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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

1,115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.81/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 522 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $255.79/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 567 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.27/cwt -3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 569 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,115 907 0
Feeder cattle 980 790 0
Slaughter cattle 120 102 0
Replacement cattle 15 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,126 compared to 914 last week. Feeder steers were fully steady to 2.00 lower on the #1's while the plainer type steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 lower. The slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. The packer bulls were 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
150–185 168 2 400.00–420.00 $408.96 $687 —
245 245 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,029 +20.00
255–295 263 6 375.00–420.00 $392.23 $1,032 +32.23
305–345 332 6 345.00–355.00 $346.53 $1,150 -1.48
350–390 369 10 313.00–365.00 $338.54 $1,249 -11.12
400–445 418 26 300.00–340.00 $319.99 $1,338 +6.80
450–495 474 26 267.00–285.00 $275.62 $1,306 -5.82
500–545 522 59 250.00–270.00 $259.81 $1,356 -0.84
550–595 567 41 248.00–268.00 $255.79 $1,450 +1.58
600–640 620 23 235.00–248.00 $240.04 $1,488 -3.06
650–695 669 20 230.00–260.00 $233.94 $1,565 -4.78
700–745 721 13 220.00–231.00 $225.24 $1,624 -5.21
750–795 779 7 218.00–227.00 $222.88 $1,736 -8.74
805–825 815 2 216.00–226.00 $220.94 $1,801 +0.94
850–855 853 2 215.00–229.00 $221.98 $1,893 +8.98
915 915 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 330.00–350.00 $340.11 $775 +45.11
260–295 282 5 275.00–330.00 $309.45 $873 -30.55
310–340 331 10 285.00–325.00 $313.62 $1,038 -0.40
360–375 366 4 275.00–308.00 $291.98 $1,069 -0.17
400–445 427 13 260.00–290.00 $276.69 $1,181 -2.15
450–495 480 31 250.00–265.00 $260.25 $1,249 -0.71
500–545 532 8 230.00–248.00 $241.28 $1,284 -3.12
550–595 578 19 215.00–245.00 $236.44 $1,367 -3.93
600–645 631 31 220.00–233.00 $227.51 $1,436 -3.22
650–690 670 25 210.00–229.00 $222.00 $1,487 -2.69
725 725 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,522 -6.03
755–795 780 4 210.00–220.00 $214.07 $1,670 +6.50
845 845 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,648 -11.37
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 224 5 350.00–355.00 $352.95 $791 —
315–340 330 3 285.00–310.00 $294.65 $972 -4.39
355–390 374 9 278.00–290.00 $284.64 $1,065 -11.44
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 +118.92
400–445 419 20 263.00–285.00 $270.69 $1,134 +1.96
450–490 469 16 253.00–277.00 $259.83 $1,219 -1.95
500–545 520 34 240.00–265.00 $245.19 $1,275 -2.25
555–560 558 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,507 +7.78
550–595 570 38 234.00–250.00 $238.70 $1,361 -23.52
600–640 619 25 230.00–250.00 $234.16 $1,449 -3.10
645 645 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,709 +27.74
655–690 664 19 225.00–237.00 $229.67 $1,525 -4.47
705–725 717 5 215.00–221.00 $217.61 $1,560 -3.75
755 755 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,586 -6.70
830 830 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,702 -2.47
855–880 868 2 203.00–209.00 $205.96 $1,788 —
1000 1000 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 290.00–318.00 $304.37 $861 -0.63
300–335 325 7 260.00–275.00 $267.68 $870 -9.41
350–385 369 6 258.00–275.00 $269.26 $994 +1.71
400–445 418 6 238.00–253.00 $248.07 $1,037 -0.96
450–495 471 20 240.00–250.00 $246.17 $1,159 -2.49
505–545 529 14 223.00–239.00 $232.24 $1,229 -4.94
550–595 574 29 212.00–233.00 $224.70 $1,290 -4.20
600–640 621 21 200.00–228.00 $221.44 $1,375 -2.18
650–695 675 12 213.00–223.00 $218.48 $1,475 +2.68
710–725 718 3 205.00–213.00 $210.36 $1,510 +2.93
775–790 783 4 198.00–207.00 $204.23 $1,599 +6.85
825 825 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,526 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 220.00–249.00 $233.73 $876 —
435 435 3 228.00 $228.00 $992 —
470–495 480 4 210.00–235.00 $220.86 $1,060 -4.14
525 525 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 -5.00
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 +23.85
835–845 840 2 200.00–205.00 $202.49 $1,701 —
870 870 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,740 ±0.00
920 920 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,702 —
1015–1040 1028 2 154.00–180.00 $167.16 $1,718 -7.84

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1695 1325 75-80% 24 138.00–144.00 $141.34 $1,873 -1.65
1175–1830 1398 75-80% 15 145.00–152.00 $147.07 $2,056 —
1165–1760 1424 75-80% 18 130.00–138.00 $135.14 $1,924 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–975 913 80-85% 2 129.00–130.00 $129.53 $1,183 -7.65
1000–1185 1118 80-85% 6 132.00–138.00 $135.06 $1,510 -1.33
1005–1265 1125 80-85% 10 130.00–131.00 $130.20 $1,465 -6.19
1100–1390 1245 80-85% 2 124.00–125.00 $124.44 $1,549 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–805 783 85-90% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $959 —
745–930 835 85-90% 3 115.00–116.00 $115.30 $963 —
780–930 880 85-90% 5 90.00–110.00 $105.98 $933 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,380 +14.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,829 +18.28
1440–2035 1755 5 169.00–180.00 $175.19 $3,075 +0.85
1755–2240 1998 2 160.00 $160.00 $3,197 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
990–1185 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,737.86
1050–1305 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,300.00 $2,272.29
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.