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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

2,534 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 8-weight N/N/A heifers $234.96/cwt +7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 866 lb · 442 head
light 8-weight N/N/A heifers $234.59/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 821 lb · 357 head
light 9-weight N/N/A heifers $229.33/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 914 lb · 243 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,534 — —

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YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 697 30 261.00 $261.00 $1,819 —
— 699 10 264.50 $264.50 $1,849 —
— 726 10 256.50 $256.50 $1,862 —
— 731 24 260.50 $260.50 $1,904 —
— 748 26 254.50 $254.50 $1,904 —
— 751 73 272.00 $272.00 $2,043 —
— 776 72 259.50 $259.50 $2,014 —
— 836 67 258.50 $258.50 $2,161 —
— 847 69 253.00 $253.00 $2,143 —
— 857 57 250.50 $250.50 $2,147 —
— 861 68 247.75 $247.75 $2,133 —
— 873 26 242.00 $242.00 $2,113 —
— 908 65 245.75 $245.75 $2,231 —
— 932 127 245.00 $245.00 $2,283 —
— 970 120 236.50 $236.50 $2,294 —
— 1011 19 225.50 $225.50 $2,280 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 408 24 335.00 $335.00 $1,367 —
— 513 90 326.75 $326.75 $1,676 —

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YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 616 10 267.00 $267.00 $1,645 —
— 713 41 253.00 $253.00 $1,804 —
— 726 70 250.00 $250.00 $1,815 —
— 726 44 249.00 $249.00 $1,808 —
— 740 15 246.00 $246.00 $1,820 —
— 750 44 245.50 $245.50 $1,841 —
— 770 63 246.00 $246.00 $1,894 —
— 792 40 240.25 $240.25 $1,903 —
— 802 76 239.75 $239.75 $1,923 —
— 803 53 238.00 $238.00 $1,911 —
— 807 32 232.00 $232.00 $1,872 —
— 820 15 233.50 $233.50 $1,915 +8.00
— 825 47 231.50 $231.50 $1,910 +6.00
— 826 23 234.50 $234.50 $1,937 +9.00
— 841 64 233.00 $233.00 $1,960 +7.50
— 844 18 227.00 $227.00 $1,916 +1.50
— 849 29 231.50 $231.50 $1,965 +6.00
— 861 20 232.25 $232.25 $2,000 +4.75
— 863 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,985 +2.50
— 863 317 236.75 $236.75 $2,043 +9.25
— 871 61 231.00 $231.00 $2,012 +3.50
— 889 20 228.75 $228.75 $2,034 +2.50
— 898 10 227.00 $227.00 $2,038 +0.75
— 903 24 230.00 $230.00 $2,077 +7.50
— 904 112 229.25 $229.25 $2,072 +6.75
— 922 60 230.00 $230.00 $2,121 +5.00
— 931 43 228.50 $228.50 $2,127 +3.50
— 943 4 226.50 $226.50 $2,136 +1.50
— 950 8 225.00 $225.00 $2,138 +5.00
— 962 12 219.00 $219.00 $2,107 -1.00
— 971 9 222.00 $222.00 $2,156 +0.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 406 17 317.50 $317.50 $1,289 —
— 478 97 314.00 $314.00 $1,501 —
WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1069 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,860 —
— 1130 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,978 —
— 1245 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,892 —
— 1430 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,331 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1175 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,798 -1.00
— 1225 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,740 —
— 1248 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,747 —
— 1260 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,739 +8.00
— 1395 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,939 +3.50
— 1410 6 140.50 $140.50 $1,981 +3.50
— 1540 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,064 -2.50
— 1625 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,194 -0.50

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1163 3 183.00 $183.00 $2,128 +10.00
— 1295 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,033 —
— 1421 4 142.50 $142.50 $2,025 —
— 1690 1 144.50 $144.50 $2,442 -1.00
— 1713 2 150.00 $150.00 $2,570 +10.00
— 1830 1 151.50 $151.50 $2,772 +9.00
— 1885 2 150.00 $150.00 $2,828 —
— 1994 5 147.50 $147.50 $2,941 -8.00
— 2010 1 148.50 $148.50 $2,985 —
— 2100 1 162.00 $162.00 $3,402 —
— 2105 1 147.50 $147.50 $3,105 —
— 2190 1 138.50 $138.50 $3,033 —

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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.