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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

9,664 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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light 5-weight N/N/A steers $522.87/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 529 lb · 2,377 head
heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $487.54/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,807/hd at 576 lb · 2,254 head
light 5-weight N/N/A heifers $481.27/cwt +18.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,503/hd at 520 lb · 1,497 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,664 — —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 362 26 637.50 $637.50 $2,308 -7.50
— 396 25 665.00 $665.00 $2,633 —
— 412 25 595.00 $595.00 $2,451 -5.00
— 414 23 660.00 $660.00 $2,732 +60.00
— 426 7 615.00 $615.00 $2,620 +15.00
— 429 135 633.00 $633.00 $2,716 +60.50
— 435 5 600.00 $600.00 $2,610 +27.50
— 436 16 581.00 $581.00 $2,533 +8.50
— 437 24 592.50 $592.50 $2,589 +20.00
— 445 12 590.00 $590.00 $2,626 +17.50
— 448 7 570.00 $570.00 $2,554 -2.50
— 449 18 574.00 $574.00 $2,577 +1.50
— 449 12 562.50 $562.50 $2,526 -10.00
— 450 120 610.00 $610.00 $2,745 +32.50
— 452 60 590.00 $590.00 $2,667 +12.50
— 454 115 601.00 $601.00 $2,729 +23.50
— 456 16 551.00 $551.00 $2,513 -26.50
— 458 23 592.50 $592.50 $2,714 +15.00
— 464 20 555.00 $555.00 $2,575 -22.50
— 467 19 560.00 $560.00 $2,615 -17.50
— 471 28 547.50 $547.50 $2,579 -4.50
— 473 86 570.00 $570.00 $2,696 +18.00
— 473 57 548.00 $548.00 $2,592 -4.00
— 480 107 569.00 $569.00 $2,731 +16.00
— 480 20 550.00 $550.00 $2,640 -3.00
— 481 15 552.50 $552.50 $2,658 -0.50
— 482 17 540.00 $540.00 $2,603 -13.00
— 482 25 574.00 $574.00 $2,767 +21.00
— 482 19 560.00 $560.00 $2,699 +7.00
— 483 37 557.50 $557.50 $2,693 +4.50
— 483 26 536.00 $536.00 $2,589 -17.00
— 484 17 542.50 $542.50 $2,626 -10.50
— 487 34 567.00 $567.00 $2,761 +14.00
— 489 24 560.00 $560.00 $2,738 +7.00
— 491 38 533.00 $533.00 $2,617 -20.00
— 495 105 535.00 $535.00 $2,648 -18.00
— 500 224 551.00 $551.00 $2,755 +4.50
— 502 10 540.00 $540.00 $2,711 -6.50
— 508 68 533.00 $533.00 $2,708 -1.00
— 509 110 538.00 $538.00 $2,738 +4.00
— 515 113 532.00 $532.00 $2,740 +3.00
— 519 19 521.00 $521.00 $2,704 -5.00
— 520 88 525.00 $525.00 $2,730 -1.00
— 521 47 518.00 $518.00 $2,699 -8.00
— 522 65 523.00 $523.00 $2,730 -3.00
— 523 72 516.00 $516.00 $2,699 -10.00
— 523 39 513.00 $513.00 $2,683 -13.00
— 524 47 520.00 $520.00 $2,725 -6.00
— 524 85 524.50 $524.50 $2,748 -1.50
— 525 103 525.00 $525.00 $2,756 -1.00
— 525 80 520.50 $520.50 $2,733 -5.50
— 527 84 517.00 $517.00 $2,725 -7.00
— 529 51 513.00 $513.00 $2,714 -11.00
— 532 105 525.00 $525.00 $2,793 +1.00
— 536 65 504.00 $504.00 $2,701 -7.00
— 538 27 471.00 $471.00 $2,534 -44.00
— 538 9 509.00 $509.00 $2,738 -6.00
— 539 97 499.00 $499.00 $2,690 -16.00
— 541 101 501.00 $501.00 $2,710 -14.00
— 543 106 540.00 $540.00 $2,932 +85.00
— 544 17 505.00 $505.00 $2,747 +50.00
— 546 210 541.00 $541.00 $2,954 +41.00
— 547 38 485.00 $485.00 $2,653 -15.00
— 548 98 507.00 $507.00 $2,778 +7.00
— 548 105 510.00 $510.00 $2,795 +10.00
— 549 94 503.00 $503.00 $2,761 +3.00
— 550 93 502.50 $502.50 $2,764 -3.50
— 553 19 483.00 $483.00 $2,671 -23.00
— 557 51 480.00 $480.00 $2,674 -6.00
— 559 106 526.00 $526.00 $2,940 +40.00
— 560 95 485.00 $485.00 $2,716 -12.00
— 560 94 489.00 $489.00 $2,738 -8.00
— 561 49 466.00 $466.00 $2,614 -31.00
— 561 9 475.00 $475.00 $2,665 -22.00
— 563 100 498.00 $498.00 $2,804 +1.00
— 566 32 484.00 $484.00 $2,739 -10.00
— 566 20 474.00 $474.00 $2,683 -20.00
— 569 26 493.00 $493.00 $2,805 -1.00
— 572 100 498.50 $498.50 $2,851 +4.50
— 573 33 479.00 $479.00 $2,745 -5.00
— 573 82 489.00 $489.00 $2,802 +5.00
— 574 42 479.00 $479.00 $2,749 -10.00
— 575 29 467.00 $467.00 $2,685 -24.50
— 576 68 477.00 $477.00 $2,748 -14.50
— 576 25 461.00 $461.00 $2,655 -30.50
— 576 86 475.00 $475.00 $2,736 -16.50
— 578 31 477.00 $477.00 $2,757 -13.00
— 579 108 485.50 $485.50 $2,811 -4.50
— 582 100 486.00 $486.00 $2,829 -4.00
— 585 100 487.50 $487.50 $2,852 -2.50
— 585 55 492.50 $492.50 $2,881 +2.50
— 586 17 490.00 $490.00 $2,871 ±0.00
— 588 181 494.00 $494.00 $2,905 +37.00
— 589 94 483.50 $483.50 $2,848 +26.50
— 590 185 491.25 $491.25 $2,898 +34.25
— 590 93 479.00 $479.00 $2,826 +22.00
— 591 94 480.00 $480.00 $2,837 +23.00
— 593 26 450.00 $450.00 $2,668 -7.00
— 597 11 427.50 $427.50 $2,552 -45.00
— 601 21 470.00 $470.00 $2,825 -23.00
— 601 35 455.00 $455.00 $2,735 -38.00
— 602 26 471.00 $471.00 $2,835 -22.00
— 602 10 415.00 $415.00 $2,498 -78.00
— 604 99 474.00 $474.00 $2,863 -19.00
— 612 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,570 -45.00
— 613 38 472.00 $472.00 $2,893 -11.50
— 614 91 483.00 $483.00 $2,966 -0.50
— 615 96 483.50 $483.50 $2,974 ±0.00
— 618 23 457.00 $457.00 $2,824 -26.50
— 619 62 449.00 $449.00 $2,779 -34.50
— 621 27 467.00 $467.00 $2,900 -16.50
— 623 71 447.00 $447.00 $2,785 -26.00
— 629 22 414.00 $414.00 $2,604 -59.00
— 634 68 443.00 $443.00 $2,809 -27.00
— 637 38 439.00 $439.00 $2,796 -31.00
— 640 97 454.00 $454.00 $2,906 +28.00
— 647 13 429.00 $429.00 $2,776 +4.00
— 675 26 414.00 $414.00 $2,794 +1.00
— 676 10 390.00 $390.00 $2,636 -23.00

