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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

6,031 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $298.34/cwt -23.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 576 lb · 967 head
light 5-weight N/N/A steers $306.88/cwt -23.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 525 lb · 801 head
heavy 4-weight N/N/A steers $327.64/cwt -17.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 478 lb · 787 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,031 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 331 17 365.00 $365.00 $1,208 —
— 339 15 370.00 $370.00 $1,254 —
— 348 13 370.00 $370.00 $1,288 —
— 356 15 355.00 $355.00 $1,264 —
— 370 24 376.00 $376.00 $1,391 —
— 379 10 381.00 $381.00 $1,444 —
— 379 25 381.00 $381.00 $1,444 —
— 395 10 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 —
— 395 38 340.00 $340.00 $1,343 —
— 399 24 371.00 $371.00 $1,480 —
— 410 23 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 -40.00
— 414 12 342.50 $342.50 $1,418 -27.50
— 421 77 367.00 $367.00 $1,545 +15.00
— 422 17 367.00 $367.00 $1,549 +15.00
— 425 18 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 -12.00
— 427 24 335.00 $335.00 $1,430 -17.00
— 427 36 372.00 $372.00 $1,588 +20.00
— 435 64 329.00 $329.00 $1,431 -23.00
— 438 56 321.00 $321.00 $1,406 -31.00
— 441 8 342.50 $342.50 $1,510 -9.50
— 441 80 367.00 $367.00 $1,618 +15.00
— 443 44 333.00 $333.00 $1,475 -19.00
— 445 42 321.00 $321.00 $1,428 -31.00
— 451 34 317.00 $317.00 $1,430 +1.00
— 453 16 340.50 $340.50 $1,542 +24.50
— 458 88 340.00 $340.00 $1,557 +24.00
— 463 29 321.00 $321.00 $1,486 +5.00
— 467 93 335.00 $335.00 $1,564 +5.00
— 469 29 326.00 $326.00 $1,529 -4.00
— 474 21 330.00 $330.00 $1,564 -27.50
— 478 12 334.00 $334.00 $1,597 -14.00
— 480 28 334.00 $334.00 $1,603 -14.00
— 481 39 338.00 $338.00 $1,626 -10.00
— 481 32 317.00 $317.00 $1,525 -31.00
— 485 46 320.50 $320.50 $1,554 -16.50
— 488 52 305.00 $305.00 $1,488 -32.00
— 490 48 330.50 $330.50 $1,619 -6.50
— 492 102 329.50 $329.50 $1,621 -7.50
— 493 10 322.50 $322.50 $1,590 -14.50
— 495 75 329.00 $329.00 $1,629 -8.00
— 499 33 309.00 $309.00 $1,542 -28.00
— 502 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,581 -22.50
— 503 52 314.00 $314.00 $1,579 -23.50
— 503 54 318.50 $318.50 $1,602 -19.00
— 506 22 320.00 $320.00 $1,619 -17.50
— 506 43 318.00 $318.00 $1,609 -19.50
— 510 105 335.00 $335.00 $1,708 +20.00
— 517 7 309.50 $309.50 $1,600 -21.00
— 517 39 314.00 $314.00 $1,623 -16.50
— 520 62 308.00 $308.00 $1,602 -22.50
— 521 26 290.00 $290.00 $1,511 -40.50
— 524 48 272.00 $272.00 $1,425 -37.00
— 534 20 304.00 $304.00 $1,623 -5.00
— 534 27 304.00 $304.00 $1,623 -5.00
— 536 32 296.00 $296.00 $1,587 -13.00
— 544 50 303.00 $303.00 $1,648 -6.00
— 544 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,496 -34.00
— 547 13 273.00 $273.00 $1,493 -36.00
— 547 41 298.00 $298.00 $1,630 -11.00
— 548 39 273.00 $273.00 $1,496 -36.00
— 549 97 308.50 $308.50 $1,694 -0.50
— 551 76 300.00 $300.00 $1,653 -25.00
— 557 100 312.00 $312.00 $1,738 -13.00
— 558 29 283.50 $283.50 $1,582 -41.50
— 560 66 308.00 $308.00 $1,725 -17.00
— 567 101 312.00 $312.00 $1,769 -5.50
— 577 31 286.00 $286.00 $1,650 -31.50
— 580 15 268.00 $268.00 $1,554 -49.50
— 580 97 302.00 $302.00 $1,752 -15.50
— 581 15 275.00 $275.00 $1,598 -42.50
— 582 21 266.00 $266.00 $1,548 -51.50
— 583 97 310.00 $310.00 $1,807 -7.50
— 585 57 290.00 $290.00 $1,696 -27.50
— 592 72 268.00 $268.00 $1,587 -49.50
— 593 99 296.00 $296.00 $1,755 -21.50
— 597 91 300.50 $300.50 $1,794 -17.00
— 631 69 276.00 $276.00 $1,742 —
— 633 26 270.00 $270.00 $1,709 —
— 644 39 268.00 $268.00 $1,726 —
— 665 21 248.00 $248.00 $1,649 -30.50
YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 761 49 258.50 $258.50 $1,967 -5.50
— 875 13 236.00 $236.00 $2,065 -6.75
— 932 48 232.00 $232.00 $2,162 -10.50

