Giddings Livestock Auction Market Report

Giddings, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

1,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.61/cwt -25.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 613 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $442.79/cwt -9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,900/hd at 429 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $359.63/cwt -10.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,895/hd at 527 lb · 32 head

Giddings, TX 4-weight steers brought $433/cwt. The class is down $89 from its late-June peak of $533. Receipts today numbered 1,040 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,040	1,177
Feeder cattle	858	981
Slaughter cattle	112	106
Replacement cattle	70	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts were 1,040 compared to 1,177 last week. Feeder cattle were lower across the board. Feeder steers were 15.00 to 30.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 10.00 to 25.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were lower across the board
▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers were 10.00 to 25.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers were 15.00 to 30.00 lower
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady with last week

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	605.00	$605.00	$1,180	+5.00
210 thin fleshed	210	2	300.00	$300.00	$630	—
210–245	229	5	445.00–595.00	$542.69	$1,243	+7.82
250–295	274	8	450.00–545.00	$494.48	$1,355	-39.65
300–345	325	10	415.00–530.00	$459.08	$1,492	-82.59
350–395	379	21	400.00–485.00	$445.75	$1,689	-31.30
385 thin fleshed	385	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,386	—
400–445	429	41	400.00–460.00	$442.79	$1,900	-9.25
450–495	479	24	375.00–430.00	$415.06	$1,988	-17.64
500–545	524	20	340.00–410.00	$389.81	$2,043	-15.84
550–595	576	26	320.00–377.00	$361.26	$2,081	-28.13
600–625	612	6	348.00–353.00	$350.33	$2,144	-15.44
650–695	664	14	318.00–353.00	$344.74	$2,289	-8.00
700–740	713	12	315.00–330.00	$325.80	$2,323	-8.51
765–780	772	3	295.00–315.00	$307.69	$2,375	-12.28
835	835	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,505	—
905–915	910	2	275.00–280.00	$277.49	$2,525	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–140	128	2	700.00–910.00	$794.71	$1,017	+84.71
150–180	161	4	708.00–800.00	$732.70	$1,180	—
205–225	215	2	630.00–650.00	$640.47	$1,377	+10.47
265–295	280	2	550.00–570.00	$560.54	$1,570	-79.68
300–340	328	6	535.00–570.00	$547.01	$1,794	-84.49
380–385	383	3	490.00–495.00	$493.33	$1,889	-57.04
400–440	425	30	465.00–480.00	$466.94	$1,984	-25.17
450–485	465	18	435.00–475.00	$451.46	$2,099	-19.85
500–540	522	20	415.00–440.00	$419.30	$2,189	-28.83
550–590	570	21	380.00–420.00	$395.67	$2,255	-21.48
600–645	613	41	355.00–390.00	$369.61	$2,266	-25.14
650–680	661	10	355.00–365.00	$359.28	$2,375	-20.40
700–720	712	10	340.00–360.00	$343.74	$2,447	-16.17
750–770	760	2	320.00–325.00	$322.53	$2,451	-13.49
800	800	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,520	-3.00
860	860	1	313.00	$313.00	$2,692	—
995	995	1	283.00	$283.00	$2,816	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	490.00	$490.00	$956	—
215–240	230	3	510.00–525.00	$515.22	$1,185	+7.12
250–295	267	5	410.00–495.00	$462.15	$1,234	-59.56
300–340	320	5	415.00–465.00	$445.56	$1,426	-49.23
355–375 thin fleshed	368	3	380.00–390.00	$386.79	$1,423	—
355–395	372	12	410.00–450.00	$423.73	$1,576	-31.45
400–445	429	19	360.00–425.00	$400.78	$1,719	-28.41
460 thin fleshed	460	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,311	-84.09
455–495	475	15	370.00–400.00	$388.12	$1,844	-31.32
495 fancy	495	2	390.00–405.00	$397.50	$1,968	—
500–545	527	32	338.00–375.00	$359.63	$1,895	-12.55
550–595	571	7	325.00–360.00	$337.92	$1,930	-2.26
620–645	627	10	300.00–329.00	$321.92	$2,018	-7.87
660–695	678	7	295.00–315.00	$306.46	$2,078	-16.88
710–740	723	3	280.00–300.00	$293.36	$2,121	-11.62
755–780	768	2	260.00–290.00	$275.24	$2,114	-13.01
800–815	808	2	288.00–293.00	$290.48	$2,347	+11.19
910	910	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,457	+5.00
1000	1000	1	258.00	$258.00	$2,580	—
1060	1060	1	243.00	$243.00	$2,576	—
1170	1170	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,750	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	720.00	$720.00	$1,188	+70.00
215–230	220	3	535.00–630.00	$590.38	$1,299	+3.07
250–295	267	3	510.00–530.00	$517.38	$1,381	-60.05
300–345	326	12	470.00–500.00	$477.50	$1,557	-95.09
355 fancy	355	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,828	-100.00
360–395	381	8	465.00–480.00	$472.43	$1,800	-49.52
420–430 fancy	425	2	490.00–580.00	$534.47	$2,271	-40.53
400–445	426	19	430.00–470.00	$441.58	$1,881	-25.92
460–495	481	11	415.00–425.00	$417.62	$2,009	-27.90
515	515	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,112	+8.99
510–545	527	6	380.00–385.00	$382.53	$2,016	-18.48
550–585	568	29	340.00–388.00	$360.88	$2,050	-10.46
550–595 fancy	573	2	445.00–450.00	$447.40	$2,564	-50.89
600–635	612	8	330.00–363.00	$342.70	$2,097	-17.35
625–630 fancy	628	3	390.00–475.00	$446.82	$2,806	—
670	670	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,211	-240.00
685	685	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,706	+37.17
705	705	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,785	+67.88
700–720	709	4	310.00–350.00	$328.68	$2,330	+1.56
755–770	763	3	300.00–315.00	$305.01	$2,327	-119.94
755–790	773	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,706	-74.95
815	815	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,812	+20.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,238	+15.00
435	435	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,566	-16.49
450–490	465	5	340.00–370.00	$352.09	$1,637	-24.44
500–510	503	3	325.00–333.00	$329.36	$1,657	+19.60
710–730	720	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,800	—
750	750	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,748	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	303.00	$303.00	$1,848	—
670	670	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,278	+29.96
735	735	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,544	-97.99
760	760	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,280	-10.00
1125	1125	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,362	—
1360	1360	1	198.00	$198.00	$2,693	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,125.00	$3,125.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1735	1326	75-80%	14	179.00–197.00	$183.79	$2,437	—
1235–1800	1386	75-80%	11	154.00–168.00	$164.02	$2,273	-19.76
1245–1520	1399	75-80%	11	169.00–178.00	$174.16	$2,436	-9.62

