🌱 Giddings cattle auction prices soften as futures rally
Giddings, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Giddings! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Giddings cattle auction prices soften as futures rally
- Georgetown ends College Station's playoff run at Buffalo Gym
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 51.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Nov. 10 (wlj.net) — Giddings Livestock sold 481 head Monday, with feeder cattle prices mostly lower than at the previous auction. Steers under 500 pounds fell $3–10, heavier steers were steady to $3 lower, and heifers dropped $2–8. The local declines contrasted with rising cattle futures Tuesday. 
• College Station volleyball falls in regional finals to Georgetown (kbtx.com) — Buffalo Gym in Giddings hosted the end of College Station's volleyball playoff run Tuesday, as Georgetown won the regional final in three sets. The Cougars finished 28-19 after three postseason victories, while Georgetown advances to face Flour Bluff in Saturday's state semifinal in Katy.
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- The next Brazos River Authority bimonthly Board of Directors meeting is today, November 9, 2026, at 9 a.
m. at the BRA’s Lt. Gen. Phillip J. Ford Central Office, 4600 Cobbs Drive in Waco. You can access a livestream of today’s meeting and learn more… (Nextdoor )
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