Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 914 compared to 1,097 last week. The cattle market was fully steady across all classes. Feeder steers and heifers were steady with last week's prices. Slaughter cattle, bulls and cows also sold fully steady with last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.40/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −188.29 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$251.40

98 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$15.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.34

vs TX average

−28.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	257.22	1,410	62
Medium and Large 2	561	241.38	1,355	36

One grade step is worth $15.84/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale98 hd

251.40

—

TX average4 barns · 224 hd

260.74

−9.34

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−28.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−188.29

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	1,604	164.38	2,636	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	144.13	1,910	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	133.38	1,499	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	114.39	1,185	16

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)	1,208	$2,429	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,889	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,859	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	903	$1,900	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	228.90/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	296.08/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,081	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	223.62/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,380	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	216.70/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	261.78/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,215	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	221.36/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	234.14/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,552	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	299.04/cwt	290.00–305.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	247.44/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,282	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	237.26/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,459	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	242.43/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,394	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	268.73/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,169	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	197.38/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	277.09/cwt	265.00–285.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	249.03/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	568	262.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,428.88/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,429	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,859.43/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,859	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,889.17/head	1,600.00–2,020.00	1,889	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	885	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	136.72/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,634	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,234	153.88/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,899	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	174.34/cwt	165.00–182.00	3,117	12
Bulls	—	—	1,632	156.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,562	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	942	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,036	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	150.26/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,898	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,231	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	136.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,519	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	136.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,988	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	137.18/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,289	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,256	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	106.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,174	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,320	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,814	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	142.99/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,893	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,140	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	176.15/cwt	168.00–215.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	260.96/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,232	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	240.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,375	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	292.15/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	207.57/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	281.44/cwt	273.00–320.00	1,320	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	216.03/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	230.73/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,437	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	206.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	244.40/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	254.21/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,444	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	278.84/cwt	252.00–293.00	1,202	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	238.72/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,597	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	348.01/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,166	6
Steers	Small 2	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	314.02/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	230.45/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	115	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	231.62/cwt	219.00–243.00	1,777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	349.66/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,318	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	260.65/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,371	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	243.10/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,512	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	313.19/cwt	298.00–343.00	1,319	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	248.66/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,176	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	237.18/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,267	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	224.69/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,521	10
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	215.80/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,459	7
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	608	213.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 980Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
6	300–350	335	265.00–285.00	277.09
2	350–400	388	265.00–270.00	267.55
9	400–450	432	233.00–260.00	249.03
15	450–500	473	235.00–255.00	248.66
11	500–550	534	233.00–240.00	237.18
7	550–600	566	221.00–233.00	228.90
12	600–650	617	220.00–228.00	223.62
7	650–700	676	205.00–220.00	215.80
2	700–750	725	205.00–210.00	207.43
2	750–800	763	190.00–205.00	197.38
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
6	300–350	324	290.00–305.00	299.04
10	350–400	365	283.00–310.00	296.08
14	400–450	435	263.00–280.00	268.73
10	450–500	464	258.00–265.00	261.78
29	500–550	518	242.00–263.00	247.44
22	550–600	575	235.00–248.00	242.43
33	600–650	615	230.00–245.00	237.26
18	650–700	663	225.00–249.00	234.14
10	700–750	719	215.00–228.00	221.36
4	750–800	769	212.00–225.00	216.70
2	800–850	810	205.00–210.00	207.47
1	900–950	945	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	568	250.00–275.00	262.22
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	608	210.00–215.00	213.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
6	700–750	716	168.00–215.00	176.15
1	750–800	785	172.00	172.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	990	162.00	162.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00	175.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
8	300–350	327	290.00–330.00	314.02
6	350–400	379	265.00–315.00	292.15
18	400–450	431	252.00–293.00	278.84
14	450–500	472	240.00–270.00	260.96
9	500–550	529	240.00–248.00	244.40
27	550–600	572	230.00–245.00	240.37
15	600–650	623	224.00–235.00	230.73
10	650–700	677	220.00–228.00	224.69
5	700–750	724	212.00–220.00	216.03
2	750–800	783	200.00–215.00	207.57
3	800–850	818	200.00–210.00	206.37
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	115	410.00	410.00
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	335	335.00–375.00	348.01
11	350–400	377	320.00–390.00	349.66
19	400–450	421	298.00–343.00	313.19
19	450–500	469	273.00–320.00	281.44
29	500–550	526	250.00–283.00	260.65
33	550–600	568	248.00–270.00	254.21
33	600–650	622	237.00–251.00	243.10
31	650–700	669	230.00–245.00	238.72
13	700–750	711	224.00–246.00	230.45
5	750–800	767	219.00–243.00	231.62
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	213.00	213.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00

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	—	940	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,428.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,859.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,600.00–2,020.00	1,889.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	135.00–139.00	136.72
4	—	1,234	151.00–157.00	153.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,788	165.00–182.00	174.34
3	—	1,632	150.00–160.00	156.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
3	—	942	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,263	147.00–160.00	150.26
6	—	1,455	135.00–138.00	136.63
25	—	1,324	139.00–146.00	142.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,047	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,100	100.00–110.00	106.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	134.00–140.00	136.39
3	—	1,018	129.00–130.00	129.66
3	—	1,437	125.00–128.00	126.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	132.00–142.00	137.18

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