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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

1,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $375.04/cwt +21.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 375 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $330.78/cwt +11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 471 lb · 36 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $376.30/cwt -8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 323 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,780 1,367 0
Feeder cattle 1,300 1,253 0
Slaughter cattle 180 104 0
Replacement cattle 300 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,808 compared to 1,368 last week. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. were fully steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were fully steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers weighing over 500 lbs. were fully steady with last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week's prices. This was the final sale for 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 475.00 $475.00 $641 —
160–190 175 4 375.00–460.00 $426.39 $746 +46.39
220 220 1 395.00 $395.00 $869 +4.62
255–295 277 18 350.00–420.00 $378.57 $1,049 +7.14
300–345 323 35 350.00–400.00 $376.30 $1,215 -8.31
355–395 375 39 345.00–400.00 $375.04 $1,406 +21.33
400–445 421 34 328.00–390.00 $352.58 $1,484 +13.82
450–495 471 36 305.00–368.00 $330.78 $1,558 +11.91
500–545 524 20 287.00–350.00 $305.74 $1,602 +7.64
550–595 566 25 268.00–322.00 $282.68 $1,600 +8.61
600–645 618 13 250.00–278.00 $258.78 $1,599 +3.76
650–695 670 11 238.00–258.00 $242.82 $1,627 -1.60
705–740 722 12 228.00–248.00 $232.71 $1,680 -5.48
750–790 768 11 220.00–243.00 $229.44 $1,762 +3.89
800 800 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 -3.75
905 905 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,900 -4.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 310.00 $310.00 $744 —
260–290 280 3 285.00–330.00 $304.11 $852 -15.89
300–340 327 25 315.00–340.00 $329.24 $1,077 -1.84
350–395 377 35 285.00–340.00 $323.07 $1,218 +18.70
400–445 425 21 275.00–327.00 $305.01 $1,296 +7.37
455–495 477 10 270.00–300.00 $288.35 $1,375 +10.64
500–545 527 24 250.00–285.00 $270.90 $1,428 +2.82
550–595 578 11 240.00–265.00 $255.05 $1,474 +5.81
600–645 624 16 223.00–245.00 $236.14 $1,474 -4.48
655–695 679 15 223.00–237.00 $231.59 $1,572 +2.28
705–745 726 4 212.00–225.00 $218.33 $1,585 +0.43
750–795 778 4 208.00–218.00 $210.99 $1,642 +0.01
815–845 830 2 200.00–215.00 $207.36 $1,721 +0.66
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 280.00 $280.00 $952 —
355–395 382 3 275.00–293.00 $284.66 $1,087 —
480–485 483 2 225.00–255.00 $240.08 $1,160 -5.79
585 585 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,340 +4.00
650 650 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,202 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 385.00 $385.00 $732 —
205–240 232 6 335.00–400.00 $347.01 $805 —
250–295 271 7 325.00–360.00 $342.63 $929 +7.63
315–345 335 11 325.00–365.00 $347.63 $1,165 +3.92
355–395 381 10 305.00–360.00 $330.83 $1,260 +1.16
400–445 418 23 295.00–335.00 $308.55 $1,290 +13.92
450–495 471 16 275.00–328.00 $301.64 $1,421 +18.89
500–545 526 31 260.00–290.00 $274.14 $1,442 +7.74
550–590 570 23 240.00–270.00 $257.27 $1,466 +4.54
625 625 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 +57.00
600–645 626 18 235.00–270.00 $243.27 $1,523 +5.27
655–695 675 13 220.00–255.00 $235.65 $1,591 +8.62
675–690 683 4 265.00–288.00 $276.37 $1,888 +49.34
710 710 4 288.00 $288.00 $2,045 +65.74
700–745 722 12 215.00–253.00 $224.55 $1,621 +2.29
750–790 765 5 215.00–235.00 $227.48 $1,740 +10.44
840 840 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,680 -2.88
870–880 875 2 195.00–205.00 $200.03 $1,750 +7.51
900–935 912 6 187.00–200.00 $190.81 $1,740 -4.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 242 6 275.00–300.00 $290.03 $702 —
265–295 286 5 270.00–310.00 $290.66 $831 -16.70
305–345 328 8 275.00–322.00 $294.62 $966 -2.15
350–395 379 17 270.00–300.00 $287.59 $1,090 -0.66
400–440 413 12 260.00–285.00 $270.65 $1,118 +1.00
450–495 469 20 245.00–273.00 $258.53 $1,213 +0.93
500–545 524 24 230.00–258.00 $248.06 $1,300 +3.47
550–595 571 17 222.00–238.00 $232.09 $1,325 -3.47
