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Faith Livestock Commission Company Market Report

Faith, South Dakota · self-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

8,391 head sold ·Published by Faith Livestock Commission Company

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heavy 5-weight N/N/A steers $450.96/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,573/hd at 571 lb · 2,509 head
light 5-weight N/N/A steers $483.09/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,519/hd at 521 lb · 1,694 head
heavy 4-weight N/N/A steers $537.02/cwt +29.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,541/hd at 473 lb · 1,195 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,391 — —

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 351 29 660.00 $660.00 $2,317 +77.50
— 365 11 635.00 $635.00 $2,318 +52.50
— 385 9 590.00 $590.00 $2,272 +7.00
— 385 32 612.50 $612.50 $2,358 +29.50
— 389 20 585.00 $585.00 $2,276 +2.00
— 402 15 600.00 $600.00 $2,412 +25.00
— 406 29 594.00 $594.00 $2,412 +19.00
— 406 83 590.00 $590.00 $2,395 +15.00
— 416 25 580.00 $580.00 $2,413 +12.50
— 418 29 597.50 $597.50 $2,498 +30.00
— 420 14 585.00 $585.00 $2,457 +10.00
— 421 18 578.00 $578.00 $2,433 +2.00
— 426 12 560.00 $560.00 $2,386 -16.00
— 428 19 560.00 $560.00 $2,397 -1.00
— 430 41 572.00 $572.00 $2,460 +11.00
— 431 11 550.00 $550.00 $2,370 -11.00
— 433 19 566.00 $566.00 $2,451 +5.00
— 435 28 525.00 $525.00 $2,284 -36.00
— 441 35 540.00 $540.00 $2,381 -1.00
— 444 15 547.50 $547.50 $2,431 +12.50
— 447 45 562.00 $562.00 $2,512 +14.50
— 451 115 549.00 $549.00 $2,476 +11.50
— 451 26 556.00 $556.00 $2,508 +18.50
— 453 32 540.00 $540.00 $2,446 +2.50
— 456 108 564.00 $564.00 $2,572 +41.00
— 459 107 559.00 $559.00 $2,566 +40.00
— 466 115 545.00 $545.00 $2,540 +26.00
— 468 51 549.00 $549.00 $2,569 +30.00
— 473 23 490.00 $490.00 $2,318 -31.00
— 473 12 535.00 $535.00 $2,531 +14.00
— 476 66 522.50 $522.50 $2,487 +1.50
— 479 20 519.00 $519.00 $2,486 -2.00
— 481 25 500.00 $500.00 $2,405 ±0.00
— 485 157 533.50 $533.50 $2,587 +24.50
— 488 112 529.00 $529.00 $2,582 +16.50
— 489 115 518.00 $518.00 $2,533 +3.00
— 495 111 521.00 $521.00 $2,579 +32.00
— 500 63 494.00 $494.00 $2,470 -1.00
— 501 26 516.00 $516.00 $2,585 +21.00
— 503 108 520.00 $520.00 $2,616 +25.00
— 505 37 452.00 $452.00 $2,283 -43.00
— 506 74 505.00 $505.00 $2,555 +10.00
— 506 120 495.00 $495.00 $2,505 ±0.00
— 507 95 500.00 $500.00 $2,535 +5.00
— 511 100 491.00 $491.00 $2,509 +36.00
— 513 94 498.00 $498.00 $2,555 +24.00
— 514 43 479.00 $479.00 $2,462 +5.00
— 517 88 473.50 $473.50 $2,448 -9.00
— 519 70 480.00 $480.00 $2,491 -2.50
— 521 97 485.00 $485.00 $2,527 +7.00
— 521 47 473.00 $473.00 $2,464 -5.00
— 522 63 471.00 $471.00 $2,459 -7.00
— 524 28 479.00 $479.00 $2,510 +1.50
— 532 82 474.00 $474.00 $2,522 +40.00
— 535 10 467.50 $467.50 $2,501 -14.50
— 538 13 474.00 $474.00 $2,550 -9.00
— 539 24 458.00 $458.00 $2,469 -25.00
— 540 27 449.00 $449.00 $2,425 -34.00
— 542 53 454.00 $454.00 $2,461 -29.00
— 544 97 475.00 $475.00 $2,584 -8.00
— 547 189 468.50 $468.50 $2,563 -14.50
— 548 46 457.00 $457.00 $2,504 -26.00
— 550 109 472.50 $472.50 $2,599 +19.50
— 553 99 465.00 $465.00 $2,571 +12.00
— 554 98 462.50 $462.50 $2,562 +9.50
— 555 95 477.50 $477.50 $2,650 +24.50
— 555 179 461.00 $461.00 $2,559 +8.00
— 556 92 450.00 $450.00 $2,502 -3.00
— 557 20 457.00 $457.00 $2,545 +4.00
— 559 29 449.00 $449.00 $2,510 -7.00
— 560 109 468.00 $468.00 $2,621 +12.00
— 560 102 456.00 $456.00 $2,554 ±0.00
— 561 16 445.00 $445.00 $2,496 -11.00
— 562 84 446.00 $446.00 $2,507 -10.00
— 563 37 446.00 $446.00 $2,511 -10.00
— 567 89 456.00 $456.00 $2,586 +10.00
— 567 30 454.00 $454.00 $2,574 +8.00
— 569 95 457.50 $457.50 $2,603 +11.50
— 569 100 457.00 $457.00 $2,600 +11.00
— 570 104 447.00 $447.00 $2,548 +1.00
— 571 52 432.00 $432.00 $2,467 -12.00
— 573 55 451.00 $451.00 $2,584 +7.00
— 576 33 449.00 $449.00 $2,586 +5.00
— 580 45 424.50 $424.50 $2,462 -16.50
— 580 101 446.00 $446.00 $2,587 +5.00
— 581 45 444.00 $444.00 $2,580 +3.00
— 582 93 445.50 $445.50 $2,593 +4.50
— 583 40 429.00 $429.00 $2,501 -1.00
— 584 22 427.00 $427.00 $2,494 -3.00
— 587 101 441.00 $441.00 $2,589 -6.00
— 588 93 445.00 $445.00 $2,617 +5.00
— 594 44 435.00 $435.00 $2,584 +5.00
— 595 58 435.00 $435.00 $2,588 +35.00
— 595 61 427.00 $427.00 $2,541 +27.00
— 596 10 421.00 $421.00 $2,509 +21.00
— 597 100 436.00 $436.00 $2,603 -9.50
— 597 69 439.50 $439.50 $2,624 -6.00
— 604 16 434.50 $434.50 $2,624 +7.50
— 607 97 429.00 $429.00 $2,604 +29.00
— 608 33 437.00 $437.00 $2,657 +37.00
— 609 21 431.00 $431.00 $2,625 +31.00
— 611 67 431.00 $431.00 $2,633 +31.00
— 616 86 434.00 $434.00 $2,673 +15.00
— 633 34 406.00 $406.00 $2,570 -10.50
— 643 90 413.00 $413.00 $2,656 -3.50
— 658 23 400.00 $400.00 $2,632 +6.00
— 659 81 408.50 $408.50 $2,692 +14.50
— 663 89 410.50 $410.50 $2,722 +16.50
— 668 90 410.00 $410.00 $2,739 +16.00

