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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.14/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 524 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $243.54/cwt -10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 521 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.07/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 567 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 980 1,160 0
Feeder cattle 850 1,018 0
Slaughter cattle 110 130 0
Replacement cattle 20 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 988. Demand was good on all classes. No market trends available due to this market not being reported for the past 3 weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 1 552.00 $552.00 $524 —
125 125 1 375.00 $375.00 $469 —
195 195 1 405.00 $405.00 $790 —
220–235 228 2 355.00–380.00 $367.91 $839 +12.91
260–295 283 6 300.00–335.00 $315.03 $892 -48.29
305–335 326 7 288.00–323.00 $306.43 $999 -5.85
360–395 375 10 285.00–320.00 $293.17 $1,099 -26.53
405–435 422 11 260.00–273.00 $266.26 $1,124 -26.67
450–495 470 13 250.00–270.00 $257.05 $1,208 -16.36
500–545 521 28 236.00–253.00 $243.54 $1,269 -10.34
550–595 567 28 230.00–245.00 $236.07 $1,339 -0.20
600–640 614 21 224.00–247.00 $230.36 $1,414 +0.01
650–695 675 18 220.00–225.00 $221.93 $1,498 -3.25
700–740 719 23 215.00–230.00 $218.29 $1,570 +1.81
760–790 776 6 208.00–215.00 $210.66 $1,635 -2.02
805–840 818 5 205.00–213.00 $207.18 $1,695 -9.21
880 880 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,716 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 280.00–285.00 $282.52 $941 -4.38
350–395 371 8 260.00–278.00 $269.00 $998 -15.62
400–445 431 13 238.00–250.00 $244.64 $1,054 -18.55
455–495 478 15 188.00–245.00 $232.78 $1,113 -14.23
500–545 527 25 203.00–235.00 $228.90 $1,206 -10.00
550–595 571 25 215.00–229.00 $224.92 $1,284 -1.32
610–645 629 24 173.00–223.00 $212.12 $1,334 -8.58
650–695 674 22 202.00–218.00 $212.60 $1,433 -3.89
700–745 728 18 200.00–213.00 $207.39 $1,510 +2.39
750–785 772 6 200.00–207.00 $203.83 $1,574 +8.83
910 910 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,629 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 375.00 $375.00 $675 ±0.00
200 200 1 330.00 $330.00 $660 -173.09
265–285 275 3 290.00–310.00 $299.76 $824 —
305–345 325 11 278.00–300.00 $288.33 $937 +4.92
370–390 379 13 265.00–290.00 $276.02 $1,046 +6.02
410 410 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,414 -15.00
410–445 427 10 238.00–260.00 $245.46 $1,048 -19.55
450–495 468 20 235.00–263.00 $245.19 $1,147 -1.30
500–540 520 23 223.00–235.00 $226.86 $1,180 -12.28
550–595 574 24 217.00–233.00 $221.12 $1,269 -28.88
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 +43.40
600–635 612 18 215.00–223.00 $217.60 $1,332 +1.00
650–695 677 13 210.00–235.00 $214.85 $1,455 -1.42
705–745 715 9 205.00–210.00 $206.99 $1,480 -3.39
840 840 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,680 +2.00
1065 1065 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 250.00 $250.00 $612 —
275–295 285 2 270.00–285.00 $277.76 $792 -10.40
330–335 333 2 238.00–243.00 $240.48 $801 -34.52
360–395 376 9 220.00–260.00 $244.41 $919 -18.19
410–445 429 9 220.00–235.00 $228.89 $982 -18.65
450–495 485 24 205.00–230.00 $221.79 $1,076 -9.45
500–545 524 30 190.00–222.00 $215.14 $1,127 -7.69
550–595 580 15 200.00–215.00 $210.69 $1,222 -3.18
600–645 622 12 200.00–210.00 $204.57 $1,272 -4.93
655–695 675 14 200.00–206.00 $203.72 $1,375 -2.29
705–735 719 7 185.00–201.00 $194.59 $1,399 -5.48
750–775 763 2 190.00–200.00 $194.92 $1,487 +2.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,558 +15.00
855–890 878 3 165.00–185.00 $175.00 $1,536 -5.04
900–920 910 2 171.00–173.00 $172.01 $1,565 +14.48
950 950 2 154.00–160.00 $157.00 $1,492 -26.00
1060–1065 1063 2 150.00–158.00 $154.01 $1,637 +4.01
1110 1110 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,754 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1645 1330 75-80% 19 125.00–137.00 $127.62 $1,697 —
1200–1760 1373 75-80% 16 117.00–124.00 $120.80 $1,659 —
1260–1790 1445 75-80% 4 112.00–116.00 $114.88 $1,660 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1215 1102 80-85% 6 104.00–105.00 $104.84 $1,155 -18.64
1000–1180 1103 80-85% 11 116.00–125.00 $120.01 $1,324 -3.47
1035–1340 1116 80-85% 7 110.00–115.00 $113.20 $1,263 -5.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–965 790 85-90% 3 90.00–93.00 $90.83 $718 —
770–905 838 85-90% 2 97.00–100.00 $98.62 $826 -5.33
755–970 872 85-90% 3 105.00–119.00 $111.08 $969 +17.35
870–1135 1008 85-90% 3 95.00 $95.00 $958 —
1020–1100 1060 85-90% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,113 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,925 —
1310–1345 1328 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,793 —
1445 1445 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,590 -34.96
1410–1505 1458 2 144.00–148.00 $145.93 $2,128 —
1435–2155 1670 8 150.00–165.00 $155.73 $2,601 +10.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–850 thin fleshed 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,325.00 $1,223.20
1090–1095 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,925.00 $1,812.76
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1200–1240 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,650.00 $1,502.46
1115–1460 1257 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,041.01
1045–1555 1302 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,901.42

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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
850 thin fleshed 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.