Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-09-04

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 4
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
1,868 head
19 vs last sale 1,849 1,868 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers maintained unevenly steady except for the 700 - 750 pounds that were higher by 3.00. Feeder heifers were too narrow to compare under 800 pounds. Between 800 - 950 pounds the price trend was higher by 2.00. Flesh conditions of the yearlings offered today averaged many attractive moderate to moderate plus conditions with the exception of some green strings. The abundance of buyer interest created an active market with offerings being absorbed rapidly for today's sale. Next sale is Sept 11, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.07/cwt on 1,175 head.
Average price
$136.07
1,175 head · 789 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,073
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$176
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.19
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1791137.071,0841,013
Medium and Large 1-2767130.05998157
Large 11,020123.501,2605thin
One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale1,175 hd
136.07
SD average5 barns · 4,956 hd
133.89
+2.19
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

28 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 1833134.13/cwt130.00–135.751,117118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722132.25/cwt132.25–132.2595512
HeifersMedium and Large 1783133.83/cwt131.00–137.501,04827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606131.00/cwt131.00–131.0079412
HeifersMedium and Large 1625148.06/cwt146.00–149.0092527
HeifersMedium and Large 1730140.11/cwt136.50–143.251,023306
HeifersMedium and Large 1582153.25/cwt153.25–153.2589223
HeifersMedium and Large 1866131.07/cwt129.75–132.751,135187
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2804129.32/cwt124.00–131.001,04076
HeifersMedium and Large 11,048120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2584
HeifersMedium and Large 1925129.61/cwt128.00–131.001,199182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2794129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,02444
HeifersLarge 11,020123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,2605
HeifersMedium and Large 1673147.01/cwt135.00–150.00989139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2654134.92/cwt131.00–139.5088213
SteersMedium and Large 1842136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1454
SteersMedium and Large 1732150.40/cwt145.00–152.501,101125
SteersMedium and Large 1Full736142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,04534
SteersMedium and Large 1925136.51/cwt133.00–139.001,26353
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy817138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,1327
SteersMedium and Large 1633159.34/cwt159.00–160.001,00929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2642142.14/cwt138.00–144.2591334
SteersMedium and Large 1788141.75/cwt141.75–141.751,11723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2897134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,2064
SteersMedium and Large 11,066125.75/cwt125.75–125.751,3409
SteersMedium and Large 1-2766132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0154
SteersMedium and Large 1970132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2854
SteersMedium and Large 1868141.68/cwt137.25–144.251,230216

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.