Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,664 compared to 1,360 at the last sale on 11/18. The demand was very high on all classes of feeder cattle. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds were 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder cattle in the 400 to 600 pounds range were up 12.00 to 16.00, while the feeder cattle weighing over 600 pounds were up 8.00 to 10.00. The slaughter cattle market was fully steady with the last sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.78/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −174.91 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$264.78

114 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$73.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs TX average

−60.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	278.15	1,506	65
Medium and Large 2	558	247.92	1,383	48
Small 2	505	205.00	1,035	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.15/cwt here — about $471 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale114 hd

264.78

—

TX average1 barns · 114 hd

264.78

−0.00

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−60.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−174.91

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	1,600	140.15	2,242	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	117.85	1,617	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	107.81	1,214	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	85.71	844	27

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)	1,210	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,698	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,895	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,275	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	700–750	724	208.76/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	261.45/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,116	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	201.52/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	244.35/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,407	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	216.50/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,351	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	299.44/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,126	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	308.13/cwt	300.00–325.00	998	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	253.86/cwt	225.00–268.00	1,340	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	224.81/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	234.27/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,460	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	287.50/cwt	268.00–310.00	1,233	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	220.51/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	313.47/cwt	295.00–335.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	192.46/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	162.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	268.46/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,278	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	284.11/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,065	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	247.85/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,185	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	226.70/cwt	205.00–238.00	1,297	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	230.51/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,215	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	160	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	293.78/cwt	275.00–300.00	811	4
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	335	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	848	4
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	432	237.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Small 2	650–700	665	178.86/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Small 2	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	478	230.27/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,101	10
Heifers	Small 2	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Steers	Small 2	400–450	437	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	528	206.45/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,090	2
Steers	Small 2	450–500	475	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	941	1
Steers	Small 2	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	Small 2	500–550	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Steers	Small 2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	370	252.09/cwt	245.00–265.00	933	6
Heifers	Small 2	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,753	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,265	125.75/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,591	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	114.97/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,611	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	78.53/cwt	70.00–87.00	733	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	112.15/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,292	13
Bulls	—	—	1,556	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,209	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	92.98/cwt	90.00–95.00	853	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	978	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	978	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	110.82/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,014	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	118.85/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,375	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	126.84/cwt	119.00–139.00	1,720	22
Bulls	—	—	1,602	128.49/cwt	115.00–135.00	2,058	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	93.95/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,010	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	155.87/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,968	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	101.10/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,166	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	108.75/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,487	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	191.33/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	295.23/cwt	290.00–305.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	210.60/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,396	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	185.53/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,523	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	78.82/cwt	70.00–86.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	300.33/cwt	282.00–327.00	1,249	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	228.02/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	252.80/cwt	242.00–273.00	1,315	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	314.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	250.90/cwt	245.00–278.00	1,556	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	377.89/cwt	340.00–445.00	1,221	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	243.01/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	342.40/cwt	315.00–390.00	1,435	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,070	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	328.78/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,069	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	207.38/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,599	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,895	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,698.37/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	321.88/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,204	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	368.15/cwt	340.00–405.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	368.09/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,009	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	199.94/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	202.90/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	237.32/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,462	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	363.25/cwt	350.00–380.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	312.57/cwt	288.00–350.00	1,478	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	216.90/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	338.83/cwt	330.00–355.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	246.62/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,416	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	223.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	270.17/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,513	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	360.96/cwt	325.00–445.00	1,346	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	227.57/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	228.43/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,754	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	287.47/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,495	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	267.17/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,248	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	233.84/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,688	22

