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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

7,041 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $212.29/cwt ≈ $1,224/hd at 577 lb · 1,476 head
light 5-weight N/N/A steers $223.18/cwt ≈ $1,175/hd at 527 lb · 1,231 head
heavy 4-weight N/N/A steers $242.26/cwt ≈ $1,142/hd at 471 lb · 1,060 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 7,041 — —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 334 20 266.00 $266.00 $888 —
— 367 34 262.50 $262.50 $963 —
— 374 24 241.00 $241.00 $901 —
— 382 14 255.00 $255.00 $974 —
— 385 24 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 —
— 389 19 267.00 $267.00 $1,039 —
— 392 16 251.50 $251.50 $986 —
— 397 30 251.50 $251.50 $998 —
— 406 20 251.00 $251.00 $1,019 —
— 409 29 253.00 $253.00 $1,035 —
— 410 12 248.00 $248.00 $1,017 —
— 417 43 256.00 $256.00 $1,068 —
— 417 66 233.00 $233.00 $972 —
— 422 13 252.50 $252.50 $1,066 —
— 431 5 231.00 $231.00 $996 —
— 433 49 253.00 $253.00 $1,095 —
— 434 37 236.00 $236.00 $1,024 —
— 434 43 242.00 $242.00 $1,050 —
— 451 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,001 —
— 453 52 256.50 $256.50 $1,162 —
— 455 11 233.00 $233.00 $1,060 —
— 460 48 246.50 $246.50 $1,134 —
— 461 18 240.00 $240.00 $1,106 —
— 462 222 259.00 $259.00 $1,197 —
— 462 37 238.00 $238.00 $1,100 —
— 465 76 222.00 $222.00 $1,032 —
— 468 44 233.00 $233.00 $1,090 —
— 468 47 233.00 $233.00 $1,090 —
— 468 28 223.50 $223.50 $1,046 —
— 471 14 238.00 $238.00 $1,121 —
— 474 49 249.00 $249.00 $1,180 —
— 475 66 232.00 $232.00 $1,102 —
— 482 12 243.00 $243.00 $1,171 —
— 483 11 222.00 $222.00 $1,072 —
— 483 75 227.50 $227.50 $1,099 —
— 486 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,069 —
— 487 105 247.00 $247.00 $1,203 —
— 489 122 244.50 $244.50 $1,196 —
— 501 21 219.50 $219.50 $1,100 —
— 502 17 234.00 $234.00 $1,175 —
— 503 12 213.00 $213.00 $1,071 —
— 504 30 221.50 $221.50 $1,116 —
— 505 91 237.00 $237.00 $1,197 —
— 513 45 214.50 $214.50 $1,100 —
— 515 25 213.50 $213.50 $1,100 —
— 515 83 229.50 $229.50 $1,182 —
— 516 77 217.00 $217.00 $1,120 —
— 519 55 233.50 $233.50 $1,212 —
— 525 38 219.50 $219.50 $1,152 —
— 528 30 215.00 $215.00 $1,135 —
— 528 14 209.00 $209.00 $1,104 —
— 528 24 206.00 $206.00 $1,088 —
— 528 38 220.00 $220.00 $1,162 —
— 529 17 222.00 $222.00 $1,174 —
— 531 25 230.50 $230.50 $1,224 —
— 531 109 224.00 $224.00 $1,189 —
— 535 91 219.00 $219.00 $1,172 —
— 536 15 219.00 $219.00 $1,174 —
— 538 67 228.00 $228.00 $1,227 —
— 539 30 230.50 $230.50 $1,242 —
— 539 57 208.50 $208.50 $1,124 —
— 542 191 226.50 $226.50 $1,228 —
— 543 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,222 —
— 543 23 213.50 $213.50 $1,159 —
— 551 61 213.00 $213.00 $1,174 —
— 553 13 195.50 $195.50 $1,081 —
— 555 12 201.00 $201.00 $1,116 —
— 555 35 228.50 $228.50 $1,268 —
— 556 12 223.00 $223.00 $1,240 —
— 556 46 209.00 $209.00 $1,162 —
— 565 56 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 —
— 566 78 216.00 $216.00 $1,223 —
— 567 84 215.00 $215.00 $1,219 —
— 567 91 213.00 $213.00 $1,208 —
— 568 15 208.00 $208.00 $1,181 —
