Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2021-11-19

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 19
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
3,603 head
903 vs last sale 4,506 2,202 vs year ago 5,805 · 37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher, except 450 lbs to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was very good across the board for all weights of steer and heifer calves, however there was more demand on a steer calf weighing 500 lbs. Buyers continue to seek straight black hided cattle, and discount mixed colored cattle. Trucks were not as hard to come by this week which lent support to the market, as well as Live Cattle Futures holding at 133.00 to 141.00. More fully preconditioned cattle this week but still plenty of outlets exist for those lacking fall shots. Next feeder sale will be Friday, December 3, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.63/cwt on 1,670 head.
Average price
$183.63
1,670 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.33
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539184.279931,529
Medium and Large 1-2467179.40838110
Medium and Large 2414167.0069131
One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $302 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 sale1,670 hd
183.63
SD average8 barns · 19,871 hd
169.30
+14.33
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

37 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
BullsMedium and Large 1338212.50/cwt212.50–212.507188
BullsMedium and Large 1443195.00/cwt195.00–195.0086413
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full667152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,01712
HeifersLarge 11,009144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,45312
HeifersMedium and Large 1772152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1777
HeifersMedium and Large 1249205.00/cwt205.00–205.005108
SteersMedium and Large 1367214.93/cwt214.00–215.5078926
SteersMedium and Large 1611167.13/cwt156.00–175.001,021180
SteersMedium and Large 1581172.39/cwt165.50–178.001,002234
SteersMedium and Large 1672160.75/cwt153.50–163.251,080132
SteersMedium and Large 1475200.35/cwt187.00–207.00952262
SteersMedium and Large 1524187.17/cwt165.00–198.00981557
SteersMedium and Large 1342220.60/cwt216.00–225.0075419
HeifersMedium and Large 1485162.06/cwt151.00–166.50786249
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426184.07/cwt176.00–187.0078460
SteersMedium and Large 1-2314222.50/cwt222.50–222.506995
SteersMedium and Large 2414167.00/cwt167.00–167.0069131
SteersMedium and Large 1869161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,39916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2562165.25/cwt162.00–167.0092917
HeifersMedium and Large 1429169.23/cwt163.00–176.00726148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526170.28/cwt145.00–182.5089628
HeifersMedium and Large 1851149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,27214
HeifersMedium and Large 1637143.36/cwt137.00–149.0091383
HeifersMedium and Large 1935149.03/cwt147.00–151.001,39323
HeifersMedium and Large 1572150.99/cwt142.50–156.50864178
HeifersMedium and Large 2401122.50/cwt122.50–122.5049119
SteersMedium and Large 1422203.91/cwt196.00–215.00861103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582135.00/cwt135.00–135.0078611
HeifersMedium and Large 1523159.18/cwt146.50–166.50833396
HeifersMedium and Large 1378181.45/cwt176.00–184.00686165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416156.58/cwt152.00–162.0065128
HeifersMedium and Large 2387139.70/cwt130.00–148.0054141
HeifersMedium and Large 1339199.34/cwt194.00–205.0067623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed820147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2055
HeifersMedium and Large 2470141.00/cwt141.00–141.0066310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2504145.00/cwt145.00–145.007315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2494150.42/cwt142.00–152.0074361

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.