Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

1,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $611.25/cwt -5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 325 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $406.93/cwt +11.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,153/hd at 529 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $543.19/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,254/hd at 415 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,219	1,328	558
Feeder cattle	838	940	470
Slaughter cattle	180	208	68
Replacement cattle	201	180	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,219 compared to 1,328 last week. The market remains very active. Feeder steers were fully steady with last week. Feeder heifers were fully steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	740.00	$740.00	$1,073	+70.00
150–195	176	12	660.00–760.00	$699.34	$1,231	+31.00
205–235	223	6	650.00–700.00	$678.46	$1,513	+19.13
260–295	278	9	620.00–690.00	$650.33	$1,808	+6.62
300–345	325	27	570.00–655.00	$611.25	$1,987	-5.62
350–395	368	23	550.00–645.00	$585.48	$2,155	-12.98
400–445	415	24	525.00–570.00	$543.19	$2,254	+0.28
450–495	470	21	495.00–555.00	$519.37	$2,441	-6.43
500–545	517	21	470.00–555.00	$502.40	$2,597	+7.56
550–595	573	13	445.00–535.00	$469.68	$2,691	+17.71
600–645	617	17	400.00–460.00	$412.71	$2,546	-1.56
650–690	671	8	380.00–430.00	$396.07	$2,658	+4.16
710–725	720	4	387.00–405.00	$392.49	$2,826	+18.49
750–785	769	4	363.00–395.00	$373.15	$2,870	+30.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,120	+42.55
200–245	226	4	410.00–605.00	$551.96	$1,247	-60.16
250–290	265	6	400.00–600.00	$550.94	$1,460	-43.43
320–330	325	2	490.00–520.00	$504.77	$1,641	+14.97
375–395	383	8	400.00–545.00	$505.72	$1,937	-5.76
400–445	428	21	410.00–520.00	$493.55	$2,112	+1.00
450–495	477	21	400.00–490.00	$466.99	$2,228	+2.94
510–545	528	8	420.00–468.00	$439.60	$2,321	-4.90
555–590	578	15	370.00–435.00	$413.05	$2,387	+2.62
605–640	624	6	375.00–390.00	$384.11	$2,397	+11.76
685	685	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,500	+12.00
720	720	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,448	+1.77
910	910	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,366	—
955	955	1	258.00	$258.00	$2,464	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,829	—
655	655	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,900	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	650.00	$650.00	$1,138	+50.00
205–225	215	2	630.00–655.00	$641.92	$1,380	+27.08
255–285	271	7	525.00–600.00	$584.45	$1,584	+34.07
300–345	324	21	500.00–585.00	$529.02	$1,714	+4.76
350–395	371	22	480.00–545.00	$504.52	$1,872	+1.80
405–435	421	17	470.00–520.00	$487.52	$2,052	+3.14
450–495	465	21	450.00–515.00	$479.95	$2,232	+11.59
500–540	518	7	430.00–455.00	$439.71	$2,278	+6.15
550–580	560	12	385.00–430.00	$405.50	$2,271	+9.91
600–630	612	10	375.00–400.00	$387.19	$2,370	+1.34
655–675	663	3	360.00–385.00	$373.45	$2,476	-8.03
705–745	717	5	349.00–370.00	$356.60	$2,557	+13.60
755–775	768	3	327.00–350.00	$334.87	$2,572	+1.57
865–885	873	5	295.00–298.00	$296.78	$2,591	—
960–965	963	2	278.00–280.00	$279.00	$2,687	—
1010	1010	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	500.00	$500.00	$875	-44.93
230–245	238	2	400.00–520.00	$461.89	$1,099	-38.11
255–295	274	8	400.00–500.00	$485.55	$1,330	+8.36
300–345	328	7	375.00–480.00	$448.62	$1,471	-4.67
360–395	381	7	420.00–470.00	$444.00	$1,692	+16.70
400–445	424	18	425.00–465.00	$446.89	$1,895	+11.22
450–495	472	12	400.00–440.00	$425.79	$2,010	+4.35
505–545	529	24	385.00–425.00	$406.93	$2,153	+11.66
555–590	573	7	360.00–378.00	$372.40	$2,134	+24.40
600–645	619	8	325.00–363.00	$344.66	$2,133	-14.44
655–695	677	5	320.00–355.00	$342.42	$2,318	+13.49
710–745	720	7	328.00–340.00	$337.61	$2,431	—
755–785	765	4	283.00–318.00	$302.56	$2,315	+4.37
895	895	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,148	-26.04
970	970	1	253.00	$253.00	$2,454	-7.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,505	±0.00
505–545	538	6	350.00–370.00	$353.13	$1,900	-21.87
575	575	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,811	—
665	665	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,829	+1.39
725–745	732	3	220.00–298.00	$271.20	$1,985	—
750	750	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,762	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,939	—
865	865	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,725	+2.00
930	930	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,092	-43.00
950	950	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,185	-40.00
1160	1160	1	193.00	$193.00	$2,239	—
1325	1325	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,650	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1490–1630	1560	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	4,500.00–5,400.00	$4,929.81	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,428	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–970	905	80-85%	5	150.00–165.00	$157.82	$1,428	+13.44
850–985	919	80-85%	7	125.00–138.00	$132.81	$1,221	-11.57
835–990	932	80-85%	9	139.00–149.00	$144.59	$1,348	+0.21
1005–1175	1066	80-85%	12	150.00–170.00	$158.81	$1,693	+3.80
1005–1215	1075	80-85%	11	140.00–149.00	$145.28	$1,562	-9.73
1015–1255	1101	80-85%	5	125.00–136.00	$132.11	$1,455	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1525	1278	75-80%	17	154.00–163.00	$157.99	$2,019	+9.52
1190–1680	1320	75-80%	23	164.00–189.00	$172.74	$2,280	+14.13
1230–1620	1350	75-80%	6	140.00–150.00	$144.72	$1,954	-28.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–990	796	85-90%	11	80.00–110.00	$98.00	$780	—
740–915	829	85-90%	4	127.00–135.00	$130.38	$1,081	—
920	920	85-90%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,095	-8.64
965	965	85-90%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,033	+37.00
1065–1090	1078	85-90%	2	90.00–105.00	$97.41	$1,050	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1280	1208	2	194.00–198.00	$196.12	$2,369	+17.42
1265	1265	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,087	—
1285	1285	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,390	—
1470–1695	1583	2	156.00–170.00	$163.50	$2,588	—
1615–1640	1628	2	185.00–190.00	$187.48	$3,052	—
1440–2125	1751	14	195.00–215.00	$204.70	$3,584	+1.33

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–760	715	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–2,300.00	$2,089.16
610–1165	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,600.00–2,550.00	$2,112.85

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–895 thin fleshed	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
980 thin fleshed	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
720–1215	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,450.00–3,600.00	$2,993.32
785–1210	1006	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	2,000.00–2,800.00	$2,382.30
870–1110	1021	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,381.55
755–1315	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,900.00–2,650.00	$2,233.65
855–1325	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,700.00–4,300.00	$3,436.41
925–1360	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	2,150.00–3,650.00	$2,715.26
915–1555	1134	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	2,350.00–3,850.00	$2,894.25
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1120	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,200.00–4,050.00	$3,450.51
775–1080	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–4,400.00	$3,845.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–1265	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,800.00–4,250.00	$3,786.31	-7.46
1065 fancy	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
900–1430	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,900.00–4,100.00	$3,334.06	—
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-819.68
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1610	1610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.