Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1.190 compared to 1,401 last week. Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs. were steady with last week while the ones weighing over 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady with last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.24/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.45 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$354.24

135 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$101.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.27

vs TX average

−55.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	368.65	2,026	63
Medium and Large 2	550	343.76	1,891	70
Small 2	583	267.58	1,560	2thin

One grade step is worth $101.07/cwt here — about $466 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 sale135 hd

354.24

—

TX average5 barns · 350 hd

364.51

−10.27

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−55.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−85.45

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	—	High	1,675	168.71	2,826	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	150.34	2,070	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,068	136.63	1,459	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	909	94.10	856	35

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)	997	$2,942	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,753	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,696	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$2,653	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,436	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,203	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$1,888	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,294	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,600	$3,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$3,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,941	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	303.48/cwt	293.00–311.00	2,179	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	145	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	338.05/cwt	300.00–358.00	1,619	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	387.96/cwt	350.00–408.00	1,653	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	422.96/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	299.33/cwt	295.00–303.00	2,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	353.84/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,313	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,038.76/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,039	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	872	1,584.99/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	318.44/cwt	305.00–328.00	2,127	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	320.32/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,021	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,435.93/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	236.50/cwt	190.00–283.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	393.12/cwt	300.00–450.00	680	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,695.63/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,696	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,203.46/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	369.67/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,749	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	269.02/cwt	263.00–275.00	2,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,123	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	422.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	306.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	331.67/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,731	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	120	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	412.58/cwt	353.00–435.00	1,547	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	355.46/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,856	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	414.73/cwt	340.00–475.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	333.90/cwt	308.00–347.00	1,917	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	295.01/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	320.93/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,836	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	404.44/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Small 2	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Small 2	200–250	230	340.65/cwt	330.00–350.00	783	2
Steers	Small 2	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	267.66/cwt	253.00–280.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	415.64/cwt	400.00–430.00	977	2
Steers	Small 2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	3
Steers	Small 2	550–600	583	267.58/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	137.79/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,961	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	146.02/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,037	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	136.53/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,491	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	893	137.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,228	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	185.88/cwt	185.00–187.00	3,212	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	158.99/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,135	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	851	79.23/cwt	75.00–81.00	674	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	147.54/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,649	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	965	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,119	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	89.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	960	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	125.63/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,362	9
Bulls	—	—	1,653	173.76/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,872	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	162.24/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,722	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	886	97.63/cwt	87.00–110.00	865	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	130.52/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	351.39/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,493	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	377.21/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,796	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,080	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	200.00–240.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	283.51/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	556	461.54/cwt	380.00–478.00	2,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	493	438.86/cwt	380.00–475.00	2,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	456.57/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	354.68/cwt	347.00–370.00	1,883	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	412.76/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	433.31/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,816	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	359.49/cwt	348.00–385.00	2,031	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	332.60/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,062	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	336.31/cwt	317.00–345.00	2,415	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	2,653.01/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,653	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,752.75/head	1,900.00–3,650.00	2,753	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	385.72/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,010	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	2,941.97/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	422.11/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,380	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	319.99/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,134	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	413.60/cwt	397.00–440.00	1,936	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,294.29/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,294	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,941.09/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	342.58/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	490.18/cwt	455.00–520.00	1,613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	426.10/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	307.44/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	277.50/cwt	277.00–278.00	2,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	350.43/cwt	332.00–375.00	2,197	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	346.25/cwt	332.00–385.00	1,984	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	392.23/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,470	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 962Last week 1,136Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 157Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 108Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	800	190.00–283.00	236.50
2	850–900	883	263.00–275.00	269.02
1	900–950	930	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	260.00	260.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	233.00	233.00
2	1100–1150	1,123	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	375.00	375.00
4	150–200	173	300.00–450.00	393.12
6	200–250	217	340.00–475.00	414.73
3	250–300	270	415.00–430.00	422.96
5	300–350	336	420.00–430.00	422.96
20	350–400	375	353.00–435.00	412.58
17	400–450	426	350.00–408.00	387.96
39	450–500	476	345.00–395.00	377.21
32	500–550	522	310.00–370.00	355.46
38	550–600	574	308.00–347.00	333.90
23	600–650	631	305.00–330.00	320.32
21	650–700	668	305.00–328.00	318.44
13	700–750	718	293.00–311.00	303.48
3	750–800	755	295.00–303.00	299.33
1	800–850	800	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	915	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	990	268.00	268.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	583	250.00–285.00	267.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
10	300–350	329	455.00–520.00	490.18
13	350–400	370	440.00–485.00	456.57
29	400–450	419	415.00–460.00	433.31
20	450–500	468	397.00–440.00	413.60
22	500–550	521	375.00–410.00	385.72
41	550–600	565	348.00–385.00	359.49
25	600–650	627	332.00–375.00	350.43
6	650–700	667	330.00–375.00	342.58
6	700–750	718	317.00–345.00	336.31
1	750–800	750	323.00	323.00
2	800–850	818	305.00–310.00	307.46
2	850–900	875	277.00–278.00	277.50
1	900–950	940	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	120	350.00	350.00
2	200–250	235	400.00–430.00	415.64
8	250–300	276	385.00–415.00	404.44
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
5	350–400	371	335.00–375.00	353.84
20	400–450	425	310.00–370.00	351.39
23	450–500	479	300.00–358.00	338.05
23	500–550	522	310.00–345.00	331.67
17	550–600	572	310.00–328.00	320.93
3	600–650	605	300.00–310.00	306.69
3	650–700	667	285.00–300.00	295.01
2	700–750	730	282.00–285.00	283.51
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	813	253.00–280.00	267.66
2	900–950	920	200.00–240.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	420.00–435.00	426.10
11	300–350	327	400.00–445.00	422.11
10	350–400	376	400.00–430.00	412.76
11	400–450	413	375.00–425.00	392.23
22	450–500	473	360.00–395.00	369.67
23	500–550	531	347.00–370.00	354.68
26	550–600	573	332.00–385.00	346.25
18	600–650	620	315.00–360.00	332.60
16	650–700	667	310.00–328.00	319.99
7	700–750	731	300.00–320.00	307.44
2	750–800	773	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	858	280.00–285.00	282.49
1	950–1000	950	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	330.00–350.00	340.65
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
8	450–500	493	380.00–475.00	438.86
6	550–600	556	380.00–478.00	461.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,083	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,038.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,435.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,695.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,213	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,203.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,079	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,653.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,158	1,900.00–3,650.00	2,752.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	997	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,941.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	872	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,584.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,294.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,941.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,423	129.00–142.00	137.79
15	—	1,395	143.00–149.00	146.02
22	—	1,343	151.00–167.00	158.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	145.00	145.00
4	—	893	133.00–140.00	137.52
1	—	965	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,092	133.00–141.00	136.53
10	—	1,118	143.00–152.00	147.54
9	—	1,084	115.00–130.00	125.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,068	85.00–95.00	89.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	115.00–116.00	115.52
10	—	851	75.00–81.00	79.23
13	—	886	87.00–110.00	97.63
3	—	872	129.00–133.00	130.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	185.00–187.00	185.88
6	—	1,653	170.00–179.00	173.76
10	—	1,678	150.00–168.00	162.24

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