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 410 14 540.00 $540.00 $2,214 —
— 418 53 542.50 $542.50 $2,268 —
— 441 103 528.00 $528.00 $2,328 —
— 442 72 498.00 $498.00 $2,201 —
— 443 22 520.00 $520.00 $2,304 —
— 450 41 512.50 $512.50 $2,306 +8.50
— 457 33 485.00 $485.00 $2,216 -22.00
— 460 16 455.00 $455.00 $2,093 -52.00
— 461 19 485.00 $485.00 $2,236 -22.00
— 474 20 457.50 $457.50 $2,169 -57.50
— 477 52 471.00 $471.00 $2,247 -44.00
— 482 29 459.00 $459.00 $2,212 -56.00
— 485 15 457.50 $457.50 $2,219 -57.50
— 487 72 495.00 $495.00 $2,411 -20.00
— 493 91 462.50 $462.50 $2,280 -52.50
— 495 31 462.50 $462.50 $2,289 -52.50
— 496 25 422.50 $422.50 $2,096 -92.50
— 497 65 448.00 $448.00 $2,227 -67.00
— 498 30 471.00 $471.00 $2,346 -44.00
— 500 53 465.00 $465.00 $2,325 +9.00
— 501 18 447.00 $447.00 $2,239 -9.00
— 503 99 471.00 $471.00 $2,369 +15.00
— 507 247 540.00 $540.00 $2,738 +84.00
— 510 54 467.50 $467.50 $2,384 +11.50
— 511 87 449.00 $449.00 $2,294 -7.00
— 517 23 467.50 $467.50 $2,417 -4.50
— 518 89 495.00 $495.00 $2,564 +16.00
— 519 123 525.00 $525.00 $2,725 +46.00
— 519 83 478.00 $478.00 $2,481 -1.00
— 519 75 447.50 $447.50 $2,323 -31.50
— 520 20 457.00 $457.00 $2,376 -22.00
— 523 57 456.00 $456.00 $2,385 -23.00
— 525 11 445.00 $445.00 $2,336 -34.00
— 527 17 449.00 $449.00 $2,366 -30.00
— 528 25 415.00 $415.00 $2,191 -64.00
— 534 21 445.00 $445.00 $2,376 ±0.00
— 535 95 453.00 $453.00 $2,424 +8.00
— 535 92 514.00 $514.00 $2,750 +69.00
— 537 31 437.50 $437.50 $2,349 -7.50
— 541 33 436.00 $436.00 $2,359 -9.00
— 542 76 468.00 $468.00 $2,537 +23.00
— 543 41 448.00 $448.00 $2,433 +3.00
— 549 19 420.00 $420.00 $2,306 -30.00
— 549 8 407.50 $407.50 $2,237 -42.50
— 550 25 439.00 $439.00 $2,414 -8.50
— 554 74 440.00 $440.00 $2,438 -7.50
— 556 96 445.00 $445.00 $2,474 -2.50
— 571 28 422.00 $422.00 $2,410 -29.00
— 576 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,189 -89.00
— 586 100 484.50 $484.50 $2,839 +41.50
— 590 62 432.00 $432.00 $2,549 +48.00
— 596 101 487.00 $487.00 $2,903 +103.00

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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.