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CALF SPECIAL ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 383 13 527.50 $527.50 $2,020 +50.00
— 396 14 510.00 $510.00 $2,020 +51.00
— 426 20 460.00 $460.00 $1,960 -43.00
— 440 25 460.00 $460.00 $2,024 +16.00
— 454 66 460.00 $460.00 $2,088 -7.50
— 455 29 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 -67.50
— 456 61 467.50 $467.50 $2,132 ±0.00
— 460 21 451.00 $451.00 $2,075 -8.00
— 463 21 412.50 $412.50 $1,910 -46.50
— 466 47 472.00 $472.00 $2,200 +13.00
— 473 12 425.00 $425.00 $2,010 -11.00
— 479 52 435.00 $435.00 $2,084 -6.50
— 483 32 432.00 $432.00 $2,087 -9.50
— 483 73 457.00 $457.00 $2,207 +15.50
— 486 68 436.00 $436.00 $2,119 +20.00
— 488 31 461.00 $461.00 $2,250 +45.00
— 489 37 460.00 $460.00 $2,249 +44.00
— 491 25 424.00 $424.00 $2,082 -181.00
— 495 58 389.00 $389.00 $1,926 -33.00
— 497 105 455.00 $455.00 $2,261 +30.00
— 500 62 441.00 $441.00 $2,205 -164.00
— 501 72 436.00 $436.00 $2,184 -169.00
— 505 103 429.00 $429.00 $2,166 +7.00
— 505 49 439.50 $439.50 $2,219 +17.50
— 525 28 467.50 $467.50 $2,454 +71.50
— 528 67 460.00 $460.00 $2,429 +64.00
— 528 14 400.00 $400.00 $2,112 +4.00
— 533 89 540.00 $540.00 $2,878 +144.00
— 535 35 405.00 $405.00 $2,167 +9.00
— 536 31 407.50 $407.50 $2,184 -7.50
— 542 28 405.50 $405.50 $2,198 -9.50
— 546 66 404.00 $404.00 $2,206 -11.00
— 549 69 419.00 $419.00 $2,300 +4.00
— 555 35 418.00 $418.00 $2,320 +28.00
— 561 48 412.00 $412.00 $2,311 -35.00
— 577 26 440.00 $440.00 $2,539 -7.00
— 603 75 397.50 $397.50 $2,397 —
— 624 20 375.00 $375.00 $2,340 —

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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.