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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Sep 15
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,446 head
160 vs last sale 1,606 428 vs year ago 1,018 · +42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
411 head
176 vs last sale 235 281 vs year ago 130 · +216.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
180 head
100 vs last sale 80 168 vs year ago 12 · +1,400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 2,037 compared to 1,921 last week. The market was a little softer across all classes this week. Feeder steers were down 2.00 to 6.00. Feeder heifers were down 2.00 to 4.00. Slaughter cows were down 8.00 to 10.00. Slaughter bulls were down 3.00 to 5.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $371.31/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 68.38 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.
Average price
$371.31
155 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
30.11
vs TX average
33.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539383.242,06478
Medium and Large 2549359.231,97477
One grade step is worth $24.02/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale155 hd
371.31
TX average5 barns · 429 hd
401.42
−30.11
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−33.33
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.70
−68.38
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
BullsHigh1,570179.722,82246
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,315152.852,01078
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,083144.431,564132
CowsLean 85-90%High887122.271,08453

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)1,045$3,0424thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$2,8149
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,7923thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$2,7412thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$2,73538
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,041$2,3716
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,032$2,24210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)913$1,93114
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)918$1,91050
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)909$3,4387
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)843$2,0282thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,020$2,3682thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,233$3,83610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$3,3918
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)992$2,0745
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)915$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,8164thin

