Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers, in all weights, held steady this week. Heifers were 5.00 - 7.00 lower. The small strings of open heifers brought a moderate demand compared to the steers possessing a good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.50/cwt on 519 head.

Average price

$121.50

519 head · 907 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$4.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	907	121.74	1,104	461
Medium and Large 1-2	830	120.81	1,003	35
Large 1	1,030	117.71	1,212	23

One grade step is worth $4.03/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale519 hd

121.50

—

SD average4 barns · 2,196 hd

122.95

−1.45

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

15 lots · USDA AMS · St. Onge Livestock Auction - St. Onge, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	123.48/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,019	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	136.47/cwt	131.00–138.75	981	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	121.01/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,179	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,242	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	121.51/cwt	118.50–125.50	1,119	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	877	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	117.71/cwt	115.75–118.75	1,212	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,060	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,036	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	120.94/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,057	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,146	24

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.

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