Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-01-10

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Jan 10
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
3,401 head
3,401 vs last sale 0 3,401 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First report of the New Year: Comparing to the last report of 2019, four weeks ago, feeder steers had wide price spreads with comparable weights 8.00 higher; feeder heifers were 6.00 - 9.00 higher in the comparable weights. The new year brought a higher number of heavier calves. Offerings were inconsistent with some calves not weaned to calves weaned for a couple of months, some with pre-conditioned shots to some with only branding time. There was a good demand with active market activity for this sale. Next sale is Jan 17, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.65/cwt on 1,492 head.
Average price
$167.65
1,492 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.59
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1577168.749731,384
Medium and Large 1-2483153.70743108
One grade step is worth $15.04/cwt here — about $230 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 sale1,492 hd
167.65
SD average8 barns · 18,237 hd
156.06
+11.59
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

30 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 1Fancy568182.25/cwt182.25–182.251,035102
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy643146.00/cwt146.00–146.0093910
HeifersMedium and Large 1278175.00/cwt175.00–175.004877
HeifersMedium and Large 1725130.11/cwt129.50–130.2594316
HeifersMedium and Large 1368180.98/cwt173.50–189.5066655
HeifersMedium and Large 1672138.42/cwt133.00–141.0093088
HeifersMedium and Large 1429169.69/cwt162.00–180.0072895
HeifersMedium and Large 1624141.17/cwt139.00–144.00881234
SteersMedium and Large 1834134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1184
SteersMedium and Large 1957137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,31111
SteersMedium and Large 1324185.00/cwt185.00–185.0059912
SteersMedium and Large 1775143.78/cwt139.00–144.251,11445
SteersMedium and Large 1414189.02/cwt172.50–200.00783120
SteersMedium and Large 1686153.48/cwt144.00–157.251,053123
SteersMedium and Large 1569167.59/cwt155.50–174.50954125
SteersMedium and Large 1516172.01/cwt157.50–177.00888133
SteersMedium and Large 1721148.60/cwt140.00–153.751,071157
SteersMedium and Large 1626159.66/cwt151.75–170.00999223
SteersMedium and Large 1484183.17/cwt171.00–193.25887319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2449154.00/cwt154.00–154.006916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345172.00/cwt172.00–172.0059310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512148.52/cwt137.00–155.0076023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485154.45/cwt151.50–163.0074965
HeifersMedium and Large 1474161.12/cwt144.00–166.50764246
HeifersMedium and Large 1532154.05/cwt141.00–166.00820298
HeifersMedium and Large 1578147.22/cwt131.00–156.50851319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2356161.46/cwt150.00–168.0057514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425164.00/cwt164.00–164.0069723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2491140.73/cwt140.50–142.0069130

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.