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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

569 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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light 9-weight N/N/A heifers $334.02/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $3,072/hd at 920 lb · 120 head
heavy 8-weight N/N/A heifers $333.99/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,945/hd at 882 lb · 48 head
light 8-weight N/N/A heifers $341.56/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,853/hd at 835 lb · 25 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 569 — —

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YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 432 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,922 —
— 511 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,248 —

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YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 456 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,847 —
— 828 7 343.00 $343.00 $2,840 +5.00
— 838 18 341.00 $341.00 $2,858 +5.50
— 868 2 334.00 $334.00 $2,899 +6.00
— 870 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,871 -5.00
— 880 31 340.00 $340.00 $2,992 +4.25
— 893 4 321.00 $321.00 $2,867 -18.75
— 894 6 332.00 $332.00 $2,968 +1.00
— 901 37 337.50 $337.50 $3,041 +10.50
— 909 15 337.50 $337.50 $3,068 +5.00
— 925 34 334.00 $334.00 $3,090 +11.50
— 926 10 330.50 $330.50 $3,060 +8.00
— 943 12 327.00 $327.00 $3,084 +2.50
— 948 12 329.00 $329.00 $3,119 +4.50
— 981 11 320.00 $320.00 $3,139 +0.75
— 985 4 316.00 $316.00 $3,113 -3.25
— 988 9 323.50 $323.50 $3,196 +17.00
— 1001 41 320.00 $320.00 $3,203 +3.50
— 1011 11 320.50 $320.50 $3,240 +4.00
— 1021 19 318.50 $318.50 $3,252 +2.00
— 1093 2 296.00 $296.00 $3,235 +31.00
— 1108 6 297.00 $297.00 $3,291 —
WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 895 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,036 -103.50
— 1085 1 296.00 $296.00 $3,212 +41.00
— 1410 1 231.00 $231.00 $3,257 —
— 1460 1 220.00 $220.00 $3,212 —
— 1470 1 210.00 $210.00 $3,087 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1090 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,864 —
— 1145 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,958 -76.50
— 1175 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,962 -7.50
— 1190 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,071 -0.50
— 1205 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,964 -5.50
— 1205 2 173.50 $173.50 $2,091 +5.00
— 1225 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,180 +9.50
— 1225 3 170.00 $170.00 $2,082 +1.50
— 1230 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,189 +32.00
— 1230 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,103 +25.00
— 1286 5 199.00 $199.00 $2,559 -23.50
— 1293 4 169.50 $169.50 $2,192 -53.00
— 1328 2 177.00 $177.00 $2,351 +5.50
— 1335 5 179.50 $179.50 $2,396 +8.00
— 1342 3 178.50 $178.50 $2,395 +7.00
— 1345 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,542 +17.50
— 1358 2 179.00 $179.00 $2,431 +8.50
— 1363 2 174.00 $174.00 $2,372 +3.50
— 1375 8 176.50 $176.50 $2,427 +6.00
— 1495 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,571 +4.00
— 1515 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,515 -6.50
— 1515 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,500 -7.50
— 1544 13 177.50 $177.50 $2,741 +35.50
— 1645 6 172.50 $172.50 $2,838 —
— 1915 1 160.00 $160.00 $3,064 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 773 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,242 —
— 859 4 322.00 $322.00 $2,766 —
— 1075 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,929 —
— 1185 1 257.00 $257.00 $3,045 +57.00
— 1205 1 234.00 $234.00 $2,820 —
— 1305 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,871 +10.00
— 1317 3 224.00 $224.00 $2,950 +14.00
— 1385 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,535 —
— 1415 2 193.00 $193.00 $2,731 —
— 1507 3 182.00 $182.00 $2,743 -12.00
— 1520 2 205.00 $205.00 $3,116 +3.00
— 1520 2 204.00 $204.00 $3,101 +2.00
— 1530 1 206.00 $206.00 $3,152 +4.00
— 1550 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,930 —
— 1585 1 204.00 $204.00 $3,233 —
— 1613 3 204.00 $204.00 $3,291 -3.00
— 1645 2 207.00 $207.00 $3,405 +12.00
— 1660 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,403 -4.00
— 1665 2 202.00 $202.00 $3,363 -7.00
— 1680 1 203.00 $203.00 $3,410 -6.00
— 1765 1 214.00 $214.00 $3,777 +18.00
— 1800 1 204.00 $204.00 $3,672 +14.00
— 1810 2 219.00 $219.00 $3,964 +1.00
— 1855 1 203.00 $203.00 $3,766 -7.00
— 1860 1 213.00 $213.00 $3,962 +3.00
— 1868 2 215.00 $215.00 $4,016 +6.00
— 1873 2 201.00 $201.00 $3,765 -8.00
— 1878 2 222.00 $222.00 $4,169 +13.00
— 1928 2 205.00 $205.00 $3,952 -24.00
— 1955 1 201.00 $201.00 $3,930 -18.00
— 1960 1 213.00 $213.00 $4,175 -6.00
— 1965 1 222.00 $222.00 $4,362 +3.00
— 1965 1 197.00 $197.00 $3,871 -22.00
— 1968 2 229.00 $229.00 $4,507 +10.00
— 1985 1 216.00 $216.00 $4,288 -2.00
— 2023 2 201.00 $201.00 $4,066 -17.00
— 2045 1 205.00 $205.00 $4,192 -20.00
— 2100 1 223.00 $223.00 $4,683 —
— 2125 1 218.00 $218.00 $4,632 -6.00
— 2220 1 199.00 $199.00 $4,418 —
— 2300 1 221.00 $221.00 $5,083 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $
— — 123 191.00 $191.00

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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.