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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $275.83/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 521 lb · 50 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $253.77/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 616 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $269.43/cwt +5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,525/hd at 566 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,048 1,537 0
Feeder cattle 890 1,355 0
Slaughter cattle 128 150 0
Replacement cattle 30 32 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,085 compared to 1,1616 last week. Market remains very strong. Feeder steers sold fully steady with last week. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 lower. The slaughter cow market was fully steady to 2.00 higher. The slaughter bulls sold fully steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 426.00 $426.00 $575 —
205–245 225 2 400.00–410.00 $405.44 $912 +2.13
250–295 275 4 385.00–415.00 $400.75 $1,102 +3.34
305–345 330 10 345.00–380.00 $366.43 $1,209 -21.27
350–395 376 18 320.00–380.00 $342.15 $1,286 -2.69
400–445 423 33 298.00–338.00 $314.02 $1,328 -1.23
450–490 473 19 283.00–308.00 $289.10 $1,367 -9.08
500–545 521 50 265.00–288.00 $275.83 $1,437 +0.15
550–595 566 41 258.00–283.00 $269.43 $1,525 +5.48
600–645 616 49 245.00–268.00 $253.77 $1,563 +0.26
650–695 679 24 238.00–262.00 $247.51 $1,681 +2.47
700–740 722 23 228.00–248.00 $240.17 $1,734 +3.13
755–795 775 11 225.00–245.00 $231.97 $1,798 -1.52
825–830 828 4 223.00–235.00 $227.99 $1,888 -1.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 385.00 $385.00 $828 —
260–290 277 5 275.00–360.00 $317.44 $879 -32.75
305–330 316 4 285.00–315.00 $303.50 $959 +28.50
350–395 375 12 270.00–315.00 $304.53 $1,142 -3.47
410–435 425 7 265.00–295.00 $284.43 $1,209 +0.11
450–495 478 25 250.00–280.00 $270.98 $1,295 -3.19
515–545 536 5 245.00–260.00 $256.57 $1,375 +0.10
550–595 580 27 240.00–255.00 $250.86 $1,455 +3.57
605–645 626 14 220.00–241.00 $236.08 $1,478 -3.91
655–695 671 9 230.00–235.00 $233.02 $1,564 +2.41
700–735 716 5 185.00–225.00 $213.25 $1,527 —
845 845 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,842 +1.76
905 905 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,747 +13.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 285.00 $285.00 $983 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 219 4 285.00–325.00 $314.26 $688 -20.74
250–295 273 3 300.00 $300.00 $819 -13.23
325–335 331 5 300.00–315.00 $305.03 $1,010 +14.37
355–395 372 16 255.00–295.00 $275.98 $1,027 -10.19
400–440 421 19 260.00–276.00 $267.88 $1,128 -11.78
455–495 475 13 245.00–258.00 $253.20 $1,203 -3.72
500–545 528 28 227.00–252.00 $243.95 $1,288 -2.39
550–595 573 33 223.00–241.00 $234.53 $1,344 -1.28
600–645 621 8 222.00–226.00 $225.01 $1,397 +0.18
655–685 673 9 220.00–230.00 $226.12 $1,522 +4.73
715–725 720 3 205.00–215.00 $210.01 $1,512 +2.96
760 760 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,581 +20.51
820 820 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 +12.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 375.00 $375.00 $675 —
210–215 213 2 345.00–350.00 $347.47 $740 -15.18
295 295 1 330.00 $330.00 $974 -8.40
325 325 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,040 -17.25
360–385 375 6 300.00–305.00 $300.80 $1,128 -7.98
400–445 418 10 278.00–300.00 $287.03 $1,200 -12.77
425–430 427 3 295.00–340.00 $310.12 $1,324 +10.32
450–495 470 23 260.00–283.00 $267.53 $1,257 -14.62
460–490 475 2 300.00–305.00 $302.42 $1,436 +20.27
505–545 521 16 254.00–268.00 $258.51 $1,347 -5.72
550–590 563 20 245.00–260.00 $249.50 $1,405 -2.56
600–645 624 28 233.00–250.00 $238.35 $1,487 +0.15
640 640 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,600 +11.80
655–685 678 4 231.00–258.00 $238.54 $1,617 +3.77
700–720 706 6 220.00–240.00 $229.03 $1,617 -3.24
750–770 765 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,645 +1.99
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 321 4 260.00–278.00 $269.31 $864 —
375 375 1 250.00 $250.00 $938 -4.03
440 440 1 225.00 $225.00 $990 -18.86
480–485 483 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,111 -0.05
505–535 518 3 215.00–230.00 $221.53 $1,148 -3.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1525 1525 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 -55.00
1115 1115 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 75-80% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,361 +1.00
1050–1415 1255 75-80% 13 151.00–161.00 $154.09 $1,934 -0.46
1005–1530 1275 75-80% 21 141.00–150.00 $144.48 $1,842 -10.07
1100–1825 1371 75-80% 7 130.00–140.00 $136.60 $1,873 +0.59
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–910 880 80-85% 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,091 -10.68
940–975 952 80-85% 3 135.00–139.00 $137.35 $1,308 —
1015–1325 1156 80-85% 9 120.00–128.00 $124.84 $1,443 —
1010–1440 1283 80-85% 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,668 -1.08
1040–1735 1303 80-85% 14 132.00–137.00 $134.88 $1,757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–995 848 85-90% 2 115.00 $115.00 $975 —
850–960 904 85-90% 4 100.00–110.00 $103.80 $938 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,332 +10.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1275 1201 4 151.00–160.00 $156.96 $1,885 —
1560 1560 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,090 —
1430–1770 1601 4 154.00–160.00 $156.58 $2,507 —
1535–2255 1883 10 163.00–180.00 $172.79 $3,254 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,690.00 $1,690.00
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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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
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
980–1305 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 2,300.00–2,850.00 $2,587.55 +390.43
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 +50.00
1025–1535 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 2,300.00–3,200.00 $2,722.86 +272.86
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 +750.00

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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.