Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,277 compared to 1,224 last week. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. The heavier feeder steers over 500 lbs. were 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers ere 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.66/cwt on 125 head, down $7.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −87.06 against this barn's trailing median of $434.73.

Average price

$347.66

▼ 7.26 vs prior sale

125 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$24.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.69

vs TX average

−67.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	359.83	1,981	62
Medium and Large 2	545	335.69	1,830	63

One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $151 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.61, low $332.08, median $434.73 across 32 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 sale125 hd

347.66

—

TX average5 barns · 379 hd

368.35

−20.69

National average179 barns · 17,467 hd

414.98

−67.32

This barn, trailing median32 sales

434.73

−87.06

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	1,634	172.64	2,821	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	134.84	1,851	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	127.62	1,426	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	101.81	974	18

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)	1,095	$2,751	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,721	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,639	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$1,837	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$3,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,700	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	320.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,991	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	335.96/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,928	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,721.01/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	1,593.26/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,593	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,751.48/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	425.75/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,196	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,638.75/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	373.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	292.36/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	284.68/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	316.53/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	412.34/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,348	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,079.95/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	315.42/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,110	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	368.96/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,753	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	339.82/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,787	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	178	406.97/cwt	395.00–420.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	384.91/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,632	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	312.71/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,801	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	308.38/cwt	293.00–318.00	2,223	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	434.58/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	319.48/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,990	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	463.48/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Small 2	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	140	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	405.72/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,526	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	296.58/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	330.53/cwt	310.00–343.00	1,881	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	343.04/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,616	19
Steers	Small 2	350–400	368	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,380	2
Steers	Small 2	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	473	325.64/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,540	6
Steers	Small 2	450–500	468	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Steers	Small 2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	135.23/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,055	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	129.56/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,477	12
Bulls	—	—	1,543	163.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,519	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,385	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,742	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	173.17/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,070	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	122.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,381	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	136.23/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,583	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	98.98/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,035	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	144.61/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,871	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	883	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,082	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	128.48/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,759	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	854	93.81/cwt	85.00–99.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	219	420.09/cwt	400.00–450.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	308.23/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	372.33/cwt	345.00–388.00	1,560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	395.57/cwt	375.00–408.00	1,519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	138	394.73/cwt	390.00–400.00	545	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	322.79/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,282	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	355.27/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	405.15/cwt	400.00–410.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	393.46/cwt	390.00–403.00	1,849	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	364.20/cwt	355.00–393.00	1,901	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	288.25/cwt	280.00–293.00	2,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	375.87/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,778	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	421.07/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	426.08/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	514.33/cwt	500.00–600.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	448.27/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	306.18/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	301.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	313.89/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,109	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	466.92/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	659.09/cwt	610.00–700.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	496.42/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	486.59/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	337.23/cwt	333.00–350.00	2,057	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	356.23/cwt	345.00–378.00	2,045	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	403.79/cwt	393.00–428.00	1,688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	440.16/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	444.53/cwt	400.00–490.00	2,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	344.07/cwt	330.00–373.00	1,806	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	334.33/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,217	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	406.85/cwt	403.00–415.00	1,672	22

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 1,147Last week 1,088Year ago 1,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 106Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	530.00	530.00
4	200–250	220	470.00–500.00	486.59
3	250–300	280	445.00–450.00	448.27
7	300–350	324	400.00–450.00	421.07
12	350–400	367	410.00–450.00	426.08
12	400–450	418	393.00–428.00	403.79
17	450–500	473	370.00–395.00	375.87
25	500–550	525	330.00–373.00	344.07
38	550–600	574	325.00–360.00	335.96
12	600–650	622	315.00–335.00	320.13
13	650–700	672	310.00–323.00	313.89
4	700–750	718	300.00–315.00	306.18
4	750–800	773	280.00–293.00	288.25
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	138	390.00–400.00	394.73
2	150–200	170	400.00–410.00	405.15
5	200–250	219	400.00–450.00	420.09
5	250–300	281	400.00–440.00	425.75
4	300–350	319	370.00–380.00	373.76
14	350–400	384	375.00–408.00	395.57
10	400–450	419	345.00–388.00	372.33
19	450–500	471	300.00–360.00	343.04
15	500–550	526	303.00–325.00	316.53
23	550–600	576	300.00–323.00	312.71
4	600–650	620	305.00–310.00	308.23
4	650–700	668	270.00–300.00	292.36
6	700–750	716	275.00–290.00	284.68
2	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
6	450–500	473	320.00–328.00	325.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	455.00–460.00	457.50
1	350–400	365	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	440	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	480	400.00–490.00	444.53
1	500–550	520	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	613	345.00–370.00	355.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	480.00	480.00
2	150–200	178	395.00–420.00	406.97
3	200–250	235	450.00–480.00	463.48
6	250–300	270	420.00–450.00	434.58
26	300–350	327	375.00–440.00	412.34
30	350–400	376	385.00–420.00	405.72
21	400–450	424	350.00–400.00	384.91
25	450–500	475	340.00–385.00	368.96
35	500–550	526	305.00–350.00	339.82
28	550–600	569	310.00–343.00	330.53
30	600–650	623	300.00–330.00	319.48
14	650–700	669	300.00–325.00	315.42
21	700–750	721	293.00–318.00	308.38
3	750–800	778	285.00–305.00	296.58
2	800–850	805	290.00	290.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	368	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	468	325.00–330.00	327.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	600.00	600.00
2	150–200	165	610.00–700.00	659.09
7	200–250	224	500.00–600.00	514.33
3	250–300	265	490.00–500.00	496.42
14	300–350	319	445.00–500.00	466.92
12	350–400	374	430.00–480.00	440.16
22	400–450	411	403.00–415.00	406.85
30	450–500	470	390.00–403.00	393.46
28	500–550	522	355.00–393.00	364.20
34	550–600	574	345.00–378.00	356.23
36	600–650	610	333.00–350.00	337.23
28	650–700	663	330.00–350.00	334.33
18	700–750	707	320.00–338.00	322.79
2	750–800	768	310.00	310.00
4	800–850	804	300.00–305.00	301.27
1	850–900	890	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	890	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,268	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,721.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,095	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,751.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,242	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,638.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,079.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	890	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,593.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	125.00	125.00
2	—	883	121.00–124.00	122.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	135.00–136.00	135.23
7	—	1,294	139.00–152.00	144.61
11	—	1,369	124.00–134.00	128.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,140	125.00–137.00	129.56
10	—	1,129	120.00–124.00	122.28
5	—	1,162	134.00–137.00	136.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	90.00–105.00	98.98
1	—	1,010	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,095	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	111.00–115.00	112.96
1	—	830	118.00	118.00
6	—	854	85.00–99.00	93.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	160.00–165.00	163.23
4	—	1,773	170.00–175.00	173.17
1	—	1,850	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,385	170.00	170.00

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