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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

2,876 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 8-weight N/N/A heifers $336.09/cwt ≈ $2,956/hd at 879 lb · 869 head
heavy 8-weight N/N/A steers $355.14/cwt ≈ $3,125/hd at 880 lb · 317 head
light 9-weight N/N/A steers $349.31/cwt ≈ $3,248/hd at 930 lb · 277 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,876 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 485 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,170 —
— 565 12 435.00 $435.00 $2,458 —
— 625 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,438 —
— 715 12 358.00 $358.00 $2,560 —
— 718 8 372.50 $372.50 $2,675 —
— 733 10 355.00 $355.00 $2,602 —
— 770 43 376.00 $376.00 $2,895 —
— 813 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,805 —
— 822 6 344.00 $344.00 $2,828 —
— 825 15 347.00 $347.00 $2,863 —
— 832 75 358.00 $358.00 $2,979 —
— 833 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,666 —
— 850 20 360.00 $360.00 $3,060 —
— 851 68 360.00 $360.00 $3,064 —
— 875 60 370.00 $370.00 $3,238 —
— 895 60 337.00 $337.00 $3,016 —
— 896 49 342.00 $342.00 $3,064 —
— 899 60 362.00 $362.00 $3,254 —
— 905 22 338.50 $338.50 $3,063 —
— 906 60 362.00 $362.00 $3,280 —
— 917 32 352.00 $352.00 $3,228 —
— 934 43 345.00 $345.00 $3,222 —
— 947 55 345.50 $345.50 $3,272 —
— 949 65 346.00 $346.00 $3,284 —
— 950 11 321.00 $321.00 $3,050 —
— 954 24 335.00 $335.00 $3,196 —
— 954 55 345.50 $345.50 $3,296 —
— 1036 56 328.75 $328.75 $3,406 —
— 1040 56 328.75 $328.75 $3,419 —
— 1042 56 328.75 $328.75 $3,426 —
— 1047 55 328.75 $328.75 $3,442 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 449 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,886 —
— 556 19 404.00 $404.00 $2,246 —
— 656 7 362.50 $362.50 $2,378 —
— 669 46 377.50 $377.50 $2,525 —
— 682 17 365.50 $365.50 $2,493 —
— 687 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,456 —
— 697 25 370.00 $370.00 $2,579 —
— 699 10 346.00 $346.00 $2,419 —
— 751 20 349.00 $349.00 $2,621 —
— 758 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,698 —
— 761 40 346.00 $346.00 $2,633 —
— 774 4 342.00 $342.00 $2,647 —
— 779 65 357.50 $357.50 $2,785 —
— 790 8 345.00 $345.00 $2,726 —
— 790 65 357.50 $357.50 $2,824 —
— 835 4 338.00 $338.00 $2,822 —
— 835 11 335.00 $335.00 $2,797 —
— 839 13 335.50 $335.50 $2,815 —
— 849 64 334.75 $334.75 $2,842 —
— 854 34 334.00 $334.00 $2,852 —
— 862 13 333.00 $333.00 $2,870 —
— 866 64 337.00 $337.00 $2,918 —
— 867 64 333.50 $333.50 $2,891 —
— 869 8 328.00 $328.00 $2,850 —
— 870 73 335.00 $335.00 $2,914 —
— 872 66 334.50 $334.50 $2,917 —
— 875 64 332.50 $332.50 $2,909 —
— 880 70 335.75 $335.75 $2,955 —
— 884 64 337.00 $337.00 $2,979 —
— 884 63 339.75 $339.75 $3,003 —
— 886 9 334.00 $334.00 $2,959 —
— 887 64 337.00 $337.00 $2,989 —
— 890 63 339.75 $339.75 $3,024 —
— 893 63 339.75 $339.75 $3,034 —
— 895 24 331.00 $331.00 $2,962 —
— 899 63 337.00 $337.00 $3,030 —
— 900 16 326.00 $326.00 $2,934 —
— 901 8 327.00 $327.00 $2,946 —
— 910 64 332.50 $332.50 $3,026 —
— 917 37 325.00 $325.00 $2,980 —
— 918 6 322.50 $322.50 $2,961 —
— 942 9 324.50 $324.50 $3,057 —
— 954 72 326.75 $326.75 $3,117 —
— 954 16 322.00 $322.00 $3,072 —
— 963 21 322.00 $322.00 $3,101 —
— 983 11 319.25 $319.25 $3,138 —
— 988 8 306.50 $306.50 $3,028 —
