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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

3,058 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 5-weight N/N/A heifers $445.70/cwt ≈ $2,588/hd at 581 lb · 378 head
light 6-weight N/N/A heifers $431.97/cwt ≈ $2,663/hd at 616 lb · 348 head
heavy 7-weight N/N/A steers $387.70/cwt ≈ $2,974/hd at 767 lb · 306 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,058 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 338 5 590.00 $590.00 $1,994 —
— 388 12 595.00 $595.00 $2,309 —
— 420 12 565.00 $565.00 $2,373 —
— 429 14 570.00 $570.00 $2,445 —
— 483 39 525.00 $525.00 $2,536 —
— 518 61 537.00 $537.00 $2,782 —
— 527 30 485.00 $485.00 $2,556 —
— 544 100 516.00 $516.00 $2,807 —
— 577 25 419.00 $419.00 $2,418 —
— 592 98 480.50 $480.50 $2,845 —
— 601 43 468.00 $468.00 $2,813 —
— 603 33 467.00 $467.00 $2,816 —
— 615 44 456.00 $456.00 $2,804 —
— 635 11 427.50 $427.50 $2,715 —
— 640 18 406.00 $406.00 $2,598 —
— 662 85 418.00 $418.00 $2,767 —
— 665 71 420.50 $420.50 $2,796 —
— 679 71 419.00 $419.00 $2,845 —
— 681 20 408.00 $408.00 $2,778 —
— 682 20 402.00 $402.00 $2,742 —
— 701 71 414.50 $414.50 $2,906 —
— 724 70 403.00 $403.00 $2,918 —
— 743 59 388.50 $388.50 $2,887 —
— 758 72 363.00 $363.00 $2,752 —
— 759 159 398.75 $398.75 $3,027 —
— 793 75 388.00 $388.00 $3,077 —
— 844 209 369.00 $369.00 $3,114 —
— 848 72 371.25 $371.25 $3,148 —
— 850 140 367.25 $367.25 $3,122 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 374 6 460.00 $460.00 $1,720 —
— 477 40 490.00 $490.00 $2,337 —
— 490 41 490.00 $490.00 $2,401 —
— 510 45 455.00 $455.00 $2,320 —
— 510 13 440.00 $440.00 $2,244 —
— 529 23 451.00 $451.00 $2,386 —
— 540 25 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 —
— 557 10 445.00 $445.00 $2,479 —
— 558 38 459.00 $459.00 $2,561 —
— 567 16 457.00 $457.00 $2,591 —
— 569 29 441.00 $441.00 $2,509 —
— 572 109 453.00 $453.00 $2,591 —
— 572 21 440.00 $440.00 $2,517 —
— 598 95 439.00 $439.00 $2,625 —
— 599 60 436.00 $436.00 $2,612 —
— 603 54 420.00 $420.00 $2,533 —
— 605 89 432.00 $432.00 $2,614 —
— 605 11 437.00 $437.00 $2,644 —
— 610 61 438.00 $438.00 $2,672 —
— 611 43 414.00 $414.00 $2,530 —
— 644 90 443.00 $443.00 $2,853 —
— 653 21 380.00 $380.00 $2,481 —
— 665 15 380.00 $380.00 $2,527 —
— 667 42 404.00 $404.00 $2,695 —
— 672 38 393.00 $393.00 $2,641 —
— 697 88 380.00 $380.00 $2,649 —
— 723 13 362.50 $362.50 $2,621 —
— 790 80 425.00 $425.00 $3,358 —
WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 825 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,145 -43.00
— 964 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,940 +20.00
— 978 2 281.00 $281.00 $2,748 -4.00
— 979 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,643 -15.00
— 995 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,612 -22.50
— 1030 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,730 -30.00
— 1030 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,343 -67.50
— 1055 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,743 -12.50
— 1060 3 257.50 $257.50 $2,730 -15.00
— 1085 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,496 -42.50
— 1266 4 227.50 $227.50 $2,880 —

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1160 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,320 +23.50
— 1283 10 166.50 $166.50 $2,136 -6.00
— 1285 2 162.00 $162.00 $2,082 -10.00
— 1319 8 168.00 $168.00 $2,216 -1.00
— 1324 4 179.00 $179.00 $2,370 +10.00
— 1345 3 195.00 $195.00 $2,623 +29.00
— 1369 14 169.50 $169.50 $2,320 -6.50
— 1387 3 161.00 $161.00 $2,233 -9.00
— 1420 2 164.00 $164.00 $2,329 -9.00
— 1443 3 168.00 $168.00 $2,424 -1.00
— 1474 7 161.00 $161.00 $2,373 -14.50
— 1480 1 168.50 $168.50 $2,494 -0.50
— 1494 5 153.00 $153.00 $2,286 -21.00
— 1495 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,512 -6.00
— 1521 4 168.00 $168.00 $2,555 —
— 1550 2 168.00 $168.00 $2,604 -6.00
— 1605 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,664 +0.50
— 1755 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,966 —

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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.