Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers between the 750 - 900 weights were 2.00 - 5.00 higher, in all other weights it was too narrow to make a comparison. Feeder steers was too narrow to make a comparison but held a higher undertone. Many attractive, green strings of open heifers, peppered with a handful of spayed heifers made for an active market. Feeder steers held a moderate flesh condition with a healthy frame. Demand was good to very good on the part of the buyers. Next sale is Sept. 25, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.10/cwt on 842 head.

Average price

$140.10

842 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$634

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$31.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.86

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	731	141.74	1,037	794
Large 1	1,000	128.00	1,280	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	366	110.00	403	40

One grade step is worth $31.74/cwt here — about $634 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 sale842 hd

140.10

—

SD average8 barns · 7,566 hd

133.25

+6.86

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	131.59/cwt	130.75–132.50	1,261	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	136.89/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,124	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	169.94/cwt	166.00–172.00	585	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	139.13/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,074	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	142.98/cwt	139.50–145.00	829	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	148.31/cwt	147.25–149.75	1,004	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	133.05/cwt	132.25–134.25	1,219	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	154.71/cwt	147.00–156.00	679	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	142.33/cwt	134.50–143.50	1,030	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,097	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	191.59/cwt	190.00–195.00	726	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	487	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	174.31/cwt	174.00–174.50	762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	251	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,152	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	154.75/cwt	154.50–155.00	983	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	178.95/cwt	172.00–184.25	823	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	147.48/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,223	81
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	132.94/cwt	131.50–134.25	1,181	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	403	40

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.

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