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 1,425Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year 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	150–200	160	290.00	290.00
2	200–250	228	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	276	275.00–300.00	293.78
4	300–350	320	290.00–305.00	295.23
10	350–400	375	265.00–300.00	284.11
26	400–450	427	240.00–278.00	261.45
34	450–500	478	240.00–258.00	247.85
32	500–550	527	210.00–240.00	230.51
36	550–600	572	205.00–238.00	226.70
35	600–650	624	200.00–228.00	216.50
16	650–700	663	200.00–218.00	210.60
12	700–750	724	195.00–215.00	208.76
4	750–800	763	180.00–200.00	191.33
4	800–850	821	180.00–194.00	185.53
1	850–900	890	173.00	173.00
1	900–950	945	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
4	300–350	335	253.00	253.00
6	350–400	370	245.00–265.00	252.09
5	400–450	432	230.00–240.00	237.96
10	450–500	478	215.00–238.00	230.27
2	500–550	528	205.00–208.00	206.45
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	665	173.00–185.00	178.86
1	700–750	700	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	310.00–320.00	314.49
3	250–300	278	330.00–355.00	338.83
14	300–350	325	310.00–365.00	328.78
18	350–400	374	305.00–340.00	321.88
14	400–450	416	282.00–327.00	300.33
17	450–500	467	260.00–285.00	267.17
33	500–550	520	242.00–273.00	252.80
23	550–600	574	240.00–262.00	246.62
26	600–650	616	230.00–253.00	237.32
12	650–700	675	220.00–236.00	228.02
8	700–750	717	220.00–230.00	223.28
9	750–800	771	204.00–214.00	207.38
3	800–850	813	195.00–208.00	202.90
4	850–900	871	190.00–225.00	199.94
1	900–950	925	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	990	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	230	315.00	315.00
5	250–300	287	295.00–335.00	313.47
12	300–350	324	300.00–325.00	308.13
21	350–400	376	275.00–320.00	299.44
37	400–450	429	268.00–310.00	287.50
26	450–500	476	225.00–285.00	268.46
18	500–550	528	225.00–268.00	253.86
30	550–600	576	237.00–257.00	244.35
19	600–650	623	222.00–243.00	234.27
10	650–700	677	210.00–235.00	224.81
4	700–750	725	220.00–222.00	220.51
2	750–800	760	200.00–203.00	201.52
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	860	188.00	188.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	437	240.00–245.00	241.70
1	450–500	475	198.00	198.00
1	500–550	505	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	190	350.00–380.00	363.25
6	200–250	233	340.00–405.00	368.15
14	250–300	274	345.00–390.00	368.09
21	300–350	323	340.00–445.00	377.89
37	350–400	373	325.00–445.00	360.96
52	400–450	419	315.00–390.00	342.40
49	450–500	473	288.00–350.00	312.57
30	500–550	520	270.00–318.00	287.47
35	550–600	560	260.00–310.00	270.17
29	600–650	620	245.00–278.00	250.90
17	650–700	669	238.00–255.00	243.01
22	700–750	722	225.00–245.00	233.84
21	750–800	768	218.00–238.00	228.43
7	800–850	820	213.00–230.00	227.57
7	850–900	866	200.00–226.00	216.90
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	778	180.00–205.00	192.46
2	800–850	835	150.00–175.00	162.50
1	900–950	915	168.00	168.00
1	950–1000	955	158.00	158.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	173.00	173.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	995	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,698.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,895	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	138.00	138.00
5	—	1,265	110.00–135.00	125.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,556	140.00–145.00	141.97
6	—	1,602	115.00–135.00	128.49
8	—	1,904	150.00–165.00	155.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,401	113.00–118.00	114.97
22	—	1,356	119.00–139.00	126.84
17	—	1,367	103.00–112.00	108.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	70.00–87.00	78.53
3	—	917	90.00–95.00	92.98
2	—	930	100.00–110.00	105.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,152	109.00–116.00	112.15
5	—	1,157	117.00–120.00	118.85
18	—	1,153	95.00–107.00	101.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,075	93.00–95.00	93.95
7	—	1,079	70.00–86.00	78.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	109.00–113.00	110.82
1	—	985	105.00	105.00

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Giddings Livestock Commission

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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

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Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

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