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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 4, 2024

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $232.56/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 620 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $227.05/cwt +5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 571 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.21/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 528 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 940 1,105 0
Feeder cattle 800 880 0
Slaughter cattle 110 190 0
Replacement cattle 30 35 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 979 compared to 1,160 last week. Market was very active with a chance of rain in the forecast. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. were 10.00 to 12.00 higher, while the feeder steers weighing over 500 lbs. were up 5.00 to 8.00. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were 7.00 to 8.00 higher, while the feeder heifers weighing over 500 lbs. were up 5.00 to 6.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with last week prices.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 310.00–320.00 $314.87 $907 -20.13
305–340 313 16 315.00–440.00 $395.63 $1,238 +84.24
350–395 373 10 285.00–335.00 $310.02 $1,156 +11.01
400–445 423 9 265.00–315.00 $286.05 $1,210 +10.46
450–495 478 27 250.00–295.00 $271.54 $1,298 +17.98
500–540 517 25 243.00–278.00 $254.33 $1,315 +13.28
550–595 574 27 235.00–255.00 $244.94 $1,406 +8.98
600–645 620 33 223.00–263.00 $232.56 $1,442 +5.28
650–695 665 14 221.00–227.00 $222.94 $1,483 +1.72
700–725 714 14 215.00–230.00 $222.18 $1,586 +4.90
755–775 764 8 208.00–225.00 $215.72 $1,648 +4.93
805–830 820 3 199.00–218.00 $205.71 $1,687 +1.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 260.00–290.00 $275.16 $655 -34.84
290 290 1 280.00 $280.00 $812 +50.00
305–345 324 7 250.00–300.00 $281.77 $913 +11.13
355–395 380 14 263.00–280.00 $274.64 $1,044 +4.17
415–445 435 17 240.00–255.00 $248.63 $1,082 +5.06
450–495 478 12 225.00–243.00 $237.41 $1,135 +3.98
500–545 531 26 223.00–242.00 $237.07 $1,259 +12.17
550–595 571 30 220.00–233.00 $227.05 $1,296 +5.81
605–635 623 5 215.00–220.00 $218.59 $1,362 +3.11
650–690 673 18 200.00–220.00 $215.73 $1,452 +8.69
700–735 721 5 200.00–213.00 $206.64 $1,490 +7.47
750–785 770 3 185.00–204.00 $197.63 $1,522 +5.96
820–830 825 2 192.00–195.00 $193.49 $1,596 +8.46
865 865 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,600 +5.00
925 925 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,619 -9.00
1130 1130 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,650 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,001 —
685 685 2 185.00–190.00 $187.50 $1,284 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 290.00 $290.00 $536 -32.60
255 255 1 285.00 $285.00 $727 —
315–345 337 10 280.00–310.00 $300.44 $1,012 —
360–385 377 12 268.00–320.00 $293.11 $1,105 +21.11
400–445 422 10 245.00–260.00 $252.01 $1,063 +1.43
455–480 468 16 233.00–248.00 $241.57 $1,131 +8.20
500–545 528 29 225.00–258.00 $234.21 $1,237 +7.54
550–590 570 16 220.00–228.00 $222.87 $1,270 +1.71
600–645 622 23 213.00–233.00 $222.15 $1,382 +0.54
650–690 660 20 210.00–220.00 $214.10 $1,413 +6.93
700–745 715 7 203.00–215.00 $209.62 $1,499 +6.62
755–795 774 5 190.00–225.00 $205.42 $1,590 +7.66
860–870 865 2 185.00–202.00 $193.45 $1,673 —
900 900 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,692 +8.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 4 253.00–260.00 $254.75 $611 —
295 295 1 275.00 $275.00 $811 +15.46
305–340 326 8 250.00–263.00 $257.86 $841 +15.36
370–395 382 10 240.00–263.00 $253.49 $968 +3.12
430–445 438 15 230.00–243.00 $238.06 $1,043 +8.44
455–495 474 13 215.00–231.00 $225.76 $1,070 +7.11
505–545 526 21 210.00–223.00 $217.72 $1,145 +7.48
555–595 575 17 205.00–219.00 $212.78 $1,223 +5.09
600–645 625 16 200.00–212.00 $208.60 $1,304 +6.89
660–685 674 11 200.00–208.00 $203.92 $1,374 +8.16
705–745 724 4 185.00–202.00 $195.42 $1,415 +3.75
795 795 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,431 -7.47
835–845 840 2 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $1,562 +6.01
880 880 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,522 —
930 930 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,720 —
1015 1015 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,522 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 235.00 $235.00 $822 +11.71
415–445 433 3 223.00–225.00 $224.36 $971 +11.87
450 450 1 213.00 $213.00 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,472 -5.00
955 955 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,624 -1.00
1025 1025 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,630 -6.00
1075–1085 1080 2 145.00–159.00 $151.97 $1,641 —
1145 1145 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,809 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1970 1970 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,004 -7.00
925–940 933 80-85% 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $1,082 +0.99
1130–1200 1163 80-85% 10 108.00–109.00 $108.80 $1,265 -2.70
1025–1330 1177 80-85% 13 100.00–107.00 $104.53 $1,230 +0.80
1110–1265 1198 80-85% 12 114.00–119.00 $115.80 $1,387 -0.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1560 1277 75-80% 5 120.00–130.00 $125.03 $1,597 —
1320–1495 1401 75-80% 9 114.00–119.00 $117.36 $1,644 +6.48
1215–1805 1403 75-80% 14 105.00–113.00 $109.77 $1,540 -1.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $805 -1.91
755–1030 890 85-90% 9 75.00–90.00 $83.45 $743 -10.46
910–955 933 85-90% 2 100.00 $100.00 $933 —
1005–1115 1079 85-90% 5 70.00–85.00 $81.19 $876 -6.27
1085 1085 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,085 +12.54
1040–1170 1089 85-90% 4 91.00–95.00 $94.00 $1,024 +6.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1200 1117 3 110.00–130.00 $119.82 $1,338 —
1205–1240 1223 2 148.00–150.00 $149.01 $1,822 +1.66
1275 1275 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,989 —
1415–1745 1580 2 140.00–150.00 $145.52 $2,299 —
1530–1700 1615 2 120.00–131.00 $125.21 $2,022 -22.66
1540–2040 1766 4 152.00–170.00 $160.21 $2,829 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–750 718 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–995 888 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,242.04
725–1240 913 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,400.00–2,025.00 $1,646.04
975 thin fleshed 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
865–1160 1041 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,575.00–2,000.00 $1,738.12
1050–1185 1104 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,350.00–2,000.00 $1,533.29
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.