Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2021-10-22

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 22
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
10,006 head
7,487 vs last sale 2,519 7,122 vs year ago 2,884 · +246.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Feeder Steers under 400 Steady, 400 to 500 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 500 to 650 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 450 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 450 to 650 Steady. Very Good Demand for Many Long Strings, Load Lots, and Many Many Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and a couple packages of Replacement Heifers which sold on a Moderate Market at first but strengthened to a Very Strong, Active Market midway through the sale and maintained that pace through the end. The entire Offering was Home Raised, carried light to moderate flesh and were clean, open haired calves with a favorable weigh-up. Some calves showed signs of being in mud due to the recent moisture making for muddy pens in the country but the slight tag did not seem to have a negative affect on their marketability. The Next Feeder Cattle Sales are: Wednesday, October 27, Spring Calf Special, expecting 2,500 Head; Friday, October 29, Yearling and Spring Calf Special, expecting 7,000 Head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.44/cwt on 5,307 head.
Average price
$185.44
5,307 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.65
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511186.839554,573
Medium and Large 1-2454179.38815643
Medium and Large 2390172.006717thin
Large 1541162.8688236
Large 1-2666154.941,03234
Medium and Large 2-3385149.0057414thin
One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about $382 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 sale5,307 hd
185.44
SD average12 barns · 31,724 hd
175.79
+9.65
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

48 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 1-2361207.50/cwt207.50–207.5074974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2347192.50/cwt192.50–192.506688
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476172.88/cwt162.00–177.00823210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429181.02/cwt172.00–190.00777161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535166.31/cwt156.00–169.00890134
SteersMedium and Large 2-3385149.00/cwt149.00–149.0057414
SteersMedium and Large 1380220.67/cwt217.00–222.50839104
SteersMedium and Large 1479193.45/cwt183.00–204.00927903
SteersMedium and Large 1421208.18/cwt194.00–214.75876655
SteersLarge 1-2385184.00/cwt184.00–184.007085
SteersLarge 1-2766148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,13422
SteersLarge 1-2553156.00/cwt156.00–156.008637
SteersMedium and Large 1339218.76/cwt212.00–227.5074262
SteersMedium and Large 1691156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,07814
SteersMedium and Large 1883155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3698
SteersMedium and Large 1527182.52/cwt170.00–188.509621,790
SteersMedium and Large 1568174.61/cwt164.00–183.00992470
SteersMedium and Large 1618167.49/cwt162.00–169.001,035466
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477148.50/cwt147.00–149.0070843
HeifersMedium and Large 1426175.31/cwt161.00–183.25747999
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2504148.00/cwt148.00–148.0074615
HeifersLarge 1573146.00/cwt146.00–146.0083712
HeifersLarge 1478159.00/cwt159.00–159.007608
BullsMedium and Large 1-2599137.00/cwt137.00–137.008217
SteersLarge 1499165.00/cwt165.00–165.008238
SteersLarge 1522167.28/cwt165.00–170.0087311
SteersLarge 1574159.00/cwt159.00–159.0091317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605154.83/cwt152.00–158.0093719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2283210.00/cwt210.00–210.0059437
SteersMedium and Large 2390172.00/cwt172.00–172.006717
HeifersMedium and Large 1473163.55/cwt153.50–173.00774708
HeifersMedium and Large 1724150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,09012
HeifersMedium and Large 1252180.00/cwt180.00–180.0045415
HeifersMedium and Large 1680153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,04017
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement524183.77/cwt180.50–187.50963137
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy538164.00/cwt164.00–164.00882101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328171.00/cwt171.00–171.0056130
HeifersMedium and Large 1812149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,21043
HeifersMedium and Large 1601154.94/cwt151.00–156.5093185
HeifersMedium and Large 1333185.60/cwt176.00–196.00618139
HeifersMedium and Large 1379178.25/cwt171.00–186.00676228
HeifersMedium and Large 1516161.50/cwt150.00–170.00833783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2414154.00/cwt154.00–154.0063815
HeifersMedium and Large 1562155.43/cwt147.50–159.00874268
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2719141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,01715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600142.50/cwt142.50–142.508555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552142.00/cwt142.00–142.007846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2388160.00/cwt160.00–160.0062110

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.