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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Sep 1
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
660 vs last sale 1,385 25 vs year ago 750 · 3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
1 vs last sale 189 48 vs year ago 140 · +34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
340 head
278 vs last sale 62 230 vs year ago 110 · +209.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,253 compared to 1,636 last week. The market remains strong with feeder steers selling fully steady to 4.00 higher while feeder heifers were fully steady with last week. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady with a very limited test. There was a large offering of replacements sold today prior to the regular sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.13/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 69.56 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.
Average price
$370.13
83 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
33.04
vs TX average
46.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546383.792,09744
Medium and Large 2548354.731,94439
One grade step is worth $29.06/cwt here — about $153 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
477434391348median 439.7012/1502/2304/2706/1508/17
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 sale83 hd
370.13
TX average5 barns · 227 hd
403.17
−33.04
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
−46.40
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.70
−69.56
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,615185.582,9975thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,320166.062,19242
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,079153.721,65943
CowsLean 85-90%Average885128.801,13920

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,56716
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$3,56421
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,144$3,3597
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$3,2172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$3,18866
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,189$2,7177
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$2,56827
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$4,22571
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$4,08013
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$3,60311
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,564$5,3317
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)990$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,064$4,74359
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$3,64515
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$3,3262thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$3,0832thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475372.92/cwt345.00–393.001,77115
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950905228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 21000–10501,030235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4211
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600576351.68/cwt343.00–360.002,02618
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320416.88/cwt385.00–445.001,3342
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700671319.18/cwt300.00–335.002,1425
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430397.87/cwt375.00–410.001,71112
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29734,225.49/head2,500.00–4,900.004,22571
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220481.82/cwt470.00–500.001,0603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 21050–11001,085210.02/cwt200.00–215.002,2793
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1472,690.60/head2,450.00–3,050.002,69119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0292,275.71/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2768
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000995233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,3181
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29634,079.71/head2,700.00–5,050.004,08013
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5645,331.39/head3,100.00–8,750.005,3317
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0703,566.62/head2,450.00–4,050.003,56716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1673,563.86/head2,850.00–4,000.003,56421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9602,377.21/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3772
BullsMedium and Large 1-29902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0152,375.12/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2592,854.29/head2,550.00–3,150.002,8545
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0984,918.36/head4,000.00–5,100.004,9186
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0883,217.24/head2,500.00–3,800.003,2172
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29153,603.13/head3,000.00–4,350.003,60311
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400382412.94/cwt358.00–470.001,57711
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550524357.34/cwt335.00–373.001,87221
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650627345.28/cwt300.00–353.002,16523
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950905243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,1991
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300288487.83/cwt450.00–525.001,4052
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323403.97/cwt380.00–440.001,3053
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700669303.04/cwt290.00–320.002,0278
HeifersSmall 2300–350325278.88/cwt255.00–300.009062
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200190480.53/cwt460.00–500.009132
SteersMedium and Large 2100–150140575.00/cwt575.00–575.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576331.19/cwt300.00–340.001,9088
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630324.62/cwt318.00–328.002,0455
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720279.30/cwt240.00–310.002,0115
SteersSmall 2350–400370305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1291
HeifersSmall 2450–500465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
HeifersSmall 2750–800780235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8331
HeifersSmall 2550–600555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
HeifersSmall 2700–750745213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5871
HeifersSmall 2350–400365331.53/cwt300.00–355.001,2103
BullsSmall 2800–850800218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7441
SteersSmall 2300–350345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,282176.63/cwt170.00–185.002,26415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,092143.14/cwt131.00–150.001,56315
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight950140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3301
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight990162.92/cwt161.00–165.001,6132
BullsLight Weight1,370170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3291
Bulls1,750198.96/cwt190.00–205.003,4822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415154.31/cwt150.00–158.002,18310
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight877155.75/cwt153.00–157.001,3663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,107163.95/cwt160.00–171.001,81511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,118156.95/cwt155.00–159.001,75511
CowsLean 85-90%1,000130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3002
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight866127.39/cwt125.00–131.001,1037
HeifersLarge 2550–600575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8985
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight878119.41/cwt116.00–121.001,0485
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight873137.88/cwt135.00–140.001,2046
Bulls1,500175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,297163.65/cwt160.00–169.002,12317
Bulls1,705185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,1541
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373400.68/cwt340.00–425.001,4959
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900864243.62/cwt236.00–260.002,1058
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510340.32/cwt325.00–350.001,73613
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480357.60/cwt345.00–370.001,71610
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800789260.53/cwt235.00–285.002,0565
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420380.37/cwt375.00–385.001,59812
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471413.19/cwt395.00–430.001,94618
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675330.35/cwt328.00–335.002,2303
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850828329.00/cwt327.00–331.002,7244
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400379446.85/cwt440.00–460.001,6945
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement600–650620380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3561
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,060234.00/cwt233.00–235.002,4802
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571375.17/cwt362.00–390.002,14221
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950935260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4311
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573353.58/cwt342.00–390.002,02614
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468388.21/cwt375.00–415.001,81712
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200185610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,1291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1443,358.96/head3,150.00–3,700.003,3597
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29994,601.27/head2,950.00–5,050.004,60129
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0533,569.71/head3,150.00–3,900.003,5705
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1483,212.96/head2,650.00–3,850.003,21364
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1334,870.33/head3,700.00–5,200.004,87024
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0713,586.03/head2,950.00–3,900.003,5867
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29903,083.33/head2,750.00–3,500.003,0832
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870269.94/cwt265.00–275.002,3483
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760334.11/cwt320.00–345.002,5396
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0803,906.79/head3,800.00–4,000.003,9073
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616346.17/cwt330.00–358.002,13214
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270539.35/cwt505.00–575.001,4562
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800774339.05/cwt325.00–345.002,6247
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328546.33/cwt525.00–575.001,7928
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750717326.98/cwt325.00–330.002,3445
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,326.05/head3,200.00–3,450.003,3262
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300264604.98/cwt590.00–610.001,5974
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370505.73/cwt475.00–555.001,87111
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524360.92/cwt353.00–385.001,89121
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420446.72/cwt420.00–475.001,87615
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250231614.26/cwt605.00–635.001,4196
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427399.85/cwt390.00–415.001,70713
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621364.38/cwt355.00–388.002,2638
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2011
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900895310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7751
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700669348.32/cwt340.00–355.002,33014
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322476.37/cwt460.00–490.001,5343
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750716348.85/cwt342.00–355.002,49810
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524391.66/cwt375.00–408.002,05223

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.