Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-10-21

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 21
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2012
Receipts
1,897 head
538 vs last sale 1,359 197 vs year ago 1,700 · +11.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder Heifers, of the 400 - 550 weights, were 3.00 - 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, of the 450 - 600 weights, were 6.00 - 10.00 lower. Many strings came off of dry land creating a green, thin fleshed condition. Market activity was moderate to active for this smaller seasonal sale. Demand for the offerings was good to very good, especially as buyers are looking to fill their loads. Next sale is Friday Oct 23, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.05/cwt on 919 head.
Average price
$163.05
919 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.58
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500163.10815915
Medium and Large 1-2505151.007634thin
One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $52 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 sale919 hd
163.05
SD average12 barns · 27,119 hd
150.47
+12.58
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

16 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 1465142.68/cwt137.00–147.00663434
SteersMedium and Large 1441178.46/cwt169.00–184.00787193
SteersMedium and Large 1568146.83/cwt146.50–148.50834172
SteersMedium and Large 1473165.04/cwt148.00–173.50781146
SteersMedium and Large 1367190.81/cwt165.00–198.5070066
SteersMedium and Large 1631143.60/cwt143.00–145.0090644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505151.00/cwt151.00–151.007634
SteersMedium and Large 1331173.00/cwt173.00–173.0057311
SteersMedium and Large 1670136.00/cwt136.00–136.009116
SteersMedium and Large 1526158.17/cwt153.00–161.50832277
HeifersMedium and Large 1561133.18/cwt129.50–134.50747159
HeifersMedium and Large 1384152.77/cwt149.50–156.50587135
HeifersMedium and Large 1511136.72/cwt132.00–140.5069947
HeifersMedium and Large 1436143.59/cwt142.50–144.0062622
HeifersMedium and Large 1611129.37/cwt128.50–130.0079012
HeifersMedium and Large 1312156.00/cwt156.00–156.004879

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.