Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-10-16

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 16
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
4,838 head
5 vs last sale 4,833 1,283 vs year ago 6,121 · 21.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeders steers in the comparable weights, under 650 pounds, were 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers of 750 - 950 pounds were 1.00 - 3.00 lower while the 400 - 600 weights were 9.00 lower. Feeder yearlings and calves carried a thin fleshed condition for the most part resulting in an active market. The market is discriminating against lack of pre-condition shots for this sale that is reflective on the price trend. There was a very good demand for this sale with offerings being rapidly absorbed. Next sale is Wed Oct 21, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.85/cwt on 2,576 head.
Average price
$157.85
2,576 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.56
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542159.428652,209
Medium and Large 1-2518148.40768367
One grade step is worth $11.02/cwt here — about $97 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 sale2,576 hd
157.85
SD average11 barns · 25,784 hd
152.29
+5.56
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

43 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
HeifersLarge 11,018126.05/cwt121.00–129.001,28312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy546132.00/cwt132.00–132.007219
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy642131.00/cwt131.00–131.0084115
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy598142.50/cwt142.50–142.508529
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy704136.50/cwt136.50–136.5096115
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy452157.00/cwt157.00–157.007107
HeifersMedium and Large 1529138.81/cwt131.50–145.25734456
BullsMedium and Large 1447152.00/cwt152.00–152.0067913
SteersMedium and Large 1Full608137.00/cwt137.00–137.008335
SteersMedium and Large 1833146.26/cwt140.50–148.751,21854
HeifersMedium and Large 1851132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1284
HeifersMedium and Large 1953125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1913
SteersMedium and Large 1482165.62/cwt155.00–174.00798338
SteersMedium and Large 1906138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,25513
SteersMedium and Large 1322208.00/cwt208.00–208.0067019
HeifersMedium and Large 1832134.10/cwt133.50–136.501,11634
SteersMedium and Large 1522158.91/cwt145.00–169.00830497
HeifersMedium and Large 1926132.53/cwt131.50–133.001,22758
SteersMedium and Large 1669146.99/cwt146.50–149.0098361
HeifersMedium and Large 1562137.03/cwt133.50–139.00770228
SteersMedium and Large 1426176.75/cwt160.50–187.00753261
HeifersMedium and Large 1337157.61/cwt150.00–161.0053123
HeifersMedium and Large 1422149.29/cwt140.00–155.00630231
HeifersMedium and Large 1666134.96/cwt132.50–145.5089925
SteersMedium and Large 1610149.44/cwt140.50–153.00912316
HeifersMedium and Large 1378162.39/cwt152.00–169.50614104
SteersMedium and Large 1576153.15/cwt146.00–158.50882527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358176.00/cwt176.00–176.006307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2412134.35/cwt132.00–145.0055449
HeifersMedium and Large 1780136.56/cwt133.00–139.001,06587
SteersMedium and Large 1776142.75/cwt134.50–144.501,10823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470152.66/cwt140.00–154.7571854
HeifersMedium and Large 1475142.26/cwt135.50–151.50676456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566146.11/cwt137.25–147.00827195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525142.96/cwt142.00–145.0075138
HeifersMedium and Large 1621137.94/cwt131.75–142.0085766
HeifersMedium and Large 1737136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324137.55/cwt135.00–147.5044615
SteersMedium and Large 1383189.43/cwt183.00–199.0072664
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full586131.00/cwt131.00–131.007685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435151.53/cwt140.00–163.5065973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470130.19/cwt124.00–135.0061235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518131.36/cwt126.00–133.5068081

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.