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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.02/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 571 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.33/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 621 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.25/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 524 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 985 1,048 0
Feeder cattle 900 890 0
Slaughter cattle 75 128 0
Replacement cattle 10 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,002 compared to 1,085 last week. Market remains very active. Feeder steers sold fully steady to 2.00 higher than last week. Feeder heifers sold fully steady to 1.00 higher than last week. The slaughter cow market was steady compared with last week. Slaughter bulls were fully steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 400.00–430.00 $414.14 $903 +8.70
280–290 287 5 395.00–410.00 $401.92 $1,154 +1.17
300–345 319 8 350.00–385.00 $366.13 $1,168 -0.30
350–390 371 12 325.00–395.00 $345.33 $1,281 +3.18
400–445 420 24 303.00–360.00 $319.69 $1,343 +5.67
450–495 476 30 283.00–325.00 $293.49 $1,397 +4.39
500–545 521 35 265.00–293.00 $279.14 $1,454 +3.31
550–595 573 31 258.00–288.00 $269.79 $1,546 +0.36
600–645 621 37 245.00–265.00 $251.33 $1,561 -2.44
650–690 666 34 238.00–268.00 $246.04 $1,639 -1.47
705–745 729 17 231.00–253.00 $240.84 $1,756 +0.67
750–795 770 13 225.00–245.00 $232.87 $1,793 +0.90
805 805 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,795 -4.99
875 875 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 —
910 910 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 3 303.00–330.00 $321.10 $1,005 +17.60
355–395 372 8 288.00–320.00 $304.33 $1,132 -0.20
400–445 430 14 265.00–300.00 $289.60 $1,245 +5.17
450–495 480 17 265.00–282.00 $273.45 $1,313 +2.47
505–545 529 16 250.00–263.00 $258.32 $1,367 +1.75
550–595 572 19 237.00–253.00 $246.92 $1,412 -3.94
600–645 627 22 232.00–243.00 $238.64 $1,496 +2.56
660–695 681 6 234.00–237.00 $235.16 $1,601 +2.14
720–725 723 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,627 +11.75
775 775 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,720 —
825–835 830 2 188.00–220.00 $203.90 $1,692 -14.10
900 900 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,710 -3.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,102 —
555 555 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,304 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 3 335.00–365.00 $345.07 $873 —
300–325 308 4 328.00–350.00 $338.45 $1,042 +18.45
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 +80.00
360–395 377 10 275.00–313.00 $300.29 $1,132 -0.51
400–445 426 24 280.00–315.00 $289.46 $1,233 -20.66
455–495 477 34 260.00–300.00 $269.62 $1,286 -32.80
500–545 523 32 255.00–273.00 $260.30 $1,361 +1.79
530 530 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,500 +24.49
570 570 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,482 +10.50
550–595 571 38 245.00–268.00 $249.76 $1,426 +0.26
600–645 619 34 233.00–250.00 $239.44 $1,482 +1.09
650–690 667 13 229.00–245.00 $234.47 $1,564 -4.07
700–735 716 10 220.00–235.00 $226.22 $1,620 -2.81
755–780 768 2 215.00–218.00 $216.48 $1,663 +1.48
820 820 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,755 —
855 855 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,753 —
980 980 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,891 —
1040 1040 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 275.00–293.00 $284.13 $966 -20.90
350–395 376 6 277.00–290.00 $285.82 $1,075 +9.84
400–445 425 12 255.00–275.00 $262.14 $1,114 -5.74
450–485 473 13 240.00–258.00 $251.31 $1,189 -1.89
500–545 527 25 239.00–253.00 $247.32 $1,303 +3.37
550–595 575 23 230.00–243.00 $237.54 $1,366 +3.01
610–645 633 10 220.00–231.00 $226.51 $1,434 +1.50
650–690 665 12 219.00–228.00 $224.49 $1,493 -1.63
705–730 721 6 180.00–218.00 $209.67 $1,512 -0.34
750–785 763 4 175.00–213.00 $194.07 $1,481 -13.93
800–830 813 5 185.00–208.00 $195.11 $1,586 -4.89
855–895 868 3 193.00–198.00 $194.64 $1,689 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 ±0.00
425–430 428 2 240.00–242.00 $240.99 $1,031 +15.99
465 465 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,107 +8.00
505 505 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,167 +9.47
560–570 565 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,271 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–690 680 2 215.00–230.00 $222.39 $1,512 —
740 740 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,406 +25.00
755–780 772 3 185.00–200.00 $194.95 $1,505 —
815 815 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,426 —
855–895 868 3 168.00–188.00 $176.53 $1,532 —
990 990 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,564 —
1085 1085 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,877 —
1145 1145 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,603 -21.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,210 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 75-80% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,468 +8.00
1045–1450 1295 75-80% 10 141.00–149.00 $143.99 $1,865 -0.49
1210–1410 1320 75-80% 5 150.00–154.00 $151.98 $2,006 —
1080–1795 1321 75-80% 9 130.00–139.00 $134.37 $1,775 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,167 —
945 945 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,228 —
965 965 80-85% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,322 -0.35
945–1165 1038 80-85% 5 123.00–126.00 $124.83 $1,296 —
1035–1245 1135 80-85% 3 130.00–131.00 $130.30 $1,479 —
1190 1190 80-85% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,583 +8.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $920 —
800–915 847 85-90% 3 96.00–111.00 $103.97 $881 -11.03
880–1090 985 85-90% 2 120.00–121.00 $120.45 $1,186 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $955 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,708 -16.96
1285 1285 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,184 —
1435–1760 1578 3 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $2,235 +7.63
1700–2075 1859 5 155.00–160.00 $159.09 $2,957 -13.70
1415–2325 1874 13 165.00–180.00 $173.03 $3,243 +0.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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
860–1310 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–2,500.00 $2,103.69 -483.86
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.