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Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jan 5
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,273 head
▲ 1,273 vs last sale 0▲ 1,273 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 0▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 0▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,578 compared to 2,260 at the last sale of last year on Dec. 15, 2025. The market was very active. Feeder steers under 600 lbs. were 20.00 higher while the feeder steers over 600 lbs. were 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were 20.00 higher while the heifers over 500 lbs. were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were both steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $401.81/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −19.18 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.
Average price
$401.81
140 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,205
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TX average
−64.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544421.072,29182
Medium and Large 2555374.592,08158
One grade step is worth $46.48/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale140 hd
401.81
—
TX average1 barns · 140 hd
401.81
+0.00
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−64.52
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.99
−19.18
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
476423371318median 420.9903/0205/0407/1309/0811/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.13, low $332.08, median $420.99 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,651176.392,91118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,352151.132,04459
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,090133.141,45160
CowsLean 85-90%High910104.5495253

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,8005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$2,6085
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,48915
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$2,4085
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$2,1643thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,086$2,06113
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)720$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$2,1405
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)828$2,0703thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)944$3,1355
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,0744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,076$2,2014thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)863$1,6693thin

Every lot

140 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 2145520.00/cwt520.00–520.007541
Steers150–200Small 2175348.59/cwt347.00–350.006102
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1178583.03/cwt575.00–590.001,0382
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2186493.36/cwt420.00–550.009184
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210470.00/cwt470.00–470.009871
Steers200–250Small 2220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1224597.91/cwt555.00–645.001,3397
Steers250–300Small 2275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278590.47/cwt550.00–625.001,64215
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321600.76/cwt550.00–635.001,92834
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325497.11/cwt450.00–525.001,61610
Steers300–350Small 2345340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1732
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374568.06/cwt525.00–600.002,12554
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379486.56/cwt435.00–520.001,84422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418527.57/cwt480.00–595.002,20543
Steers400–450Small 2420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429441.57/cwt390.00–475.001,89431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471465.19/cwt435.00–515.002,19134
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477407.22/cwt335.00–430.001,94223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519429.57/cwt410.00–465.002,22944
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526382.56/cwt345.00–408.002,01220
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571370.39/cwt345.00–388.002,11538
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573411.23/cwt390.00–440.002,35638
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614374.62/cwt367.00–385.002,30012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626352.25/cwt320.00–365.002,20515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665331.61/cwt312.00–342.002,20518
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672360.83/cwt343.00–368.002,42514
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711341.52/cwt335.00–345.002,42813
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2882
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4802
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,3481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810322.75/cwt322.00–323.002,6144
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2828301.68/cwt295.00–305.002,4983
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4751
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000303.00/cwt303.00–303.003,0301
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025235.15/cwt225.00–245.002,4102
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 21,215210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5521
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,265220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,7831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1158536.74/cwt530.00–540.008483
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2177483.87/cwt450.00–505.008563
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0601
Heifers200–250Small 2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228482.20/cwt450.00–500.001,0994
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2266418.98/cwt400.00–445.001,1145
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283489.27/cwt470.00–520.001,38514
Heifers250–300Small 2295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325423.42/cwt400.00–450.001,3768
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326518.61/cwt475.00–595.001,69111
Heifers300–350Small 2345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Heifers350–400Small 2355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365505.81/cwt485.00–570.001,84625
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380415.19/cwt350.00–475.001,57818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422456.81/cwt425.00–505.001,92835
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432386.59/cwt300.00–420.001,67023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464433.66/cwt400.00–475.002,01246
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479367.96/cwt290.00–395.001,76339
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517390.01/cwt372.00–428.002,01642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527361.02/cwt330.00–370.001,90328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569367.37/cwt355.00–390.002,09039
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572338.73/cwt288.00–353.001,93821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614352.97/cwt346.00–375.002,16726
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622325.65/cwt300.00–340.002,02615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659343.49/cwt337.00–360.002,26410
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675312.20/cwt285.00–330.002,1077
Heifers650–700Small 2685235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1891
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725318.99/cwt318.00–320.002,3132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727308.26/cwt300.00–313.002,2413
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2769285.66/cwt265.00–300.002,1976
Heifers750–800Small 2770191.53/cwt190.00–193.001,4752
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3964
Heifers800–850Small and Medium 2830235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9511
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4511
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3721
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2Fleshy970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2801
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,020230.20/cwt220.00–240.002,3482
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,123225.07/cwt215.00–235.002,5282
Heifers1100–1150Small 21,140180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0521
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,160205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3781
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,270210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6671
Heifers1400–1450Medium and Large 21,425179.95/cwt165.00–195.002,5642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Small 2720215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,3211
Bulls950–1000Small 2955170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6241
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,065253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,6941
Bulls1050–1100Small 21,070165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7661
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,140210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3941
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 21,240218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,7031
Bulls1300–1350Medium and Large 21,310218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,8561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,228200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4562
Bulls——Light Weight1,310152.57/cwt150.00–155.001,9992
Bulls——1,698179.96/cwt176.00–183.003,0565
Bulls——1,754165.62/cwt150.00–175.002,9056
Bulls——1,873192.09/cwt185.00–199.003,5983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83897.88/cwt86.00–107.0082026
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight844116.15/cwt110.00–123.009806
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88076.00/cwt76.00–76.006691
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight888134.42/cwt130.00–141.001,1945
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight889129.83/cwt125.00–133.001,1545
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight921122.32/cwt115.00–125.001,1276
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight985145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01580.00/cwt80.00–80.008121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043116.03/cwt110.00–124.001,2104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09299.98/cwt95.00–105.001,0929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115147.38/cwt143.00–153.001,64310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133136.17/cwt130.00–142.001,54324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150121.12/cwt110.00–129.001,39314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,327158.95/cwt153.00–169.002,10929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,362138.02/cwt135.00–141.001,88010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376147.74/cwt144.00–152.002,03319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8541
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29082,608.31/head2,450.00–3,050.002,6085
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29582,470.89/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9801,585.20/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,147.26/head1,800.00–2,400.002,14711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2162,524.43/head2,000.00–3,150.002,52414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,510.21/head2,300.00–2,850.002,5104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,800.00/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed6851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed6951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29002,379.86/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3802
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29262,249.93/head1,850.00–2,650.002,2504
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29443,134.96/head2,250.00–3,850.003,1355
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,780.54/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,285.18/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3653,367.22/head3,250.00–3,500.003,3672
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28631,668.82/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6693

This sale against other markets

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.