280.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	292.35/cwt	275.00–310.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,203	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,483	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	928	132.38/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,228	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	170.40/cwt	162.00–182.00	3,158	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	155.39/cwt	149.00–164.00	2,040	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,227	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,133	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	132.08/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,532	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	120.62/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,538	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	884	103.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	916	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	142.69/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,744	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	855	126.48/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,081	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	132.62/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,821	20
Bulls	—	—	1,793	155.82/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	316.92/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	263.87/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,121	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	234.45/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,355	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	216.63/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	285.27/cwt	275.00–290.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	312.68/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,326	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	268.05/cwt	257.00–283.00	1,536	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	277.74/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,311	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	309.13/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,135	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	222.24/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	233.83/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	328.65/cwt	325.00–335.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	368.36/cwt	365.00–375.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	246.58/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,674	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	296.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,392	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	332.29/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,226	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	262.46/cwt	247.00–288.00	1,622	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	221.68/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	235.66/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	244.10/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,526	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	380.19/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	214.31/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	276.86/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,451	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	261.45/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,365	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	251.52/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,426	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	231.97/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,559	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	242.68/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,742	14

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 685Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 0

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,633.77
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	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)	3	—	860	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,609.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	365.00–375.00	368.36
2	250–300	268	360.00–400.00	380.19
7	300–350	319	330.00–375.00	342.38
10	350–400	369	325.00–360.00	332.29
31	400–450	424	300.00–328.00	312.68
24	450–500	470	290.00–310.00	296.22
50	500–550	524	267.00–290.00	276.86
35	550–600	573	257.00–283.00	268.05
27	600–650	618	247.00–288.00	262.46
30	650–700	679	240.00–252.00	246.58
14	700–750	718	230.00–262.00	242.68
7	750–800	764	220.00–245.00	233.83
3	800–850	807	234.00–238.00	235.66
3	850–900	858	215.00–225.00	221.68
1	900–950	910	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	300.00–325.00	312.23
6	250–300	279	275.00–345.00	316.90
7	300–350	326	285.00–320.00	307.11
17	350–400	380	270.00–323.00	310.73
8	400–450	431	275.00–298.00	287.72
33	450–500	477	240.00–288.00	276.27
17	500–550	526	245.00–265.00	258.42
15	550–600	586	240.00–255.00	250.02
20	600–650	624	235.00–245.00	242.60
15	650–700	664	210.00–238.00	232.05
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	845	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	325.00–335.00	328.65
6	300–350	327	305.00–325.00	316.92
11	350–400	367	290.00–325.00	309.13
22	400–450	423	275.00–325.00	288.67
23	450–500	472	265.00–300.00	277.74
35	500–550	522	255.00–275.00	261.45
32	550–600	567	245.00–263.00	251.52
23	600–650	625	236.00–255.00	244.10
26	650–700	672	225.00–250.00	231.97
6	700–750	720	217.00–232.00	222.24
2	750–800	755	220.00–228.00	224.03
3	800–850	827	205.00–220.00	214.31
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	275.00–310.00	292.35
4	300–350	323	275.00–290.00	285.27
4	350–400	369	255.00–280.00	270.25
14	400–450	425	248.00–273.00	263.87
12	450–500	478	240.00–260.00	252.85
20	500–550	526	235.00–254.00	246.96
12	550–600	578	220.00–243.00	234.45
20	600–650	619	220.00–235.00	228.80
7	650–700	686	203.00–220.00	216.63
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	765	200.00–202.00	200.99
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	863	195.00–200.00	197.54
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	753	180.00–204.00	192.04
2	800–850	803	200.00–215.00	207.52
1	900–950	940	157.00	157.00
2	950–1000	988	132.00–158.00	145.03
3	1000–1050	1,017	150.00–178.00	159.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	120.00–123.00	121.52
2	—	1,140	105.00–110.00	107.66
1	—	985	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,186	125.00	125.00
9	—	1,160	128.00–136.00	132.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
3	—	928	131.00–134.00	132.38
2	—	855	126.00–127.00	126.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,313	149.00–164.00	155.39
31	—	1,222	137.00–148.00	142.69
20	—	1,373	129.00–136.00	132.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	115.00	115.00
3	—	873	118.00–124.00	120.62
4	—	884	100.00–110.00	103.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,853	162.00–182.00	170.40
2	—	1,793	154.00–157.00	155.82

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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