Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2021-12-03

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 3
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
2,234 head
1,369 vs last sale 3,603 2,142 vs year ago 4,376 · 48.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale last week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, comparisons made to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers under 400 Steady, 400 to 450 8.00 higher, 450 to 600 10.00 to 12.00 higher, 600 to 650 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 650 to 700 5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400 to 450 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 450 to 550 6.00 to 8.00 higher, 550 to 650 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good Demand for Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Strong, Active Market. Much of the Offering had both Spring and Fall Vaccinations and carried light to moderate flesh. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is December 10, Weaned Calf Special, expecting 2,000 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.98/cwt on 1,013 head.
Average price
$187.98
1,013 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.91
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553190.271,053850
Medium and Large 1-2488189.0792243
Medium 1510177.5090636
Large 1593169.781,00679
Medium and Large 2562152.008545thin
One grade step is worth $38.27/cwt here — about $199 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 sale1,013 hd
187.98
SD average9 barns · 16,428 hd
176.08
+11.91
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

42 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 2600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007386
BullsMedium and Large 2459174.00/cwt174.00–174.0079921
BullsMedium and Large 1545172.50/cwt172.50–172.509404
HeifersLarge 1495160.00/cwt160.00–160.0079217
BullsMedium and Large 1Full601142.00/cwt142.00–142.008535
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372167.50/cwt167.50–167.506236
BullsMedium and Large 1-2545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008187
SteersMedium and Large 1618175.79/cwt169.50–178.501,086197
SteersMedium and Large 1520199.81/cwt191.00–209.501,039261
SteersMedium and Large 1337222.50/cwt222.50–222.5075011
SteersMedium and Large 1388216.00/cwt216.00–216.0083820
SteersMedium and Large 1669164.49/cwt160.50–167.501,10087
SteersMedium and Large 1581182.74/cwt180.00–189.001,062122
SteersMedium and Large 2562152.00/cwt152.00–152.008545
SteersMedium and Large 1428215.71/cwt211.00–223.0092360
SteersMedium and Large 1478215.47/cwt214.00–217.001,03068
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383210.00/cwt210.00–210.008046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2409204.00/cwt204.00–204.008347
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527181.40/cwt181.00–182.0095630
HeifersMedium and Large 1617155.72/cwt154.50–157.0096152
SteersMedium 1Full620146.00/cwt146.00–146.0090515
SteersMedium and Large 1Full590166.00/cwt166.00–166.0097924
SteersLarge 1573176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,01125
SteersLarge 1602166.67/cwt161.50–168.501,00354
SteersMedium 1432200.00/cwt200.00–200.0086421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523150.00/cwt150.00–150.007856
HeifersMedium and Large 1415175.99/cwt169.00–177.5073061
HeifersMedium and Large 1578159.68/cwt154.00–161.00923121
HeifersMedium and Large 1893151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3484
HeifersMedium and Large 1984147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4465
HeifersMedium and Large 1332180.00/cwt180.00–180.005986
HeifersMedium and Large 1529164.39/cwt157.50–171.50870164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2691141.50/cwt141.50–141.5097811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367169.39/cwt167.00–171.0062213
HeifersMedium and Large 2443136.00/cwt136.00–136.0060210
HeifersMedium and Large 2361145.00/cwt145.00–145.0052312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630125.00/cwt125.00–125.0078822
HeifersMedium 1Full528132.00/cwt132.00–132.0069715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full813147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1995
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full797140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1167
HeifersMedium and Large 1479171.03/cwt164.50–173.25819256
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3439132.50/cwt132.50–132.505826

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.