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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2026

3,754 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company · Price history in the app

heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $450.24/cwt ≈ $2,569/hd at 571 lb · 768 head
light 5-weight N/N/A heifers $427.75/cwt ≈ $2,252/hd at 526 lb · 647 head
light 5-weight N/N/A steers $476.22/cwt ≈ $2,512/hd at 528 lb · 481 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,754 — —

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Feeder Steers

CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 427 50 542.00 $542.00 $2,314 —
— 469 18 501.00 $501.00 $2,350 —
— 476 19 481.00 $481.00 $2,290 —
— 480 35 513.00 $513.00 $2,462 —
— 483 121 500.00 $500.00 $2,415 —
— 488 69 492.00 $492.00 $2,401 —
— 490 50 490.00 $490.00 $2,401 —
— 493 12 480.00 $480.00 $2,366 —
— 510 113 491.00 $491.00 $2,504 —
— 514 45 491.00 $491.00 $2,524 —
— 530 63 472.50 $472.50 $2,504 —
— 534 132 475.00 $475.00 $2,536 —
— 537 36 451.00 $451.00 $2,422 —
— 541 92 465.00 $465.00 $2,516 —
— 552 72 471.00 $471.00 $2,600 —
— 553 41 441.00 $441.00 $2,439 —
— 556 100 461.00 $461.00 $2,563 —
— 556 99 458.00 $458.00 $2,546 —
— 559 96 468.00 $468.00 $2,616 —
— 571 51 451.00 $451.00 $2,575 —
— 578 96 454.00 $454.00 $2,624 —
— 593 96 436.00 $436.00 $2,585 —
— 596 27 414.00 $414.00 $2,467 —
— 599 90 420.00 $420.00 $2,516 —
— 603 28 433.00 $433.00 $2,611 —
— 606 95 444.00 $444.00 $2,691 —
— 615 50 417.00 $417.00 $2,565 —
— 620 45 405.00 $405.00 $2,511 —
— 625 92 414.00 $414.00 $2,588 —
— 656 12 406.00 $406.00 $2,663 —
— 692 80 395.00 $395.00 $2,733 —
— 713 75 390.00 $390.00 $2,781 —
— 714 80 395.00 $395.00 $2,820 —
— 735 54 367.00 $367.00 $2,697 —

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Feeder Heifers

CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 417 49 485.00 $485.00 $2,022 —
— 423 45 454.00 $454.00 $1,920 —
— 454 64 455.00 $455.00 $2,066 —
— 477 36 468.00 $468.00 $2,232 —
— 516 75 432.00 $432.00 $2,229 —
— 518 90 444.00 $444.00 $2,300 —
— 521 61 416.00 $416.00 $2,167 —
— 522 108 433.50 $433.50 $2,263 —
— 527 40 402.00 $402.00 $2,119 —
— 530 28 406.00 $406.00 $2,152 —
— 532 90 436.00 $436.00 $2,320 —
— 537 98 430.00 $430.00 $2,309 —
— 538 57 410.00 $410.00 $2,206 —
— 560 199 428.00 $428.00 $2,397 —
— 563 101 413.00 $413.00 $2,325 —
— 569 29 341.00 $341.00 $1,940 —
— 572 21 375.00 $375.00 $2,145 —
— 580 31 388.00 $388.00 $2,250 —
— 605 34 372.50 $372.50 $2,254 —
— 620 17 364.00 $364.00 $2,257 —
— 630 79 372.00 $372.00 $2,344 —
— 652 79 361.00 $361.00 $2,354 —
— 705 89 349.50 $349.50 $2,464 —

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Price trend

high 510.40 low 421.12 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

550–599 lb N/N/A steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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