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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

8,579 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 4-weight N/N/A steers $348.33/cwt +6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 483 lb · 1,472 head
light 5-weight N/N/A steers $328.40/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 526 lb · 1,453 head
heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $314.58/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 569 lb · 1,389 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,579 — —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 300 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,245 +7.50
— 332 36 414.00 $414.00 $1,374 +1.00
— 337 35 402.50 $402.50 $1,356 -10.50
— 354 14 395.00 $395.00 $1,398 +20.00
— 379 20 380.00 $380.00 $1,440 -22.50
— 380 11 385.00 $385.00 $1,463 -17.50
— 385 27 386.00 $386.00 $1,486 -1.50
— 398 13 378.00 $378.00 $1,504 -9.50
— 402 27 351.00 $351.00 $1,411 -2.50
— 406 32 391.00 $391.00 $1,587 +37.50
— 406 14 385.00 $385.00 $1,563 +31.50
— 406 50 395.00 $395.00 $1,604 +41.50
— 409 17 377.50 $377.50 $1,544 +24.00
— 410 140 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 +46.50
— 410 51 357.50 $357.50 $1,466 +4.00
— 414 22 382.50 $382.50 $1,584 +29.00
— 418 23 380.00 $380.00 $1,588 +26.50
— 419 24 377.50 $377.50 $1,582 +24.00
— 429 13 373.00 $373.00 $1,600 +19.50
— 430 21 382.50 $382.50 $1,645 +29.00
— 430 25 375.00 $375.00 $1,612 +21.50
— 433 247 388.00 $388.00 $1,680 +43.00
— 435 38 379.00 $379.00 $1,649 +34.00
— 438 18 350.00 $350.00 $1,533 +5.00
— 441 14 366.00 $366.00 $1,614 +21.00
— 445 32 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 +12.00
— 446 121 373.00 $373.00 $1,664 +5.00
— 447 71 328.50 $328.50 $1,468 -39.50
— 454 36 370.00 $370.00 $1,680 +31.00
— 456 32 361.00 $361.00 $1,646 +22.00
— 458 48 362.00 $362.00 $1,658 +5.00
— 461 49 353.50 $353.50 $1,630 +13.50
— 465 15 355.00 $355.00 $1,651 +3.00
— 466 118 364.00 $364.00 $1,696 +12.00
— 470 65 356.50 $356.50 $1,676 +4.50
— 470 35 361.00 $361.00 $1,697 +9.00
— 471 37 357.00 $357.00 $1,681 +5.00
— 473 27 332.00 $332.00 $1,570 -20.00
— 479 120 365.00 $365.00 $1,748 +30.00
— 486 31 342.00 $342.00 $1,662 +8.00
— 487 10 344.00 $344.00 $1,675 +10.00
— 487 45 349.50 $349.50 $1,702 +15.50
— 487 58 344.00 $344.00 $1,675 +10.00
— 488 47 307.50 $307.50 $1,501 -26.50
— 490 102 350.50 $350.50 $1,717 +16.50
— 491 46 344.00 $344.00 $1,689 +10.00
— 492 48 320.00 $320.00 $1,574 -14.00
— 493 52 334.50 $334.50 $1,649 +2.50
— 494 44 342.50 $342.50 $1,692 +10.50
— 494 113 347.00 $347.00 $1,714 +15.00
— 497 81 334.50 $334.50 $1,662 +2.50
— 497 102 348.00 $348.00 $1,730 +16.00
— 497 111 340.00 $340.00 $1,690 +8.00
— 505 65 336.00 $336.00 $1,697 +8.00
— 505 102 344.50 $344.50 $1,740 +16.50
— 507 46 326.00 $326.00 $1,653 -2.00
— 512 20 326.00 $326.00 $1,669 -3.00
— 512 103 339.00 $339.00 $1,736 +10.00
— 514 49 345.00 $345.00 $1,773 +22.50
— 515 48 343.00 $343.00 $1,766 +20.50
— 516 40 334.50 $334.50 $1,726 +12.00
— 517 31 326.00 $326.00 $1,685 +3.50
— 518 7 329.00 $329.00 $1,704 +6.50
— 520 15 329.50 $329.50 $1,713 +4.50
— 521 13 330.50 $330.50 $1,722 +5.50
— 522 98 335.00 $335.00 $1,749 +10.00
— 523 108 324.50 $324.50 $1,697 -0.50
— 526 34 325.00 $325.00 $1,710 -5.00
— 533 24 322.00 $322.00 $1,716 +6.00
— 533 56 327.00 $327.00 $1,743 +11.00
— 534 112 328.50 $328.50 $1,754 +12.50
— 535 51 304.00 $304.00 $1,626 -12.00
— 536 49 314.00 $314.00 $1,683 -2.00
— 537 93 319.50 $319.50 $1,716 +3.50
— 538 60 320.00 $320.00 $1,722 +4.00
— 540 12 307.00 $307.00 $1,658 +1.50
