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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

1,635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $342.40/cwt +19.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 419 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $312.57/cwt +15.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 473 lb · 49 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $360.96/cwt +27.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 373 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,635 1,353 0
Feeder cattle 1,425 1,170 0
Slaughter cattle 190 153 0
Replacement cattle 20 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,664 compared to 1,360 at the last sale on 11/18. The demand was very high on all classes of feeder cattle. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds were 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder cattle in the 400 to 600 pounds range were up 12.00 to 16.00, while the feeder cattle weighing over 600 pounds were up 8.00 to 10.00. The slaughter cattle market was fully steady with the last sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–195 190 3 350.00–380.00 $363.25 $690 —
220–245 233 6 340.00–405.00 $368.15 $858 —
255–290 274 14 345.00–390.00 $368.09 $1,009 +22.51
305–345 323 21 340.00–445.00 $377.89 $1,221 +49.48
350–395 373 37 325.00–445.00 $360.96 $1,346 +27.57
400–445 419 52 315.00–390.00 $342.40 $1,435 +19.96
450–495 473 49 288.00–350.00 $312.57 $1,478 +15.36
500–545 520 30 270.00–318.00 $287.47 $1,495 +23.12
550–590 560 35 260.00–310.00 $270.17 $1,513 +16.49
600–645 620 29 245.00–278.00 $250.90 $1,556 +13.77
650–685 669 17 238.00–255.00 $243.01 $1,626 +8.82
700–745 722 22 225.00–245.00 $233.84 $1,688 +8.22
750–790 768 21 218.00–238.00 $228.43 $1,754 +4.88
820 820 7 213.00–230.00 $227.57 $1,866 +3.90
850–885 866 7 200.00–226.00 $216.90 $1,878 +10.24
905 905 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,991 +29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 300.00 $300.00 $555 +20.00
230 230 1 315.00 $315.00 $724 +44.82
265–295 287 5 295.00–335.00 $313.47 $900 +38.47
305–340 324 12 300.00–325.00 $308.13 $998 +24.38
350–395 376 21 275.00–320.00 $299.44 $1,126 +33.54
400–445 429 37 268.00–310.00 $287.50 $1,233 +11.49
455–495 476 26 225.00–285.00 $268.46 $1,278 +9.94
505–545 528 18 225.00–268.00 $253.86 $1,340 +9.25
555–595 576 30 237.00–257.00 $244.35 $1,407 +9.50
600–645 623 19 222.00–243.00 $234.27 $1,460 +12.40
665–690 677 10 210.00–235.00 $224.81 $1,522 +5.15
720–735 725 4 220.00–222.00 $220.51 $1,599 +15.51
750–770 760 2 200.00–203.00 $201.52 $1,532 +1.99
800 800 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,520 -11.00
860 860 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,617 +8.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 275.00 $275.00 $866 —
425–445 437 3 240.00–245.00 $241.70 $1,056 -5.92
475 475 1 198.00 $198.00 $940 -35.56
505 505 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,035 -8.45
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 290.00 $290.00 $464 —
225–230 228 2 300.00 $300.00 $684 +44.62
260–295 276 4 275.00–300.00 $293.78 $811 +29.77
305–345 320 4 290.00–305.00 $295.23 $945 +25.23
350–395 375 10 265.00–300.00 $284.11 $1,065 +30.21
405–440 427 26 240.00–278.00 $261.45 $1,116 +15.13
450–495 478 34 240.00–258.00 $247.85 $1,185 +5.78
500–545 527 32 210.00–240.00 $230.51 $1,215 +7.56
550–595 572 36 205.00–238.00 $226.70 $1,297 +7.33
600–645 624 35 200.00–228.00 $216.50 $1,351 +2.62
650–695 663 16 200.00–218.00 $210.60 $1,396 +2.95
700–745 724 12 195.00–215.00 $208.76 $1,511 +6.48
750–790 763 4 180.00–200.00 $191.33 $1,460 —
810–835 821 4 180.00–194.00 $185.53 $1,523 —
890 890 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,540 —
945 945 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 310.00–320.00 $314.49 $701 —
250–295 278 3 330.00–355.00 $338.83 $942 —
300–345 325 14 310.00–365.00 $328.78 $1,069 +39.61
350–395 374 18 305.00–340.00 $321.88 $1,204 +33.91
400–445 416 14 282.00–327.00 $300.33 $1,249 +28.11
450–495 467 17 260.00–285.00 $267.17 $1,248 -5.18
500–545 520 33 242.00–273.00 $252.80 $1,315 +16.75
550–595 574 23 240.00–262.00 $246.62 $1,416 +13.53
600–640 616 26 230.00–253.00 $237.32 $1,462 +13.86
650–695 675 12 220.00–236.00 $228.02 $1,539 +11.01
700–735 717 8 220.00–230.00 $223.28 $1,601 +9.81
750–795 771 9 204.00–214.00 $207.38 $1,599 —
800–835 813 3 195.00–208.00 $202.90 $1,650 -0.10
865–880 871 4 190.00–225.00 $199.94 $1,741 —
925 925 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,665 +5.00
990 990 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,812 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 255.00 $255.00 $612 —
335 335 4 253.00 $253.00 $848 —
355–380 370 6 245.00–265.00 $252.09 $933 —
430–440 432 5 230.00–240.00 $237.96 $1,028 +7.54
450–495 478 10 215.00–238.00 $230.27 $1,101 +5.54
510–545 528 2 205.00–208.00 $206.45 $1,090 +1.01
565 565 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 —
650–680 665 2 173.00–185.00 $178.86 $1,189 —
700 700 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 —
795 795 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,407 —
775–780 778 2 180.00–205.00 $192.46 $1,497 —
835 835 2 150.00–175.00 $162.50 $1,357 —
915 915 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,537 +5.00
955 955 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,509 -7.00
1070 1070 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,851 +38.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1895 1895 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1555 1356 75-80% 22 119.00–139.00 $126.84 $1,720 —
1235–1750 1367 75-80% 17 103.00–112.00 $108.75 $1,487 —
1080–1775 1401 75-80% 15 113.00–118.00 $114.97 $1,611 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–980 915 80-85% 4 109.00–113.00 $110.82 $1,014 +9.50
985 985 80-85% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,034 -15.00
1015–1490 1152 80-85% 13 109.00–116.00 $112.15 $1,292 -7.02
1010–1330 1153 80-85% 18 95.00–107.00 $101.10 $1,166 -18.07
1055–1285 1157 80-85% 5 117.00–120.00 $118.85 $1,375 -0.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–925 917 85-90% 3 90.00–95.00 $92.98 $853 —
905–955 930 85-90% 2 100.00–110.00 $105.13 $978 —
800–990 933 85-90% 10 70.00–87.00 $78.53 $733 —
890–1040 978 85-90% 3 100.00 $100.00 $978 +5.00
1025–1125 1075 85-90% 2 93.00–95.00 $93.95 $1,010 +1.62
1005–1110 1079 85-90% 7 70.00–86.00 $78.82 $850 -13.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1345 1265 5 110.00–135.00 $125.75 $1,591 —
1270 1270 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,753 —
1415–1875 1556 10 140.00–145.00 $141.97 $2,209 —
1405–1950 1602 6 115.00–135.00 $128.49 $2,058 -13.31
1610–2160 1904 8 150.00–165.00 $155.87 $2,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
875–1150 995 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,698.37
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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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.