— 991 15 315.00 $315.00 $3,122 —
— 1020 12 316.50 $316.50 $3,228 —
— 1056 4 297.00 $297.00 $3,136 —
WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1080 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,754 —
— 1095 10 265.00 $265.00 $2,902 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1119 4 247.50 $247.50 $2,770 —
— 1168 2 174.50 $174.50 $2,038 —
— 1190 1 174.50 $174.50 $2,077 —
— 1202 13 168.50 $168.50 $2,025 —
— 1248 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,822 -26.00
— 1275 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,837 +50.00
— 1330 20 171.50 $171.50 $2,281 —
— 1380 1 170.50 $170.50 $2,353 -1.00
— 1384 30 171.50 $171.50 $2,374 ±0.00
— 1398 2 177.50 $177.50 $2,481 +6.00
— 1480 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,486 —
— 1502 7 172.50 $172.50 $2,591 —
— 1540 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,187 —
— 1578 5 170.00 $170.00 $2,683 —
— 1720 3 170.00 $170.00 $2,924 —
— 1770 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,920 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 830 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,407 —
— 1015 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,512 -10.00
— 1030 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,730 +7.50
— 1150 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,300 —
— 1158 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,316 —
— 1250 1 247.50 $247.50 $3,094 +3.50
— 1253 3 245.00 $245.00 $3,070 +1.00
— 1255 1 240.00 $240.00 $3,012 -4.00
— 1260 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,866 -16.50
— 1305 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,740 —
— 1335 1 209.00 $209.00 $2,790 —
— 1495 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,900 +9.00
— 1510 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,929 —
— 1515 1 202.00 $202.00 $3,060 —
— 1610 2 207.00 $207.00 $3,333 -3.00
— 1645 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,208 -21.00
— 1660 1 209.00 $209.00 $3,469 -3.50
— 1660 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,320 -12.50
— 1700 2 202.00 $202.00 $3,434 -1.00
— 1725 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,536 -8.00
— 1748 2 189.00 $189.00 $3,304 -28.00
— 1785 1 196.00 $196.00 $3,499 -19.00
— 1793 2 211.00 $211.00 $3,783 -4.00
— 1795 1 208.00 $208.00 $3,734 -6.00
— 1808 2 190.00 $190.00 $3,435 -28.00
— 1810 2 218.00 $218.00 $3,946 ±0.00
— 1810 2 204.00 $204.00 $3,692 -14.00
— 1815 1 221.00 $221.00 $4,011 -1.50
— 1863 2 210.00 $210.00 $3,912 -10.00
— 1870 1 209.00 $209.00 $3,908 -11.00
— 1905 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,810 -16.00
— 1910 3 204.00 $204.00 $3,896 -12.00
— 1933 3 229.00 $229.00 $4,427 +42.00
— 1943 2 195.00 $195.00 $3,789 +8.00
— 1968 2 219.00 $219.00 $4,310 -4.00
— 1978 2 218.00 $218.00 $4,312 -8.00
— 1993 2 193.00 $193.00 $3,846 -33.00
— 2000 1 194.00 $194.00 $3,880 -16.00
— 2025 1 218.00 $218.00 $4,414 +8.00
— 2035 1 218.00 $218.00 $4,436 +8.00
— 2043 2 225.00 $225.00 $4,597 +12.00
— 2055 1 215.00 $215.00 $4,418 -13.00
— 2065 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,758 -46.00
— 2140 1 224.00 $224.00 $4,794 +24.00
— 2145 2 196.00 $196.00 $4,204 -4.00
— 2355 1 213.00 $213.00 $5,016 —

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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.