Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 400 lbs to 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower on a light test, 500 lbs to 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 600 lbs and up sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lbs to 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 500 lbs to 600 lbs sold 7.00 higher, 600 to 650 sold 20.00 higher, 650 lbs to 700 lbs sold steady on a light test. Several load lots in today’s offering. Demand was good and buyers were active for this nice offering of feeder steers and feeder heifers, with lots of weaned up and preconditioned animals. The next sale is January 28, and is a bred cow special, selling all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.33/cwt on 1,631 head.

Average price

$184.33

1,631 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.75

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	184.62	1,129	1,597
Medium and Large 1-2	477	170.50	813	34

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $316 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 sale1,631 hd

184.33

—

SD average9 barns · 21,187 hd

172.57

+11.75

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

22 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	186.90/cwt	183.00–191.00	736	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	148.68/cwt	145.50–151.25	1,024	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	150.63/cwt	143.50–151.50	1,063	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	184.59/cwt	172.50–193.00	871	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,258	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	200.80/cwt	195.00–207.50	956	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	191.81/cwt	171.00–197.00	1,128	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	813	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	172.01/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,149	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	192.89/cwt	175.00–204.50	1,003	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	158.93/cwt	158.00–161.00	745	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	165.36/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,214	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	185.88/cwt	173.00–191.50	1,139	520
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	189.52/cwt	179.00–195.50	798	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	168.52/cwt	144.50–172.25	1,038	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	168.55/cwt	149.00–177.50	888	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.31/cwt	159.00–175.50	970	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	214.40/cwt	211.00–219.00	815	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	206.65/cwt	200.00–209.00	911	33

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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