Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

1,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $286.61/cwt +10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 477 lb · 72 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $305.87/cwt +13.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 423 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.68/cwt +24.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 520 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,222	1,589
Feeder cattle	1,057	1,289
Slaughter cattle	132	227
Replacement cattle	33	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher, instances sharply higher. Demand very good for all classes with active trade. Heavy rains in the area the past week reduced receipts some. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate for cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	345.00–350.00	$347.55	$817	—
265–295	281	7	325.00–375.00	$345.98	$972	-9.20
300–345	324	20	290.00–385.00	$341.40	$1,106	-1.43
350–395	377	48	275.00–380.00	$326.31	$1,230	-1.40
400 fancy	400	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,400	—
400–445	423	51	273.00–332.00	$305.00	$1,290	+12.45
450–495	477	72	265.00–315.00	$286.61	$1,367	+10.57
515 fancy	515	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,931	—
500–545	523	44	253.00–295.00	$274.56	$1,436	+6.31
550–595	570	24	240.00–282.00	$257.13	$1,466	+2.87
600–645	617	17	225.00–265.00	$248.08	$1,531	+5.83
650–690	662	17	225.00–267.00	$240.98	$1,595	+9.35
700–735	712	3	220.00–250.00	$230.33	$1,640	+13.79
760–795	778	3	210.00–220.00	$214.32	$1,667	+0.33
810–835	827	3	214.00–218.00	$216.69	$1,792	+2.58
880	880	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,628	—
940	940	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,363	—
1075	1075	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	250.00–280.00	$265.00	$888	-21.26
360–390	374	5	250.00–280.00	$264.43	$989	-14.24
400–440	423	10	210.00–267.00	$252.55	$1,068	-22.32
455–490	479	7	225.00–255.00	$240.72	$1,153	-23.84
500–540	522	10	230.00–245.00	$240.62	$1,256	-12.14
555–585	570	2	225.00–235.00	$229.87	$1,310	-8.29
605–630	618	2	220.00–222.00	$220.98	$1,366	-10.90
695	695	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,529	+9.93
700	700	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,505	—
775	775	2	209.00–210.00	$209.50	$1,624	+9.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	8	300.00–335.00	$320.62	$885	+28.64
305–345	328	17	290.00–325.00	$313.15	$1,027	+29.39
350–395	375	34	270.00–340.00	$300.49	$1,127	+17.26
400–445	422	37	250.00–320.00	$272.62	$1,150	+9.62
450–495	474	42	240.00–305.00	$266.19	$1,262	+19.04
500–545	520	48	240.00–290.00	$256.68	$1,335	+24.64
550–595	568	26	225.00–275.00	$248.20	$1,410	+22.94
600–645	616	25	220.00–242.00	$229.34	$1,413	+6.04
655–690	669	16	207.00–250.00	$223.20	$1,493	+10.58
700–740	722	13	193.00–225.00	$210.51	$1,520	+6.25
750	750	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,125	-52.22
770–785	778	2	190.00–210.00	$199.90	$1,555	-2.32
800	800	2	188.00–200.00	$194.00	$1,552	—
865	865	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,427	-10.00
885	885	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,549	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	235.00–250.00	$243.02	$785	-5.01
385–395	390	5	240.00–255.00	$246.99	$963	-8.12
400–445	424	7	200.00–245.00	$227.62	$965	-9.62
450–495	478	16	215.00–250.00	$233.64	$1,117	+2.44
505–545	525	10	175.00–235.00	$214.96	$1,129	-11.49
555–560	558	2	218.00–227.00	$222.52	$1,242	+3.80
620–640	630	2	175.00–210.00	$192.78	$1,215	-21.01
650–670	658	3	195.00–202.00	$197.30	$1,298	-1.16
705	705	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,038	+25.00
460–470	465	2	260.00–268.00	$263.96	$1,227	-4.69
510	510	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	-6.78
580	580	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,450	+4.94
660–695	675	9	215.00–240.00	$226.02	$1,526	+4.29
720	720	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,584	+12.99
785–795	790	2	200.00–208.00	$204.03	$1,612	+4.22
820	820	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,640	+7.50
915	915	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,166	-9.70
465–495	480	2	215.00–240.00	$227.89	$1,094	-28.46
565–585	575	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	-23.75
680	680	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,476	-3.66
700	700	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,470	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–955	893	75-80%	2	105.00–106.00	$105.54	$942	—
905–990	935	75-80%	3	108.00–113.00	$111.06	$1,038	—
1045–1775	1267	75-80%	18	102.00–108.00	$104.67	$1,326	—
1040–1765	1324	75-80%	17	109.00–114.00	$111.44	$1,475	+3.84
1310–1740	1450	75-80%	5	99.00–101.00	$100.44	$1,456	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–865	825	80-85%	4	90.00–98.00	$95.43	$787	—
765–975	913	80-85%	4	80.00–90.00	$83.96	$767	-26.04
905–980	952	80-85%	3	105.00–107.00	$105.98	$1,009	+5.98
1005–1140	1056	80-85%	7	99.00–105.00	$101.87	$1,076	—
1010–1125	1064	80-85%	6	90.00–97.00	$94.01	$1,000	—
1075–1240	1172	80-85%	3	104.00–112.00	$107.47	$1,260	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–935	804	85-90%	9	73.00–77.00	$75.81	$610	-25.32
770–930	857	85-90%	3	78.00–85.00	$81.73	$700	+7.85
1105	1105	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$884	-4.67
1145	1145	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,008	+3.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1165	1138	2	124.00–136.00	$130.15	$1,481	—
1555–2130	1753	4	123.00–128.00	$125.70	$2,204	—
1580–2030	1823	8	129.00–137.00	$132.62	$2,418	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1660	1505	4	117.00–125.00	$120.81	$1,818	+9.93
1525–1605	1565	2	106.00–110.00	$108.05	$1,691	-13.66

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,200	—
1285	1285	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,182	—
1515	1515	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,454	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1510	1468	2	79.00–94.00	$86.28	$1,267	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1045–1215	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,403.76
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105–1275	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,907.14	—
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.