Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were1,478 compared to1,523 last week. The market continues to be very active with high buyer demand. Lightweight feeder steers under 400 lbs. were fully steady to 10.00 higher, while the steers over 400 lbs. were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were fully steady with last week, while the heifers weighing over 500 were steady to 4.00 higher. The slaughter market was fully steady compared to last week, The slaughter bulls sold steady with the high dressing bulls up 2.00 from last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.06/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −124.64 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$315.06

137 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$73.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.06

vs TX average

−27.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	323.72	1,757	99
Medium and Large 2	544	293.65	1,596	37
Small 2	520	250.00	1,300	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.72/cwt here — about $457 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.61, low $362.40, median $439.70 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale137 hd

315.06

—

TX average5 barns · 528 hd

326.12

−11.06

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−27.32

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−124.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,776	162.09	2,879	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	132.66	1,773	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	122.29	1,354	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	101.49	926	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,661	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,389	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,383	$2,282	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,246	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,976	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,301	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 lots · USDA AMS · Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,245.67/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,115	178.98/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	179	417.69/cwt	400.00–460.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	390.27/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,073	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,305	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,300.67/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	938	191.15/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	348.68/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,311	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	337.13/cwt	300.00–358.00	1,440	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,975.56/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	1,976	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	323.63/cwt	288.00–343.00	1,531	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	266.65/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	277.09/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,438	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	309.97/cwt	275.00–323.00	1,314	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	361.15/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,177	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	301.77/cwt	265.00–313.00	1,584	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	362.80/cwt	350.00–380.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	280.30/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	294.69/cwt	265.00–308.00	1,400	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	314.77/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,193	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	198.97/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	258.17/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	474	261.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	428	266.08/cwt	245.00–282.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	261.56/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,499	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.45/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	235.98/cwt	160.00–250.00	1,583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	254.01/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,575	21
Steers	Small 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	567	237.07/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	642	234.55/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,506	9
Heifers	Small 2	650–700	681	220.76/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	375	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	524	242.47/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,271	4
Steers	Small 2	700–750	745	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,699	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	129.90/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,773	24
Bulls	—	—	1,565	137.31/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,149	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	132.63/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,512	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	928	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,132	2
Bulls	—	—	1,937	171.36/cwt	165.00–185.00	3,319	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,403	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	117.36/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	148.61/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	121.63/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,333	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	848	102.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	872	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	113.65/cwt	109.00–119.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,095	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,807	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	900	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,161	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	140.68/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,771	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	111.89/cwt	110.00–114.00	923	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	84.67/cwt	80.00–95.00	770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	111.24/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,342	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	333.74/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	231.55/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	340.90/cwt	300.00–365.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	327.50/cwt	280.00–375.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	293.31/cwt	273.00–345.00	1,962	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	300.19/cwt	285.00–333.00	1,864	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	443.12/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,245	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	290.20/cwt	275.00–318.00	1,631	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	252.67/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	321.39/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,511	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	303.61/cwt	293.00–330.00	1,573	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	372.68/cwt	345.00–420.00	1,748	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	267.09/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	359.95/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,328	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	332.60/cwt	317.00–360.00	1,746	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	311.15/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,767	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	406.18/cwt	360.00–485.00	1,710	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	416.85/cwt	370.00–480.00	1,572	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	333.70/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,408	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	377.00/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	467.77/cwt	425.00–520.00	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	397.57/cwt	385.00–425.00	891	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,660.89/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,282.23/head	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	169	442.67/cwt	400.00–470.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	276.48/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,675	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,388.53/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	283.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	438.76/cwt	385.00–480.00	1,430	36

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,252Last week 1,379Year ago 1,119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 98Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 26Year ago 35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,167	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,245.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,218	1,700.00–2,350.00	1,975.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,660.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,383	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,282.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,035	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,388.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	2,800.00	2,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	823	170.00–175.00	172.55
3	900–950	938	170.00–205.00	191.15
1	950–1000	980	175.00	175.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	165.00	165.00
2	1100–1150	1,115	175.00–183.00	178.98
1	1200–1250	1,205	165.00	165.00
1	1250–1300	1,295	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	179	400.00–460.00	417.69
5	200–250	224	385.00–425.00	397.57
2	250–300	275	375.00–405.00	390.27
7	300–350	327	365.00–390.00	377.00
15	350–400	369	340.00–385.00	359.95
29	400–450	422	325.00–355.00	333.70
49	450–500	470	310.00–365.00	321.39
41	500–550	518	293.00–330.00	303.61
27	550–600	562	275.00–318.00	290.20
6	600–650	606	267.00–285.00	276.48
3	650–700	673	258.00–285.00	267.09
3	700–750	742	252.00–253.00	252.67
3	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	280.00–375.00	327.50
3	250–300	278	300.00–365.00	340.90
6	300–350	328	300.00–350.00	333.74
22	350–400	379	300.00–330.00	314.77
39	400–450	424	275.00–323.00	309.97
31	450–500	475	265.00–308.00	294.69
33	500–550	519	250.00–290.00	277.09
22	550–600	573	245.00–270.00	261.56
21	600–650	620	245.00–265.00	254.01
18	650–700	671	160.00–250.00	235.98
7	700–750	709	225.00–245.00	231.55
2	750–800	770	222.00	222.00
2	800–850	813	188.00–210.00	198.97
1	850–900	865	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	270.00–275.00	272.50
3	400–450	428	245.00–282.00	266.08
6	450–500	474	250.00–275.00	261.66
4	500–550	524	225.00–255.00	242.47
3	550–600	567	225.00–243.00	237.07
9	600–650	642	230.00–238.00	234.55
4	650–700	681	215.00–225.00	220.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	350.00–380.00	362.80
10	300–350	326	315.00–380.00	361.15
14	350–400	376	325.00–365.00	348.68
26	400–450	427	300.00–358.00	337.13
37	450–500	473	288.00–343.00	323.63
23	500–550	525	265.00–313.00	301.77
14	550–600	574	250.00–292.00	280.30
6	600–650	618	250.00–275.00	266.65
8	650–700	672	253.00–265.00	258.17
5	700–750	715	245.00–255.00	250.45
2	750–800	785	225.00–230.00	227.53
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	169	400.00–470.00	442.67
6	200–250	233	425.00–520.00	467.77
17	250–300	281	400.00–495.00	443.12
36	300–350	326	385.00–480.00	438.76
52	350–400	377	370.00–480.00	416.85
64	400–450	421	360.00–485.00	406.18
41	450–500	469	345.00–420.00	372.68
58	500–550	525	317.00–360.00	332.60
41	550–600	568	295.00–340.00	311.15
24	600–650	621	285.00–333.00	300.19
20	650–700	669	273.00–345.00	293.31
4	700–750	710	280.00–285.00	283.75
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	850	223.00	223.00
1	1200–1250	1,240	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,365	121.00–136.00	129.90
3	—	1,472	115.00–119.00	117.36
14	—	1,259	137.00–145.00	140.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,140	127.00–137.00	132.63
15	—	1,096	119.00–125.00	121.63
9	—	1,206	105.00–116.00	111.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	120.00–124.00	122.01
1	—	900	129.00	129.00
2	—	825	110.00–114.00	111.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	100.00–105.00	102.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	100.00–105.00	102.85
3	—	863	109.00–119.00	113.65
3	—	910	80.00–95.00	84.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	131.00–140.00	137.31
9	—	1,937	165.00–185.00	171.36
2	—	1,588	147.00–150.00	148.61
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	180.00	180.00

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Giddings Livestock Commission

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

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