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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

3,496 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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light 7-weight N/N/A steers $189.50/cwt ≈ $1,364/hd at 720 lb · 555 head
light 5-weight N/N/A heifers $197.95/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 523 lb · 509 head
light 6-weight N/N/A steers $215.36/cwt ≈ $1,355/hd at 629 lb · 408 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,496 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 410 21 225.00 $225.00 $922 —
— 442 11 217.00 $217.00 $959 —
— 470 19 202.00 $202.00 $949 —
— 488 15 224.00 $224.00 $1,093 —
— 493 22 222.00 $222.00 $1,094 —
— 509 8 222.00 $222.00 $1,130 —
— 509 26 201.50 $201.50 $1,026 —
— 513 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,116 —
— 530 20 215.00 $215.00 $1,140 —
— 540 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,085 —
— 542 22 220.00 $220.00 $1,192 —
— 549 50 220.75 $220.75 $1,212 —
— 549 48 220.00 $220.00 $1,208 —
— 550 17 202.00 $202.00 $1,111 —
— 559 16 218.00 $218.00 $1,219 —
— 570 18 209.00 $209.00 $1,191 —
— 574 61 226.50 $226.50 $1,300 —
— 581 38 225.00 $225.00 $1,307 —
— 598 27 213.00 $213.00 $1,274 —
— 600 13 200.50 $200.50 $1,203 —
— 612 27 215.00 $215.00 $1,316 —
— 616 84 227.50 $227.50 $1,401 —
— 627 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,285 —
— 631 85 227.25 $227.25 $1,434 —
— 638 96 201.50 $201.50 $1,286 —
— 639 95 211.00 $211.00 $1,348 —
— 655 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,258 —
— 656 71 195.50 $195.50 $1,282 —
— 686 85 198.00 $198.00 $1,358 —
— 703 80 199.00 $199.00 $1,399 —
— 707 80 194.50 $194.50 $1,375 —
— 710 62 174.50 $174.50 $1,239 —
— 723 158 194.00 $194.00 $1,403 —
— 730 87 189.00 $189.00 $1,380 —
— 735 33 179.50 $179.50 $1,319 —
— 740 41 178.00 $178.00 $1,317 —
— 741 14 182.50 $182.50 $1,352 —
— 810 73 178.25 $178.25 $1,444 —
— 828 73 175.25 $175.25 $1,451 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 361 18 179.00 $179.00 $646 —
— 444 9 192.00 $192.00 $852 —
— 446 45 200.00 $200.00 $892 —
— 457 45 209.00 $209.00 $955 —
— 466 9 192.00 $192.00 $895 —
— 466 11 203.00 $203.00 $946 —
— 478 22 202.50 $202.50 $968 —
— 482 19 209.50 $209.50 $1,010 —
— 488 27 200.00 $200.00 $976 —
— 491 20 198.50 $198.50 $975 —
— 496 40 201.00 $201.00 $997 —
— 501 23 190.00 $190.00 $952 —
— 510 47 196.50 $196.50 $1,002 —
— 517 112 203.75 $203.75 $1,053 —
— 519 78 197.50 $197.50 $1,025 —
— 523 114 200.50 $200.50 $1,049 —
— 527 38 189.00 $189.00 $996 —
— 537 35 193.00 $193.00 $1,036 —
— 543 14 188.50 $188.50 $1,024 —
— 543 48 197.75 $197.75 $1,074 —
— 559 18 186.50 $186.50 $1,043 —
— 561 52 192.50 $192.50 $1,080 —
— 573 97 198.00 $198.00 $1,135 —
— 597 45 185.00 $185.00 $1,104 —
— 600 57 184.00 $184.00 $1,104 —
— 629 39 183.50 $183.50 $1,154 —
— 630 50 193.25 $193.25 $1,217 —
— 633 65 183.00 $183.00 $1,158 —
— 650 48 170.00 $170.00 $1,105 —
— 654 30 174.50 $174.50 $1,141 —
— 668 86 180.00 $180.00 $1,202 —
— 695 52 193.00 $193.00 $1,341 —
— 744 40 181.00 $181.00 $1,347 —
WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 851 9 110.00 $110.00 $936 +5.00
— 999 17 110.00 $110.00 $1,099 —
— 1008 6 102.00 $102.00 $1,028 +3.00
— 1028 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,100 +8.00
— 1047 37 108.00 $108.00 $1,131 —
— 1114 5 100.00 $100.00 $1,114 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1015 1 96.00 $96.00 $974 —
— 1024 7 93.00 $93.00 $952 —
— 1128 4 81.00 $81.00 $914 +10.00
— 1167 7 62.00 $62.00 $724 -10.00
— 1205 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,097 +14.00
— 1253 8 69.50 $69.50 $871 -12.50
— 1264 10 67.00 $67.00 $847 -3.50
— 1275 7 70.00 $70.00 $892 +10.00
— 1293 12 69.50 $69.50 $899 -12.50
— 1303 3 69.50 $69.50 $906 ±0.00
— 1305 5 70.00 $70.00 $914 +2.00
— 1320 1 71.50 $71.50 $944 -3.50
— 1323 5 69.00 $69.00 $913 -6.00
— 1335 39 75.75 $75.75 $1,011 -0.75
— 1342 5 75.50 $75.50 $1,013 +8.50
— 1351 4 71.00 $71.00 $959 -4.50
— 1360 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,224 +14.50
— 1373 11 74.50 $74.50 $1,023 +6.50
— 1387 7 71.50 $71.50 $992 -0.50
— 1401 6 77.50 $77.50 $1,086 +2.50
— 1405 3 76.50 $76.50 $1,075 +1.50
— 1410 2 77.00 $77.00 $1,086 +2.00
— 1442 3 72.50 $72.50 $1,045 +3.00
— 1463 3 71.00 $71.00 $1,039 -1.00
— 1492 3 76.00 $76.00 $1,134 +6.50
— 1526 26 74.50 $74.50 $1,137 +5.00
— 1547 3 73.00 $73.00 $1,129 +3.50
— 1593 5 72.50 $72.50 $1,155 -3.00
— 1605 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,059 +9.00

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1034 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,251 —
— 1113 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,291 —
— 1130 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,390 —
— 1174 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,350 —
— 1188 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,259 —
— 1245 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,382 —
— 1285 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,221 —
— 1410 5 87.00 $87.00 $1,227 —
— 1482 5 100.00 $100.00 $1,482 —
— 1483 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,498 —
— 1490 1 99.50 $99.50 $1,483 —
— 1596 8 85.00 $85.00 $1,357 —
— 1652 3 106.50 $106.50 $1,759 —
— 1665 1 105.50 $105.50 $1,757 —
— 1683 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,683 —
— 1685 1 104.50 $104.50 $1,761 —
— 1715 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,715 —
— 1730 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,687 —
— 1750 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,671 —
— 1875 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,706 —
— 1905 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,943 —
— 2110 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,815 -9.50
— 2160 1 104.50 $104.50 $2,257 +3.00
— 2165 2 97.50 $97.50 $2,111 -4.00

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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.