Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-11-04

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Wed, Nov 4
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2012
Receipts
3,226 head
1,014 vs last sale 2,212 1,174 vs year ago 2,052 · +57.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers, in the comparable weights, were 1.00 - 4.00 higher with the exception of the 450 - 500 weights that were 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Nice weather this week has assisted in healthy, attractive flesh conditions. The market was active with most consignments carrying all their shots. There was a very good demand, especially nearing the end, as buyers compete to fill their loads. Next sale is Friday Nov. 6, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.69/cwt on 1,789 head.
Average price
$169.69
1,789 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.90
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483170.218231,752
Medium and Large 1-2524145.1576137
One grade step is worth $25.06/cwt here — about $62 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 sale1,789 hd
169.69
SD average11 barns · 27,917 hd
154.78
+14.90
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

25 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
SteersMedium and Large 1622148.77/cwt143.50–154.50925196
SteersMedium and Large 1568150.83/cwt144.50–155.50857107
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585139.00/cwt139.00–139.008134
SteersMedium and Large 1280193.25/cwt182.50–201.0054134
SteersMedium and Large 1651141.25/cwt141.00–144.0092049
SteersMedium and Large 1523160.25/cwt149.00–167.50838281
SteersMedium and Large 1475174.93/cwt167.00–180.25831606
HeifersMedium and Large 1474146.73/cwt141.00–154.00696304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2491163.50/cwt163.50–163.5080311
SteersMedium and Large 1382193.49/cwt180.00–195.25739172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512140.69/cwt134.00–144.0072021
SteersMedium and Large 1326172.27/cwt171.00–175.0056254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2551133.50/cwt133.50–133.507366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2509138.00/cwt138.00–138.0070211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390154.00/cwt154.00–154.006014
HeifersMedium and Large 1425151.67/cwt145.00–160.50645567
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434138.87/cwt135.00–144.0060312
SteersMedium and Large 1414180.99/cwt172.50–191.00749253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2642126.00/cwt126.00–126.008097
HeifersMedium and Large 1525149.11/cwt142.00–151.50783144
HeifersMedium and Large 1371150.20/cwt146.00–160.50557122
HeifersMedium and Large 1329151.56/cwt146.00–161.0049964
HeifersMedium and Large 1550142.15/cwt139.00–144.0078227
HeifersMedium and Large 1613127.50/cwt127.50–127.5078215
HeifersMedium and Large 1295162.00/cwt162.00–162.004785

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.