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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

1,081 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 8-weight N/N/A heifers $234.15/cwt -7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,052/hd at 877 lb · 164 head
light 7-weight N/N/A heifers $261.03/cwt +8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 737 lb · 139 head
light 9-weight N/N/A heifers $232.93/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 918 lb · 119 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,081 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 686 46 261.50 $261.50 $1,794 -6.50
— 689 18 267.00 $267.00 $1,840 -1.00
— 734 12 264.50 $264.50 $1,941 -20.00
— 764 18 257.50 $257.50 $1,967 -3.75
— 775 24 257.50 $257.50 $1,996 -5.50
— 787 10 254.50 $254.50 $2,003 -7.50
— 797 20 245.50 $245.50 $1,957 -8.50
— 829 70 248.50 $248.50 $2,060 -6.50
— 963 15 235.00 $235.00 $2,263 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 527 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,497 +13.00
— 647 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,715 —
— 675 10 266.00 $266.00 $1,796 +11.00
— 678 28 264.00 $264.00 $1,790 +9.00
— 689 12 264.00 $264.00 $1,819 +21.50
— 731 74 265.00 $265.00 $1,937 +8.00
— 744 65 256.50 $256.50 $1,908 +12.50
— 751 38 259.00 $259.00 $1,945 +12.00
— 760 43 253.00 $253.00 $1,923 +6.00
— 775 22 248.50 $248.50 $1,926 +5.00
— 809 12 238.50 $238.50 $1,929 -3.00
— 811 22 242.50 $242.50 $1,967 +1.00
— 830 8 241.00 $241.00 $2,000 +60.00
— 842 63 235.50 $235.50 $1,983 -7.00
— 860 10 235.00 $235.00 $2,021 -12.50
— 865 63 235.50 $235.50 $2,037 -3.00
— 873 19 234.00 $234.00 $2,043 -9.75
— 878 11 234.00 $234.00 $2,055 -4.50
— 881 8 232.00 $232.00 $2,044 -6.50
— 883 3 232.00 $232.00 $2,049 -6.50
— 894 15 234.00 $234.00 $2,092 -2.50
— 894 24 232.50 $232.50 $2,079 -4.00
— 895 11 232.00 $232.00 $2,076 -4.50
— 900 2 226.00 $226.00 $2,034 -14.50
— 905 21 239.50 $239.50 $2,167 -1.50
— 908 6 230.50 $230.50 $2,093 -10.50
— 913 30 238.00 $238.00 $2,173 -3.00
— 921 21 230.00 $230.00 $2,118 -11.00
— 925 23 228.00 $228.00 $2,109 ±0.00
— 935 16 227.50 $227.50 $2,127 -0.50
— 958 10 227.50 $227.50 $2,179 +3.75
— 960 9 225.00 $225.00 $2,160 +1.25
WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1102 5 190.00 $190.00 $2,094 +22.50

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1278 20 102.00 $102.00 $1,304 —
— 1311 8 101.50 $101.50 $1,331 -20.50
— 1320 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,518 -20.00
— 1335 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,749 -4.00
— 1360 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,550 -6.50
— 1363 6 108.00 $108.00 $1,472 -4.50
— 1400 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,652 -5.50
— 1414 8 119.50 $119.50 $1,690 -4.00
— 1430 5 119.50 $119.50 $1,709 -4.00
— 1450 1 103.50 $103.50 $1,501 —
— 1457 22 117.00 $117.00 $1,705 —
— 1505 1 119.50 $119.50 $1,798 —
— 1520 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,824 —
— 1530 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,790 —
— 1565 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,753 -13.50
— 1565 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,878 -5.50
— 1568 2 112.50 $112.50 $1,764 -13.00
— 1670 1 116.50 $116.50 $1,946 —
— 1695 1 119.50 $119.50 $2,026 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1025 4 200.00 $200.00 $2,050 +35.00
— 1070 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,552 -39.00
— 1080 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,814 -16.00
— 1095 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,080 +6.00
— 1120 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,016 —
— 1215 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,175 —
— 1375 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,719 —
— 1505 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,761 —
— 1570 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,884 —
— 1585 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,918 —
— 1710 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,949 -9.50
— 1750 1 122.50 $122.50 $2,144 —
— 1763 2 118.50 $118.50 $2,089 -8.00
— 1785 3 118.50 $118.50 $2,115 -8.00
— 1790 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,238 -1.50
— 1814 4 123.50 $123.50 $2,240 +2.00
— 1820 1 118.00 $118.00 $2,148 -3.50
— 1825 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,336 +6.50
— 1880 3 115.00 $115.00 $2,162 -6.50
— 1920 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,112 -13.50
— 2049 4 129.50 $129.50 $2,653 —
— 2120 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,438 -6.00
— 2155 3 122.00 $122.00 $2,629 —
— 2240 1 116.50 $116.50 $2,610 —

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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.