600–640 620 12 203.00–230.00 $220.97 $1,370 -0.51
655–685 675 13 200.00–219.00 $212.36 $1,433 +3.64
700–745 724 4 203.00–210.00 $207.00 $1,499 +6.25
765–790 780 5 190.00–210.00 $201.22 $1,570 +3.34
930 930 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,497 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 230.00 $230.00 $656 -40.00
350–390 365 3 250.00–350.00 $287.76 $1,050 +23.75
405–445 423 8 230.00–253.00 $243.12 $1,028 -1.88
450–495 481 5 220.00–242.00 $231.54 $1,114 +2.79
535–545 538 3 213.00–225.00 $217.64 $1,171 -2.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1410 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1250–1640 1477 (<2 yrs)N/A 12 2,000.00–4,700.00 $3,622.99 —
1450–2140 1704 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 8 2,500.00–6,000.00 $4,038.26 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,342 —
790 790 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,620 —
805 805 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,272 —
905–945 925 2 155.00–158.00 $156.47 $1,447 —
1090 1090 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,744 -19.00
1100 1100 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,683 -27.00
1150–1195 1178 4 146.00–160.00 $156.00 $1,838 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–955 931 80-85% 4 95.00–105.00 $99.00 $922 —
985 985 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,064 +5.00
1000–1240 1078 80-85% 20 95.00–105.00 $102.19 $1,102 —
1005–1230 1097 80-85% 6 114.00–117.00 $115.01 $1,262 —
1015–1295 1133 80-85% 19 106.00–113.00 $109.82 $1,244 -1.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1560 1269 75-80% 18 118.00–135.00 $122.86 $1,559 +17.07
1125–1805 1395 75-80% 18 110.00–116.00 $112.70 $1,572 —
1240–1830 1464 75-80% 8 103.00–108.00 $105.34 $1,542 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $783 —
775–945 868 85-90% 8 70.00–85.00 $75.86 $658 -25.14
765–970 880 85-90% 9 90.00–100.00 $94.58 $832 -6.42
1005–1020 1013 85-90% 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,023 +9.68
1015–1035 1025 85-90% 2 81.00–85.00 $83.02 $851 -8.30
1010–1085 1042 85-90% 3 95.00 $95.00 $990 +3.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1280 1145 2 150.00–163.00 $157.27 $1,801 —
1250 1250 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,312 —
1320 1320 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,848 +1.00
1500–1860 1669 6 121.00–131.00 $127.56 $2,129 —
1705–1860 1783 2 140.00–145.00 $142.61 $2,543 —
1270–2250 1814 14 150.00–160.00 $155.94 $2,829 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1275 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,625.00–2,050.00 $1,839.18
895–1350 1096 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 39 1,650.00–3,350.00 $2,497.75
995–1260 1119 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 25 1,900.00–3,450.00 $2,975.12
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
870–1270 1142 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 1,700.00–2,550.00 $2,239.81
890–1335 1151 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 1,850.00–2,800.00 $2,457.13
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1200 fancy 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1160–1325 1241 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,020.54

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–935 894 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,221.54
950–970 960 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,800.00 $1,750.52
1175 1175 (<2 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
930–1030 995 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–1,900.00 $1,780.46 —
850–1270 1064 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 2,050.00–3,850.00 $2,920.34 —
940–1240 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 2,250.00–3,000.00 $2,761.20 —
1060–1245 1152 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 2,200.00–2,950.00 $2,526.82 —
950–1420 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 2,550.00–3,500.00 $2,859.51 —
1100–1300 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00–2,750.00 $2,614.58 —
1050–1420 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 2,150.00–3,300.00 $2,653.82 —
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.