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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

4,761 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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light 6-weight N/N/A steers $330.60/cwt ≈ $2,053/hd at 621 lb · 665 head
heavy 5-weight N/N/A heifers $314.28/cwt ≈ $1,785/hd at 568 lb · 509 head
heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $345.85/cwt ≈ $1,997/hd at 577 lb · 483 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 4,761 — —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 374 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,496 —
— 401 19 403.00 $403.00 $1,616 —
— 407 43 421.00 $421.00 $1,713 —
— 409 11 433.00 $433.00 $1,771 —
— 446 33 405.00 $405.00 $1,806 —
— 466 11 375.00 $375.00 $1,748 —
— 471 48 375.00 $375.00 $1,766 —
— 481 92 382.00 $382.00 $1,837 —
— 491 9 374.00 $374.00 $1,836 —
— 492 36 370.00 $370.00 $1,820 —
— 492 55 369.00 $369.00 $1,815 —
— 504 10 371.00 $371.00 $1,870 —
— 508 49 380.00 $380.00 $1,930 —
— 514 22 362.00 $362.00 $1,861 —
— 518 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,684 —
— 544 17 355.00 $355.00 $1,931 —
— 549 21 347.00 $347.00 $1,905 —
— 553 75 348.50 $348.50 $1,927 —
— 563 42 354.00 $354.00 $1,993 —
— 564 69 360.50 $360.50 $2,033 —
— 580 80 344.00 $344.00 $1,995 —
— 589 63 348.00 $348.00 $2,050 —
— 589 91 338.00 $338.00 $1,991 —
— 598 43 333.75 $333.75 $1,996 —
— 599 20 330.50 $330.50 $1,980 —
— 602 38 329.00 $329.00 $1,981 —
— 604 59 334.00 $334.00 $2,017 —
— 606 85 341.00 $341.00 $2,066 —
— 610 34 331.50 $331.50 $2,022 —
— 619 169 335.50 $335.50 $2,077 —
— 626 91 340.00 $340.00 $2,128 —
— 634 36 322.00 $322.00 $2,041 —
— 634 14 315.00 $315.00 $1,997 —
— 635 20 313.00 $313.00 $1,988 —
— 637 44 315.00 $315.00 $2,007 —
— 642 75 315.00 $315.00 $2,022 —
— 651 75 329.75 $329.75 $2,147 —
— 659 84 333.00 $333.00 $2,194 —
— 670 18 306.00 $306.00 $2,050 —
— 685 47 296.00 $296.00 $2,028 —
— 718 83 307.00 $307.00 $2,204 —
— 732 225 299.50 $299.50 $2,192 —
— 733 79 304.75 $304.75 $2,234 —
— 750 138 288.00 $288.00 $2,160 —
— 765 79 282.00 $282.00 $2,157 —
— 800 79 282.75 $282.75 $2,262 —
— 819 83 282.00 $282.00 $2,310 —
— 832 151 282.00 $282.00 $2,346 —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 399 10 362.50 $362.50 $1,446 —
— 409 24 360.00 $360.00 $1,472 —
— 423 17 345.00 $345.00 $1,459 —
— 423 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,470 —
— 449 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,527 —
— 456 28 358.00 $358.00 $1,632 —
— 459 15 356.00 $356.00 $1,634 —
— 471 18 334.50 $334.50 $1,575 —
— 471 14 339.00 $339.00 $1,597 —
— 475 27 333.00 $333.00 $1,582 —
— 479 30 337.00 $337.00 $1,614 —
— 493 25 338.00 $338.00 $1,666 —
— 495 47 335.50 $335.50 $1,661 —
— 505 55 336.50 $336.50 $1,699 —
— 509 60 326.00 $326.00 $1,659 —
— 511 10 336.00 $336.00 $1,717 —
— 511 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,482 —
— 512 25 339.00 $339.00 $1,736 —
— 524 36 334.00 $334.00 $1,750 —
— 533 70 334.50 $334.50 $1,783 —
— 534 23 329.00 $329.00 $1,757 —
— 546 110 333.00 $333.00 $1,818 —
— 550 70 323.00 $323.00 $1,776 —
— 552 89 329.00 $329.00 $1,816 —
— 560 80 321.00 $321.00 $1,798 —
— 560 15 306.00 $306.00 $1,714 —
— 567 18 321.00 $321.00 $1,820 —
— 571 26 315.00 $315.00 $1,799 —
— 577 65 304.00 $304.00 $1,754 —
— 583 35 304.00 $304.00 $1,772 —
— 584 28 296.00 $296.00 $1,729 —
— 588 40 306.00 $306.00 $1,799 —
— 589 15 295.00 $295.00 $1,738 —
— 592 28 303.00 $303.00 $1,794 —
— 609 58 298.50 $298.50 $1,818 —
— 611 53 301.50 $301.50 $1,842 —
— 626 88 293.00 $293.00 $1,834 —
— 629 16 290.00 $290.00 $1,824 —
— 633 41 285.00 $285.00 $1,804 —
— 636 80 292.00 $292.00 $1,857 —
— 648 27 317.00 $317.00 $2,054 —
— 655 8 264.00 $264.00 $1,729 —
— 672 84 282.00 $282.00 $1,895 —
— 701 54 267.50 $267.50 $1,875 —
— 735 85 278.00 $278.00 $2,043 —
— 769 142 269.00 $269.00 $2,069 +49.00
— 809 75 255.00 $255.00 $2,063 +45.00

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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.