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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

6,349 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 6-weight N/N/A heifers $263.43/cwt +16.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 669 lb · 1,027 head
light 7-weight N/N/A steers $263.92/cwt -5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 722 lb · 755 head
heavy 5-weight N/N/A heifers $290.13/cwt +14.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,675/hd at 577 lb · 667 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,349 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 414 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,439 —
— 416 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,435 —
— 445 16 353.00 $353.00 $1,571 —
— 467 53 341.00 $341.00 $1,592 +23.00
— 497 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,665 +17.00
— 546 112 337.50 $337.50 $1,843 +18.50
— 555 11 326.00 $326.00 $1,809 +19.00
— 562 54 310.75 $310.75 $1,746 +3.75
— 573 108 307.00 $307.00 $1,759 -10.50
— 580 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,746 +5.00
— 586 19 313.50 $313.50 $1,837 +17.50
— 587 181 325.00 $325.00 $1,908 +29.00
— 590 24 312.00 $312.00 $1,841 +16.00
— 595 14 297.00 $297.00 $1,767 +16.00
— 597 25 295.00 $295.00 $1,761 +14.00
— 620 81 289.75 $289.75 $1,796 +19.75
— 623 90 309.50 $309.50 $1,928 +39.50
— 628 63 295.00 $295.00 $1,853 +25.00
— 635 39 299.50 $299.50 $1,902 +29.50
— 640 58 287.00 $287.00 $1,837 +17.00
— 648 45 284.50 $284.50 $1,844 +14.50
— 648 84 280.50 $280.50 $1,818 +10.50
— 654 23 279.00 $279.00 $1,825 +8.50
— 660 45 273.00 $273.00 $1,802 +22.50
— 663 16 267.00 $267.00 $1,770 +16.50
— 677 79 290.25 $290.25 $1,965 +22.25
— 678 160 292.25 $292.25 $1,981 +24.25
— 683 62 267.00 $267.00 $1,824 -1.00
— 690 82 280.50 $280.50 $1,935 +37.50
— 704 83 278.25 $278.25 $1,959 +29.75
— 705 14 260.50 $260.50 $1,837 +12.00
— 706 54 268.00 $268.00 $1,892 +19.50
— 712 88 264.25 $264.25 $1,881 +15.75
— 715 15 263.00 $263.00 $1,880 -13.00
— 722 14 257.00 $257.00 $1,856 -19.00
— 724 81 270.00 $270.00 $1,955 -6.00
— 724 84 256.00 $256.00 $1,853 -20.00
— 725 80 254.00 $254.00 $1,842 -22.00
— 725 52 268.50 $268.50 $1,947 -7.50
— 732 63 258.00 $258.00 $1,889 -18.00
— 737 47 254.00 $254.00 $1,872 -22.00
— 739 80 267.50 $267.50 $1,977 -8.50
— 776 29 247.00 $247.00 $1,917 +1.75
— 777 153 248.50 $248.50 $1,931 +3.25
— 779 17 258.50 $258.50 $2,014 +13.25
— 789 141 252.00 $252.00 $1,988 +6.75
— 791 40 244.50 $244.50 $1,934 -0.75
— 802 299 254.00 $254.00 $2,037 +9.25
— 818 73 237.50 $237.50 $1,943 -7.25
— 865 196 238.75 $238.75 $2,065 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 418 11 299.00 $299.00 $1,250 -10.00
— 431 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,336 +1.00
— 434 23 293.00 $293.00 $1,272 -16.00
— 447 94 320.50 $320.50 $1,433 +78.50
— 489 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,335 -43.50
— 506 32 296.00 $296.00 $1,498 -10.00
— 507 10 301.00 $301.00 $1,526 -5.00
— 521 116 308.50 $308.50 $1,607 +22.50
— 544 35 289.00 $289.00 $1,572 +9.00
— 550 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,546 +15.50
— 551 76 297.50 $297.50 $1,639 +32.00
— 561 33 295.00 $295.00 $1,655 +29.50
— 563 6 279.00 $279.00 $1,571 +13.50
— 570 68 294.00 $294.00 $1,676 +28.50
— 571 90 289.50 $289.50 $1,653 +24.00
— 572 33 293.00 $293.00 $1,676 +27.50
— 579 13 262.00 $262.00 $1,517 -17.00
— 583 100 298.00 $298.00 $1,737 +19.00
— 586 59 287.00 $287.00 $1,682 +8.00
— 586 36 292.00 $292.00 $1,711 +13.00
— 589 24 291.00 $291.00 $1,714 +10.50
— 595 62 277.50 $277.50 $1,651 -3.00
— 598 44 286.50 $286.50 $1,713 +16.50
— 598 18 274.00 $274.00 $1,639 +4.00
— 604 105 290.75 $290.75 $1,756 +20.75
— 607 59 281.50 $281.50 $1,709 +1.50
— 609 35 286.00 $286.00 $1,742 +6.00
— 615 93 285.00 $285.00 $1,753 +21.00
— 619 15 266.00 $266.00 $1,647 -1.50
— 619 11 273.00 $273.00 $1,690 +5.50
— 621 38 281.00 $281.00 $1,745 +13.50
— 624 80 252.00 $252.00 $1,572 -15.50
— 635 31 260.00 $260.00 $1,651 -8.50
— 636 43 269.00 $269.00 $1,711 +0.50
— 642 107 279.00 $279.00 $1,791 +10.50
— 650 61 257.00 $257.00 $1,670 +10.00
— 651 88 267.50 $267.50 $1,741 +20.50
— 653 44 263.00 $263.00 $1,717 +16.00
— 653 91 268.00 $268.00 $1,750 +21.00
— 655 90 279.00 $279.00 $1,827 +32.00
— 656 34 261.00 $261.00 $1,712 +14.00
— 657 33 271.00 $271.00 $1,780 +24.00
— 668 79 269.00 $269.00 $1,797 +22.00
— 669 96 270.00 $270.00 $1,806 +23.00
— 670 111 260.50 $260.50 $1,745 +13.50
— 685 24 254.00 $254.00 $1,740 +7.00
— 685 22 249.00 $249.00 $1,706 +2.00
— 686 85 254.50 $254.50 $1,746 +7.50
— 693 83 253.00 $253.00 $1,753 +6.00
— 697 86 257.50 $257.50 $1,795 +10.50
— 700 61 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 +14.00
— 710 86 262.00 $262.00 $1,860 +36.00
— 712 81 234.75 $234.75 $1,671 +8.75
— 722 46 246.00 $246.00 $1,776 +20.00
— 722 42 250.50 $250.50 $1,809 +24.50
— 723 20 254.00 $254.00 $1,836 +28.00
— 738 76 261.00 $261.00 $1,926 +34.50
— 791 16 219.00 $219.00 $1,732 —

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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.