Every lot, as filed

147 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250240540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2961
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768323.65/cwt317.00–330.002,4864
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500466416.05/cwt400.00–480.001,93931
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333448.84/cwt425.00–495.001,49513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement550–600571411.38/cwt405.00–420.002,3494
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422375.06/cwt315.00–400.001,58314
HeifersMedium and Large 21000–10501,045200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0901
HeifersMedium and Large 21250–13001,260208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,6211
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600567325.32/cwt300.00–338.001,84547
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600577347.09/cwt310.00–365.002,00337
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328411.79/cwt390.00–425.001,3519
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550524370.45/cwt330.00–380.001,94140
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900875300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6251
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850834275.01/cwt193.00–310.002,2945
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350329489.43/cwt430.00–515.001,61012
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400382439.13/cwt420.00–465.001,67715
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700674333.10/cwt310.00–340.002,24544
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278491.17/cwt425.00–535.001,3654
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477382.49/cwt315.00–395.001,82425
BullsMedium and Large 21100–11501,125215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4191
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900895223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,9961
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950940250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3501
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800774298.91/cwt260.00–315.002,3146
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200180529.58/cwt470.00–625.009533
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427419.44/cwt365.00–435.001,79146
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29482,107.12/head1,800.00–2,400.002,1072
BullsMedium and Large 21150–12001,165198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,3071
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0453,041.93/head2,750.00–3,400.003,0424
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250204537.73/cwt500.00–550.001,0974
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730219.53/cwt193.00–245.001,6032
BullsMedium and Large 21000–10501,000255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0001,950.75/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9514
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28533,053.58/head2,350.00–3,950.003,0545
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1242,247.81/head2,050.00–2,500.002,24819
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750728314.24/cwt300.00–325.002,28816
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0484,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,368.20/head2,275.00–2,500.002,3682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1192,452.72/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4536
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28432,027.74/head1,750.00–2,350.002,0282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524335.91/cwt310.00–348.001,76035
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750713306.31/cwt300.00–313.002,1846
HeifersMedium and Large 21150–12001,150183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476359.75/cwt320.00–372.001,71234
HeifersSmall 2250–300285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
HeifersSmall 2700–750723244.76/cwt235.00–255.001,7702
HeifersSmall 2200–250228348.83/cwt310.00–390.007953
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300277460.00/cwt400.00–500.001,2746
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650627339.88/cwt310.00–348.002,13121
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382395.72/cwt360.00–413.001,51212
Bred CowsSmall 1-27611,665.79/head1,250.00–1,950.001,66627
Bred CowsSmall 1-28551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsSmall 1-28281,934.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9343
HeifersSmall 2550–600590265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5641
HeifersSmall 2400–450420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
HeifersSmall 2300–350327364.85/cwt350.00–375.001,1933
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
SteersSmall 2400–450415330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3701
SteersSmall 2200–250213441.80/cwt425.00–450.009413
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,0032,017.21/head1,700.00–2,300.002,0174
Bred CowsSmall 1-26302,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsSmall 1-28951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
SteersSmall 2150–200160360.00/cwt360.00–360.005761
HeifersSmall 2600–650635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
HeifersSmall 2450–500485285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3821
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsSmall 1-26861,406.41/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4065
Stock CowsSmall 1-26951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
HeifersSmall 2500–550545293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,5971
SteersSmall 2350–400373375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3992
SteersSmall 2700–750735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight800136.49/cwt133.00–141.001,09210
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight856126.56/cwt125.00–130.001,0838
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight935143.68/cwt140.00–145.001,3434
Bulls1,918200.42/cwt195.00–206.003,8444
BullsLight Weight1,347183.72/cwt181.00–185.002,4753
BullsLight Weight1,300195.86/cwt191.00–201.002,5463
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,315144.47/cwt135.00–149.001,90027
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,307164.55/cwt160.00–171.002,15115
Bulls1,518169.86/cwt163.00–175.002,57816
CowsLean 85-90%1,028135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3882
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,319154.25/cwt150.00–159.002,03536
CowsBoner 80-85%1,134132.92/cwt125.00–139.001,50731
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight938133.04/cwt125.00–139.001,24814
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight928156.95/cwt153.00–165.001,4566
CowsBoner 80-85%1,117155.68/cwt150.00–168.001,73940
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight822116.24/cwt105.00–121.0095519
CowsLean 85-90%1,046113.69/cwt105.00–120.001,1898
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700668315.05/cwt305.00–320.002,1054
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800758279.91/cwt260.00–300.002,1223
BullsLight Weight1,136162.98/cwt145.00–174.001,8515
Bulls1,776186.26/cwt180.00–190.003,30815
CowsLean 85-90%1,055125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3195
CowsBoner 80-85%1,099144.27/cwt140.00–149.001,58637
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671345.83/cwt342.00–368.002,32126
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement500–550545410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623316.90/cwt305.00–328.001,97432
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000975235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2911
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950915240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1961
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225470.00/cwt415.00–510.001,0584
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518370.74/cwt350.00–410.001,92032
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200150660.00/cwt660.00–660.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320529.79/cwt520.00–555.001,69512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement600–650610401.00/cwt385.00–405.002,4465
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270538.43/cwt525.00–550.001,4542
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,005260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6131
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475387.04/cwt373.00–415.001,83829
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,332.77/head2,150.00–2,400.002,3336
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2172,760.58/head2,400.00–3,150.002,76137
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4553,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2053,403.68/head3,000.00–3,800.003,4044
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,485.70/head2,250.00–2,800.002,4865
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement400–450420525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2051
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873278.95/cwt273.00–285.002,4352
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200153700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,0712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,162.28/head2,950.00–3,350.003,1622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,813.95/head2,400.00–3,400.002,8149
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4254,803.22/head3,950.00–5,200.004,8033
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675324.64/cwt322.00–332.002,19114
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369444.61/cwt425.00–485.001,64119
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713325.44/cwt320.00–330.002,3206
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0153,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4343,512.67/head3,200.00–4,000.003,5136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29482,740.63/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7412
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770308.67/cwt308.00–310.002,3773
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419414.82/cwt403.00–515.001,73832
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300268576.24/cwt545.00–660.001,5448
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800285.00/cwt270.00–300.002,2803
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617340.17/cwt330.00–375.002,09927
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0773,445.82/head2,950.00–4,000.003,4463
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650614359.74/cwt352.00–373.002,20930
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850805323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,6002
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564376.93/cwt367.00–390.002,12635
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5381
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7522
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950930258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,3991
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518388.38/cwt382.00–430.002,01243
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750711340.08/cwt335.00–360.002,4189
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419467.50/cwt440.00–540.001,95924
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378502.92/cwt470.00–530.001,90116
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576348.31/cwt340.00–395.002,00625

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.