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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Feb 16
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
940 head
114 vs last sale 1,054 273 vs year ago 667 · +40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
2 vs last sale 210 63 vs year ago 145 · +43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
180 head
69 vs last sale 111 90 vs year ago 90 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,328 compared to 1,385 last week. Feeder steers under 500 lbs, were fully steady while the steers over 500 lbs. were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher while the heifers over 500 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were fully steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were fully steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $451.99/cwt on 87 head, down $0.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.30 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.
Average price
$451.99
0.13 vs prior sale
87 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,442
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$649
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$108.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.80
vs TX average
35.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534478.642,55545
Medium and Large 2548424.742,32741
Small 2515370.001,9061thin
One grade step is worth $108.64/cwt here — about $649 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
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 sale87 hd
451.99
TX average4 barns · 331 hd
447.20
+4.80
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−35.36
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.70
+12.30
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
BullsAverage1,545186.112,87620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,339164.002,19654
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,009148.581,49941
CowsLean 85-90%Low814105.2485720

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$3,79912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$3,4966
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$3,26424
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$3,21424
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)973$2,4406
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)979$2,4208
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)884$3,66719
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$2,2173thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)730$1,9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,285$4,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,067$3,0293thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,039$3,93815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$3,41324
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,480$3,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)798$2,09212
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,0004thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1650–700669391.91/cwt375.00–408.002,6226
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200172668.34/cwt650.00–700.001,1507
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,4521
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,085275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9841
SteersMedium and Large 1100–150135670.00/cwt670.00–670.009051
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4861
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516494.84/cwt470.00–535.002,55328
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300277643.71/cwt610.00–675.001,7837
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424492.55/cwt410.00–520.002,08829
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1062
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4901
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350326489.80/cwt435.00–550.001,5976
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950905268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750723338.23/cwt322.00–348.002,4453
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27552,217.33/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29733,496.02/head3,050.00–4,000.003,4966
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200170597.45/cwt500.00–640.001,0163
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400376511.48/cwt475.00–540.001,92321
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0673,028.75/head2,700.00–3,500.003,0293
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0522,591.13/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8622,318.18/head1,950.00–3,050.002,3183
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900865313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,7071
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0472,647.37/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6475
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28843,667.19/head1,950.00–4,200.003,66719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0673,880.36/head3,000.00–4,550.003,88011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27982,091.77/head1,700.00–2,600.002,09212
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1104,142.19/head3,950.00–4,400.004,1423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2503,619.68/head3,200.00–4,500.003,62014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1073,342.02/head2,850.00–4,150.003,34221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7152,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8652,041.81/head1,900.00–2,300.002,0423
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600576410.43/cwt360.00–437.002,36421
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800769298.19/cwt283.00–320.002,2934
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625372.35/cwt340.00–390.002,32712
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550519444.50/cwt380.00–465.002,30719
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275594.37/cwt565.00–605.001,6359
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473464.05/cwt400.00–495.002,19522
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350324453.29/cwt400.00–480.001,4699
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370427.30/cwt375.00–470.001,5817
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,0711
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700669328.93/cwt310.00–340.002,20111
HeifersSmall 2400–450430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
HeifersSmall 2200–250220425.00/cwt425.00–425.009351
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250232612.12/cwt595.00–635.001,4207
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500484421.44/cwt400.00–435.002,04017
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531395.27/cwt380.00–415.002,09915
SteersSmall 2500–550515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
SteersSmall 2250–300275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1551
HeifersSmall 2350–400385398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,5321
HeifersSmall 2500–550537375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0143
HeifersSmall 2650–700678273.61/cwt253.00–295.001,8552
HeifersSmall 2450–500470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
SteersSmall 2200–250235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
BullsLight Weight1,238178.70/cwt176.00–181.002,2122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,084155.01/cwt150.00–169.001,68016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,321158.61/cwt152.00–163.002,09515
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight913144.38/cwt140.00–149.001,3186
Bulls1,452162.01/cwt158.00–167.002,3523
BullsLight Weight1,315161.25/cwt155.00–168.002,1202
CowsBoner 80-85%1,085143.79/cwt139.00–149.001,5609
CowsLean 85-90%1,005108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0851
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight893156.63/cwt153.00–161.001,3996
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95570.00/cwt70.00–70.006691
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight73799.64/cwt83.00–108.0073412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,297148.47/cwt144.00–151.001,92611
Bulls1,764203.37/cwt191.00–220.003,5878
Bulls1,486184.06/cwt181.00–187.002,7354
BullsLight Weight1,390193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,6831
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight930127.64/cwt125.00–130.001,1873
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight855127.89/cwt123.00–135.001,0934
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365172.99/cwt164.00–189.002,36128
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200188544.93/cwt540.00–550.001,0242
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900865266.04/cwt250.00–275.002,3013
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280477.19/cwt445.00–510.001,33613
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000960260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650614359.10/cwt330.00–370.002,2055
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight895116.08/cwt115.00–118.001,0393
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7811
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800795343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,7271
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610385.85/cwt375.00–403.002,3549
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200165600.00/cwt600.00–600.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement400–450430590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,5371
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424435.67/cwt400.00–455.001,84723
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563451.97/cwt438.00–480.002,54517
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement500–550525490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5731
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750705390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725374.00/cwt373.00–375.002,7122
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400372598.46/cwt550.00–655.002,22627
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250223659.33/cwt645.00–700.001,4704
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900343.00/cwt343.00–343.003,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566395.59/cwt373.00–430.002,23911
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479468.36/cwt440.00–515.002,24316
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2854,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0733,281.52/head2,600.00–4,200.003,28223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,240.26/head2,800.00–3,500.003,2407
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520433.56/cwt427.00–450.002,25511
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250221614.84/cwt555.00–655.001,3595
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8932,289.83/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2903
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0834,413.54/head4,100.00–4,600.004,4143
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800758333.30/cwt325.00–345.002,5263
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667381.48/cwt365.00–393.002,5446
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,9481
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472525.80/cwt500.00–540.002,48216
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8253,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0233,793.77/head3,000.00–4,200.003,7948
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620414.27/cwt400.00–435.002,56810
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274550.38/cwt525.00–600.001,5087
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326524.26/cwt500.00–545.001,70917
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375502.72/cwt475.00–550.001,88541
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419484.38/cwt460.00–530.002,03024
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423542.91/cwt525.00–600.002,29739
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,145278.00/cwt278.00–278.003,1831
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350327616.87/cwt570.00–690.002,01726

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.