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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $263.81/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 570 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $278.47/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,465/hd at 526 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.52/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 616 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 845 984 0
Feeder cattle 685 840 0
Slaughter cattle 144 114 0
Replacement cattle 16 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total cattle receipts were 864 compared to 1,029 last week. Feeder steers were fully steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were fully steady with last week. The slaughter cattle market was very active with the slaughter cows and bulls both selling 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 229 5 350.00–420.00 $384.37 $880 +4.30
290–295 293 4 355.00–410.00 $384.89 $1,128 +44.41
315–345 331 7 330.00–390.00 $350.65 $1,161 +5.37
355–395 372 11 325.00–348.00 $334.16 $1,243 +4.01
400–445 425 21 298.00–328.00 $308.33 $1,310 -9.27
455–495 474 16 280.00–315.00 $295.85 $1,402 +2.88
500–545 526 29 265.00–295.00 $278.47 $1,465 +0.98
550–595 570 51 250.00–287.00 $263.81 $1,504 -4.55
600–645 616 26 245.00–260.00 $251.52 $1,549 +0.85
650–690 665 19 238.00–270.00 $248.33 $1,651 +5.89
710–740 729 17 227.00–243.00 $232.00 $1,691 -5.90
750–795 771 11 215.00–255.00 $234.40 $1,807 -0.08
800–840 817 3 210.00–235.00 $218.16 $1,782 -8.61
850 850 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 +7.20
930 930 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,693 -38.00
1005 1005 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,789 —
1080 1080 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,890 —
1325 1325 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 310.00 $310.00 $589 —
265–295 283 3 285.00–315.00 $304.14 $861 -5.68
320–340 330 2 310.00–320.00 $314.85 $1,039 +9.54
350–395 378 8 288.00–318.00 $302.47 $1,143 -4.50
405–445 427 10 262.00–293.00 $282.49 $1,206 -10.61
450–495 473 10 260.00–278.00 $271.88 $1,286 -0.05
525–540 531 4 250.00–262.00 $256.78 $1,364 -1.40
560–595 586 7 235.00–245.00 $242.74 $1,422 -3.80
605–640 622 13 200.00–242.00 $236.38 $1,470 -0.87
650–690 662 7 222.00–235.00 $228.73 $1,514 +6.63
700–735 721 4 200.00–225.00 $217.46 $1,568 -1.62
890 890 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,780 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 275.00–282.00 $278.55 $919 —
470 470 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,104 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–195 185 2 325.00 $325.00 $601 —
265 265 1 340.00 $340.00 $901 —
310–325 316 4 305.00–320.00 $312.55 $988 +3.42
360–395 380 7 285.00–325.00 $301.02 $1,144 +3.85
405–440 425 10 270.00–298.00 $277.76 $1,180 -2.05
455–495 469 18 260.00–298.00 $270.34 $1,268 -5.20
500–545 521 19 255.00–283.00 $266.80 $1,390 +0.20
550–590 571 21 240.00–265.00 $251.00 $1,433 -4.41
605–645 621 18 235.00–252.00 $242.37 $1,505 +3.59
650–695 674 18 220.00–238.00 $227.85 $1,536 -5.58
705–735 719 8 210.00–230.00 $221.20 $1,590 -0.39
750–755 753 2 210.00–223.00 $216.52 $1,630 -6.09
850 850 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 300.00 $300.00 $585 —
270–280 275 2 275.00–300.00 $287.27 $790 -0.71
315–345 334 4 285.00–300.00 $294.43 $983 +2.92
355–390 373 2 270.00–280.00 $275.23 $1,027 +4.53
425–445 435 4 253.00–265.00 $259.51 $1,129 -1.24
505–545 530 12 240.00–250.00 $248.08 $1,315 +1.13
555–595 579 4 215.00–237.00 $230.43 $1,334 +0.44
600–640 618 6 215.00–233.00 $224.43 $1,387 -1.13
670 670 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,273 -22.18
785–790 788 3 187.00–193.00 $191.01 $1,505 -8.99
840 840 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,512 +10.00
970 970 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,552 +7.00
1005 1005 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,538 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,020 -8.00
455–495 478 3 213.00–235.00 $222.39 $1,063 -9.90
615–635 627 3 195.00–205.00 $200.04 $1,254 —
755 755 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,193 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 +72.00
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —
820 820 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,353 —
950–975 963 2 147.00–158.00 $152.43 $1,468 +2.43
1000–1045 1015 6 163.00–165.00 $163.69 $1,661 —
1110 1110 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,809 +11.01
1150 1150 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020–1620 1287 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 7 2,250.00–3,150.00 $2,718.81 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,094 —
905 905 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 —
990 990 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,638 —
970 970 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,668 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–970 913 75-80% 5 135.00–143.00 $138.54 $1,265 —
920 920 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,389 —
1000–1485 1180 75-80% 29 144.00–159.00 $150.35 $1,774 —
1005–1660 1265 75-80% 41 132.00–143.00 $138.02 $1,746 -6.42
1015–1625 1309 75-80% 7 125.00–131.00 $128.43 $1,681 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–990 886 80-85% 11 125.00–135.00 $130.19 $1,153 —
880–980 930 80-85% 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,116 +8.00
965 965 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,110 -7.26
1005–1155 1078 80-85% 4 120.00–122.00 $120.76 $1,302 -1.21
1000–1250 1111 80-85% 9 125.00–135.00 $127.68 $1,419 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
685–930 808 85-90% 2 100.00–106.00 $103.46 $836 —
755–945 880 85-90% 4 115.00–117.00 $115.43 $1,016 —
1060–1135 1093 85-90% 3 100.00–106.00 $103.71 $1,134 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1365 1270 4 142.00–145.00 $144.28 $1,832 —
1375 1375 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,269 —
1465 1465 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,124 —
1470–2080 1762 6 150.00–155.00 $152.47 $2,687 —
1600–2215 1883 12 156.00–167.00 $162.04 $3,051 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–930 873 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,653.30
940–1145 1032 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,886.91
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 +340.91
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 -125.00

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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.