Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2019-10-04

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 4
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
1,343 head
297 vs last sale 1,640 1,343 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were higher 1.00 - 4.00 in a narrow comparison while feeder heifers stayed steady. Most consignments brought moderately fleshed calves and yearlings. Demand of calves and yearlings was active with a moderate demand. Next sale is Oct. 11, 2019.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.44/cwt on 544 head.
Average price
$137.44
544 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$787
per head · Small and Medium 1 over Large 1
$18.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1361147.5453273
Medium and Large 1633136.81866417
Large 11,025128.681,31954
One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about −$787 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 sale544 hd
137.44
SD average9 barns · 8,980 hd
135.94
+1.51
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

31 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1576143.71/cwt140.50–146.0082849
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1345
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open966131.31/cwt129.50–133.001,26821
SteersMedium and Large 1794145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,15128
SteersMedium and Large 1885143.88/cwt142.00–144.751,27357
SteersSmall and Medium 1310162.00/cwt162.00–162.005029
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open868138.29/cwt132.50–138.751,20093
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed840129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0846
SteersMedium and Large 1924136.11/cwt134.50–139.001,25811
HeifersMedium and Large 1386150.00/cwt150.00–150.005798
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed881130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,15015
HeifersMedium and Large 1477138.34/cwt135.50–142.50660158
SteersLarge 11,015133.20/cwt131.50–134.001,35216
SteersMedium and Large 1618142.07/cwt133.00–145.5087844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578135.00/cwt135.00–135.007805
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open913134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,22315
HeifersMedium and Large 1532133.33/cwt131.50–136.5070952
SteersLarge 11,069128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,36815
SteersMedium and Large 1417167.00/cwt167.00–167.0069639
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed496171.50/cwt171.50–171.5085159
HeifersLarge 1Guaranteed Open1,009130.13/cwt129.75–130.251,31343
HeifersMedium and Large 1579130.00/cwt130.00–130.0075329
HeifersSmall and Medium 1388145.24/cwt142.00–148.0056444
SteersMedium and Large 1508160.00/cwt160.00–160.0081337
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed401180.00/cwt180.00–180.007229
HeifersLarge 1Guaranteed Open1,086123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,33611
HeifersMedium and Large 1401146.50/cwt146.50–146.5058720
HeifersSmall and Medium 1319151.03/cwt149.50–152.0048229
SteersMedium and Large 1658144.00/cwt144.00–144.0094833
SteersMedium and Large 1474164.24/cwt153.00–169.5077879
SteersSmall and Medium 1371165.26/cwt162.00–167.0061342

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.