Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-12-11

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 11
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
1,774 head
2,602 vs last sale 4,376 446 vs year ago 2,220 · 20.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 pounds were steady to 2.00 lower while 550 - 650 weights were 9.00 - 12.00 lower. All offerings today were uniform with weaned flesh conditions. Activity was moderate with supplies clearing the market at a reasonable rate. There were smaller strings offered today but the demand remained good. Next sale is Saturday, Dec 19, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.87/cwt on 1,060 head.
Average price
$174.87
1,060 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+23.49
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525174.879171,060
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,060 hd
174.87
SD average8 barns · 22,990 hd
151.37
+23.49
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

21 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 1380206.24/cwt205.00–211.0078442
SteersMedium and Large 1440192.32/cwt172.00–198.00846246
SteersMedium and Large 1666143.94/cwt132.50–146.5095982
HeifersMedium and Large 1633132.83/cwt125.00–139.0084179
HeifersMedium and Large 1476156.21/cwt152.00–161.0074434
SteersMedium and Large 1308200.00/cwt200.00–200.006166
SteersMedium and Large 1NHTC471171.00/cwt171.00–171.0080529
SteersMedium and Large 1582163.55/cwt161.50–168.00952246
SteersMedium and Large 1615154.16/cwt146.50–158.5094858
SteersMedium and Large 1523178.12/cwt166.00–180.00932271
SteersMedium and Large 1771136.21/cwt131.00–140.501,0509
HeifersMedium and Large 1429160.91/cwt154.00–165.00690132
SteersMedium and Large 1483179.62/cwt174.50–191.0086871
HeifersMedium and Large 1576144.24/cwt131.00–151.00831108
HeifersMedium and Large 1528151.46/cwt143.50–156.0080089
HeifersMedium and Large 1902129.28/cwt124.00–130.001,16625
HeifersMedium and Large 1379167.00/cwt167.00–167.0063319
HeifersMedium and Large 1665120.94/cwt120.00–122.5080416
HeifersMedium and Large 1894128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1446
HeifersMedium and Large 1842134.25/cwt133.50–135.001,1306
HeifersMedium and Large 1717133.00/cwt133.00–133.009545

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.