— 571 26 205.00 $205.00 $1,171 —
— 572 47 216.50 $216.50 $1,238 —
— 573 22 197.75 $197.75 $1,133 —
— 577 20 194.00 $194.00 $1,119 —
— 579 100 220.25 $220.25 $1,275 —
— 580 93 218.50 $218.50 $1,267 —
— 581 92 219.25 $219.25 $1,274 —
— 583 48 210.50 $210.50 $1,227 —
— 583 86 221.50 $221.50 $1,291 —
— 585 57 202.50 $202.50 $1,185 —
— 587 50 218.25 $218.25 $1,281 —
— 588 93 211.00 $211.00 $1,241 —
— 591 38 208.00 $208.00 $1,229 —
— 591 46 212.00 $212.00 $1,253 —
— 591 47 200.00 $200.00 $1,182 —
— 595 15 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 —
— 595 29 209.50 $209.50 $1,247 —
— 596 22 210.00 $210.00 $1,252 —
— 599 42 193.00 $193.00 $1,156 —
— 600 33 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 —
— 608 20 205.00 $205.00 $1,246 —
— 619 54 202.50 $202.50 $1,253 —
— 620 23 204.00 $204.00 $1,265 —
— 621 89 207.00 $207.00 $1,285 —
— 623 56 205.00 $205.00 $1,277 —
— 625 80 204.00 $204.00 $1,275 —
— 632 66 209.50 $209.50 $1,324 —
— 639 30 199.50 $199.50 $1,275 —
— 646 87 192.00 $192.00 $1,240 —
— 647 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,203 —
— 651 15 185.50 $185.50 $1,208 —
— 653 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,228 —
— 658 65 207.75 $207.75 $1,367 —
— 665 86 202.00 $202.00 $1,343 —
— 667 33 204.00 $204.00 $1,361 —
— 693 39 198.50 $198.50 $1,376 —
— 704 17 179.00 $179.00 $1,260 —
— 705 86 189.75 $189.75 $1,338 —
— 707 16 194.00 $194.00 $1,372 —
— 718 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,300 —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 322 17 219.00 $219.00 $705 —
— 367 31 215.00 $215.00 $789 —
— 369 12 214.50 $214.50 $792 —
— 384 17 211.00 $211.00 $810 —
— 395 16 203.00 $203.00 $802 —
— 418 29 215.50 $215.50 $901 —
— 422 31 214.50 $214.50 $905 —
— 425 22 217.50 $217.50 $924 —
— 436 144 220.50 $220.50 $961 —
— 437 71 208.50 $208.50 $911 —
— 448 66 207.50 $207.50 $930 —
— 453 13 214.00 $214.00 $969 —
— 456 7 200.00 $200.00 $912 —
— 460 27 209.50 $209.50 $964 —
— 462 15 206.00 $206.00 $952 —
— 468 24 197.00 $197.00 $922 —
— 474 35 197.50 $197.50 $936 —
— 486 34 188.00 $188.00 $914 —
— 487 15 193.00 $193.00 $940 —
— 488 36 184.00 $184.00 $898 —
— 488 39 207.00 $207.00 $1,010 —
— 489 70 198.50 $198.50 $971 —
— 493 34 196.00 $196.00 $966 —
— 506 38 207.00 $207.00 $1,047 —
— 507 15 188.00 $188.00 $953 —
— 509 202 215.50 $215.50 $1,097 —
— 521 29 194.00 $194.00 $1,011 —
— 524 30 195.00 $195.00 $1,022 —
— 526 31 184.00 $184.00 $968 —
— 531 33 200.00 $200.00 $1,062 —
— 533 10 185.50 $185.50 $989 —
— 535 24 199.00 $199.00 $1,065 —
— 539 25 182.50 $182.50 $984 —
— 543 46 205.00 $205.00 $1,113 —
— 545 95 202.00 $202.00 $1,101 —
— 548 61 196.00 $196.00 $1,074 —
— 549 41 192.75 $192.75 $1,058 —
— 551 58 194.50 $194.50 $1,072 —
— 563 54 190.50 $190.50 $1,073 —
— 573 66 180.00 $180.00 $1,031 —
— 581 8 182.00 $182.00 $1,057 —
— 589 10 184.00 $184.00 $1,084 —
— 596 8 187.00 $187.00 $1,115 —
— 598 59 182.50 $182.50 $1,091 —
— 599 90 192.00 $192.00 $1,150 —
— 614 24 174.50 $174.50 $1,071 —

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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.