Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were1,166 compared to 1,205 last week. Today's offering included a large group of very lightweight calves under 150 lbs. These lightweight calves were met with active buyers selling from 5.50 to 7.30 a lb. The heavier feeder steers were steady to a couple dollars lower. Feeder heifers sold steady with last week. The slaughter cow market was steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.32/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.37 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$308.32

63 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$789

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$135.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.67

vs TX average

−50.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	335.00	1,799	31
Medium and Large 2	547	297.75	1,629	27
Small 2	505	200.00	1,010	5thin

One grade step is worth $135.00/cwt here — about $789 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale63 hd

308.32

—

TX average4 barns · 208 hd

335.00

−26.67

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−50.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−131.37

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	1,634	161.82	2,645	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,335	136.86	1,827	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,036	128.77	1,334	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	904	104.95	949	27

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,101	$2,285	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,152	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,955	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,917	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$1,711	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,630	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,575	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,104	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	987	$2,040	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,886	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	275.03/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	324.40/cwt	302.00–335.00	1,515	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	400.03/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	350.61/cwt	300.00–368.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	345.59/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,465	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	294.95/cwt	265.00–308.00	1,708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	299.68/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,573	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	389.36/cwt	343.00–415.00	1,254	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	270.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,160	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,140	192.32/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	256.95/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,710.84/head	1,550.00–1,930.00	1,711	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,629.87/head	1,275.00–2,200.00	1,630	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,920.61/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,064	196.60/cwt	185.00–208.00	2,092	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,886.34/head	1,525.00–2,125.00	1,886	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,054.76/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,055	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,340.32/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,340	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,966.76/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	290.09/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,916.77/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	227.12/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	266.99/cwt	240.00–287.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	356.63/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,359	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	309.89/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,298	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	358.49/cwt	300.00–380.00	982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	324.23/cwt	285.00–338.00	1,239	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	400.19/cwt	350.00–430.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	292.47/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,389	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	251.01/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	278.07/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,449	21
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Steers	Small 2	450–500	468	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	479	254.15/cwt	200.00–278.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Small 2	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Steers	Small 2	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Small 2	750–800	795	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,375	1
Steers	Small 2	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	5
Steers	Small 2	350–400	375	290.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,088	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	125.22/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,786	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	136.16/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,496	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	127.84/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,377	10
Bulls	—	—	1,587	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,408	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	161.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,969	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	148.78/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,778	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	929	127.08/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,181	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	898	121.30/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,089	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	947	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	105.38/cwt	105.00–106.00	908	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	105.72/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,104	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,172	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	117.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,305	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	882	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	876	96.66/cwt	82.00–100.00	847	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,902	181.72/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	216.92/cwt	195.00–228.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	246.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,635	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	147.94/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,891	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	136.19/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,806	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	429.41/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,589	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	281.26/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	262.50/cwt	262.00–263.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,955.08/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	1,955	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,152.06/head	1,575.00–2,600.00	2,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	2,284.72/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,285	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	445.69/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,243	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	488.21/cwt	450.00–560.00	1,098	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	378.72/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,189	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	275.15/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	136	653.53/cwt	555.00–730.00	889	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	324.28/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,531	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	355.34/cwt	340.00–373.00	1,325	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	335.80/cwt	327.00–358.00	1,417	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	133	605.26/cwt	557.00–625.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	296.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,971	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	460.34/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	350.89/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,639	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	303.45/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,581	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	161	529.66/cwt	485.00–585.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	395.96/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	452.27/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,456	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	392.76/cwt	363.00–448.00	1,654	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	308.01/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,910	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	339.73/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,746	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	233.95/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	326.39/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	167	536.78/cwt	485.00–600.00	896	17

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 →

Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 948Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 192Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 65Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	350.00–430.00	400.19
10	250–300	270	300.00–425.00	400.03
20	300–350	322	343.00–415.00	389.36
32	350–400	381	325.00–390.00	356.63
44	400–450	424	300.00–360.00	345.59
31	450–500	467	302.00–335.00	324.40
16	500–550	525	260.00–310.00	299.68
11	550–600	579	265.00–308.00	294.95
3	600–650	630	240.00–287.00	266.99
5	650–700	681	265.00–285.00	275.03
2	700–750	735	249.00–265.00	256.95
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	285.00–295.00	290.13
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	468	275.00–285.00	279.87
5	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	100–150	136	555.00–730.00	653.53
17	150–200	167	485.00–600.00	536.78
18	200–250	225	450.00–560.00	488.21
17	250–300	279	430.00–475.00	445.69
23	300–350	322	430.00–480.00	452.27
21	350–400	370	400.00–475.00	429.41
32	400–450	421	363.00–448.00	392.76
33	450–500	467	340.00–375.00	350.89
20	500–550	514	320.00–360.00	339.73
11	550–600	579	315.00–335.00	326.39
11	600–650	620	295.00–325.00	308.01
7	650–700	664	290.00–300.00	296.88
4	700–750	715	275.00–290.00	281.26
2	750–800	765	262.00–263.00	262.50
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	900	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	335.00	335.00
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
7	250–300	274	300.00–380.00	358.49
9	300–350	337	300.00–368.00	350.61
20	350–400	382	285.00–338.00	324.23
24	400–450	419	300.00–325.00	309.89
14	450–500	475	275.00–308.00	292.47
21	500–550	521	250.00–285.00	278.07
6	550–600	565	265.00–275.00	270.95
3	600–650	640	250.00–253.00	251.01
3	650–700	663	240.00–250.00	246.61
3	700–750	715	218.00–238.00	227.12
4	750–800	779	195.00–228.00	216.92
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	100–150	133	557.00–625.00	605.26
5	150–200	161	485.00–585.00	529.66
2	200–250	218	450.00–470.00	460.34
5	250–300	276	385.00–440.00	395.96
23	300–350	314	370.00–385.00	378.72
18	350–400	373	340.00–373.00	355.34
27	400–450	422	327.00–358.00	335.80
17	450–500	472	312.00–335.00	324.28
13	500–550	521	290.00–370.00	303.45
8	550–600	577	280.00–303.00	290.09
6	600–650	623	260.00–310.00	275.15
5	650–700	676	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	728	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	764	230.00–238.00	233.95
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	479	200.00–278.00	254.15
1	550–600	590	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	233.00	233.00
1	750–800	755	233.00	233.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	203.00	203.00
4	1050–1100	1,064	185.00–208.00	196.60
3	1100–1150	1,140	189.00–198.00	192.32
1	1150–1200	1,160	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	795	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,104	1,550.00–1,930.00	1,710.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,055	1,275.00–2,200.00	1,629.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,916.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,099	1,800.00–2,700.00	1,955.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	1,575.00–2,600.00	2,152.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,101	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,284.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,920.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,023	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,054.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	925	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,340.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,966.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	1,525.00–2,125.00	1,886.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,426	125.00–126.00	125.22
12	—	1,278	143.00–160.00	147.94
25	—	1,326	130.00–142.00	136.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,099	132.00–140.00	136.16
10	—	1,077	125.00–131.00	127.84
8	—	1,110	113.00–120.00	117.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	929	124.00–131.00	127.08
3	—	898	120.00–123.00	121.30
1	—	845	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	825	110.00–120.00	114.81
3	—	862	105.00–106.00	105.38
6	—	876	82.00–100.00	96.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	105.00–108.00	105.72
2	—	1,060	110.00–111.00	110.52
5	—	900	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	150.00–155.00	151.74
3	—	1,833	160.00–165.00	161.98
3	—	1,902	175.00–190.00	181.72
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	145.00–153.00	148.78
1	—	1,255	158.00	158.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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