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 328 16 297.50 $297.50 $976 —
— 344 17 342.50 $342.50 $1,178 —
— 374 26 310.00 $310.00 $1,159 -15.00
— 377 37 325.00 $325.00 $1,225 ±0.00
— 379 24 330.00 $330.00 $1,251 +5.00
— 385 53 339.00 $339.00 $1,305 +14.00
— 391 16 300.00 $300.00 $1,173 -25.00
— 411 29 321.00 $321.00 $1,319 -1.00
— 413 10 324.00 $324.00 $1,338 +2.00
— 419 21 327.00 $327.00 $1,370 +5.00
— 431 16 321.00 $321.00 $1,384 +8.00
— 434 20 315.00 $315.00 $1,367 +2.00
— 443 31 312.50 $312.50 $1,384 -16.50
— 444 37 295.00 $295.00 $1,310 -34.00
— 445 22 304.00 $304.00 $1,353 -25.00
— 448 68 320.00 $320.00 $1,434 -9.00
— 449 14 299.00 $299.00 $1,343 -30.00
— 455 14 282.00 $282.00 $1,283 -54.00
— 457 111 324.50 $324.50 $1,483 -11.50
— 467 33 299.00 $299.00 $1,396 -37.00
— 467 39 310.00 $310.00 $1,448 -26.00
— 468 80 307.00 $307.00 $1,437 -29.00
— 469 10 297.00 $297.00 $1,393 -39.00
— 474 28 300.00 $300.00 $1,422 -11.00
— 480 11 285.00 $285.00 $1,368 -26.00
— 484 13 281.00 $281.00 $1,360 -30.00
— 485 49 300.50 $300.50 $1,457 -10.50
— 491 29 301.50 $301.50 $1,480 -9.50
— 499 51 302.00 $302.00 $1,507 -9.00
— 500 11 279.00 $279.00 $1,395 —
— 505 16 282.00 $282.00 $1,424 —
— 507 20 277.00 $277.00 $1,404 —
— 514 31 262.00 $262.00 $1,347 —
— 514 41 293.00 $293.00 $1,506 —
— 516 16 297.50 $297.50 $1,535 —
— 522 64 299.00 $299.00 $1,561 —
— 527 76 292.50 $292.50 $1,541 —
— 532 81 321.00 $321.00 $1,708 —
— 533 66 297.50 $297.50 $1,586 —
— 537 17 286.00 $286.00 $1,536 —
— 552 33 263.00 $263.00 $1,452 +3.00
— 561 20 275.00 $275.00 $1,543 +15.00
— 615 44 259.00 $259.00 $1,593 —
YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 666 32 250.50 $250.50 $1,668 -7.75
— 696 48 248.25 $248.25 $1,728 -10.75
— 698 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,689 -17.00
— 725 72 246.50 $246.50 $1,787 +75.50
— 731 20 243.50 $243.50 $1,780 +72.50
— 734 23 246.00 $246.00 $1,806 -8.25
— 756 42 240.00 $240.00 $1,814 -11.50
— 776 7 234.50 $234.50 $1,820 -9.00
— 777 72 240.50 $240.50 $1,869 -3.00
— 796 40 226.00 $226.00 $1,799 -12.00
— 804 17 234.00 $234.00 $1,881 -8.00
— 827 29 231.00 $231.00 $1,910 -9.00
— 828 18 230.50 $230.50 $1,909 -9.50
— 828 8 235.50 $235.50 $1,950 -4.50
— 830 70 234.75 $234.75 $1,948 +89.75
— 835 12 227.00 $227.00 $1,895 +82.00
— 837 128 237.75 $237.75 $1,990 +92.75
— 844 126 236.25 $236.25 $1,994 +6.75
— 844 128 236.50 $236.50 $1,996 +7.00
— 851 30 226.00 $226.00 $1,923 -2.00
— 853 7 235.75 $235.75 $2,011 +7.75
— 857 64 235.00 $235.00 $2,014 +65.00
— 860 26 230.00 $230.00 $1,978 +60.00
— 870 5 225.75 $225.75 $1,964 -7.25
— 874 10 231.50 $231.50 $2,023 +114.00
— 955 12 216.00 $216.00 $2,063 -8.00
— 988 6 213.50 $213.50 $2,109 -10.50

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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.