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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

8,347 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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light 5-weight N/N/A steers $317.07/cwt ≈ $1,672/hd at 527 lb · 1,946 head
heavy 4-weight N/N/A steers $340.68/cwt ≈ $1,639/hd at 481 lb · 1,453 head
heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $302.63/cwt ≈ $1,742/hd at 576 lb · 1,169 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 8,347 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 273 4 392.50 $392.50 $1,072 —
— 347 30 382.00 $382.00 $1,326 —
— 359 15 372.50 $372.50 $1,337 —
— 370 27 332.50 $332.50 $1,230 —
— 382 50 371.00 $371.00 $1,417 —
— 385 26 380.00 $380.00 $1,463 —
— 389 13 347.00 $347.00 $1,350 —
— 393 131 379.00 $379.00 $1,489 —
— 397 8 332.50 $332.50 $1,320 —
— 404 35 339.00 $339.00 $1,370 —
— 409 22 325.00 $325.00 $1,329 —
— 409 67 380.00 $380.00 $1,554 —
— 411 19 321.00 $321.00 $1,319 —
— 419 21 347.00 $347.00 $1,454 —
— 422 24 340.00 $340.00 $1,435 —
— 423 26 339.00 $339.00 $1,434 —
— 429 95 352.50 $352.50 $1,512 —
— 433 21 357.00 $357.00 $1,546 —
— 439 26 341.00 $341.00 $1,497 —
— 444 23 361.00 $361.00 $1,603 —
— 446 105 367.00 $367.00 $1,637 —
— 451 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,488 —
— 452 23 324.00 $324.00 $1,464 —
— 452 115 354.00 $354.00 $1,600 —
— 463 28 336.50 $336.50 $1,558 —
— 465 40 326.00 $326.00 $1,516 —
— 466 107 351.00 $351.00 $1,636 —
— 473 222 363.00 $363.00 $1,717 —
— 474 50 341.00 $341.00 $1,616 —
— 477 40 332.50 $332.50 $1,586 —
— 481 29 359.00 $359.00 $1,727 —
— 486 49 329.00 $329.00 $1,599 —
— 488 125 335.00 $335.00 $1,635 —
— 489 24 319.00 $319.00 $1,560 —
— 490 92 341.00 $341.00 $1,671 —
— 491 110 351.00 $351.00 $1,723 —
— 492 17 328.00 $328.00 $1,614 —
— 495 110 341.00 $341.00 $1,688 —
— 497 52 313.00 $313.00 $1,556 —
— 497 102 312.00 $312.00 $1,551 —
— 498 112 327.50 $327.50 $1,631 —
— 501 11 321.50 $321.50 $1,611 —
— 502 36 319.00 $319.00 $1,601 —
— 502 103 320.00 $320.00 $1,606 —
— 503 57 324.50 $324.50 $1,632 —
— 504 15 325.00 $325.00 $1,638 —
— 508 47 319.50 $319.50 $1,623 —
— 510 97 324.00 $324.00 $1,652 —
— 511 95 321.50 $321.50 $1,643 —
— 511 97 322.00 $322.00 $1,645 —
— 512 17 326.00 $326.00 $1,669 —
— 516 12 327.00 $327.00 $1,687 —
— 517 84 320.00 $320.00 $1,654 —
— 518 19 315.00 $315.00 $1,632 —
— 519 26 306.50 $306.50 $1,591 —
— 522 12 288.00 $288.00 $1,503 —
— 522 56 317.00 $317.00 $1,655 —
— 523 28 305.00 $305.00 $1,595 —
— 524 31 310.00 $310.00 $1,624 —
— 527 70 318.00 $318.00 $1,676 —
— 528 27 297.00 $297.00 $1,568 —
— 528 33 314.50 $314.50 $1,661 —
— 533 14 300.00 $300.00 $1,599 —
— 533 87 307.00 $307.00 $1,636 —
— 536 81 313.00 $313.00 $1,678 —
— 538 110 317.50 $317.50 $1,708 —
— 540 83 317.00 $317.00 $1,712 —
— 542 16 315.00 $315.00 $1,707 —
— 542 200 330.00 $330.00 $1,789 —
— 543 99 320.00 $320.00 $1,738 —
— 544 89 306.50 $306.50 $1,667 —
