Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2023-01-06

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Jan 6
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
2,474 head
737 vs last sale 1,737 2,474 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last Feeder Cattle Sale was 4 weeks ago, so no market comparison can be made for this first sale of 2023. Demand for this offering was mostly moderate; however, larger load lots at the beginning of the sale sold with higher demand. Market activity was moderate, with several of the regular buyers missing from the seats. Lots of smaller packages came in weaned up with two sets of shots, and the pricing on those reflected the extra work. Most of the calves were in good condition, despite last month's harsh weather conditions that delayed lots of sales. January 6 is the next Feeder Calf Special, selling all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $201.90/cwt on 804 head.
Average price
$201.90
804 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,197
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$333
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.32
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1591204.141,206742
Medium and Large 1-2565179.501,01447
Large 11,095162.501,7796thin
Medium and Large 2546160.008749thin
One grade step is worth $44.14/cwt here — about $333 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 sale804 hd
201.90
SD average5 barns · 11,016 hd
195.57
+6.32
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

27 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
HeifersLarge 11,108145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6076
HeifersMedium and Large 1263155.00/cwt155.00–155.004088
HeifersMedium and Large 1468182.54/cwt182.00–183.0085411
HeifersMedium and Large 1380187.10/cwt183.00–188.0071163
HeifersMedium and Large 1441185.28/cwt183.00–189.0081742
HeifersMedium and Large 1642159.74/cwt159.00–163.001,02646
SteersMedium and Large 1531216.81/cwt200.00–226.501,151155
SteersMedium and Large 1577207.86/cwt205.00–220.001,19986
SteersMedium and Large 1469216.28/cwt208.00–224.501,01453
SteersLarge 11,095162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,7796
SteersMedium and Large 1675199.12/cwt198.25–205.001,34490
SteersMedium and Large 1629197.24/cwt184.00–211.001,24175
SteersMedium and Large 2546160.00/cwt160.00–160.008749
SteersMedium and Large 1365221.00/cwt221.00–221.0080713
SteersMedium and Large 1787185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,45676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,3058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2408151.00/cwt151.00–151.006169
HeifersMedium and Large 1536181.58/cwt174.00–188.5097377
SteersMedium and Large 1709185.76/cwt171.00–188.001,31793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540188.67/cwt186.00–195.001,01917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579174.30/cwt166.00–189.001,00930
HeifersMedium and Large 1578183.11/cwt172.00–189.001,058140
SteersMedium and Large 1Full686175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2018
SteersMedium and Large 1Full539170.00/cwt170.00–170.009165
SteersMedium and Large 1415217.93/cwt207.00–222.0090474
SteersMedium and Large 1345223.00/cwt223.00–223.007695
SteersMedium and Large 1292235.00/cwt235.00–235.006869

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.