Sale reports / Texas / Giddings Livestock Commission / 2026-07-20

Giddings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Giddings, Texas · Mon, Jul 20
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3724
Feeder Cattle receipts
981 head
▼ 566 vs last sale 1,547▼ 247 vs year ago 1,228 · −20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 202▲ 9 vs year ago 97 · +9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 80▲ 50 vs year ago 40 · +125.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,177 compared to 1,828 last week. Lightweight feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs. were steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers over 400 lbs. were 6.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs. 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Fancy replacement heifers were met with very strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $407.87/cwt on 111 head, down $13.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −13.21 against this barn's trailing median of $421.08.
Average price
$407.87
▼ 13.12 vs prior sale
111 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,229
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$449
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$99.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.57
vs TX average
−11.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538434.992,34233
Medium and Large 2550397.202,18477
Small 2565335.001,8931thin
One grade step is worth $99.99/cwt here — about $449 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale111 hd
407.87
—
TX average5 barns · 233 hd
423.44
−15.57
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−11.17
This barn, trailing median32 sales
421.08
−13.21
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

32 sales
476423371318median 421.0803/0205/0407/1309/0810/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.13, low $332.08, median $421.08 across 32 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—High1,519210.373,19612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,357174.752,37234
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,065165.301,76023
CowsLean 85-90%Low869133.441,16012

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$2,94921
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,8902thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,8867
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,66710
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,114$2,46917
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)585$1,6751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,455$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$3,6914thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)986$2,9077
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)688$3,2505
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)849$2,7027

Every lot

134 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1145710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,0301
Steers150–200Small 2180430.00/cwt430.00–430.007741
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2185600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1101
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2229534.87/cwt450.00–600.001,2255
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5121
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2266534.13/cwt485.00–580.001,4214
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280640.22/cwt600.00–675.001,79310
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318541.67/cwt510.00–575.001,7236
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319631.50/cwt580.00–675.002,01418
Steers300–350Small 2340435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4791
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370550.37/cwt530.00–635.002,03612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371477.05/cwt400.00–525.001,77015
Steers350–400Small 2385385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421492.11/cwt485.00–535.002,07217
Steers400–450Small 2423374.46/cwt370.00–375.001,5849
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429452.04/cwt400.00–475.001,93917
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464471.31/cwt460.00–500.002,18726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470432.70/cwt400.00–455.002,03425
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed483377.41/cwt370.00–385.001,8234
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,8651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521448.13/cwt435.00–480.002,33519
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526405.65/cwt370.00–433.002,13438
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562417.15/cwt410.00–448.002,34414
Steers550–600Small 2565335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575389.39/cwt370.00–405.002,23938
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617394.75/cwt380.00–420.002,43629
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624365.77/cwt330.00–378.002,28234
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665379.68/cwt370.00–393.002,52510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671352.74/cwt320.00–368.002,36727
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714359.91/cwt350.00–368.002,5709
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2729334.31/cwt310.00–343.002,43717
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762336.02/cwt333.00–345.002,5608
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2772319.97/cwt310.00–330.002,4706
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,5601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers55 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2153600.00/cwt600.00–600.009182
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,1701
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1219587.31/cwt570.00–600.001,2864
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242508.10/cwt500.00–525.001,2303
Heifers250–300Small 2263382.91/cwt375.00–400.001,0073
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278521.71/cwt500.00–535.001,4503
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283577.43/cwt575.00–580.001,6342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322572.59/cwt530.00–630.001,8449
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331494.79/cwt480.00–510.001,6384
Heifers300–350Small 2335360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,2761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372521.95/cwt505.00–585.001,94212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378455.18/cwt415.00–500.001,72117
Heifers350–400Small 2385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
Heifers350–400Small 2Thin Fleshed394274.45/cwt270.00–275.001,0819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422429.19/cwt400.00–460.001,81119
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425467.50/cwt463.00–480.001,98719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy440575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,5301
Heifers400–450Small 2443376.49/cwt375.00–378.001,6682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469445.52/cwt435.00–500.002,08911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470525.92/cwt500.00–575.002,4723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473419.44/cwt395.00–430.001,98416
Heifers450–500Small 2480376.53/cwt375.00–378.001,8072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed482369.09/cwt365.00–378.001,7793
Heifers450–500Small 2Thin Fleshed490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Heifers500–550Small 2513309.76/cwt300.00–320.001,5892
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522401.01/cwt400.00–415.002,09331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526372.18/cwt360.00–383.001,95824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed533340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565371.34/cwt360.00–400.002,09822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy570498.29/cwt435.00–565.002,8402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement578612.51/cwt500.00–730.003,5402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578340.18/cwt330.00–350.001,9669
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585311.81/cwt300.00–320.001,8243
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611360.05/cwt350.00–380.002,2009
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616329.79/cwt300.00–343.002,03210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement638460.05/cwt440.00–470.002,9353
Heifers650–700Small 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement670570.00/cwt570.00–570.003,8191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676323.34/cwt308.00–340.002,18611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678357.83/cwt345.00–405.002,4269
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716327.12/cwt313.00–340.002,3428
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718304.98/cwt300.00–310.002,1902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773288.25/cwt280.00–295.002,2284
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement778424.95/cwt410.00–440.003,3062
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783335.03/cwt325.00–345.002,6232
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818279.29/cwt270.00–293.002,2853
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7461
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2888287.52/cwt280.00–295.002,5532
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9581
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4911
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Replacement1,020345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,5191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665310.04/cwt295.00–325.002,0623
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728307.99/cwt280.00–325.002,2423
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4341
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805252.50/cwt215.00–290.002,0332
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6251
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2973282.67/cwt275.00–290.002,7502
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,030254.95/cwt250.00–260.002,6262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,198211.02/cwt209.00–213.002,5282
Bulls——Light Weight1,358229.04/cwt225.00–233.003,1102
Bulls——1,603189.86/cwt175.00–200.003,0434
Bulls——1,675212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,5511
Bulls——1,677224.28/cwt223.00–225.003,7613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight746119.47/cwt108.00–133.008917
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight925165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5261
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight938154.66/cwt150.00–159.001,4512
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight950174.08/cwt170.00–178.001,6542
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight985141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072174.95/cwt169.00–180.001,8759
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096148.20/cwt145.00–159.001,6245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164165.98/cwt165.00–167.001,9324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,299161.90/cwt150.00–168.002,1038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372173.62/cwt170.00–177.002,38213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378183.78/cwt180.00–191.002,53213
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4554,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed8252,067.17/head2,000.00–2,250.002,0673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,398.16/head2,850.00–3,900.003,3982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2583,690.56/head3,450.00–4,250.003,6914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4204,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Small 1-29351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0332,222.03/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,501.99/head2,250.00–2,800.002,50215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1812,949.29/head2,500.00–3,550.002,94921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,889.77/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,667.06/head2,400.00–2,950.002,66710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2263,042.11/head2,600.00–3,400.003,0426
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy6403,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Stock Cows—Small 1-27801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28612,885.58/head2,050.00–3,500.002,8866
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-25851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.