Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,370 compared to 988 last week. The number 1 feeder steers were down 4.00 to 6.00 while the lower quality steers were down 8.00 to 10.00. Lightweight feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were down 8.00 to 10.00 while the feeder heifers weighing over 500 lbs. were off by 5.00 to 6.00. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $228.33/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −211.37 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$228.33

123 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.19

vs TX average

−70.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	235.89	1,288	78
Medium and Large 2	553	215.23	1,191	45

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $97 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 sale123 hd

228.33

—

TX average5 barns · 426 hd

257.52

−29.19

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−70.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−211.37

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	1,566	147.96	2,318	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	121.02	1,674	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	113.73	1,320	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	91.61	876	29

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)	1,138	$1,801	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,742	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$1,656	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	869	$1,366	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	1250–1300	1,275	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,689.19/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	223.34/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,179	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	256.98/cwt	240.00–270.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	231.30/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,094	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	200.00/cwt	185.00–209.00	1,346	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,000.55/head	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,001	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	1,482.99/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	206.97/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,277	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,150	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	236.68/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,015	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	219.76/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,152	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	244.61/cwt	235.00–255.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	195.34/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,313	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	238.03/cwt	235.00–241.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	211.92/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,219	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	195.79/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,408	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	200.82/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,149	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	223.35/cwt	213.00–230.00	949	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	263.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	3
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	564	194.75/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	192.32/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,125	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,856	1
Steers	Small 2	450–500	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Steers	Small 2	250–300	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	378	222.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	841	2
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	2
Bulls	Small 2	800–850	805	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Small 2	850–900	890	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,388	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	147.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,611	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,197	135.81/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,626	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	874	96.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	847	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	111.51/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,331	16
Bulls	—	—	1,855	160.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,972	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	107.07/cwt	105.00–111.00	999	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	118.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,396	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,609	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	99.32/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	86.81/cwt	80.00–91.00	927	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	106.61/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	208.40/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,086	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	197.26/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,237	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	84.56/cwt	70.00–93.00	729	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	133.61/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,761	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	119.35/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,673	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	302.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	195.97/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	192.52/cwt	178.00–197.00	1,394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	243.42/cwt	225.00–265.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	212.77/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,013	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	210.20/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	226.58/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,418	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	231.44/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,322	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	465	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	279.62/cwt	253.00–305.00	1,194	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,018	152.67/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	216.67/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,454	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	266.36/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	203.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,359	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	1,365.86/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,366	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	250.68/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,188	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	214.61/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,240	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,801.49/head	1,700.00–2,010.00	1,801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	240.33/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,252	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	376.78/cwt	362.00–395.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	202.02/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	201.37/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	242.25/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,030	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	215.60/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,354	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	192.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	207.94/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	302.19/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,145	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	230.98/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,102	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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,162Last week 850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year 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	850–900	870	183.00	183.00
1	950–1000	990	156.00	156.00
3	1000–1050	1,018	148.00–155.00	152.67
1	1100–1150	1,125	165.00	165.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	160.00	160.00
1	1200–1250	1,230	150.00	150.00
2	1250–1300	1,275	159.00–160.00	159.49
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	152.00	152.00
1	850–900	890	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
6	350–400	377	263.00–267.00	266.36
15	400–450	425	235.00–265.00	242.25
16	450–500	477	228.00–240.00	230.98
22	500–550	528	218.00–230.00	223.34
31	550–600	578	210.00–231.00	214.61
18	600–650	628	208.00–222.00	215.60
7	650–700	669	200.00–210.00	203.15
12	700–750	718	198.00–210.00	201.37
3	750–800	777	190.00–195.00	192.65
3	800–850	818	193.00–200.00	195.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	235.00	235.00
5	250–300	273	225.00–265.00	243.42
2	300–350	318	235.00–255.00	244.61
8	350–400	383	235.00–241.00	238.03
27	400–450	425	213.00–230.00	223.35
31	450–500	476	200.00–225.00	212.77
39	500–550	521	200.00–216.00	208.40
28	550–600	572	191.00–208.00	200.82
35	600–650	627	189.00–205.00	197.26
15	650–700	672	190.00–198.00	195.34
7	700–750	724	178.00–197.00	192.52
1	750–800	760	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	820	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	195.00	195.00
1	300–350	300	210.00	210.00
2	350–400	378	220.00–225.00	222.58
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	475	195.00	195.00
4	550–600	564	194.00–195.00	194.75
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	465	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	280	265.00–285.00	275.00
3	300–350	330	260.00–270.00	263.48
5	350–400	373	240.00–270.00	256.98
21	400–450	429	200.00–250.00	236.68
18	450–500	473	215.00–239.00	231.30
19	500–550	524	206.00–230.00	219.76
26	550–600	575	200.00–224.00	211.92
23	600–650	617	195.00–217.00	206.97
36	650–700	673	185.00–209.00	200.00
17	700–750	719	180.00–201.00	195.79
6	750–800	783	189.00–195.00	192.32
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	865	186.00	186.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	465	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	168	362.00–395.00	376.78
2	250–300	278	300.00–310.00	304.86
4	300–350	326	300.00–310.00	302.38
11	350–400	379	290.00–320.00	302.19
19	400–450	427	253.00–305.00	279.62
33	450–500	474	240.00–285.00	250.68
39	500–550	521	233.00–250.00	240.33
39	550–600	571	225.00–250.00	231.44
44	600–650	626	218.00–242.00	226.58
22	650–700	671	210.00–235.00	216.67
11	700–750	728	205.00–221.00	210.20
10	750–800	769	200.00–217.00	207.94
2	800–850	813	197.00–207.00	202.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,482.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,119	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,689.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,297	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,000.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,138	1,700.00–2,010.00	1,801.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	869	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,365.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	145.00–150.00	147.67
5	—	1,855	155.00–165.00	160.23
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	130.00–141.00	135.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	874	95.00–99.00	96.96
3	—	933	105.00–111.00	107.07
11	—	862	70.00–93.00	84.56
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	114.00	114.00
2	—	930	120.00–123.00	121.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,194	110.00–114.00	111.51
16	—	1,178	115.00–125.00	118.51
8	—	1,186	105.00–109.00	106.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,411	112.00–116.00	114.01
16	—	1,318	125.00–145.00	133.61
20	—	1,402	117.00–124.00	119.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,110	95.00–101.00	99.32
6	—	1,068	80.00–91.00	86.81

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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