Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,046 compared with 1.086 last week, market was again very active. Feeder steers were steady with last week. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Sj\laughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher on the higher dressing cows. Slaughter bulls were steady compared to last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.77/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.93 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$316.77

87 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.21

vs TX average

−52.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	331.71	1,819	44
Medium and Large 2	552	301.47	1,665	43

One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale87 hd

316.77

—

TX average5 barns · 456 hd

329.97

−13.21

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−52.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−122.93

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	—	Average	1,730	169.45	2,932	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	144.41	1,921	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,044	130.45	1,361	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	847	97.82	829	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,565	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,051	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,985	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,894	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,859	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	938	$2,122	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$3,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,335	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$3,152	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,056	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	991	$2,209	5

Every lot, as filed

104 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	200–250	230	425.00/cwt	415.00–445.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	271.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	377.36/cwt	375.00–380.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	398.72/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,316	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	371.93/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,395	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	309.09/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	259.71/cwt	235.00–273.00	1,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	287.78/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	356.25/cwt	330.00–368.00	1,528	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	241.94/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	311.60/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,315	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	323.69/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,525	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	3,117.51/head	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,118	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,132.35/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,132	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,085	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,231	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,967.92/head	2,200.00–3,650.00	2,968	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,225	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	289.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,512	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	330.69/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	254.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Small 2	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	Small 2	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	247.31/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	295.99/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,705	25
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Small 2	1100–1150	1,135	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,771	1
Steers	Small 2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Steers	Small 2	450–500	480	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	6
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	431	265.48/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,144	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	805	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	852	122.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,045	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	885	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,186	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	138.12/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,506	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,397	10
Bulls	—	—	1,850	166.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,076	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,096	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	140.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,913	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	769	92.51/cwt	75.00–100.00	711	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,287	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	943	128.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,212	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	91.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	923	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	178.23/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,151	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	808	115.83/cwt	111.00–121.00	936	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	148.49/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,945	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	361.10/cwt	350.00–375.00	975	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	361.51/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,197	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	273.76/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,563	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	305.68/cwt	283.00–318.00	1,434	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	389.10/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,249	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,215	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	412.77/cwt	395.00–485.00	1,540	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	325.50/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,868	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	345.72/cwt	333.00–365.00	1,455	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	298.51/cwt	280.00–328.00	1,979	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	448.09/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,425	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	383.60/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,619	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	367.32/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,715	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	281.66/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	300.98/cwt	285.00–338.00	1,707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	478.12/cwt	452.00–500.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	367.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,371	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	316.17/cwt	303.00–338.00	1,669	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	289.35/cwt	285.00–303.00	2,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	311.00/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	337.38/cwt	327.00–363.00	1,771	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,846.42/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,846	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,417.89/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	477.97/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,066	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	469.32/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,267	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	334.23/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,574	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,893.59/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,894	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,051.48/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,051	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,122.00/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	397.91/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	425.60/cwt	400.00–440.00	932	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	2,164.57/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,165	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,564.64/head	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 869Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 176Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	360.00	360.00
3	200–250	230	415.00–445.00	425.00
2	250–300	293	410.00–420.00	414.96
14	300–350	330	390.00–410.00	398.72
18	350–400	375	335.00–390.00	371.93
19	400–450	429	330.00–368.00	356.25
19	450–500	471	300.00–343.00	323.69
18	500–550	519	285.00–325.00	309.09
25	550–600	576	275.00–312.00	295.99
10	600–650	618	285.00–293.00	287.78
7	650–700	664	235.00–273.00	259.71
4	700–750	710	270.00–275.00	271.25
5	800–850	821	235.00–255.00	241.94
1	1000–1050	1,035	193.00	193.00
1	1200–1250	1,225	188.00	188.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	278.00	278.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	170	452.00–500.00	478.12
12	200–250	223	450.00–520.00	477.97
11	250–300	270	425.00–490.00	469.32
19	300–350	318	425.00–485.00	448.09
22	350–400	373	395.00–485.00	412.77
23	400–450	422	370.00–420.00	383.60
21	450–500	467	350.00–400.00	367.32
23	500–550	525	327.00–363.00	337.38
21	550–600	574	315.00–338.00	325.50
10	600–650	621	300.00–325.00	311.00
9	650–700	663	280.00–328.00	298.51
6	700–750	706	285.00–303.00	289.35
1	1150–1200	1,190	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	228	375.00–380.00	377.36
12	250–300	270	350.00–375.00	361.10
21	300–350	331	340.00–370.00	361.51
12	350–400	390	318.00–340.00	330.69
14	400–450	422	302.00–330.00	311.60
21	450–500	469	283.00–318.00	305.68
19	500–550	522	270.00–300.00	289.65
17	550–600	571	265.00–280.00	273.76
2	600–650	625	250.00–260.00	254.84
2	650–700	660	235.00–260.00	247.31
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	768	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	950–1000	980	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	225.00–285.00	265.48
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	600	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	400.00–440.00	425.60
7	250–300	281	385.00–405.00	397.91
10	300–350	321	380.00–395.00	389.10
21	350–400	373	350.00–390.00	367.45
30	400–450	421	333.00–365.00	345.72
28	450–500	471	320.00–348.00	334.23
16	500–550	528	303.00–338.00	316.17
14	550–600	567	285.00–338.00	300.98
15	600–650	616	270.00–345.00	281.66
1	650–700	685	263.00	263.00
1	700–750	725	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	850	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	175.00	175.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	243.00	243.00
1	1250–1300	1,275	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,135	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,215	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,284	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,117.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,088	2,200.00–3,650.00	2,967.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,846.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,038	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,417.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,113	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,132.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,893.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,073	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,051.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,101	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,164.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,564.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	930	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	3,600.00	3,600.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	120.00–124.00	122.68
1	—	885	134.00	134.00
6	—	943	125.00–130.00	128.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,090	133.00–144.00	138.12
10	—	1,083	125.00–130.00	128.99
4	—	1,118	110.00–120.00	115.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,366	135.00–143.00	140.04
2	—	1,235	125.00–127.00	125.99
38	—	1,310	144.00–155.00	148.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
6	—	769	75.00–100.00	92.51
2	—	808	111.00–121.00	115.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	90.00–95.00	91.66
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,850	160.00–170.00	166.29
1	—	1,325	142.00	142.00
6	—	1,768	175.00–180.00	178.23
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	160.00	160.00

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