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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

1,160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.27/cwt -8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 575 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $273.41/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 471 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $247.01/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 478 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,160 1,600 0
Feeder cattle 1,018 1,400 0
Slaughter cattle 130 160 0
Replacement cattle 12 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,189 compared to 1.620 last week. The market was down on all classes of cattle. Feeder steers under 500 pounds were off by 10.00 while the heavier steers over 500 pounds were down 5.00. The feeder heifers under 500 pounds were down 10.00 while the heavier feeder heifers over 500 pounds were 3.00 softer. The slaughter cattle market was 10.00 lower on both cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–165 158 2 355.00–420.00 $385.95 $610 -15.42
245 245 1 355.00 $355.00 $870 -12.50
250–290 275 4 340.00–385.00 $363.32 $999 +10.43
315–335 322 5 305.00–340.00 $312.28 $1,006 -37.99
350–385 366 13 305.00–355.00 $319.70 $1,170 -18.98
405–445 427 22 285.00–305.00 $292.93 $1,251 -15.38
455–490 471 43 265.00–293.00 $273.41 $1,288 +2.79
505–540 519 36 246.00–268.00 $253.88 $1,318 +3.43
550–595 575 47 231.00–248.00 $236.27 $1,359 -8.68
600–645 622 33 226.00–243.00 $230.35 $1,433 -2.53
655–690 671 28 223.00–233.00 $225.18 $1,511 -2.42
700–745 717 24 210.00–228.00 $216.48 $1,552 -7.65
750–785 762 10 208.00–224.00 $212.68 $1,621 -7.04
805–830 820 3 210.00–220.00 $216.39 $1,774 -3.58
850 850 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,785 -1.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 325.00 $325.00 $764 +19.03
260–285 275 3 285.00–300.00 $294.91 $811 -27.66
305–345 327 6 275.00–298.00 $286.90 $938 -10.54
355–390 379 7 268.00–300.00 $284.62 $1,079 -11.40
405–445 426 19 248.00–273.00 $263.19 $1,121 -0.93
450–495 478 43 235.00–260.00 $247.01 $1,181 +0.33
500–545 528 26 220.00–245.00 $238.90 $1,261 +3.20
550–595 579 26 220.00–230.00 $226.24 $1,310 -0.25
600–645 620 15 215.00–225.00 $220.70 $1,368 -0.67
650–695 674 20 205.00–222.00 $216.49 $1,459 +1.63
720–745 737 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,511 -2.81
795 795 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,550 -9.71
800–805 803 3 183.00–200.00 $194.32 $1,560 -8.18
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 222.00 $222.00 $988 -13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 375.00 $375.00 $562 —
225–235 226 7 315.00–580.00 $503.09 $1,137 —
305–335 320 3 280.00–285.00 $283.41 $907 -22.63
365–380 373 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,007 -70.00
420 420 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 +90.97
400–440 421 19 263.00–270.00 $265.01 $1,116 -4.02
450–495 474 27 240.00–260.00 $246.49 $1,168 -7.31
505–540 522 30 230.00–245.00 $239.14 $1,248 -56.86
550–590 564 35 220.00–230.00 $223.07 $1,258 -8.78
565 565 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 +18.15
600–645 624 28 212.00–229.00 $216.60 $1,352 -7.08
645 645 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 -25.00
650–695 663 13 210.00–229.00 $216.27 $1,434 -4.89
705–740 714 8 207.00–225.00 $210.38 $1,502 -0.49
765–785 775 2 203.00–215.00 $209.08 $1,620 -3.27
810 810 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,604 —
965 965 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 280 5 285.00–300.00 $288.16 $807 +1.66
335 335 1 275.00 $275.00 $921 -6.08
350–380 365 2 260.00–265.00 $262.60 $958 -1.78
400–445 421 14 238.00–258.00 $247.54 $1,042 +1.11
450–495 473 16 224.00–238.00 $231.24 $1,094 -4.48
500–545 519 24 215.00–228.00 $222.83 $1,156 -3.05
555–595 579 33 205.00–218.00 $213.87 $1,238 -6.95
610–640 625 14 207.00–210.00 $209.50 $1,309 -2.84
655–695 674 8 200.00–209.00 $206.01 $1,389 -4.41
700–735 714 9 185.00–205.00 $200.07 $1,428 -4.06
750–790 770 7 185.00–198.00 $191.98 $1,478 -3.01
845 845 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,445 -14.00
1050–1065 1058 2 165.00–173.00 $169.03 $1,788 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 369 4 250.00–255.00 $253.29 $935 +22.23
415–445 429 6 230.00–235.00 $232.85 $999 -0.92
450–490 471 7 215.00–225.00 $221.05 $1,041 -2.73
545 545 4 215.00–218.00 $215.75 $1,176 +5.26
560 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 -7.16
720 720 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,296 +10.00
820–840 827 3 158.00–168.00 $163.62 $1,353 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,344 —
815 815 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,426 +3.53
850–875 856 4 175.00–185.00 $180.04 $1,541 +8.64
915–935 925 2 155.00–160.00 $157.53 $1,457 -12.98
970 970 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,775 +15.00
1010–1020 1015 2 163.00–170.00 $166.48 $1,690 —
1090 1090 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,635 —
1145 1145 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,718 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —
1005 1005 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300–1610 1455 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,300.00–2,450.00 $2,382.99 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1465 1261 75-80% 10 128.00–134.00 $129.45 $1,632 -13.74
1105–1600 1280 75-80% 22 118.00–127.00 $122.48 $1,568 -20.71
1030–1745 1406 75-80% 17 110.00–116.00 $113.27 $1,593 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,156 -11.00
935–975 957 80-85% 3 117.00–120.00 $118.35 $1,133 —
1060–1160 1110 80-85% 2 123.00–124.00 $123.48 $1,371 -9.64
925–1245 1119 80-85% 18 115.00–120.00 $118.45 $1,325 -14.67
1030–1235 1153 80-85% 12 105.00–114.00 $111.26 $1,283 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–960 848 85-90% 3 103.00–105.00 $103.95 $881 +5.17
740–970 877 85-90% 5 84.00–100.00 $93.73 $822 -21.27
915 915 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $997 -11.69
1025–1070 1045 85-90% 3 90.00–100.00 $96.59 $1,009 -8.10
1005–1290 1148 85-90% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,205 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1345 1191 5 115.00–137.00 $127.14 $1,514 -14.45
1355–1605 1442 3 140.00–150.00 $144.96 $2,090 —
1505–1675 1590 2 115.00–136.00 $124.94 $1,987 -30.80
1540–1895 1666 5 140.00–150.00 $144.91 $2,414 —
1410–2035 1724 8 155.00–165.00 $158.44 $2,732 -10.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–835 813 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,233.69
905–1020 963 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,475.00–2,150.00 $1,832.66
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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
1000–1060 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.