Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,336 compared to 1,332 last week. Overall market was down with the exception of fancy replacement heifers. Feeder steers were 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.40/cwt on 163 head, down $18.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.30 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$362.40

▼ 18.80 vs prior sale

163 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$24.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.30

vs TX average

−26.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	375.82	2,036	75
Medium and Large 2	553	350.96	1,940	88

One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $96 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 sale163 hd

362.40

—

TX average5 barns · 308 hd

372.70

−10.30

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−26.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−77.30

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	1,603	202.19	3,242	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	165.05	2,242	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	162.56	1,748	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	130.36	1,180	11

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)	984	$3,044	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$3,020	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$2,808	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,059	$2,244	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$3,618	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$2,733	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$2,950	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	926	$2,339	11
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$2,100	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	343.94/cwt	315.00–353.00	1,985	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	491.32/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	301.49/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	359.01/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,885	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	668	425.22/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	339.09/cwt	333.00–355.00	2,255	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,013	246.49/cwt	245.00–248.00	2,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	450.28/cwt	438.00–495.00	1,873	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	310.36/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	773.33/cwt	700.00–810.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	457.59/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	313.29/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,952	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	407.96/cwt	338.00–505.00	1,314	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	414.80/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,560	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	376.31/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	520.00/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	298.73/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	383.62/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	278.61/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	336.34/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,783	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	291.67/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	316.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,836	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	362.32/cwt	338.00–380.00	1,721	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	406.26/cwt	353.00–435.00	1,698	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	329.79/cwt	300.00–338.00	2,055	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	326.43/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,177	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	377.32/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,611	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	307.67/cwt	298.00–313.00	2,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	454.82/cwt	395.00–485.00	1,278	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	953	2,061.42/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,365.04/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,365	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	3,019.56/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	3,020	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	2,832.30/head	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,832	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	426.49/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,616	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	150.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,729	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,385	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,019	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,226	190.34/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,334	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	164.12/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,774	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	173.02/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,908	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	194.06/cwt	179.00–205.00	3,099	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	913	160.02/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,806	210.19/cwt	209.00–212.00	3,796	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	181.17/cwt	174.00–203.00	2,471	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	154.86/cwt	142.00–164.00	2,117	22
Bulls	—	—	1,800	222.47/cwt	219.00–226.00	4,004	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,327	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	950	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	864	124.14/cwt	108.00–135.00	1,073	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	167.42/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,242	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	633	282.55/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	3,043.96/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,044	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Steers	Small 2	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	440	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	322.42/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,344	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	985	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	2,338.83/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,339	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	429.74/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,471	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,540.21/head	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,540	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	509.71/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	319.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	349.61/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,157	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	322.55/cwt	308.00–340.00	2,158	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	432.59/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	410.24/cwt	403.00–440.00	1,945	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	271.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	359.71/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,892	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	158	853.81/cwt	830.00–880.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	314.71/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,285	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	492.80/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	332.88/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,914	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	317.64/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	463.58/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	538.33/cwt	505.00–555.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	394.44/cwt	383.00–408.00	1,858	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	527.56/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	384.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,984	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	430.74/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,835	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	605	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	365.85/cwt	355.00–378.00	2,089	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	349.06/cwt	323.00–368.00	2,178	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	582.05/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,630	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 1,136Last week 1,063Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 101Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 159Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	400.00–500.00	457.59
19	300–350	322	338.00–505.00	407.96
16	350–400	379	385.00–450.00	426.49
29	400–450	418	353.00–435.00	406.26
19	450–500	474	330.00–400.00	376.31
41	500–550	525	340.00–370.00	359.01
47	550–600	577	315.00–353.00	343.94
30	600–650	623	300.00–338.00	329.79
22	650–700	667	310.00–332.00	326.43
6	700–750	726	298.00–313.00	307.67
2	750–800	760	300.00–303.00	301.49
1	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	140	700.00–810.00	773.33
1	200–250	205	690.00	690.00
2	250–300	280	570.00–595.00	582.05
2	300–350	328	525.00–530.00	527.56
14	350–400	368	455.00–505.00	491.32
14	400–450	416	438.00–495.00	450.28
20	450–500	474	403.00–440.00	410.24
40	500–550	516	375.00–400.00	384.54
35	550–600	571	355.00–378.00	365.85
16	600–650	617	340.00–385.00	349.61
22	650–700	665	333.00–355.00	339.09
14	700–750	727	315.00–340.00	322.42
7	750–800	775	310.00–335.00	317.64
3	800–850	810	300.00–316.00	310.36
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	405.00	405.00
6	650–700	668	405.00–445.00	425.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	500.00–540.00	520.00
6	250–300	281	395.00–485.00	454.82
4	300–350	323	350.00–435.00	383.62
17	350–400	376	350.00–435.00	414.80
25	400–450	427	335.00–405.00	377.32
31	450–500	475	338.00–380.00	362.32
19	500–550	530	320.00–348.00	336.34
13	550–600	581	300.00–320.00	316.05
16	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	313.29
4	650–700	686	295.00–300.00	298.73
2	700–750	723	295.00	295.00
5	750–800	773	270.00–285.00	278.61
6	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	440	328.00	328.00
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	633	270.00–295.00	282.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	523	490.00–530.00	509.71
3	550–600	575	415.00–460.00	429.74
6	600–650	628	425.00–440.00	432.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	158	830.00–880.00	853.81
1	200–250	200	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	260	505.00–555.00	538.33
3	300–350	322	470.00–520.00	492.80
4	350–400	365	455.00–480.00	463.58
29	400–450	426	415.00–450.00	430.74
20	450–500	471	383.00–408.00	394.44
34	500–550	526	350.00–400.00	359.71
26	550–600	575	325.00–348.00	332.88
24	600–650	624	323.00–368.00	349.06
15	650–700	669	308.00–340.00	322.55
8	700–750	726	300.00–340.00	314.71
2	750–800	773	310.00–330.00	319.84
4	800–850	810	288.00	288.00
3	850–900	870	265.00–280.00	271.65
1	900–950	905	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	970	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	318.00	318.00
2	700–750	728	300.00–310.00	305.02
3	750–800	793	285.00–300.00	291.67
2	1000–1050	1,013	245.00–248.00	246.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	926	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,338.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,055	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,061.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,365.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,298	2,600.00–3,200.00	3,019.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,241	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,832.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,043.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	4,100.00	4,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,540.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,145	145.00–155.00	150.99
23	—	1,081	159.00–171.00	164.12
8	—	1,103	172.00–176.00	173.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	913	158.00–161.00	160.02
2	—	950	157.00	157.00
1	—	920	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,364	174.00–203.00	181.17
22	—	1,367	142.00–164.00	154.86
13	—	1,339	166.00–170.00	167.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	140.00	140.00
7	—	864	108.00–135.00	124.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	140.00–145.00	142.48
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	218.00	218.00
4	—	1,226	185.00–197.00	190.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,597	179.00–205.00	194.06
5	—	1,806	209.00–212.00	210.19
4	—	1,800	219.00–226.00	222.47

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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