Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,126 compared to 914 last week. Feeder steers were fully steady to 2.00 lower on the #1's while the plainer type steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 lower. The slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. The packer bulls were fully steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $253.85/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −185.85 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$253.85

127 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$20.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.90

vs TX average

−16.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	258.16	1,395	100
Medium and Large 2	564	237.87	1,342	27

One grade step is worth $20.29/cwt here — about $53 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 sale127 hd

253.85

—

TX average5 barns · 428 hd

265.75

−11.90

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−16.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−185.85

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	1,744	168.87	2,945	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	140.89	1,938	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	131.02	1,459	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	113.61	985	11

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)	1,178	$2,272	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,738	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$2,067	3thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,028	167.16/cwt	154.00–180.00	1,718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	141.34/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,873	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	275.62/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,306	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	392.23/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	245.19/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,275	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	260.25/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,249	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	241.28/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	340.11/cwt	330.00–350.00	775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,272.29/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	204.23/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	313.62/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	309.45/cwt	275.00–330.00	873	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,737.86/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	304.37/cwt	290.00–318.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	291.98/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	246.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,159	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	267.68/cwt	260.00–275.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	218.48/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	222.00/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,487	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	224.70/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,290	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	227.51/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,436	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	214.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	480	220.86/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	375	233.73/cwt	220.00–249.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	236.44/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,367	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	276.69/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,181	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Small 2	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	435	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	992	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	115.30/cwt	115.00–116.00	963	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	147.07/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,056	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	130.20/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,465	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,180	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	175.19/cwt	169.00–180.00	3,075	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	913	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,183	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	135.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,924	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	124.44/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,549	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	135.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,510	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	269.26/cwt	258.00–275.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	232.24/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,229	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	210.36/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	105.98/cwt	90.00–110.00	933	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	294.65/cwt	285.00–310.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	558	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	338.54/cwt	313.00–365.00	1,249	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	221.44/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,375	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	248.07/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	240.04/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,488	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	217.61/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	346.53/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	225.24/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	270.69/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,134	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	255.79/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,450	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	259.81/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,356	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	221.98/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	220.94/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	229.67/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	284.64/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,065	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	319.99/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,338	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	352.95/cwt	350.00–355.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	408.96/cwt	400.00–420.00	687	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	233.94/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,565	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	222.88/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	205.96/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	234.16/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,449	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	238.70/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,361	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	259.83/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,219	16

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 980Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	840	200.00–205.00	202.49
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	154.00–180.00	167.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	168	400.00–420.00	408.96
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
6	250–300	263	375.00–420.00	392.23
6	300–350	332	345.00–355.00	346.53
10	350–400	369	313.00–365.00	338.54
26	400–450	418	300.00–340.00	319.99
26	450–500	474	267.00–285.00	275.62
59	500–550	522	250.00–270.00	259.81
41	550–600	567	248.00–268.00	255.79
23	600–650	620	235.00–248.00	240.04
20	650–700	669	230.00–260.00	233.94
13	700–750	721	220.00–231.00	225.24
7	750–800	779	218.00–227.00	222.88
2	800–850	815	216.00–226.00	220.94
2	850–900	853	215.00–229.00	221.98
1	900–950	915	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	330.00–350.00	340.11
5	250–300	282	275.00–330.00	309.45
10	300–350	331	285.00–325.00	313.62
4	350–400	366	275.00–308.00	291.98
13	400–450	427	260.00–290.00	276.69
31	450–500	480	250.00–265.00	260.25
8	500–550	532	230.00–248.00	241.28
19	550–600	578	215.00–245.00	236.44
31	600–650	631	220.00–233.00	227.51
25	650–700	670	210.00–229.00	222.00
2	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	780	210.00–220.00	214.07
1	800–850	845	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	350.00–355.00	352.95
3	300–350	330	285.00–310.00	294.65
9	350–400	374	278.00–290.00	284.64
20	400–450	419	263.00–285.00	270.69
16	450–500	469	253.00–277.00	259.83
34	500–550	520	240.00–265.00	245.19
38	550–600	570	234.00–250.00	238.70
25	600–650	619	230.00–250.00	234.16
19	650–700	664	225.00–237.00	229.67
5	700–750	717	215.00–221.00	217.61
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	830	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	868	203.00–209.00	205.96
1	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	290.00–318.00	304.37
7	300–350	325	260.00–275.00	267.68
6	350–400	369	258.00–275.00	269.26
6	400–450	418	238.00–253.00	248.07
20	450–500	471	240.00–250.00	246.17
14	500–550	529	223.00–239.00	232.24
29	550–600	574	212.00–233.00	224.70
21	600–650	621	200.00–228.00	221.44
12	650–700	675	213.00–223.00	218.48
3	700–750	718	205.00–213.00	210.36
4	750–800	783	198.00–207.00	204.23
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	220.00–249.00	233.73
3	400–450	435	228.00	228.00
4	450–500	480	210.00–235.00	220.86
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	558	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,325	138.00–144.00	141.34
15	—	1,398	145.00–152.00	147.07
18	—	1,424	130.00–138.00	135.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	115.00–116.00	115.30
5	—	880	90.00–110.00	105.98
2	—	783	120.00–125.00	122.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,125	130.00–131.00	130.20
2	—	1,245	124.00–125.00	124.44
6	—	1,118	132.00–138.00	135.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	129.00–130.00	129.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,755	169.00–180.00	175.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,272.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,086	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,737.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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