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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

1,472 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 4-weight N/N/A steers $504.30/cwt ≈ $2,472/hd at 490 lb · 258 head
light 4-weight N/N/A steers $574.00/cwt ≈ $2,382/hd at 415 lb · 229 head
heavy 9-weight N/N/A steers $332.57/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $3,234/hd at 973 lb · 143 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,472 — —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 311 19 595.00 $595.00 $1,850 —
— 415 229 574.00 $574.00 $2,382 —
— 479 18 455.00 $455.00 $2,179 —
— 491 240 508.00 $508.00 $2,494 —
YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 632 30 395.00 $395.00 $2,496 —
— 715 32 358.00 $358.00 $2,560 -2.00
— 747 10 355.00 $355.00 $2,652 -5.00
— 866 12 329.00 $329.00 $2,849 -31.00
— 896 20 338.00 $338.00 $3,028 -22.00
— 932 64 337.75 $337.75 $3,148 -5.50
— 958 56 338.00 $338.00 $3,238 +7.00
— 973 56 335.75 $335.75 $3,267 +0.75
— 998 31 317.00 $317.00 $3,164 -18.00
— 1030 51 306.50 $306.50 $3,157 -23.00

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YEARLINGS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 714 71 342.00 $342.00 $2,442 -8.00
— 833 9 329.00 $329.00 $2,741 +4.00
— 862 20 313.00 $313.00 $2,698 -14.50
— 864 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,657 -20.00
— 872 35 311.00 $311.00 $2,712 -16.50
— 874 65 305.50 $305.50 $2,670 -22.50
— 878 8 322.00 $322.00 $2,827 +1.00
— 903 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,655 -11.00
— 909 26 319.00 $319.00 $2,900 +10.00
— 918 10 293.00 $293.00 $2,690 -2.50
— 927 26 315.00 $315.00 $2,920 +16.00
— 931 12 304.00 $304.00 $2,830 -8.50
— 948 22 312.00 $312.00 $2,958 +6.50
— 951 15 314.00 $314.00 $2,986 +84.00
— 954 6 303.00 $303.00 $2,891 +73.00
— 968 6 296.00 $296.00 $2,865 -8.00
— 988 7 297.50 $297.50 $2,939 -4.00
— 996 10 296.00 $296.00 $2,948 +2.50
— 997 31 289.00 $289.00 $2,881 -4.50
— 1006 11 291.50 $291.50 $2,932 -2.50
— 1008 7 292.00 $292.00 $2,943 -2.00
— 1008 11 292.00 $292.00 $2,943 -2.00
— 1009 7 292.00 $292.00 $2,946 -2.00
— 1028 32 287.00 $287.00 $2,950 -8.00
— 1038 24 295.00 $295.00 $3,062 +8.00
— 1044 7 283.50 $283.50 $2,960 -3.50
— 1068 10 281.00 $281.00 $3,001 +4.00
WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1003 7 232.50 $232.50 $2,332 -68.50
— 1015 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,979 -108.00

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 947 8 222.00 $222.00 $2,102 —
— 1073 12 182.00 $182.00 $1,953 —
— 1164 17 155.00 $155.00 $1,804 +2.50
— 1264 4 163.00 $163.00 $2,060 —
— 1265 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,885 —
— 1338 17 155.00 $155.00 $2,074 ±0.00
— 1350 2 154.00 $154.00 $2,079 -27.00
— 1365 4 147.00 $147.00 $2,007 -34.00
— 1425 2 147.00 $147.00 $2,095 —
— 1439 7 147.00 $147.00 $2,115 —
— 1460 2 153.00 $153.00 $2,234 +1.00
— 1510 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,250 -8.00
— 1563 3 149.00 $149.00 $2,329 -4.50
— 1570 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,292 -8.00
— 1620 1 148.50 $148.50 $2,406 -2.00

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WEIGH UPS ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 1525 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,623 -18.00
— 1575 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,930 +7.00
— 1683 2 185.00 $185.00 $3,114 —
— 1843 3 187.00 $187.00 $3,446 —
— 1895 2 186.00 $186.00 $3,525 +7.00
— 1915 2 198.00 $198.00 $3,792 -7.00
— 1990 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,880 +1.00
— 2030 1 186.00 $186.00 $3,776 -13.00
— 2090 2 179.00 $179.00 $3,741 -15.00
— 2225 1 188.00 $188.00 $4,183 —
— 2295 1 193.00 $193.00 $4,429 —

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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.