Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,113 compared to 1,662 at the last sale on 3/30. The market was very active on the lightweight feeder cattle. Steers under 350 lbs. were 12.00 to 20.00 higher while the heavier weight steers were steady to 5.00 lower. The feeder heifers under 400 lbs. were 8.00 to 18.00 higher while the heavier weight heifers were fully steady. The higher dressing packer cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. The higher dressing packer bulls sold fully steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $457.55/cwt on 63 head, up $2.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +20.28 against this barn's trailing median of $437.28.

Average price

$457.55

▲ 2.65 vs prior sale

63 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.32

vs TX average

−30.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	474.03	2,542	28
Medium and Large 2	532	444.38	2,363	35

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $180 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.61, low $332.08, median $437.28 across 31 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

457.55

—

TX average5 barns · 264 hd

481.88

−24.32

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−30.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.28

+20.28

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	1,658	202.57	3,358	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,293	176.63	2,283	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	975	156.88	1,529	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	776	122.90	953	16

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)	925	$3,130	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$2,848	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$2,639	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,615	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$2,559	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$2,431	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,651	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	832	$2,587	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,538	$4,716	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$3,508	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$3,018	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,504	13

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	955	2,077.09/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,077	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,890.37/head	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,890	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	2,650.96/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,651	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	3,301.00/head	2,550.00–3,950.00	3,301	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,129.73/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	4,716.34/head	3,050.00–6,100.00	4,716	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	2,730.03/head	1,850.00–3,400.00	2,730	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	2,848.27/head	2,400.00–3,450.00	2,848	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	287.39/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,150	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,889.68/head	2,350.00–3,550.00	2,890	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	449.22/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,322	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	563.71/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	497.60/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,110	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	430.39/cwt	423.00–435.00	2,470	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,504.40/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,504	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	384.40/cwt	375.00–393.00	2,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	518.36/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	378.28/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	413.96/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,161	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	436.91/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,866	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	369.11/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	310.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,053	264.05/cwt	243.00–285.00	2,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	145	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	885	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	595	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	343	462.41/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,586	2
Steers	Small 2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Small 2	950–1000	950	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	523.86/cwt	475.00–580.00	1,441	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	1,316.72/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,317	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	1,885	196.37/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	211.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,767	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,395	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,609	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,385	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,895	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,310	201.04/cwt	200.00–202.00	2,634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	777	113.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	880	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,163	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	761	123.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	937	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,137	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	183.50/cwt	177.00–197.00	2,325	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	170.72/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,252	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	161.52/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,454	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	169.61/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,761	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	909	134.66/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,224	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	868	166.45/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,445	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	919	153.36/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	472.95/cwt	425.00–498.00	2,237	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	435.86/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,053	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	473.31/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	519.55/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	384.09/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	576.60/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	514.58/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,919	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	449.01/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,303	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	667.58/cwt	630.00–740.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	480.15/cwt	473.00–510.00	2,502	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	630.09/cwt	625.00–635.00	1,701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	127	751.05/cwt	730.00–770.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	637.86/cwt	610.00–680.00	1,997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	512.63/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,399	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	179	739.90/cwt	690.00–800.00	1,324	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	375.70/cwt	365.00–388.00	2,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	492.12/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,293	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	567.16/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	535.32/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,270	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	561.97/cwt	540.00–650.00	2,152	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	662.48/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,835	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	375.02/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	415.67/cwt	400.00–443.00	2,573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	179	711.72/cwt	650.00–810.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	709.93/cwt	660.00–770.00	1,576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	403.57/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,668	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	3,148.32/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	484.51/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,074	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	407.57/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	395.86/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	132	723.79/cwt	690.00–790.00	955	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,431.33/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,431	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,614.79/head	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	4,025.22/head	4,000.00–4,050.00	4,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 868Last week 1,262Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 250Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 150Year ago 0

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)	2	—	955	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,077.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,190	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,890.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	925	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,129.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	927	2,400.00–3,450.00	2,848.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,120	2,350.00–3,550.00	2,889.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,067	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,431.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,614.79
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,316.72
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	858	1,850.00–3,400.00	2,730.03
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	595	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	854	2,550.00–3,950.00	3,301.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,133	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,148.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	4,000.00–4,050.00	4,025.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,538	3,050.00–6,100.00	4,716.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	865	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,504.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	838	275.00–300.00	287.39
1	850–900	870	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	945	230.00	230.00
2	1050–1100	1,053	243.00–285.00	264.05
1	1150–1200	1,150	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
7	300–350	332	540.00–600.00	563.71
6	350–400	379	475.00–535.00	518.36
16	400–450	424	475.00–515.00	497.60
31	450–500	473	425.00–498.00	472.95
26	500–550	517	425.00–470.00	449.22
9	550–600	574	423.00–435.00	430.39
3	600–650	637	375.00–393.00	384.40
4	650–700	690	370.00–385.00	378.28
1	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	127	730.00–770.00	751.05
24	150–200	179	690.00–800.00	739.90
12	200–250	222	660.00–770.00	709.93
13	250–300	277	630.00–700.00	662.48
11	300–350	313	610.00–680.00	637.86
16	350–400	383	540.00–650.00	561.97
42	400–450	424	520.00–555.00	535.32
33	450–500	468	500.00–530.00	512.63
18	500–550	521	473.00–510.00	480.15
10	550–600	564	463.00	463.00
11	600–650	619	400.00–443.00	415.67
5	650–700	661	400.00–410.00	403.57
4	700–750	714	365.00–388.00	375.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	610.00	610.00
5	200–250	228	550.00–600.00	576.60
16	250–300	275	475.00–580.00	523.86
13	300–350	323	500.00–550.00	519.55
10	350–400	376	470.00–475.00	473.31
14	400–450	427	400.00–465.00	436.91
25	450–500	471	410.00–465.00	435.86
9	500–550	522	400.00–420.00	413.96
5	550–600	583	375.00–395.00	384.09
8	600–650	624	360.00–375.00	369.11
4	700–750	725	300.00–320.00	310.81
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	343	450.00–475.00	462.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	100–150	132	690.00–790.00	723.79
9	150–200	179	650.00–810.00	711.72
8	200–250	214	630.00–740.00	667.58
8	250–300	270	625.00–635.00	630.09
11	300–350	319	555.00–580.00	567.16
22	350–400	373	485.00–535.00	514.58
15	400–450	428	470.00–505.00	484.51
22	450–500	466	470.00–520.00	492.12
22	500–550	513	430.00–470.00	449.01
9	550–600	582	400.00–410.00	407.57
5	600–650	618	385.00–400.00	395.86
4	650–700	660	365.00–385.00	375.02
1	700–750	735	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	750	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	192.00–200.00	196.37
1	—	1,795	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,785	210.00–215.00	211.01
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,385	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,310	200.00–202.00	201.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	110.00–115.00	113.22
2	—	855	135.00–137.00	135.97
11	—	761	120.00–128.00	123.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	160.00–161.00	160.34
20	—	1,267	177.00–197.00	183.50
15	—	1,319	164.00–175.00	170.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	161.00–162.00	161.52
4	—	1,076	130.00–140.00	135.10
12	—	1,038	165.00–179.00	169.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	125.00–143.00	134.66
6	—	868	163.00–172.00	166.45
6	—	919	145.00–162.00	153.36

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