Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2023-10-25

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 25
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2012
Receipts
3,034 head
1,803 vs last sale 1,231 959 vs year ago 2,075 · +46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First special Wednesday calf sale of the fall run, so a market comparison will not be made. The market was active on this nice offering of mostly fully vaccinated calves. Several load lots and large pens of quality, mostly light fleshed calves fresh off the cows, sold on moderate to good demand with buyers in the stands and on the internet. There were also a few loads of nice yearlings, coming from reputable breeders, that sold on good demand. Fully vaccinated and black hided cattle still are bringing premium prices. Weather has remained nice in the area lending to good fall weaning weather; however, colder temps and snow are forecasted for the week. Next feeder sale will be October 27 starting at 8 a.m.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $272.58/cwt on 1,610 head.
Average price
$272.58
1,610 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$393
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$63.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.46
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1630274.011,7261,557
Medium and Large 1-2596238.451,42138
Large 11,007210.502,12015thin
One grade step is worth $63.51/cwt here — about −$393 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 sale1,610 hd
272.58
SD average12 barns · 29,896 hd
289.04
−16.46
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

29 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 1620222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3767
HeifersMedium and Large 1523255.61/cwt245.00–265.001,337195
HeifersMedium and Large 1476261.21/cwt256.50–271.001,243185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2393227.00/cwt227.00–227.008928
HeifersMedium and Large 1791225.83/cwt223.00–227.001,78672
HeifersMedium and Large 1562268.25/cwt240.00–275.001,508131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2611241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,47316
HeifersMedium and Large 1801218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7465
SteersMedium and Large 1826243.39/cwt242.25–244.002,010111
SteersMedium and Large 1670244.21/cwt242.00–246.001,63623
SteersMedium and Large 1564272.82/cwt261.00–276.501,539235
SteersLarge 11,007210.50/cwt210.50–210.502,12015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2493225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1097
HeifersMedium and Large 1703205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4415
SteersMedium and Large 1377333.76/cwt311.00–342.501,25860
SteersMedium and Large 1-2793200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5865
SteersMedium and Large 1523288.37/cwt282.00–298.001,508295
SteersMedium and Large 1884239.90/cwt235.00–241.252,121305
SteersMedium and Large 1-2546263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,43610
SteersMedium and Large 1466307.49/cwt288.00–335.001,433250
SteersMedium and Large 1757248.02/cwt245.50–250.501,878139
SteersMedium and Large 1628251.75/cwt231.00–264.001,58166
SteersMedium and Large 1433324.09/cwt285.00–329.001,40373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2008
HeifersMedium and Large 1680227.12/cwt210.00–233.001,54455
HeifersMedium and Large 1418261.79/cwt253.00–277.001,09454
HeifersMedium and Large 1894224.86/cwt220.50–225.502,01045
HeifersMedium and Large 1367266.73/cwt262.00–271.0097939
HeifersMedium and Large 1343251.00/cwt251.00–251.0086111

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.