— 542 32 313.00 $313.00 $1,696 +7.50
— 547 52 311.50 $311.50 $1,704 -3.25
— 547 133 330.00 $330.00 $1,805 +15.25
— 551 94 316.00 $316.00 $1,741 -1.00
— 553 78 319.00 $319.00 $1,764 +2.00
— 556 92 319.00 $319.00 $1,774 +2.25
— 556 93 319.50 $319.50 $1,776 +2.75
— 558 76 300.50 $300.50 $1,677 -16.25
— 559 94 316.00 $316.00 $1,766 -0.75
— 560 41 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 +3.25
— 560 24 315.50 $315.50 $1,767 -1.25
— 564 95 320.50 $320.50 $1,808 +11.50
— 565 67 310.50 $310.50 $1,754 +1.50
— 567 73 318.50 $318.50 $1,806 +9.50
— 567 96 310.00 $310.00 $1,758 +1.00
— 569 15 320.00 $320.00 $1,821 +18.00
— 571 65 307.00 $307.00 $1,753 +5.00
— 581 94 321.50 $321.50 $1,868 +7.00
— 587 54 309.00 $309.00 $1,814 +14.50
— 588 29 311.00 $311.00 $1,829 +16.50
— 593 25 304.00 $304.00 $1,803 +1.50
— 596 87 315.00 $315.00 $1,877 +12.50
— 596 97 310.50 $310.50 $1,851 +8.00
— 603 96 315.50 $315.50 $1,902 +25.50
— 604 26 312.00 $312.00 $1,884 +22.00
— 604 14 300.00 $300.00 $1,812 +10.00
— 605 93 317.00 $317.00 $1,918 +27.00
— 607 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,797 +11.00
— 615 91 312.00 $312.00 $1,919 +27.00
— 615 17 312.00 $312.00 $1,919 +27.00
— 619 39 307.50 $307.50 $1,903 +22.50
— 624 31 289.00 $289.00 $1,803 -22.50
— 628 102 295.50 $295.50 $1,856 -16.00
— 629 34 307.00 $307.00 $1,931 -4.50
— 629 92 309.00 $309.00 $1,944 -2.50
— 631 71 305.00 $305.00 $1,925 -6.50
— 632 33 304.00 $304.00 $1,921 -7.50
— 632 95 307.25 $307.25 $1,942 -4.25
— 643 97 311.00 $311.00 $2,000 +49.00
— 652 16 290.00 $290.00 $1,891 —
— 729 84 272.00 $272.00 $1,983 +17.00
YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 811 45 265.25 $265.25 $2,151 —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 321 38 367.50 $367.50 $1,180 —
— 371 8 333.00 $333.00 $1,235 +10.00
— 386 22 340.00 $340.00 $1,312 +17.00
— 390 65 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 +7.00
— 391 123 340.00 $340.00 $1,329 +17.00
— 411 69 337.00 $337.00 $1,385 +16.00
— 411 20 320.00 $320.00 $1,315 -1.00
— 414 60 318.00 $318.00 $1,317 -3.00
— 423 35 327.00 $327.00 $1,383 +8.00
— 436 52 337.00 $337.00 $1,469 +15.00
— 445 41 316.00 $316.00 $1,406 +2.50
— 450 11 320.00 $320.00 $1,440 +3.00
— 465 40 314.00 $314.00 $1,460 +40.00
— 474 38 320.00 $320.00 $1,517 +46.00
— 482 45 311.00 $311.00 $1,499 +6.00
— 483 95 303.50 $303.50 $1,466 +8.50
— 485 27 277.00 $277.00 $1,343 -18.00
— 487 33 298.00 $298.00 $1,451 -1.00
— 494 46 280.00 $280.00 $1,383 -20.00
— 497 37 283.00 $283.00 $1,407 +12.00
— 503 51 309.00 $309.00 $1,554 +2.50
— 508 28 285.00 $285.00 $1,448 -3.50
— 509 9 291.00 $291.00 $1,481 +2.50
— 510 25 287.00 $287.00 $1,464 -1.50
— 516 52 288.00 $288.00 $1,486 +2.00
— 518 64 295.00 $295.00 $1,528 +9.00
— 518 12 288.00 $288.00 $1,492 +2.00
— 520 97 303.00 $303.00 $1,576 +17.00
— 521 29 292.00 $292.00 $1,521 +6.00
— 521 47 292.00 $292.00 $1,521 +6.00
— 528 30 294.00 $294.00 $1,552 +1.00
— 529 20 291.00 $291.00 $1,539 -2.00
— 529 78 300.00 $300.00 $1,587 +7.00
— 533 52 286.00 $286.00 $1,524 +10.50
— 536 52 299.00 $299.00 $1,603 +17.00
— 540 14 288.00 $288.00 $1,555 +6.00
— 541 78 304.00 $304.00 $1,645 +22.00
— 542 13 290.00 $290.00 $1,572 +16.00
— 544 36 291.00 $291.00 $1,583 -9.00
— 583 67 285.00 $285.00 $1,662 +13.00
— 602 12 274.00 $274.00 $1,649 +11.00
— 602 102 314.50 $314.50 $1,893 +51.50
— 689 88 280.50 $280.50 $1,933 +26.50
YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 661 42 266.50 $266.50 $1,762 +12.50
— 867 20 238.00 $238.00 $2,063 —

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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.