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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Wed, Nov 1

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2012

← Oct 25Nov 1Oct 23 →

Receipts

4,387 head

▲ 1,353 vs last sale 3,034▲ 3,156 vs year ago 1,231 · +256.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday's special Spring Calf Sale: Calves 400 - 500 lbs, 16.00 to 18.00 higher; 500 - 550, 24.00 higher; 550 - 600, 12.00 higher. Heifers 400 - 500lbs, 18.00 - 20.00 higher; 500 - 550, 12.00 higher; 550 - 600, 5.00 higher. Good demand today for pot loads and large lots of fully vaccinated calves from reputation breeders. Black hided calves continue to bring premium prices. The market was moderate to active, with most of the regular order buyers in the seats. Warmer weather hit the area, following last week's freezing temps and snow, helping with transportation issues. The next Spring Calf Sale will be November 3, at 8:00 a.m.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $304.49/cwt on 2,350 head.

Average price

$304.49

2,350 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$86.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.44

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	306.30	1,648	2,259
Medium and Large 1-2	557	263.38	1,466	83
Medium and Large 2	595	220.00	1,309	8thin

One grade step is worth $86.30/cwt here — about $339 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 sale2,350 hd

304.49

—

SD average12 barns · 28,700 hd

284.05

+20.44

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

28 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,317	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,395	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	351.97/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,538	299
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	332.14/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,578	409
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	309.43/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,640	502
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	277.30/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,492	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	262.94/cwt	249.00–272.00	1,488	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	284.65/cwt	266.00–300.00	1,628	658
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,523	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	265.44/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,678	227
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,758	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	259.30/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,854	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,996	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,000	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	315.24/cwt	295.00–318.50	1,211	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	292.40/cwt	272.00–299.00	1,249	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	244.70/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,052	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	283.67/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,367	319
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	240.93/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,181	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	267.65/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,389	412
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	267.41/cwt	259.50–270.00	1,497	280
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	254.61/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,599	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,699	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,867	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,887	20

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

St. Onge Calf Auction (Wed-Seasonal) - St. Onge, SD

Wed Nov 1, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 4,387Last week 3,034Year ago 1,231

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
409	—	475	310.00–345.00	332.14
69	—	762	262.00	262.00
33	—	715	259.00–260.00	259.30
658	—	572	266.00–300.00	284.65
24	—	342	385.00	385.00
21	—	656	268.00	268.00
299	—	437	330.00–358.00	351.97
227	—	632	263.00–268.00	265.44
17	—	367	380.00	380.00
502	—	530	290.00–326.00	309.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	250.00	250.00
6	—	602	253.00	253.00
57	—	566	249.00–272.00	262.94
13	—	538	272.00–286.00	277.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	595	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
319	—	482	272.00–295.00	283.67
280	—	560	259.50–270.00	267.41
115	—	427	272.00–299.00	292.40
412	—	519	255.00–279.00	267.65
110	—	756	247.00	247.00
100	—	384	295.00–318.50	315.24
50	—	628	240.00–265.00	254.61
20	—	803	235.00	235.00
19	—	656	259.00	259.00
9	—	328	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	233.00–260.00	244.70
6	—	550	210.00	210.00
27	—	490	237.50–246.00	240.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.