Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-11-06

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 6
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
7,017 head
193 vs last sale 6,824 769 vs year ago 6,248 · +12.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steer calves were 2.00 - 7.00 higher with the exception of the 600 - 650 weights that were 10.00 higher. Feeder heifer calves were 4.00 - 9.00 higher overall. Moderate flesh conditions were held for the majority of offerings today. Many truck loads were able to be loaded today which created an active market. There was a firm confidence on the part of the buyers that market conditions are good. Next sale is Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.67/cwt on 4,243 head.
Average price
$161.67
4,243 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.12
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547161.978864,136
Medium and Large 1-2462149.88693107
One grade step is worth $12.09/cwt here — about $194 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 sale4,243 hd
161.67
SD average11 barns · 33,040 hd
158.55
+3.12
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

41 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 1736144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,06081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy537131.00/cwt131.00–131.007036
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy690115.00/cwt115.00–115.0079416
BullsMedium and Large 1333165.00/cwt165.00–165.005497
HeifersMedium and Large 1925127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,17512
HeifersMedium and Large 1959124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,19412
HeifersMedium and Large 1292139.23/cwt135.00–146.0040721
SteersMedium and Large 1382190.84/cwt176.00–199.00729128
SteersMedium and Large 1618155.52/cwt140.00–161.00961556
SteersMedium and Large 1472172.51/cwt154.00–184.25814712
SteersMedium and Large 1275170.00/cwt170.00–170.0046810
SteersMedium and Large 1852127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,08222
SteersMedium and Large 1524160.94/cwt147.00–173.008431,019
SteersMedium and Large 1568156.74/cwt141.00–164.25890805
HeifersMedium and Large 1428152.25/cwt141.00–158.50652499
HeifersMedium and Large 1637139.79/cwt130.50–143.5089097
SteersMedium and Large 1327175.06/cwt173.00–177.0057223
HeifersMedium and Large 1563144.07/cwt130.50–152.50811149
SteersMedium and Large 1976124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2108
HeifersMedium and Large 1893124.84/cwt122.50–127.001,11523
SteersMedium and Large 1424175.85/cwt163.00–195.00746438
HeifersMedium and Large 1778131.83/cwt125.50–133.501,02643
HeifersMedium and Large 1664136.76/cwt125.00–141.5090828
HeifersMedium and Large 1525150.47/cwt138.00–155.00790540
SteersMedium and Large 1763143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,09114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521136.50/cwt136.50–136.5071119
HeifersMedium and Large 1837127.25/cwt126.50–127.501,06540
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332156.47/cwt150.00–162.5051933
SteersMedium and Large 1663141.06/cwt138.00–145.0093589
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558144.50/cwt144.50–144.508066
SteersMedium and Large 1828144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,192231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823110.50/cwt110.50–110.509098
HeifersMedium and Large 1323144.22/cwt140.00–150.0046640
SteersMedium and Large 1-2497149.47/cwt145.00–150.5074332
HeifersMedium and Large 1378153.53/cwt147.00–159.00580234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2358135.00/cwt135.00–135.0048324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488133.56/cwt133.00–134.0065211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371165.00/cwt165.00–165.0061214
HeifersMedium and Large 1469151.72/cwt130.00–160.00712706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533145.00/cwt145.00–145.0077314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2891116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,0385

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.