Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

1,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $516.43/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,422/hd at 469 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $498.47/cwt +20.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,325/hd at 466 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $535.25/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 426 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,110	1,920	1,990
Feeder cattle	831	1,204	1,380
Slaughter cattle	159	200	360
Replacement cattle	120	516	250

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1.110 compared to 1,920 last week. There was good rainfall throughout the area this past week. Feeder steers ere fully steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady to 2.00 higher.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers ere fully steady to 4.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady to 2.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady to 2.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140–145	143	2	860.00–900.00	$880.35	$1,259	—
165–195	181	6	730.00–850.00	$765.35	$1,385	+18.20
200–240	212	7	700.00–730.00	$716.16	$1,518	+2.43
250–295	271	6	660.00–700.00	$673.11	$1,824	-4.67
300–345	323	13	600.00–700.00	$632.74	$2,044	-5.70
350–390	363	19	565.00–665.00	$590.55	$2,144	+12.14
400–445	426	33	520.00–570.00	$535.25	$2,280	-1.10
450–495	469	37	500.00–545.00	$516.43	$2,422	+7.42
500–545	523	21	470.00–515.00	$486.66	$2,545	+12.00
550–590	557	12	465.00–480.00	$473.37	$2,637	+6.54
605–635	620	11	400.00–435.00	$412.83	$2,560	-8.28
650–690	663	8	398.00–413.00	$400.73	$2,657	+0.43
700–720	706	7	365.00–375.00	$370.95	$2,619	-3.35
830	830	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,905	+2.03
1010	1010	1	305.00	$305.00	$3,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140–145	143	2	600.00–640.00	$620.35	$887	-29.65
180	180	1	550.00	$550.00	$990	+20.00
205–245	231	8	520.00–665.00	$609.00	$1,407	+7.93
250–295	265	9	400.00–600.00	$551.95	$1,463	+26.72
300–345	329	8	500.00–590.00	$538.72	$1,772	-36.28
350–395	376	22	420.00–550.00	$530.34	$1,994	+48.13
410–445	430	10	430.00–515.00	$497.68	$2,140	+8.07
450–495	478	11	435.00–495.00	$477.02	$2,280	+1.77
505–545	525	12	425.00–465.00	$446.17	$2,342	+1.96
550–590	572	12	410.00–448.00	$423.94	$2,425	-2.10
620–645	635	13	370.00–390.00	$385.58	$2,448	+10.14
655–695	675	8	343.00–383.00	$360.54	$2,434	-15.84
700	700	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,485	+1.86
795	795	2	310.00–313.00	$311.50	$2,476	-21.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	840.00	$840.00	$1,218	—
165	165	2	650.00–740.00	$695.00	$1,147	+18.21
200–215	208	2	650.00–730.00	$691.45	$1,438	+39.78
275–280	278	2	625.00–645.00	$635.09	$1,766	+10.76
305–345	328	14	550.00–580.00	$558.82	$1,833	-1.05
355–395	379	19	490.00–540.00	$518.53	$1,965	+3.79
395 fancy	395	1	580.00	$580.00	$2,291	—
400–445	422	23	475.00–540.00	$506.46	$2,137	+15.03
450–495	466	33	470.00–530.00	$496.30	$2,313	+18.49
480 fancy	480	1	570.00	$570.00	$2,736	—
500–545	527	22	425.00–505.00	$445.18	$2,346	+5.69
550–595	572	16	405.00–435.00	$422.43	$2,416	+19.66
610–615	614	6	380.00–382.00	$381.34	$2,341	-8.93
650–685	674	10	375.00–385.00	$379.83	$2,560	-4.82
735	735	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,499	-0.49
790	790	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,884	+35.40
1060	1060	1	273.00	$273.00	$2,894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–145	130	2	520.00–600.00	$555.38	$722	-74.62
170–190	177	3	500.00–610.00	$574.72	$1,017	+20.70
215–245	228	5	500.00–620.00	$542.89	$1,238	-49.53
250–285	265	9	490.00–600.00	$542.09	$1,437	-26.25
305–345	330	12	490.00–545.00	$525.89	$1,735	+20.58
360–390	373	12	425.00–475.00	$459.16	$1,713	-9.10
410–445	426	10	400.00–465.00	$443.03	$1,887	-5.41
450–480	460	10	400.00–465.00	$439.23	$2,020	-7.44
505–540	525	17	400.00–420.00	$409.99	$2,152	+5.21
555–585	566	11	375.00–395.00	$384.04	$2,174	+16.84
605–635	618	6	325.00–375.00	$340.74	$2,106	-23.15
655–695	677	7	300.00–370.00	$346.73	$2,347	+12.52
705	705	1	313.00	$313.00	$2,207	-19.38
810	810	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,349	-10.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	4	435.00–450.00	$443.71	$1,398	—
515	515	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,957	+24.86
570–585	578	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,878	—
655	655	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,703	—
700–715	708	2	265.00–268.00	$266.52	$1,887	—
786	786	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,083	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900 thin fleshed	900	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,485	—
1100–1145	1120	3	220.00–273.00	$246.89	$2,765	—
1155–1190	1173	2	248.00–265.00	$256.37	$3,007	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	-894.98

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,881	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1345	1257	75-80%	18	178.00–191.00	$182.62	$2,296	+2.64
1180–1450	1295	75-80%	4	155.00–160.00	$158.55	$2,053	-11.23
1200–1565	1317	75-80%	23	164.00–176.00	$170.05	$2,240	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–980	929	80-85%	7	150.00–161.00	$155.20	$1,442	-10.36
900–980	940	80-85%	2	145.00–146.00	$145.48	$1,368	-20.08
905–985	950	80-85%	3	165.00–178.00	$171.20	$1,626	+37.86
1010–1180	1061	80-85%	4	140.00–145.00	$143.61	$1,524	-12.03
1010–1170	1075	80-85%	6	155.00–162.00	$158.65	$1,705	+3.01
1020–1140	1079	80-85%	9	165.00–179.00	$169.92	$1,833	+14.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,064	—
740–990	829	85-90%	5	105.00–120.00	$112.05	$929	-26.92
865	865	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,124	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,832	+21.00
1035–1740	1388	2	179.00–195.00	$184.97	$2,567	-0.03
1450–1560	1505	2	179.00–196.00	$187.19	$2,817	+4.60
1490–2195	1794	9	210.00–229.00	$220.03	$3,947	—
1735–2215	1917	3	199.00–207.00	$202.18	$3,876	-0.05

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620 thin fleshed	620	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
740–815	787	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,350.00	$2,125.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720 thin fleshed	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
725 thin fleshed	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
885 thin fleshed	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
940 thin fleshed	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
840–1265	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–3,500.00	$3,100.95
1015–1225	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,450.80
910–1630	1131	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,400.00–3,150.00	$2,694.13
1005–1505	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,300.00–3,000.00	$2,644.08
960–1515	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	2,500.00–3,550.00	$2,966.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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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
875–1040	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,500.00–3,600.00	$3,551.99	—
920–1035	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,109.72	—
995 thin fleshed	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1000–1055	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,750.00–3,200.00	$2,999.70	—
1220 fancy	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1250–1670	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,400.00–3,950.00	$3,645.53	—
1575 fancy	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770 thin fleshed	770	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
805	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
820–965	893	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,300.00	$2,185.15	—

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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.