Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

1,680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $266.18/cwt -1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 570 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.31/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 520 lb · 51 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $276.81/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,445/hd at 522 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,680	1,191
Feeder cattle	1,360	935
Slaughter cattle	260	190
Replacement cattle	60	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,730 compared to 1,249 two weeks ago as there was no sale last week due to the holiday. The number 1 steers sold fully steady to 4.00 higher while the plainer steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers were fully steady across all classes. The higher dressing slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher while the lower dressing cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	460.00	$460.00	$644	—
150–180	165	2	375.00–410.00	$390.91	$645	-12.27
205–240	229	8	370.00–440.00	$416.34	$953	+34.29
255–295	279	8	335.00–425.00	$391.07	$1,091	+17.04
300–345	321	7	340.00–375.00	$353.16	$1,134	+1.82
350–395	370	13	323.00–380.00	$340.85	$1,261	+4.83
400–445	422	30	300.00–340.00	$311.28	$1,314	-8.80
450–495	470	34	285.00–310.00	$292.08	$1,373	-7.21
500–545	522	47	263.00–290.00	$276.81	$1,445	-2.69
550–595	570	54	253.00–282.00	$266.18	$1,517	-1.02
600–645	621	45	245.00–265.00	$250.32	$1,554	+0.12
650–695	670	42	233.00–262.00	$240.07	$1,608	+0.14
700–740	715	23	225.00–244.00	$232.88	$1,665	-1.01
750–796	773	19	210.00–236.00	$227.84	$1,761	+4.88
805–845	821	9	193.00–230.00	$217.37	$1,785	+5.82
860–870	865	3	210.00–230.00	$218.37	$1,889	+11.37
900–925	913	2	188.00–200.00	$193.92	$1,770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	330.00	$330.00	$396	—
220	220	2	320.00–350.00	$335.00	$737	-12.35
270	270	1	310.00	$310.00	$837	-13.50
315–345	333	6	283.00–315.00	$300.40	$1,000	-7.80
350–395	375	21	280.00–320.00	$303.42	$1,138	-1.91
405–445	427	23	273.00–298.00	$286.56	$1,224	-6.67
450–495	475	31	245.00–283.00	$272.50	$1,294	+0.34
500–545	523	16	240.00–262.00	$252.16	$1,319	-2.94
555–595	579	25	230.00–250.00	$242.55	$1,404	-6.87
600–645	623	13	232.00–241.00	$236.84	$1,476	-2.61
655–695	678	4	227.00–230.00	$229.27	$1,554	+2.97

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,188	—
520	520	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,238	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	425.00	$425.00	$680	+25.00
255	255	1	325.00	$325.00	$829	+2.33
310–335	321	7	308.00–320.00	$313.61	$1,007	+0.96
350–395	376	20	285.00–350.00	$297.63	$1,119	-5.21
400–445	422	21	275.00–290.00	$281.44	$1,188	-7.01
450–495	466	31	260.00–288.00	$269.17	$1,254	-4.02
500–545	520	51	252.00–278.00	$259.31	$1,348	-6.64
550–585	566	39	240.00–262.00	$248.81	$1,408	-1.51
600–645	621	26	233.00–255.00	$244.32	$1,517	+3.65
650–690	661	14	218.00–240.00	$224.84	$1,486	-2.13
710–745	728	9	210.00–225.00	$216.98	$1,580	+6.98
755–765	760	4	205.00–230.00	$215.74	$1,640	+15.74
800–845	825	5	190.00–205.00	$197.39	$1,628	+6.89
850–890	870	4	185.00–190.00	$186.28	$1,621	-3.72
910–935	918	3	185.00–190.00	$186.65	$1,713	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	300.00	$300.00	$495	—
210–240	225	2	300.00–305.00	$302.33	$680	+2.33
265–280	273	3	285.00–305.00	$296.68	$810	+13.98
310–345	327	9	270.00–300.00	$289.19	$946	-4.64
355–395	376	15	265.00–283.00	$275.74	$1,037	+7.42
405–445	424	12	260.00–272.00	$267.29	$1,133	+0.55
450–495	472	11	240.00–258.00	$253.17	$1,195	+4.53
500–545	521	33	230.00–250.00	$244.69	$1,275	+1.54
550–590	566	24	215.00–238.00	$224.95	$1,273	+1.56
605–645	631	15	210.00–228.00	$220.79	$1,393	+7.87
655–690	672	9	203.00–215.00	$210.57	$1,415	+9.81
700–740	718	5	175.00–208.00	$197.64	$1,419	-2.36
790	790	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,564	+4.56
805	805	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,489	—
855	855	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,282	-25.00
980	980	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,470	-23.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	245.00	$245.00	$931	—
405–445	432	5	250.00–257.00	$252.42	$1,090	—
455–495	473	5	220.00–238.00	$228.52	$1,081	-0.56
500–545	525	10	215.00–238.00	$224.15	$1,177	—
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	+15.00
645	645	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	+3.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,160	—
770–775	773	2	145.00–153.00	$149.01	$1,152	-65.99
950	950	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,472	+8.00
1000	1000	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345–1600	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	2,200.00–3,100.00	$2,774.43	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–910	860	75-80%	4	121.00–124.00	$122.05	$1,050	-24.84
835–980	923	75-80%	7	125.00–131.00	$127.33	$1,175	-2.38
965	965	75-80%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,361	—
1005–1560	1156	75-80%	4	122.00–124.00	$123.33	$1,426	—
1010–1590	1226	75-80%	62	125.00–136.00	$131.19	$1,608	+0.92
1005–1720	1254	75-80%	89	137.00–150.00	$143.34	$1,797	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–785	767	80-85%	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$846	—
765–940	863	80-85%	13	114.00–118.00	$115.86	$1,000	-4.01
860–985	923	80-85%	4	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$1,103	—
1005	1005	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,106	—
1015–1200	1108	80-85%	2	115.00–117.00	$116.08	$1,286	+9.08
1030–1515	1141	80-85%	7	119.00–120.00	$119.60	$1,365	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–985	824	85-90%	8	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$845	-5.73
755–910	837	85-90%	3	105.00–106.00	$105.30	$881	-2.95
805–990	898	85-90%	2	109.00–110.00	$109.45	$983	-1.03
1045	1045	85-90%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,097	—
1105	1105	85-90%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,204	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1225	1173	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,760	—
1110–1335	1209	5	120.00–142.00	$134.26	$1,623	-7.74
1405–2255	1682	9	145.00–153.00	$147.82	$2,486	+13.67
1525–2160	1787	15	155.00–170.00	$163.18	$2,916	+1.25
1790	1790	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,506	-21.93

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
945–1195	999	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,715.27
960–1175	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,737.59
865–1360	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,874.87
1005–1270	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,850.00–2,100.00	$2,026.54

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
755–825	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,526.11

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1130	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,732.48	-717.52
905–1305	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	2,050.00–2,550.00	$2,300.71	+395.97
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	-354.74
940–1520	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,950.00–2,650.00	$2,366.44	+216.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
890–1015	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,469.10	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650 thin fleshed	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.