Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers under 500 6.00 to 8.00 lower, 500 to 550 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 550 to 600 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 650 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 850 to 900, 5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400 Steady to 2.00 higher, 400 to 500 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 500 to 550 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 550 to 600 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 600 to 650 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 700 to 750 3.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Long Strings and Many Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Moderate Market. Nearly the entire Offering was Home Raised and carried light to moderate flesh. A higher percentage of the Offering than usual showed some tag from the muddy shipping conditions around the area as well as only having Spring Vaccinations which created some broad price ranges. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday, November 5, Expecting 6,000 Head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.75/cwt on 4,286 head.

Average price

$175.75

4,286 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	177.85	975	3,713
Medium and Large 1-2	490	163.01	799	307
Large 1	572	161.07	922	266

One grade step is worth $16.78/cwt here — about $54 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 sale4,286 hd

175.75

—

SD average12 barns · 30,810 hd

174.36

+1.38

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

46 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.78/cwt	153.50–164.00	833	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	209.05/cwt	206.00–210.00	811	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	183.76/cwt	173.00–196.50	889	772
Steers	Large 1	—	658	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,000	19
Steers	Large 1	—	473	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	823	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	166.06/cwt	160.00–173.50	1,035	383
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	175.01/cwt	168.50–185.25	926	1,062
Steers	Large 1	—	526	163.24/cwt	155.00–166.00	859	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.53/cwt	157.00–166.00	761	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	167.26/cwt	162.00–181.00	719	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	170.08/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,308	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	172.03/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,154	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	171.51/cwt	162.00–175.50	974	631
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	198.89/cwt	185.00–210.50	847	341
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	210.66/cwt	200.00–219.00	699	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.11/cwt	141.00–149.50	694	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	818	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	148.63/cwt	147.00–150.00	795	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	161.08/cwt	158.00–163.25	899	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	145.38/cwt	143.50–146.00	1,374	52
Heifers	Large 1	—	485	148.22/cwt	143.00–149.00	719	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,440	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,522	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	388	194.10/cwt	194.00–195.00	753	55
Steers	Large 1	—	431	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	789	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	386	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	144.25/cwt	143.50–146.00	871	80
Steers	Large 1	—	587	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	951	22
Steers	Large 1	—	628	157.24/cwt	157.00–158.00	987	94
Heifers	Large 1	—	578	138.48/cwt	137.00–141.50	800	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,271	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	156.87/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,140	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	148.71/cwt	145.50–156.00	863	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	721	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	159.74/cwt	150.00–169.00	754	631
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.57/cwt	146.00–163.00	798	971
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.02/cwt	164.00–169.00	626	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.45/cwt	170.00–188.00	682	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	168.35/cwt	155.00–179.00	710	306

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.

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