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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 16, 2025

4,172 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $486.04/cwt ≈ $2,812/hd at 578 lb · 722 head
heavy 5-weight N/N/A heifers $447.82/cwt ≈ $2,560/hd at 572 lb · 615 head
light 5-weight N/N/A steers $525.77/cwt ≈ $2,729/hd at 519 lb · 599 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 4,172 — —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 351 24 645.00 $645.00 $2,264 —
— 426 131 600.00 $600.00 $2,556 —
— 427 10 572.50 $572.50 $2,445 —
— 456 55 577.50 $577.50 $2,633 —
— 479 15 552.00 $552.00 $2,644 —
— 480 91 553.00 $553.00 $2,654 —
— 502 140 546.50 $546.50 $2,743 —
— 503 11 535.00 $535.00 $2,691 —
— 505 11 540.00 $540.00 $2,727 —
— 506 40 540.00 $540.00 $2,732 —
— 510 27 534.00 $534.00 $2,723 —
— 513 111 529.00 $529.00 $2,714 —
— 524 53 526.00 $526.00 $2,756 —
— 528 62 524.00 $524.00 $2,767 —
— 537 16 511.00 $511.00 $2,744 —
— 539 48 515.00 $515.00 $2,776 —
— 545 31 455.00 $455.00 $2,480 —
— 546 49 500.00 $500.00 $2,730 —
— 554 41 506.00 $506.00 $2,803 —
— 559 35 486.00 $486.00 $2,717 —
— 560 18 497.00 $497.00 $2,783 —
— 572 54 494.00 $494.00 $2,826 —
— 572 56 491.50 $491.50 $2,811 —
— 573 33 484.00 $484.00 $2,773 —
— 573 40 486.00 $486.00 $2,785 —
— 574 93 489.00 $489.00 $2,807 —
— 575 62 491.50 $491.50 $2,826 —
— 579 99 490.00 $490.00 $2,837 —
— 596 47 457.00 $457.00 $2,724 —
— 598 54 472.50 $472.50 $2,826 —
— 599 90 479.50 $479.50 $2,872 —
— 603 91 493.00 $493.00 $2,973 —
— 609 38 465.00 $465.00 $2,832 —
— 610 12 465.00 $465.00 $2,836 —
— 614 91 483.50 $483.50 $2,969 —
— 630 92 473.00 $473.00 $2,980 —
— 637 95 470.00 $470.00 $2,994 —
— 642 27 426.00 $426.00 $2,735 —
— 643 37 425.00 $425.00 $2,733 —
— 667 58 419.00 $419.00 $2,795 —
— 671 39 413.00 $413.00 $2,771 —
— 706 80 423.50 $423.50 $2,990 —
— 708 78 424.50 $424.50 $3,005 —
— 750 76 404.00 $404.00 $3,030 —
— 795 44 382.00 $382.00 $3,037 —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 380 33 550.00 $550.00 $2,090 —
— 456 70 504.00 $504.00 $2,298 —
— 457 115 507.00 $507.00 $2,317 —
— 465 106 505.00 $505.00 $2,348 —
— 469 16 515.00 $515.00 $2,415 —
— 510 62 456.00 $456.00 $2,326 —
— 515 44 472.00 $472.00 $2,431 —
— 521 48 479.00 $479.00 $2,496 —
— 542 9 445.00 $445.00 $2,412 —
— 545 54 458.00 $458.00 $2,496 —
— 548 25 450.00 $450.00 $2,466 —
— 555 101 447.50 $447.50 $2,484 —
— 560 67 445.00 $445.00 $2,492 —
— 566 18 401.00 $401.00 $2,270 —
— 573 97 451.00 $451.00 $2,584 —
— 573 18 411.00 $411.00 $2,355 —
— 577 92 469.00 $469.00 $2,706 —
— 578 91 469.00 $469.00 $2,711 —
— 579 100 443.00 $443.00 $2,565 —
— 593 31 384.00 $384.00 $2,277 —
— 604 21 390.00 $390.00 $2,356 —
— 605 95 448.00 $448.00 $2,710 —
— 613 26 377.50 $377.50 $2,314 —
— 643 44 398.00 $398.00 $2,559 —
— 671 80 400.50 $400.50 $2,687 —
— 675 80 400.50 $400.50 $2,703 —
— 678 84 376.00 $376.00 $2,549 —
— 775 40 317.50 $317.50 $2,461 —

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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.