Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

1,511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.84/cwt ≈ $1,055/hd at 414 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.38/cwt ≈ $1,199/hd at 516 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $245.69/cwt ≈ $1,280/hd at 521 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,511	0
Feeder cattle	1,161	—
Slaughter cattle	273	—
Replacement cattle	77	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent test for a trend as this is the first market report for this sale barn. Demand very good for all classes. Quality average to attractive, end plain. Demand very good for replacement cows and pairs. Some much needed rain moved thru much of the trade area along with gusty northerly winds.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355–370	363	2	300.00–317.50	$308.57	$1,120
410–445	425	3	240.00–295.00	$272.59	$1,159
450–490	470	7	240.00–280.00	$264.26	$1,242
500–505	503	2	260.00–265.00	$262.49	$1,320
550–585	565	7	222.00–257.50	$240.65	$1,360
600–635	618	2	202.50–230.00	$215.86	$1,334
650–695	674	5	200.00–217.00	$206.27	$1,390
710–730	718	3	187.50–200.00	$195.88	$1,406
750–795	775	3	193.00–205.00	$199.36	$1,545
810–820	815	2	200.00–202.50	$201.24	$1,640
855	855	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,603

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
240	240	1	350.00	$350.00	$840
270	270	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,012
300–325	316	4	315.00–360.00	$337.53	$1,067
355–395	375	5	315.00–350.00	$328.79	$1,233
400–445	418	5	295.00–325.00	$307.81	$1,287
460	460	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,322
500	500	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,350
555–570	562	3	245.00–257.50	$251.69	$1,414
600–645	622	11	238.00–250.00	$239.89	$1,492
630	630	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,402
655–680	672	3	217.50–242.50	$233.22	$1,567

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–345	323	10	275.00–335.00	$303.86	$981
370–395	378	5	285.00–320.00	$293.90	$1,111
400–445	414	20	240.00–295.00	$254.84	$1,055
450–495	478	10	230.00–252.50	$242.21	$1,158
500–545	516	20	222.50–240.00	$232.38	$1,199
550–585	567	11	225.00–240.00	$229.36	$1,300
600–647	626	13	210.00–235.00	$219.70	$1,375
660–695	674	4	206.00–220.00	$213.94	$1,442
735–740	738	2	202.50–217.50	$209.97	$1,550
830	830	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,370

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
340–345	343	2	265.00–270.00	$267.48	$917
350–390	373	5	225.00–265.00	$241.51	$901
410–445	428	10	220.00–240.00	$230.96	$989
460–495	473	13	210.00–235.00	$225.46	$1,066
500–540	524	11	200.00–230.00	$218.17	$1,143
555–560	558	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,297
600–615	609	5	200.00–220.00	$211.56	$1,288
720	720	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,404
750–760	755	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$1,378

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260	260	1	365.00	$365.00	$949
310–345	328	2	330.00–360.00	$344.20	$1,129
365–390	378	2	315.00–320.00	$317.42	$1,200
400–440	424	8	275.00–337.00	$300.08	$1,272
450–495	471	15	260.00–307.00	$275.05	$1,295
510–540	521	6	237.50–270.00	$254.92	$1,328
550–595	562	16	237.50–267.50	$251.52	$1,414
605–640	620	6	222.50–255.00	$235.78	$1,462
660–695	676	6	212.00–232.50	$218.00	$1,474
705–740	718	3	207.50–220.00	$212.45	$1,525
795	795	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,471
800	800	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,640

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
270	270	1	305.00	$305.00	$824
345	345	1	267.50	$267.50	$923
365–395	382	5	265.00–300.00	$277.00	$1,058
400–440	425	5	260.00–315.00	$284.60	$1,210
455–495	474	7	227.50–292.50	$261.81	$1,241
500–540	521	18	227.50–270.00	$245.69	$1,280
550–590	568	12	202.50–260.00	$232.74	$1,322
605–645	625	2	210.00–220.00	$215.16	$1,345
660–690	668	5	210.00–227.50	$217.07	$1,450
705–740	719	4	200.00–210.00	$204.42	$1,470
750	750	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,500
850	850	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,488

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$769
855–990	931	85-90%	7	70.00–81.00	$76.60	$713
950	950	85-90%	1	87.00	$87.00	$826
905–1290	1105	85-90%	8	88.00–97.00	$92.33	$1,020
1035–1260	1124	85-90%	9	82.00–87.00	$85.10	$957

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	80-85%	1	94.00	$94.00	$926
1060–1270	1139	80-85%	9	96.00–104.00	$98.74	$1,125
1000–1355	1158	80-85%	11	89.00–95.00	$92.68	$1,073
1255–1410	1333	80-85%	2	85.00–88.00	$86.41	$1,152

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1205–1580	1337	75-80%	9	92.00–98.00	$94.54	$1,264
1260–1630	1445	75-80%	2	99.50–101.00	$100.35	$1,450
1230–1795	1449	75-80%	6	80.00–89.00	$85.15	$1,234

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155	1155	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,109

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1085–1330	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,625.00	$1,453.58
1105–1320	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,475.00–1,725.00	$1,566.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
970–1200	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,238.29
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135–1230	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	103.00–107.00	$105.08	$1,243
1365–1375	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$1,466

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,239
1235–1430	1333	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	95.00–104.00	$99.83	$1,331

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–925	875	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–1,000.00	$854.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1200	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,429.03

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.