Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-03-13

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 13
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
1,598 head
689 vs last sale 909 1,598 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers were both 4.00 - 7.00 lower today. Although, the majority of offerings were clean and green. Market activity was moderate with an average buyer interest. Next sale is March 20, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.60/cwt on 723 head.
Average price
$137.60
723 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.02
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1640144.84927524
Medium and Large 1-2714118.53846199
One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about $81 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 sale723 hd
137.60
SD average7 barns · 8,205 hd
135.58
+2.02
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

24 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1734126.00/cwt126.00–126.0092525
HeifersMedium and Large 1691130.66/cwt127.50–131.5090352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471150.50/cwt150.50–150.507094
SteersMedium and Large 1777121.74/cwt121.50–122.0094638
SteersMedium and Large 1627146.91/cwt142.00–148.75921129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2967102.00/cwt102.00–102.0098638
HeifersMedium and Large 1425151.16/cwt145.00–158.0064217
HeifersMedium and Large 1583140.26/cwt135.50–144.5081851
HeifersMedium and Large 1625138.56/cwt132.50–140.00866241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628124.00/cwt124.00–124.007799
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full558137.00/cwt137.00–137.0076411
HeifersMedium and Large 1480159.05/cwt158.50–159.5076340
HeifersMedium and Large 1530144.85/cwt136.00–148.00768142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006756
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full489148.50/cwt148.50–148.507265
SteersMedium and Large 1479160.59/cwt156.00–170.0076925
SteersMedium and Large 1538159.55/cwt157.50–166.0085846
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441143.00/cwt143.00–143.0063110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2746115.00/cwt115.00–115.0085876
SteersMedium and Large 1731135.00/cwt135.00–135.0098724
SteersMedium and Large 1565159.36/cwt158.00–159.5090042
SteersMedium and Large 1669141.08/cwt137.00–144.75944216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2589127.23/cwt125.50–139.0074975
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy617139.50/cwt139.50–139.508614

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.