— 546 81 312.50 $312.50 $1,706 —
— 546 99 304.50 $304.50 $1,663 —
— 549 14 298.00 $298.00 $1,636 —
— 553 77 295.00 $295.00 $1,631 —
— 553 38 314.00 $314.00 $1,736 —
— 556 42 309.00 $309.00 $1,718 —
— 557 47 299.00 $299.00 $1,665 —
— 560 39 291.50 $291.50 $1,632 —
— 561 47 308.00 $308.00 $1,728 —
— 564 11 289.00 $289.00 $1,630 —
— 566 69 297.50 $297.50 $1,684 —
— 572 42 297.00 $297.00 $1,699 —
— 575 99 316.00 $316.00 $1,817 —
— 575 104 290.00 $290.00 $1,668 —
— 581 123 311.50 $311.50 $1,810 —
— 582 3 285.50 $285.50 $1,662 —
— 585 26 309.00 $309.00 $1,808 —
— 585 56 306.00 $306.00 $1,790 —
— 587 16 294.50 $294.50 $1,729 —
— 588 71 289.00 $289.00 $1,699 —
— 589 93 318.00 $318.00 $1,873 —
— 590 97 298.50 $298.50 $1,761 —
— 599 69 297.50 $297.50 $1,782 —
— 603 95 307.50 $307.50 $1,854 —
— 609 94 305.00 $305.00 $1,857 —
— 628 66 286.00 $286.00 $1,796 —
— 632 90 288.00 $288.00 $1,820 —
— 641 81 271.00 $271.00 $1,737 —
— 643 95 286.00 $286.00 $1,839 —
— 654 90 282.00 $282.00 $1,844 —
— 656 81 280.00 $280.00 $1,837 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 358 22 270.00 $270.00 $967 —
— 376 31 327.50 $327.50 $1,231 —
— 399 79 328.00 $328.00 $1,309 —
— 400 69 299.50 $299.50 $1,198 —
— 408 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,306 —
— 427 21 309.00 $309.00 $1,319 —
— 448 32 302.00 $302.00 $1,353 —
— 450 15 291.00 $291.00 $1,310 —
— 450 32 300.00 $300.00 $1,350 —
— 453 125 330.00 $330.00 $1,495 —
— 457 27 301.00 $301.00 $1,376 —
— 457 43 281.00 $281.00 $1,284 —
— 466 106 314.00 $314.00 $1,463 —
— 468 29 303.00 $303.00 $1,418 —
— 469 25 256.00 $256.00 $1,201 —
— 473 52 304.00 $304.00 $1,438 —
— 475 71 269.50 $269.50 $1,280 —
— 479 28 276.00 $276.00 $1,322 —
— 479 28 292.00 $292.00 $1,399 —
— 482 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,330 —
— 487 44 298.50 $298.50 $1,454 —
— 491 105 342.00 $342.00 $1,679 —
— 491 16 265.00 $265.00 $1,301 —
— 493 11 288.00 $288.00 $1,420 —
— 493 53 301.50 $301.50 $1,486 —
— 494 38 289.00 $289.00 $1,428 —
— 496 20 278.00 $278.00 $1,379 —
— 500 15 286.00 $286.00 $1,430 —
— 500 50 345.00 $345.00 $1,725 —
— 501 39 281.00 $281.00 $1,408 —
— 502 47 272.00 $272.00 $1,365 —
— 503 19 292.00 $292.00 $1,469 —
— 503 33 288.00 $288.00 $1,449 —
— 507 36 285.00 $285.00 $1,445 —
— 507 92 283.00 $283.00 $1,435 —
— 509 42 285.50 $285.50 $1,453 —
— 511 70 310.00 $310.00 $1,584 —
— 513 40 287.00 $287.00 $1,472 —
— 521 74 276.50 $276.50 $1,441 —
— 523 11 263.00 $263.00 $1,375 —
— 525 224 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 —
— 526 19 265.00 $265.00 $1,394 —
— 529 18 271.00 $271.00 $1,434 —
— 532 15 266.00 $266.00 $1,415 —
— 535 92 325.00 $325.00 $1,739 —
— 556 12 261.00 $261.00 $1,451 —
— 588 101 291.00 $291.00 $1,711 —
— 603 25 264.00 $264.00 $1,592 —
— 610 61 264.00 $264.00 $1,610 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $
— — 26 279.00 $279.00

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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.