Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-10-14

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 14
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2012
Receipts
1,359 head
549 vs last sale 810 175 vs year ago 1,184 · +14.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder Steers, in the comparable weights of 450 - 600 pounds, were 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder Heifers, in the comparable weights of 400 -550 pounds, were 7.00 lower. Flesh conditions of the majority of offerings was of a moderate condition. Offerings cleared the market at a reasonable rate creating a moderate activity. Demand was moderate for this sale. Next sale is Friday Oct. 16, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.27/cwt on 677 head.
Average price
$163.27
677 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.43
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516163.82846626
Medium and Large 1-2411156.5864351
One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale677 hd
163.27
SD average10 barns · 20,207 hd
154.84
+8.43
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · St. Onge Calf Auction (Wed-Seasonal) - St. Onge, SD
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1433147.72/cwt142.00–151.00640167
HeifersMedium and Large 1339166.77/cwt163.00–167.0056585
SteersMedium and Large 1536163.18/cwt155.00–170.50875242
SteersMedium and Large 1463174.72/cwt167.00–181.00809132
HeifersMedium and Large 1523140.74/cwt138.00–143.00736144
SteersMedium and Large 1371166.41/cwt163.00–175.0061716
HeifersMedium and Large 1477145.26/cwt141.50–147.0069354
SteersMedium and Large 1420165.15/cwt162.00–170.0069424
SteersMedium and Large 1574157.19/cwt155.00–159.25902153
SteersMedium and Large 1641143.65/cwt143.00–144.0092120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2451151.00/cwt151.00–151.0068111
SteersMedium and Large 1328165.00/cwt165.00–165.005415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2347162.37/cwt155.00–166.0056315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2431155.56/cwt150.00–158.0067025
HeifersMedium and Large 1556137.00/cwt137.00–137.0076244
HeifersMedium and Large 1257163.00/cwt163.00–163.0041928
HeifersMedium and Large 1353153.00/cwt153.00–153.005406
SteersMedium and Large 1Full331170.00/cwt170.00–170.005636
SteersMedium and Large 1Full458161.00/cwt161.00–161.0073716
SteersMedium and Large 1Full392169.00/cwt169.00–169.0066212

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.