Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Many small strings of feeder cattle resulted in too narrow of a comparison with calves entering the market and yearlings dissipating. The market was active today with a good demand of the unevenly dressed feeder cattle. Next sale is Oct 4, 2019.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.50/cwt on 996 head.

Average price

$134.50

996 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	760	137.41	1,044	759
Large 1	1,020	125.99	1,286	213
Medium and Large 1-2	657	117.96	775	24

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $269 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 sale996 hd

134.50

—

SD average9 barns · 12,137 hd

133.57

+0.93

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

27 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	—	897	132.00/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,184	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	877	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,105	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,221	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	141.33/cwt	135.50–149.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	885	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	147.62/cwt	142.50–149.00	716	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,239	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	150.01/cwt	146.00–152.50	651	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	130.75/cwt	123.50–132.50	1,259	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	161.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	780	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	135.32/cwt	134.50–136.50	1,107	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	129.70/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,209	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.61/cwt	153.00–160.00	655	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,354	22
Heifers	Large 1Spayed	—	1,019	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,289	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	139.07/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,019	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	817	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	877	107
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,025	124.31/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,274	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	141.23/cwt	136.50–142.00	1,116	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	736	19

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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