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Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

1,681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $348.45/cwt +16.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 472 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $289.34/cwt +11.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 619 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.71/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 570 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,681 1,230 0
Feeder cattle 1,476 1,006 0
Slaughter cattle 185 184 0
Replacement cattle 20 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,691 head compared to 1,235 last week. The market continues to be very active with a high demand from the buyers. Feeder steers under 500 pounds were 15.00 to 20.00 higher, while the heavier weight steers over 500 pounds were up 8.00 to 10.00. Lightweight feeder heifers under 400 pounds were 15.00 to 20.00 stronger, while the heifers over 400 pounds were up 8.00 to 10.00. The slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with the higher dressing cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were fully steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125–140 133 2 490.00–535.00 $511.23 $680 —
150–195 178 4 440.00–540.00 $466.62 $831 +0.55
200–235 218 3 410.00–470.00 $440.92 $961 +21.83
260–295 281 10 400.00–475.00 $439.21 $1,234 +29.62
300–345 327 24 385.00–460.00 $424.80 $1,389 +26.92
350–395 371 38 370.00–440.00 $400.98 $1,488 +37.78
400–445 422 35 347.00–420.00 $374.09 $1,579 +28.96
450–495 472 60 330.00–390.00 $348.45 $1,645 +16.73
500–545 523 51 308.00–357.00 $325.36 $1,702 +3.44
550–595 570 55 285.00–350.00 $301.71 $1,720 +8.17
600–645 619 56 275.00–315.00 $289.34 $1,791 +11.26
650–695 668 29 261.00–285.00 $274.02 $1,830 +13.09
700–745 715 12 248.00–277.00 $263.40 $1,883 +16.50
750–775 761 5 245.00–270.00 $255.97 $1,948 +19.09
800–845 821 7 237.00–265.00 $250.86 $2,060 +25.84
855–865 858 3 232.00–250.00 $240.30 $2,062 +15.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 375.00 $375.00 $919 —
250–280 265 3 300.00–360.00 $329.47 $873 +52.23
305–345 327 13 340.00–375.00 $365.21 $1,194 +39.49
355–395 377 11 310.00–365.00 $341.55 $1,288 +15.99
400–445 428 23 300.00–345.00 $333.38 $1,427 +17.87
450–495 476 44 275.00–328.00 $313.80 $1,494 +3.40
500–545 532 32 275.00–305.00 $294.37 $1,566 +11.60
555–595 577 16 260.00–282.00 $271.31 $1,565 +8.64
610–645 625 7 245.00–273.00 $265.32 $1,658 +14.83
650–690 670 12 240.00–260.00 $253.64 $1,699 +15.30
705–745 729 7 230.00–247.00 $238.61 $1,739 +14.60
795 795 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,868 —
800 800 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 238.00–288.00 $263.43 $1,141 —
505–510 508 2 245.00–253.00 $248.98 $1,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 224 4 370.00–420.00 $391.56 $877 +31.33
255–295 279 8 355.00–385.00 $368.39 $1,028 +2.27
300–345 329 16 340.00–375.00 $356.83 $1,174 +0.38
350–395 375 27 330.00–370.00 $349.26 $1,310 +2.29
405 405 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,762 +116.32
400–445 420 39 322.00–370.00 $335.95 $1,411 +17.27
450–495 471 47 300.00–338.00 $317.35 $1,495 -82.65
500–545 523 46 282.00–327.00 $297.25 $1,555 +22.74
550–595 570 35 265.00–303.00 $274.36 $1,564 +6.56
600–640 609 38 257.00–335.00 $263.84 $1,607 +10.30
650–690 665 11 242.00–278.00 $254.58 $1,693 +18.04
700–740 713 15 238.00–265.00 $246.36 $1,757 +15.58
760–795 774 5 225.00–239.00 $231.32 $1,790 +8.72
805–830 818 2 225.00–238.00 $231.40 $1,893 +19.41
875–895 883 3 220.00–225.00 $223.34 $1,972 —
915–920 917 3 200.00–220.00 $210.02 $1,926 —
1060 1060 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,961 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 300.00–340.00 $320.66 $731 +20.66
260–295 280 13 300.00–350.00 $323.42 $906 +16.20
300–345 325 7 300.00–335.00 $315.25 $1,025 +12.77
375–395 386 7 300.00–325.00 $309.97 $1,196 +10.66
400–445 427 21 280.00–320.00 $298.92 $1,276 +13.76
455–495 480 24 265.00–295.00 $278.36 $1,336 +11.35
500–545 526 45 245.00–280.00 $267.22 $1,406 +7.98
550–595 576 15 240.00–262.00 $254.09 $1,464 +9.50
600–645 622 14 240.00–255.00 $248.38 $1,545 +12.74
660–695 678 6 230.00–240.00 $237.21 $1,608 +12.24
740–745 743 3 233.00–235.00 $234.33 $1,741 +16.83
750 750 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,650 +12.00
975 975 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,804 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 323 3 270.00–290.00 $281.96 $911 —
350–385 368 5 265.00–290.00 $274.66 $1,011 -5.62
425 425 2 255.00–270.00 $262.50 $1,116 +7.80
450–495 467 5 235.00–266.00 $250.46 $1,170 +12.96
520–535 526 4 210.00–250.00 $232.58 $1,223 +17.58
685 685 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 —
925 925 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,582 —
1070 1070 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,980 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1660 1363 75-80% 38 122.00–141.00 $129.81 $1,769 +14.75
1250–1800 1488 75-80% 18 112.00–120.00 $116.90 $1,739 —
1415–1660 1538 75-80% 2 107.00–110.00 $108.62 $1,671 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–965 893 80-85% 3 117.00–126.00 $121.96 $1,089 —
875–980 938 80-85% 3 105.00–114.00 $110.18 $1,033 -1.13
985–995 988 80-85% 3 95.00–100.00 $98.34 $972 —
1010–1370 1131 80-85% 24 116.00–130.00 $121.40 $1,373 +12.71
1035–1255 1135 80-85% 18 105.00–115.00 $110.32 $1,252 +1.63
1020–1255 1148 80-85% 4 97.00–104.00 $101.10 $1,161 -7.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–965 833 85-90% 6 90.00–102.00 $96.33 $802 +16.97
715–995 887 85-90% 13 70.00–85.00 $75.93 $673 —
925 925 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $980 +14.77
1010 1010 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,101 —
1045–1100 1073 85-90% 2 70.00 $70.00 $751 -20.00
1070–1145 1100 85-90% 3 90.00–98.00 $92.78 $1,021 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1300 1233 2 133.00–135.00 $134.05 $1,653 —
1510–1630 1577 3 145.00 $145.00 $2,287 —
1515–1860 1665 11 150.00–169.00 $157.78 $2,627 —
1510–1935 1745 3 135.00–140.00 $138.29 $2,413 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 thin fleshed 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1010–1155 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,100.00 $1,908.96
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1105–1335 1201 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,279.19
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 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
655 655 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.