Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-12-04

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 4
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
4,376 head
1,429 vs last sale 5,805 184 vs year ago 4,192 · +4.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle had a higher undertone with steers 10.00 - 15.00 higher with the exception of the low 600 weights that were only 2.00 higher, and heifers 3.00 - 6.00 higher with the exception of the high 300 weights that were 11.00 higher. There was a large amount of weaned offerings carrying a moderate flesh condition. The pace at which sales are being made is active. There was a very good demand for todays sale. Next sale is Dec 11, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.85/cwt on 2,559 head.
Average price
$174.85
2,559 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$915
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$441
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$44.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.95
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524175.239192,513
Medium and Large 1-2417156.4965242
Large 11,038131.001,3604thin
One grade step is worth $44.23/cwt here — about −$441 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 sale2,559 hd
174.85
SD average9 barns · 21,020 hd
155.91
+18.95
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

34 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
SteersLarge 11,038131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3604
BullsMedium and Large 1659120.00/cwt120.00–120.007918
HeifersMedium and Large 1711139.00/cwt139.00–139.009884
HeifersMedium and Large 1802136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,0959
HeifersMedium and Large 1660137.50/cwt137.50–137.5090811
HeifersMedium and Large 1911131.92/cwt130.00–132.751,20217
SteersMedium and Large 1522178.11/cwt165.00–184.00930699
SteersMedium and Large 1435191.38/cwt181.50–196.50833476
SteersMedium and Large 1931140.00/cwt138.00–143.501,30321
SteersMedium and Large 1782140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,09912
SteersMedium and Large 1330184.89/cwt178.00–212.5061047
SteersMedium and Large 1733146.60/cwt140.50–148.001,07552
SteersMedium and Large 1381198.18/cwt191.00–205.0075580
HeifersMedium and Large 1770137.25/cwt136.00–140.001,05720
SteersMedium and Large 1478181.42/cwt174.50–190.00867342
SteersMedium and Large 1622155.05/cwt146.00–165.00964254
SteersMedium and Large 1675158.75/cwt158.75–158.751,07288
SteersMedium and Large 1838143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1983
SteersMedium and Large 1298187.50/cwt187.50–187.5055911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2398140.00/cwt140.00–140.005575
HeifersMedium and Large 1385163.88/cwt154.00–171.00631157
HeifersMedium and Large 1419160.08/cwt150.00–163.50671267
HeifersMedium and Large 1886130.95/cwt126.50–132.001,16036
SteersMedium and Large 1575163.72/cwt156.00–168.25941428
HeifersMedium and Large 1273156.45/cwt152.50–160.0042718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488159.00/cwt159.00–159.007769
HeifersMedium and Large 1316167.95/cwt162.00–172.5053132
HeifersMedium and Large 1624144.89/cwt142.00–148.0090486
HeifersMedium and Large 1560153.26/cwt130.00–155.50858277
HeifersMedium and Large 1521151.80/cwt140.50–157.50791295
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411156.61/cwt152.00–162.0064424
HeifersMedium and Large 1466159.72/cwt142.50–166.00744467
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2267157.50/cwt157.50–157.504216

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.