Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-09-25

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 25
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
2,384 head
936 vs last sale 1,448 744 vs year ago 1,640 · +45.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves of 450 - 500 weights were lower by 2.00, yearlings of were also lower by 2.00. The remainder of the steer weights were not well tested for a comparison. Feeder heifer calves of the 450 - 500 weights stayed steady, the balance of calf weights were also not well tested for a comparison. Heifer yearlings were lower by 2.00 with the exception of 700 - 750 weights that were higher by 5.00. Many of the calves were brought off dry land resulting a green flesh condition. The majority of calf offerings had both BT and PC shots. Prices were not discounted for those that did not have their shots. Yearlings carried a stretchy frame with moderate flesh conditions. Demand of both calves and yearlings was active with a good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.44/cwt on 1,202 head.
Average price
$142.44
1,202 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$303
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$22.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.43
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1694142.659901,178
Medium and Large 1-2708133.8394821
Large 11,073120.501,2933thin
One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about −$303 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 sale1,202 hd
142.44
SD average7 barns · 9,213 hd
137.01
+5.43
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

38 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 1972131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,2784
SteersMedium and Large 1605149.71/cwt149.00–150.0090632
SteersMedium and Large 1840145.85/cwt143.50–146.501,225154
SteersMedium and Large 1Full908135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,22611
SteersMedium and Large 1760143.04/cwt137.50–145.001,08728
SteersMedium and Large 1569153.26/cwt151.00–157.00872134
SteersLarge 11,016131.08/cwt130.00–131.501,33211
SteersMedium and Large 1316176.28/cwt171.00–180.0055725
HeifersMedium and Large 1533149.52/cwt145.00–156.0079770
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full800129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0327
HeifersMedium and Large 1827134.83/cwt134.25–135.501,11519
HeifersMedium and Large 1424155.26/cwt144.00–162.0065856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2832128.25/cwt128.25–128.251,06714
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full660136.50/cwt136.50–136.509016
HeifersMedium and Large 1697145.63/cwt144.00–147.001,01511
HeifersMedium and Large 1919129.83/cwt129.00–130.751,19354
SteersMedium and Large 1421173.70/cwt165.00–180.00731107
SteersMedium and Large 1383175.20/cwt173.00–176.0067123
SteersMedium and Large 1864139.54/cwt135.50–142.251,20695
SteersMedium and Large 1660152.48/cwt151.00–154.001,00618
SteersMedium and Large 1934138.75/cwt138.75–138.751,29662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490159.00/cwt159.00–159.0077930
SteersMedium and Large 1283174.00/cwt174.00–174.004925
SteersMedium and Large 1517160.72/cwt156.00–166.5083138
SteersMedium and Large 1489171.25/cwt164.50–172.50837264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006677
HeifersLarge 11,073120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,2933
HeifersMedium and Large 1265159.00/cwt159.00–159.0042111
HeifersMedium and Large 1970129.45/cwt126.00–130.001,25650
HeifersMedium and Large 1881132.50/cwt130.00–134.501,167372
HeifersMedium and Large 1733147.30/cwt134.50–149.751,08042
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full737141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,03964
HeifersMedium and Large 1777136.79/cwt134.50–139.001,06371
HeifersMedium and Large 1378158.72/cwt156.00–162.0060049
HeifersMedium and Large 1632137.00/cwt137.00–137.008665
HeifersMedium and Large 1472157.98/cwt150.00–161.75746234
HeifersMedium and Large 1552141.00/cwt141.00–141.0077849
HeifersMedium and Large 1337151.00/cwt151.00–151.005098

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.