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–925	855	80-85%	5	150.00–159.00	$155.14	$1,326	—
930–980	957	80-85%	3	173.00–183.00	$177.64	$1,700	+3.56
1000–1115	1048	80-85%	4	154.00–159.00	$155.82	$1,633	—
1000–1170	1070	80-85%	11	171.00–181.00	$175.94	$1,883	+0.99
1000–1145	1076	80-85%	5	160.00–167.00	$163.60	$1,760	-11.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–915	818	85-90%	4	141.00–147.00	$144.90	$1,185	—
770–970	847	85-90%	8	119.00–140.00	$127.68	$1,081	—
955	955	85-90%	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,585	+25.00
1100	1100	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,375	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	1	198.00	$198.00	$2,614	—
1520–1855	1694	6	209.00–218.00	$211.90	$3,590	-12.38
1415–2085	1722	6	185.00–206.00	$200.70	$3,456	—
1515–2115	1803	4	221.00–233.00	$223.78	$4,035	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–780 thin fleshed	693	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00–2,100.00	$1,914.35
770–910	851	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	2,700.00–3,250.00	$3,074.69
765–1180	919	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,950.00–2,700.00	$2,339.03
1060 fancy	1060	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–980 thin fleshed	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,971.79
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
960–1230	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,600.00–4,500.00	$3,474.10
1025–1285	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,900.00–3,900.00	$3,235.75
820–1515	1161	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,400.00–4,700.00	$2,930.05
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795 thin fleshed	795	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

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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
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,300.00	$4,300.00	+901.84
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1265–1640	1453	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,750.00–4,000.00	$3,891.14	—
1525	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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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.