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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

2,520 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 6-weight N/N/A steers $221.43/cwt ≈ $1,502/hd at 678 lb · 284 head
heavy 5-weight N/N/A heifers $216.53/cwt ≈ $1,229/hd at 568 lb · 260 head
heavy 6-weight N/N/A heifers $194.32/cwt ≈ $1,289/hd at 663 lb · 245 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,520 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 410 14 287.50 $287.50 $1,179 —
— 448 42 279.00 $279.00 $1,250 —
— 460 10 262.00 $262.00 $1,205 —
— 480 16 269.00 $269.00 $1,291 —
— 489 22 240.00 $240.00 $1,174 —
— 495 44 268.00 $268.00 $1,327 —
— 501 25 265.00 $265.00 $1,328 —
— 511 52 258.50 $258.50 $1,321 —
— 529 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,370 —
— 534 19 261.00 $261.00 $1,394 —
— 539 17 256.00 $256.00 $1,380 —
— 565 15 242.00 $242.00 $1,367 —
— 569 28 245.00 $245.00 $1,394 —
— 569 85 253.00 $253.00 $1,440 —
— 574 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,360 —
— 575 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 —
— 582 41 244.50 $244.50 $1,423 —
— 613 96 220.50 $220.50 $1,352 —
— 615 14 238.00 $238.00 $1,464 —
— 619 54 248.00 $248.00 $1,535 —
— 652 13 227.50 $227.50 $1,483 —
— 665 22 216.00 $216.00 $1,436 —
— 670 56 236.75 $236.75 $1,586 —
— 671 25 223.00 $223.00 $1,496 —
— 678 81 225.00 $225.00 $1,526 —
— 693 87 208.25 $208.25 $1,443 —
— 703 78 227.00 $227.00 $1,596 —
— 846 24 190.00 $190.00 $1,607 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 407 34 226.00 $226.00 $920 —
— 420 22 210.00 $210.00 $882 —
— 447 46 223.50 $223.50 $999 —
— 453 13 217.00 $217.00 $983 —
— 469 25 229.00 $229.00 $1,074 —
— 483 14 210.00 $210.00 $1,014 —
— 500 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 —
— 502 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,104 —
— 527 75 219.00 $219.00 $1,154 —
— 543 20 223.50 $223.50 $1,214 —
— 544 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,121 —
— 552 36 218.50 $218.50 $1,206 —
— 553 91 224.00 $224.00 $1,239 —
— 563 30 200.00 $200.00 $1,126 —
— 584 20 219.00 $219.00 $1,279 —
— 588 52 216.00 $216.00 $1,270 —
— 588 24 204.00 $204.00 $1,200 —
— 588 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,294 —
— 606 61 210.00 $210.00 $1,273 —
— 607 25 257.50 $257.50 $1,563 —
— 609 37 230.00 $230.00 $1,401 —
— 626 17 218.00 $218.00 $1,365 —
— 627 22 192.00 $192.00 $1,204 —
— 642 72 201.00 $201.00 $1,290 —
— 652 5 203.50 $203.50 $1,327 —
— 652 10 184.50 $184.50 $1,203 —
— 653 21 189.00 $189.00 $1,234 —
— 656 8 189.50 $189.50 $1,243 —
— 659 13 196.00 $196.00 $1,292 —
— 660 74 195.00 $195.00 $1,287 —
— 661 32 194.00 $194.00 $1,282 —
— 663 11 191.00 $191.00 $1,266 —
— 669 46 200.00 $200.00 $1,338 —
— 687 25 191.00 $191.00 $1,312 —
— 707 5 180.50 $180.50 $1,276 —
— 719 28 182.00 $182.00 $1,309 —
— 749 26 178.00 $178.00 $1,333 —
— 751 71 189.00 $189.00 $1,419 —
— 752 35 182.00 $182.00 $1,369 —
— 798 78 188.00 $188.00 $1,500 —
— 805 59 180.00 $180.00 $1,449 —
WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 828 13 156.00 $156.00 $1,292 —
— 845 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,200 —
— 860 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,204 ±0.00
— 870 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,296 +9.00
— 925 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,304 +28.00
— 938 7 149.00 $149.00 $1,398 +36.00
— 940 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,053 -1.00
— 952 14 135.00 $135.00 $1,285 —
— 955 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,308 —
— 958 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,370 —
— 965 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,390 —
— 975 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,346 —
— 975 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,384 —
— 985 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,359 —
— 985 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,468 —
— 989 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,325 —
— 1008 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,351 —
— 1015 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,411 —
— 1032 7 129.00 $129.00 $1,331 —
— 1033 6 144.00 $144.00 $1,488 —
— 1038 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,370 —
— 1050 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,428 +18.00
— 1060 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,484 +22.00
— 1060 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,293 +4.00
— 1060 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,399 +14.00
— 1105 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,470 —
— 1109 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,519 —
— 1110 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,321 —
— 1120 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,344 —
— 1155 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,282 —
— 1158 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,378 —
— 1465 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,787 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1040 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,165 —
— 1085 1 84.00 $84.00 $911 -7.00
— 1100 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,034 —
— 1107 7 81.50 $81.50 $902 —
— 1145 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,122 —
— 1160 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,067 +4.50
— 1189 10 79.50 $79.50 $945 -8.00
— 1195 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,123 +6.50
— 1215 1 82.00 $82.00 $996 +1.00
— 1215 1 80.50 $80.50 $978 -0.50
— 1215 1 82.00 $82.00 $996 +1.00
— 1215 1 80.50 $80.50 $978 -0.50
— 1233 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,134 +4.00
— 1235 10 83.00 $83.00 $1,025 -5.00
— 1240 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,004 -7.00
— 1250 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,100 +4.50
— 1264 2 83.00 $83.00 $1,049 -0.50
— 1264 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,213 +12.50
— 1264 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,213 +12.50
— 1265 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,012 -3.50
— 1268 2 85.50 $85.50 $1,084 +2.00
— 1270 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,041 -1.50
— 1285 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,099 +2.00
— 1295 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,036 -3.50
— 1310 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,068 ±0.00
— 1310 1 99.50 $99.50 $1,303 +18.00
— 1320 1 98.50 $98.50 $1,300 +17.00
— 1335 1 89.50 $89.50 $1,195 +8.00
— 1343 2 102.50 $102.50 $1,377 +21.00
— 1350 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,114 -2.00
— 1370 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,123 -2.50
— 1375 1 99.50 $99.50 $1,368 +15.00
— 1385 1 90.50 $90.50 $1,253 +6.00
— 1400 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,239 —
— 1403 2 82.00 $82.00 $1,150 —
— 1425 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,254 -2.50
— 1430 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,358 +4.50
— 1435 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,205 -6.50
— 1460 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,270 —
— 1460 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,212 —
— 1465 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,282 —
— 1465 1 98.50 $98.50 $1,443 —
— 1488 2 84.50 $84.50 $1,257 —
— 1500 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,305 —
— 1505 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,287 —
— 1530 2 88.00 $88.00 $1,346 —
— 1553 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,429 +10.50
— 1560 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,287 +1.00
— 1570 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,334 +3.50
— 1580 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,390 +6.50
— 1685 1 98.50 $98.50 $1,660 —
— 1825 1 94.50 $94.50 $1,725 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1155 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,178 —
— 1260 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,550 —
— 1320 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,459 —
— 1390 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,543 +2.00
— 1500 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,658 —
— 1850 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,128 —
— 1895 1 112.50 $112.50 $2,132 —
— 1940 1 105.00 $105.00 $2,037 —
— 2055 1 115.50 $115.50 $2,374 —
— 2475 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,871 —

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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.