Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,189 compared to 1.620 last week. The market was down on all classes of cattle. Feeder steers under 500 pounds were off by 10.00 while the heavier steers over 500 pounds were down 5.00. The feeder heifers under 500 pounds were down 10.00 while the heavier feeder heifers over 500 pounds were 3.00 softer. The slaughter cattle market was 10.00 lower on both cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $239.54/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −200.15 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$239.54

135 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$11.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.00

vs TX average

−27.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	243.91	1,343	83
Medium and Large 2	554	232.57	1,287	52

One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $56 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 sale135 hd

239.54

—

TX average5 barns · 382 hd

246.54

−7.00

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−27.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−200.15

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	1,547	144.02	2,228	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	120.71	1,593	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	116.51	1,294	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	99.23	941	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,833	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$1,234	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,383	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,593	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	129.45/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	848	103.95/cwt	103.00–105.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	239.14/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,248	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	216.27/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,434	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	216.48/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,552	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	216.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	225.18/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,511	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	209.08/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	319.70/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,170	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	283.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	363.32/cwt	340.00–385.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	253.88/cwt	246.00–268.00	1,318	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	158	385.95/cwt	355.00–420.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	230.35/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,433	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	246.49/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,168	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	210.38/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	216.60/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,352	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,832.66/head	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	212.68/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,621	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,233.69/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	223.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,258	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	273.41/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,288	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	236.27/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,359	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	312.28/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	265.01/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,116	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	503.09/cwt	315.00–580.00	1,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	292.93/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,251	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	231.24/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,058	169.03/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	288.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	807	5
Bulls	—	—	1,724	158.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,732	8
Bulls	—	—	1,666	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	877	93.73/cwt	84.00–100.00	822	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,371	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	96.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,009	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	111.26/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,283	12
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,191	127.14/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,514	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	957	118.35/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,133	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	122.48/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,568	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	118.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,325	18
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,442	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,090	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	124.94/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Small 2	800–850	827	163.62/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	471	221.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	545	215.75/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,176	4
Steers	Small 2	400–450	445	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	988	3
Bulls	Small 2	600–650	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	200.07/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,428	9
Bulls	Small 2	1000–1050	1,005	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	429	232.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	999	6
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	369	253.29/cwt	250.00–255.00	935	4
Heifers	Small 2	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	238.90/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,261	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	191.98/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	209.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,309	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	247.54/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,042	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	262.60/cwt	260.00–265.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.70/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,368	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	213.87/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,238	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	222.83/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,156	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	294.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	284.62/cwt	268.00–300.00	1,079	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	247.01/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,181	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	206.01/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,389	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	286.90/cwt	275.00–298.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	166.48/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	263.19/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,121	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	216.49/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,459	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,145	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,382.99/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	226.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,310	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	194.32/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,560	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	856	180.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,541	4

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 1,018Last week 1,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,406	110.00–116.00	113.27
10	—	1,261	128.00–134.00	129.45
22	—	1,280	118.00–127.00	122.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	848	103.00–105.00	103.95
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
5	—	877	84.00–100.00	93.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	125.00	125.00
3	—	957	117.00–120.00	118.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	123.00–124.00	123.48
12	—	1,153	105.00–114.00	111.26
18	—	1,119	115.00–120.00	118.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,045	90.00–100.00	96.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,724	155.00–165.00	158.44
5	—	1,666	140.00–150.00	144.91
2	—	1,590	115.00–136.00	124.94
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	115.00–137.00	127.14
3	—	1,442	140.00–150.00	144.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	375.00	375.00
7	200–250	226	315.00–580.00	503.09
3	300–350	320	280.00–285.00	283.41
2	350–400	373	270.00	270.00
19	400–450	421	263.00–270.00	265.01
27	450–500	474	240.00–260.00	246.49
30	500–550	522	230.00–245.00	239.14
35	550–600	564	220.00–230.00	223.07
28	600–650	624	212.00–229.00	216.60
13	650–700	663	210.00–229.00	216.27
8	700–750	714	207.00–225.00	210.38
2	750–800	775	203.00–215.00	209.08
1	800–850	810	198.00	198.00
1	950–1000	965	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	285.00–300.00	288.16
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	365	260.00–265.00	262.60
14	400–450	421	238.00–258.00	247.54
16	450–500	473	224.00–238.00	231.24
24	500–550	519	215.00–228.00	222.83
33	550–600	579	205.00–218.00	213.87
14	600–650	625	207.00–210.00	209.50
8	650–700	674	200.00–209.00	206.01
9	700–750	714	185.00–205.00	200.07
7	750–800	770	185.00–198.00	191.98
1	800–850	845	171.00	171.00
2	1050–1100	1,058	165.00–173.00	169.03
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	250.00–255.00	253.29
6	400–450	429	230.00–235.00	232.85
7	450–500	471	215.00–225.00	221.05
4	500–550	545	215.00–218.00	215.75
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
3	800–850	827	158.00–168.00	163.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	158	355.00–420.00	385.95
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	275	340.00–385.00	363.32
5	300–350	322	305.00–340.00	312.28
13	350–400	366	305.00–355.00	319.70
22	400–450	427	285.00–305.00	292.93
43	450–500	471	265.00–293.00	273.41
36	500–550	519	246.00–268.00	253.88
47	550–600	575	231.00–248.00	236.27
33	600–650	622	226.00–243.00	230.35
28	650–700	671	223.00–233.00	225.18
24	700–750	717	210.00–228.00	216.48
10	750–800	762	208.00–224.00	212.68
3	800–850	820	210.00–220.00	216.39
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	275	285.00–300.00	294.91
6	300–350	327	275.00–298.00	286.90
7	350–400	379	268.00–300.00	284.62
19	400–450	426	248.00–273.00	263.19
43	450–500	478	235.00–260.00	247.01
26	500–550	528	220.00–245.00	238.90
26	550–600	579	220.00–230.00	226.24
15	600–650	620	215.00–225.00	220.70
20	650–700	674	205.00–222.00	216.49
5	700–750	737	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
3	800–850	803	183.00–200.00	194.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	188.00	188.00
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00
4	850–900	856	175.00–185.00	180.04
2	900–950	925	155.00–160.00	157.53
1	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	163.00–170.00	166.48
1	1050–1100	1,090	150.00	150.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	155.00	155.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,832.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,233.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,455	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,382.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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