Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,347 compared to 1,521 last week. Feeder steer prices were steady with last week. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.78/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.92 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$361.78

156 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$38.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.45

vs TX average

−84.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	379.42	2,069	85
Medium and Large 2	546	340.65	1,860	71

One grade step is worth $38.77/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale156 hd

361.78

—

TX average5 barns · 421 hd

386.22

−24.45

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−84.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−77.92

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	1,786	181.40	3,240	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	152.74	2,149	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	134.99	1,493	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	113.49	1,063	17

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)	1,194	$3,050	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$3,035	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,787	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,402	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,141	$2,056	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	679	$2,141	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,259	$3,754	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,231	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	314.48/cwt	313.00–318.00	2,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	420.74/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	298.10/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,991	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	340.85/cwt	290.00–368.00	1,793	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	340.43/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,937	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	458.39/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	475	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,249	1
Steers	Small 2	450–500	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	370	261.08/cwt	240.00–300.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	294.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	313.11/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,807	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	429.46/cwt	385.00–455.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	280.13/cwt	250.00–295.00	2,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,013	238.99/cwt	233.00–245.00	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	307.47/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,909	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	324.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	479.68/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,314	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	416.37/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,035.48/head	2,450.00–3,550.00	3,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,545.26/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,545	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	431.89/cwt	385.00–455.00	1,430	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	362.62/cwt	325.00–388.00	1,712	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	330.81/cwt	280.00–337.00	2,061	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	3,049.50/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	255.04/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	224.81/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,754	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,401.86/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	462.86/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,333	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	314.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,276	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	384.47/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,438	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	367.18/cwt	300.00–383.00	1,549	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	388.68/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,263	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	321.28/cwt	300.00–328.00	2,165	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	431.96/cwt	400.00–455.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	389.27/cwt	300.00–420.00	1,651	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	314.53/cwt	265.00–332.00	1,645	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	341.78/cwt	300.00–358.00	1,623	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	145	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	1,524.01/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	617	2,198.96/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,199	7
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	178.08/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,284	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	161.67/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,225	11
Bulls	—	—	1,555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	195.46/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,491	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	126.60/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,380	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	979	123.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,209	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	109.44/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,157	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,272	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	869	110.53/cwt	105.00–115.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	139.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,950	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	152.19/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,161	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	150.38/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,743	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	137.75/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	328.00/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,358	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	394.27/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	327.66/cwt	327.00–328.00	2,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	413.37/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,930	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	588	414.62/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	469.87/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,724	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	346.78/cwt	333.00–390.00	1,772	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,869.13/head	2,150.00–3,800.00	2,869	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	318.20/cwt	308.00–328.00	2,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	341.20/cwt	338.00–355.00	2,126	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,230.70/head	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,231	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	2,005.26/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,005	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	433.74/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,839	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	334.71/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,243	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	172	569.51/cwt	550.00–600.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	371.99/cwt	360.00–403.00	1,730	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	3,930.39/head	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	373.83/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,120	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	474.22/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	337.34/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,933	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	311.14/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	453.12/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	452	461.75/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	542	383.35/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	384.63/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,019	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	325.32/cwt	318.00–335.00	2,040	20

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 1,149Last week 1,180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 221Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	210.00–240.00	224.81
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	908	240.00–270.00	255.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	400.00–500.00	458.39
12	250–300	288	425.00–480.00	462.86
11	300–350	331	385.00–455.00	431.89
12	350–400	374	400.00–445.00	420.74
26	400–450	424	300.00–420.00	389.27
30	450–500	472	325.00–388.00	362.62
38	500–550	526	290.00–368.00	340.85
33	550–600	569	310.00–355.00	340.43
28	600–650	623	280.00–337.00	330.81
18	650–700	674	300.00–328.00	321.28
22	700–750	723	300.00–320.00	314.75
6	750–800	759	313.00–318.00	314.48
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	550.00	550.00
3	150–200	172	550.00–600.00	569.51
3	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
12	300–350	327	460.00–500.00	474.22
15	350–400	367	450.00–510.00	469.87
29	400–450	424	425.00–460.00	433.74
30	450–500	467	390.00–435.00	413.37
44	500–550	525	370.00–415.00	384.63
41	550–600	567	360.00–400.00	373.83
21	600–650	623	338.00–355.00	341.20
29	650–700	670	330.00–343.00	334.71
12	700–750	719	322.00–340.00	328.00
4	750–800	760	320.00–330.00	324.93
3	800–850	835	327.00–328.00	327.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	500.00	500.00
1	150–200	175	375.00	375.00
3	200–250	230	400.00–455.00	431.96
4	250–300	289	385.00–455.00	429.46
12	300–350	325	350.00–410.00	388.68
15	350–400	374	340.00–405.00	384.47
32	400–450	422	300.00–383.00	367.18
28	450–500	475	300.00–358.00	341.78
27	500–550	523	265.00–332.00	314.53
61	550–600	577	300.00–323.00	313.11
37	600–650	621	290.00–317.00	307.47
14	650–700	668	285.00–307.00	298.10
5	700–750	711	290.00–300.00	294.99
3	750–800	762	250.00–295.00	280.13
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	233.00–245.00	238.99
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	370	240.00–300.00	261.08
1	450–500	475	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	560.00	560.00
4	250–300	274	470.00–495.00	479.68
3	300–350	323	445.00–465.00	453.12
11	350–400	375	410.00–420.00	416.37
13	400–450	426	390.00–415.00	394.27
25	450–500	465	360.00–403.00	371.99
36	500–550	511	333.00–390.00	346.78
30	550–600	573	325.00–365.00	337.34
20	600–650	627	318.00–335.00	325.32
13	650–700	664	310.00–315.00	311.14
4	700–750	719	308.00–328.00	318.20
2	750–800	778	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	450.00–485.00	461.75
3	500–550	542	380.00–390.00	383.35
2	550–600	588	385.00–445.00	414.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	2,450.00–3,550.00	3,035.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,370	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,545.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,194	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,049.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,401.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,284	2,150.00–3,800.00	2,869.13
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,930.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	617	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,198.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	823	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,005.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	855	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,230.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,844	175.00–185.00	178.08
1	—	1,555	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,786	190.00–205.00	195.46
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
7	—	869	105.00–115.00	110.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,376	159.00–168.00	161.67
6	—	1,403	135.00–142.00	139.01
29	—	1,420	145.00–158.00	152.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,090	120.00–134.00	126.60
7	—	1,159	145.00–158.00	150.38
11	—	1,135	135.00–144.00	137.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	120.00–134.00	123.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	105.00–116.00	109.44
2	—	1,060	120.00	120.00

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Giddings Livestock Commission

Reporter comment USDA

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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How this sale compares

Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

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