Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

1,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $535.32/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,270/hd at 424 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $512.63/cwt -14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,399/hd at 468 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $472.95/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,237/hd at 473 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,113	1,662
Feeder cattle	868	1,262
Slaughter cattle	135	250
Replacement cattle	110	150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,113 compared to 1,662 at the last sale on 3/30. The market was very active on the lightweight feeder cattle. Steers under 350 lbs. were 12.00 to 20.00 higher while the heavier weight steers were steady to 5.00 lower. The feeder heifers under 400 lbs. were 8.00 to 18.00 higher while the heavier weight heifers were fully steady. The higher dressing packer cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. The higher dressing packer bulls sold fully steady to 2.00 higher.

→ Feeder cattle: The market was very active on the lightweight feeder cattle
▲ Feeder heifers: were 8.00 to 18.00 higher while the heavier weight heifers were fully steady
▼ Feeder steers: were 12.00 to 20.00 higher while the heavier weight steers were steady to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–140	127	3	730.00–770.00	$751.05	$954	+106.05
150–195	179	24	690.00–800.00	$739.90	$1,324	+68.65
205–245	222	12	660.00–770.00	$709.93	$1,576	+94.71
250–295	277	13	630.00–700.00	$662.48	$1,835	+12.30
300–325	313	11	610.00–680.00	$637.86	$1,997	+21.51
350–395	383	16	540.00–650.00	$561.97	$2,152	-8.02
400–445	424	42	520.00–555.00	$535.32	$2,270	-0.56
450–495	468	33	500.00–530.00	$512.63	$2,399	-14.75
500–545	521	18	473.00–510.00	$480.15	$2,502	-8.41
555–565	564	10	463.00	$463.00	$2,611	-9.25
600–645	619	11	400.00–443.00	$415.67	$2,573	-2.30
650–670	661	5	400.00–410.00	$403.57	$2,668	-2.96
700–735	714	4	365.00–388.00	$375.70	$2,682	+7.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	600.00	$600.00	$900	+2.98
315–345	332	7	540.00–600.00	$563.71	$1,872	+16.04
370–395	379	6	475.00–535.00	$518.36	$1,965	+16.79
400–445	424	16	475.00–515.00	$497.60	$2,110	+7.98
450–495	473	31	425.00–498.00	$472.95	$2,237	+7.90
500–545	517	26	425.00–470.00	$449.22	$2,322	+0.51
550–595	574	9	423.00–435.00	$430.39	$2,470	+3.41
630–645	637	3	375.00–393.00	$384.40	$2,449	+4.63
680–695	690	4	370.00–385.00	$378.28	$2,610	+7.07
760	760	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,356	-27.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,650	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–145	132	5	690.00–790.00	$723.79	$955	—
160–195	179	9	650.00–810.00	$711.72	$1,274	+111.72
200–245	214	8	630.00–740.00	$667.58	$1,429	+68.69
250–290	270	8	625.00–635.00	$630.09	$1,701	+50.33
305–345	319	11	555.00–580.00	$567.16	$1,809	+7.51
350–390	373	22	485.00–535.00	$514.58	$1,919	+17.34
400–445	428	15	470.00–505.00	$484.51	$2,074	-1.64
450–490	466	22	470.00–520.00	$492.12	$2,293	+23.76
500–540	513	22	430.00–470.00	$449.01	$2,303	-80.99
555–595	582	9	400.00–410.00	$407.57	$2,372	-5.59
605–625	618	5	385.00–400.00	$395.86	$2,446	-10.37
650–675	660	4	365.00–385.00	$375.02	$2,475	-59.98
735	735	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,499	-17.67
750	750	3	410.00	$410.00	$3,075	+63.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	610.00	$610.00	$884	+95.82
215–245	228	5	550.00–600.00	$576.60	$1,315	+24.46
250–295	275	16	475.00–580.00	$523.86	$1,441	+10.22
305–345	323	13	500.00–550.00	$519.55	$1,678	+22.57
370–390	376	10	470.00–475.00	$473.31	$1,780	+17.74
400–440	427	14	400.00–465.00	$436.91	$1,866	-2.82
450–495	471	25	410.00–465.00	$435.86	$2,053	-3.48
500–540	522	9	400.00–420.00	$413.96	$2,161	+4.79
570–595	583	5	375.00–395.00	$384.09	$2,239	+4.35
610–640	624	8	360.00–375.00	$369.11	$2,303	+8.22
710–735	725	4	300.00–320.00	$310.81	$2,253	-27.76
775	775	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,286	-25.90

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,174	—
340–345	343	2	450.00–475.00	$462.41	$1,586	+112.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,429	—
795	795	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,464	+70.00
830–845	838	2	275.00–300.00	$287.39	$2,408	-12.61
870	870	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,610	—
945	945	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,174	—
1050–1055	1053	2	243.00–285.00	$264.05	$2,780	+36.05
1150	1150	1	275.00	$275.00	$3,162	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1395–1680	1538	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,050.00–6,100.00	$4,716.34	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1510	1267	75-80%	20	177.00–197.00	$183.50	$2,325	—
1230–1520	1319	75-80%	15	164.00–175.00	$170.72	$2,252	-7.71
1275–1365	1333	75-80%	3	160.00–161.00	$160.34	$2,137	-18.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–915	868	80-85%	6	163.00–172.00	$166.45	$1,445	—
815–985	909	80-85%	5	125.00–143.00	$134.66	$1,224	-30.34
845–970	919	80-85%	6	145.00–162.00	$153.36	$1,409	-11.64
1005–1110	1038	80-85%	12	165.00–179.00	$169.61	$1,761	—
1010–1080	1045	80-85%	2	161.00–162.00	$161.52	$1,688	—
1015–1145	1076	80-85%	4	130.00–140.00	$135.10	$1,454	-31.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–940	761	85-90%	11	120.00–128.00	$123.16	$937	—
685–830	777	85-90%	3	110.00–115.00	$113.22	$880	—
830–880	855	85-90%	2	135.00–137.00	$135.97	$1,163	+21.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1360	1310	2	200.00–202.00	$201.04	$2,634	+22.15
1385	1385	1	209.00	$209.00	$2,895	—
1395	1395	1	187.00	$187.00	$2,609	—
1480–2150	1785	5	210.00–215.00	$211.01	$3,767	+2.89
1795	1795	1	185.00	$185.00	$3,321	-23.12
1710–2060	1885	2	192.00–200.00	$196.37	$3,702	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–1070	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	2,000.00–2,900.00	$2,504.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1105	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,800.00–3,700.00	$3,129.73
750–1120	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,400.00–3,450.00	$2,848.27
875–1035 thin fleshed	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,100.00	$2,077.09
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
910–1190	1067	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,350.00–2,550.00	$2,431.33
860–1550	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	2,350.00–3,550.00	$2,889.68
1065–1285	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,150.00–3,000.00	$2,614.79
865–1565	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,400.00–3,500.00	$2,890.37

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–830 thin fleshed	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,316.72
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–790	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,650.96
735–1080	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,850.00–3,400.00	$2,730.03

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595 thin fleshed	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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
705–1050	854	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,550.00–3,950.00	$3,301.00	—
895	895	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	+292.58
1105–1125	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,000.00–4,050.00	$4,025.22	—
1030–1270	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,000.00–3,250.00	$3,148.32	—
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00	+350.00

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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.