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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

635 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 9-weight N/N/A heifers $143.15/cwt ≈ $1,424/hd at 995 lb · 24 head
light 9-weight N/N/A heifers $122.86/cwt ≈ $1,141/hd at 929 lb · 14 head
heavy 8-weight N/N/A heifers $145.00/cwt ≈ $1,301/hd at 897 lb · 10 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 635 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 897 10 145.00 $145.00 $1,301 —
— 913 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,141 —
— 935 10 122.00 $122.00 $1,141 —
— 984 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,378 —
— 987 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,406 —
— 999 17 144.00 $144.00 $1,439 —
— 1010 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,616 —
— 1025 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,210 —
— 1028 12 139.00 $139.00 $1,429 —
— 1052 48 155.00 $155.00 $1,631 —
— 1081 30 140.00 $140.00 $1,513 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 938 8 117.50 $117.50 $1,102 —
— 948 8 122.50 $122.50 $1,161 —
— 984 15 121.00 $121.00 $1,191 —
— 994 7 101.00 $101.00 $1,004 —
— 1030 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,210 —
— 1045 15 109.00 $109.00 $1,139 —
— 1058 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,238 —
— 1080 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,220 —
— 1090 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,177 —
— 1093 19 104.00 $104.00 $1,137 —
— 1120 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,053 —
— 1146 6 102.50 $102.50 $1,175 —
— 1165 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,212 —
— 1180 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,192 —
— 1186 6 94.00 $94.00 $1,115 —
— 1191 8 76.00 $76.00 $905 —
— 1192 3 92.50 $92.50 $1,103 —
— 1206 8 87.00 $87.00 $1,049 —
— 1215 4 105.00 $105.00 $1,276 —
— 1218 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,121 —
— 1220 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,171 —
— 1223 8 84.50 $84.50 $1,033 —
— 1229 5 108.00 $108.00 $1,327 —
— 1230 13 94.50 $94.50 $1,162 —
— 1234 9 88.00 $88.00 $1,086 —
— 1238 5 79.00 $79.00 $978 —
— 1241 19 88.00 $88.00 $1,092 —
— 1248 3 80.00 $80.00 $998 —
— 1249 8 74.50 $74.50 $931 —
— 1250 4 91.00 $91.00 $1,138 —
— 1263 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,200 —
— 1263 7 94.00 $94.00 $1,187 —
— 1266 4 88.00 $88.00 $1,114 —
— 1271 5 89.00 $89.00 $1,131 —
— 1275 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,096 —
— 1292 7 86.00 $86.00 $1,111 —
— 1295 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,166 —
— 1310 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,179 —
— 1313 2 91.50 $91.50 $1,201 —
— 1322 26 96.75 $96.75 $1,279 —
— 1326 5 73.00 $73.00 $968 —
— 1333 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,266 —
— 1335 3 97.00 $97.00 $1,295 —
— 1335 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,295 —
— 1338 3 91.50 $91.50 $1,224 —
— 1345 14 81.00 $81.00 $1,089 —
— 1355 6 96.50 $96.50 $1,308 —
— 1356 19 92.50 $92.50 $1,254 —
— 1368 4 93.00 $93.00 $1,272 —
— 1368 10 92.00 $92.00 $1,259 —
— 1372 3 91.50 $91.50 $1,255 —
— 1375 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,251 —
— 1385 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,246 —
— 1386 6 90.00 $90.00 $1,247 —
— 1386 4 95.00 $95.00 $1,317 —
— 1389 5 95.00 $95.00 $1,320 —
— 1390 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,334 —
— 1393 3 71.00 $71.00 $989 —
— 1404 8 94.00 $94.00 $1,320 —
— 1406 6 93.00 $93.00 $1,308 —
— 1415 4 92.50 $92.50 $1,309 —
— 1423 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,281 —
— 1425 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,254 —
— 1430 16 96.00 $96.00 $1,373 —
— 1442 12 93.00 $93.00 $1,341 —
— 1448 5 95.50 $95.50 $1,383 —
— 1452 3 94.00 $94.00 $1,365 —
— 1453 2 91.00 $91.00 $1,322 —
— 1455 5 95.50 $95.50 $1,390 —
— 1460 10 96.00 $96.00 $1,402 —
— 1473 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,591 —
— 1483 4 93.50 $93.50 $1,387 —
— 1493 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,433 —
— 1501 9 89.00 $89.00 $1,336 —
— 1517 9 94.00 $94.00 $1,426 —
— 1522 12 93.00 $93.00 $1,415 —
— 1531 4 99.00 $99.00 $1,516 —
— 1540 15 91.00 $91.00 $1,401 —
— 1635 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,586 —
— 1695 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,729 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1425 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,568 —
— 1743 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,743 —
— 1772 6 115.50 $115.50 $2,047 —
— 1805 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,076 —
— 1865 3 115.00 $115.00 $2,145 —
— 2005 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,346 —
— 2011 4 114.50 $114.50 $2,303 —
— 2290 1 92.00 $92.00 $2,107 —

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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.