Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,024 compared to the last sale reported of 1,165 two weeks ago. Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers were up 6.00 to 10.00. Feeder heifers were fully steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 stronger. Slaughter bulls were up 2.00 with the higher dressing bulls up 8.00 to 10.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.12/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −89.57 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$350.12

138 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$94.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.01

vs TX average

−22.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	359.34	1,966	90
Medium and Large 2	545	339.01	1,847	44
Small 2	580	265.00	1,537	4thin

One grade step is worth $94.34/cwt here — about $429 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 sale138 hd

350.12

—

TX average5 barns · 248 hd

361.14

−11.01

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−22.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−89.57

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	1,570	181.43	2,848	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,322	166.08	2,195	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,004	155.49	1,561	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	118.50	987	9thin

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)	1,332	$2,765	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,447	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$2,274	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,727	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,400	$2,938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	105.70/cwt	80.00–115.00	962	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	119.53/cwt	119.00–120.00	950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	168.89/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,859	2
Bulls	—	—	1,752	200.53/cwt	192.00–206.00	3,513	6
Bulls	—	—	1,676	182.35/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,056	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	151.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	175.20/cwt	168.00–187.00	2,209	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	161.56/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,205	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	374.05/cwt	345.00–398.00	1,601	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,937.50/head	2,900.00–2,975.00	2,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	930	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	198.40/cwt	175.00–225.00	2,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	211.96/cwt	193.00–238.00	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	459.78/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	363.40/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,708	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	2,764.67/head	2,675.00–2,875.00	2,765	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,499.20/head	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	331.76/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,891	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	343.57/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,817	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	188	504.93/cwt	500.00–510.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	302.30/cwt	285.00–313.00	2,044	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	345.30/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	276.96/cwt	260.00–293.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	272.88/cwt	263.00–300.00	1,954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	311.92/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	395.93/cwt	370.00–418.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	417.93/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	347.30/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	281.75/cwt	250.00–293.00	1,938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	497.99/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Small 2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	290	307.63/cwt	300.00–315.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	398.23/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	313.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	318.92/cwt	303.00–328.00	1,639	8
Steers	Small 2	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Steers	Small 2	150–200	190	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	741	1
Steers	Small 2	300–350	338	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,166	2
Steers	Small 2	400–450	427	329.31/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,406	5
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	460	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	420	306.58/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,288	2
Steers	Small 2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	134.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	833	146.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	865	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,155	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	889	161.35/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,434	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,198	158.76/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,902	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,273	178.83/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	164.64/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,753	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	145.31/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	338.19/cwt	300.00–353.00	1,617	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,175	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	352.95/cwt	340.00–388.00	2,008	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	138	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	513	438.25/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	428.89/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	327.81/cwt	318.00–350.00	2,213	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	482.55/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	374.74/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	337.12/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,090	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	335.78/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,897	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	316.47/cwt	313.00–320.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	508.73/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	368.09/cwt	355.00–393.00	1,903	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	324.07/cwt	307.00–340.00	2,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	316.32/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	319.62/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,969	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	342.50/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,784	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	394.18/cwt	378.00–428.00	1,845	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	442.18/cwt	420.00–505.00	1,649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,381	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,726.60/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,727	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	417.56/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,745	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	309.93/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,201	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	2,596.73/head	1,950.00–2,810.00	2,597	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	183.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	200.27/cwt	178.00–230.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	368.42/cwt	357.00–378.00	1,728	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	393.54/cwt	375.00–428.00	1,492	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2

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 878Last week 950Year ago 1,355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 175Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 40Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	80.00–115.00	105.70
2	—	795	119.00–120.00	119.53
3	—	755	130.00–138.00	134.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,396	147.00–155.00	151.81
21	—	1,261	168.00–187.00	175.20
14	—	1,365	156.00–167.00	161.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	130.00	130.00
14	—	1,065	155.00–180.00	164.64
8	—	1,069	144.00–149.00	145.31
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	145.00–148.00	146.44
2	—	865	132.00–135.00	133.50
7	—	889	155.00–168.00	161.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	168.00–170.00	168.89
6	—	1,752	192.00–206.00	200.53
7	—	1,676	175.00–190.00	182.35
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	150.00–167.00	158.76
2	—	1,273	177.00–181.00	178.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	235	470.00–475.00	472.50
7	250–300	281	370.00–435.00	417.93
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	370	340.00–355.00	347.30
9	400–450	428	320.00–360.00	345.30
26	450–500	478	300.00–353.00	338.19
8	500–550	514	303.00–328.00	318.92
5	550–600	590	305.00–315.00	313.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	688	250.00–293.00	281.75
2	700–750	730	260.00–280.00	270.00
2	750–800	778	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	850	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	300.00–315.00	307.63
2	400–450	420	303.00–310.00	306.58
3	450–500	460	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	513	425.00–455.00	438.25
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	700.00	700.00
1	200–250	215	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
7	300–350	320	415.00–445.00	428.89
14	350–400	379	375.00–428.00	393.54
9	400–450	426	365.00–400.00	374.74
22	450–500	469	357.00–378.00	368.42
27	500–550	521	330.00–380.00	342.50
27	550–600	565	320.00–375.00	335.78
29	600–650	616	305.00–340.00	319.62
8	650–700	666	300.00–335.00	316.32
3	700–750	710	300.00–330.00	309.93
1	750–800	795	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	845	293.00	293.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	960	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	500.00–510.00	504.93
3	200–250	223	465.00–525.00	497.99
3	250–300	267	450.00–475.00	459.78
6	300–350	325	370.00–418.00	395.93
10	350–400	378	385.00–415.00	398.23
12	400–450	428	345.00–398.00	374.05
32	450–500	470	325.00–375.00	363.40
27	500–550	529	320.00–353.00	343.57
17	550–600	570	315.00–338.00	331.76
11	600–650	613	270.00–320.00	311.92
12	650–700	676	285.00–313.00	302.30
13	700–750	716	263.00–300.00	272.88
3	750–800	752	260.00–293.00	276.96
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	885	233.00	233.00
1	900–950	945	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	338	340.00–350.00	345.04
5	400–450	427	320.00–338.00	329.31
4	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	138	700.00	700.00
1	150–200	160	750.00	750.00
1	200–250	210	680.00	680.00
5	250–300	280	500.00–525.00	508.73
7	300–350	316	450.00–505.00	482.55
9	350–400	373	420.00–505.00	442.18
36	400–450	418	400.00–460.00	417.56
30	450–500	468	378.00–428.00	394.18
38	500–550	517	355.00–393.00	368.09
52	550–600	569	340.00–388.00	352.95
33	600–650	620	325.00–355.00	337.12
13	650–700	675	318.00–350.00	327.81
8	700–750	728	307.00–340.00	324.07
2	750–800	783	313.00–320.00	316.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	193.00	193.00
3	700–750	727	180.00–185.00	183.31
3	750–800	785	178.00–230.00	200.27
3	900–950	935	193.00–238.00	211.96
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00
4	1000–1050	1,025	175.00–225.00	198.40
1	1150–1200	1,175	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,400	2,900.00–2,975.00	2,937.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,332	2,675.00–2,875.00	2,764.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,148	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,499.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,169	1,950.00–2,810.00	2,596.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,726.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	2,000.00	2,000.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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