Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-05-08

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, May 8
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
1,080 head
62 vs last sale 1,018 1,080 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This weeks replacement heifer special brought a price trend of 5.00 - 10.00 higher in the comparable margins of 500 - 750 pounds. The margin for steers was too narrow to compare. The long and short strings of heifers were of attractive condition creating a rapid absorption of offerings. The market activity was moderate today with a mix of breeds offered of feeder cattle. Next sale is May 15, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.68/cwt on 703 head.
Average price
$133.68
703 head · 663 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.86
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1663134.53892679
Medium and Large 1-2657109.5071924
One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $174 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 sale703 hd
133.68
SD average7 barns · 5,973 hd
125.82
+7.86
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

23 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 1833120.02/cwt115.00–121.501,00022
SteersMedium and Large 1707146.25/cwt146.25–146.251,03427
SteersMedium and Large 1573163.76/cwt160.00–167.0093845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2691121.00/cwt121.00–121.008368
SteersMedium and Large 1Full605131.00/cwt131.00–131.007939
SteersMedium and Large 1611161.25/cwt161.25–161.2598525
SteersMedium and Large 1404173.00/cwt173.00–173.0069932
SteersMedium and Large 1520155.00/cwt155.00–155.0080662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2711125.00/cwt125.00–125.0088939
SteersMedium and Large 1458155.50/cwt155.50–155.5071224
SteersMedium and Large 1686136.17/cwt131.00–145.5093428
HeifersMedium and Large 1784131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,03170
HeifersMedium and Large 1623135.95/cwt133.50–136.25847102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480130.00/cwt130.00–130.0062412
HeifersMedium and Large 1671132.60/cwt129.00–134.0089068
HeifersMedium and Large 1524140.73/cwt137.50–145.0073792
HeifersMedium and Large 1577135.93/cwt125.00–145.00784122
HeifersMedium and Large 1456145.40/cwt145.00–145.7566319
HeifersMedium and Large 1712132.15/cwt120.50–137.0094190
HeifersMedium and Large 1819129.93/cwt126.75–134.501,064116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-283389.00/cwt89.00–89.0074112
SteersMedium and Large 1781132.37/cwt132.00–133.501,03445
SteersMedium and Large 1-285580.00/cwt80.00–80.0068411

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.