Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-11-13

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 13
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
5,596 head
1,421 vs last sale 7,017 56 vs year ago 5,540 · +1.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steers of the 450 - 550 weights were 3.00 - 4.00 higher, 650 -700 weights were 7.00 higher while the 400 - 450 weights were higher still; 550 - 650 weights and 350 - 400 weights were 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers carried a higher undertone than last Friday with the 400 - 550 weights 2.00 - 6.00 higher and the 350 - 400 weights higher still; 550 - 600 weights were 2.00 lower. The abundance of buyers' presence created an active market with competitive bidding. Heavy quantity of moderately fleshed offerings made for a very good demand. Next sale is Nov. 20, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.97/cwt on 3,256 head.
Average price
$167.97
3,256 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$18.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.31
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515168.238673,210
Medium and Large 1-2536149.9180346
One grade step is worth $18.32/cwt here — about $63 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 sale3,256 hd
167.97
SD average10 barns · 30,649 hd
159.67
+8.31
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 1837121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0134
HeifersMedium and Large 1684145.50/cwt145.50–145.509959
HeifersMedium and Large 1608136.95/cwt135.00–142.5083339
HeifersMedium and Large 1320169.71/cwt162.00–177.5054358
HeifersMedium and Large 1765140.47/cwt126.00–142.251,07574
HeifersMedium and Large 1567142.43/cwt135.00–146.00808152
SteersMedium and Large 1613150.24/cwt142.50–156.00921268
HeifersMedium and Large 1384165.98/cwt150.00–173.00637196
SteersMedium and Large 1419194.90/cwt179.00–201.00817371
SteersMedium and Large 1286178.98/cwt170.00–193.005128
SteersMedium and Large 1822144.13/cwt141.00–145.001,18518
SteersMedium and Large 1522164.66/cwt148.00–172.508601,045
SteersMedium and Large 1317190.80/cwt182.50–200.0060543
SteersMedium and Large 1736141.59/cwt132.00–147.001,04252
SteersMedium and Large 1581154.14/cwt141.00–160.75896479
SteersMedium and Large 1475175.43/cwt164.25–189.00833698
HeifersMedium and Large 1521151.04/cwt136.00–159.00787308
HeifersMedium and Large 1424156.55/cwt141.00–165.00664359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335156.50/cwt156.50–156.505246
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2497135.00/cwt135.00–135.006716
SteersMedium and Large 1379187.79/cwt175.00–210.00712145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2408125.00/cwt125.00–125.0051011
HeifersMedium and Large 1477156.66/cwt139.00–164.00747806
SteersMedium and Large 1656147.96/cwt147.00–149.5097183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.0083112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440164.00/cwt164.00–164.0072211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537148.00/cwt148.00–148.0079527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664137.00/cwt137.00–137.009108

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.