Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last Feeder Cattle Sale was 3 weeks ago, so a market comparison can not be made. However, both steer and heifer calves were trending higher. Demand was very good for this nice offering of mostly weaned and vaccinated calves that sold on an active market. Favorable weather in the area has created some optimism in the markets.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.78/cwt on 1,049 head.

Average price

$189.78

1,049 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$22.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	191.31	1,124	978
Medium and Large 1-2	624	168.69	1,052	71

One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about $72 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 sale1,049 hd

189.78

—

SD average9 barns · 12,835 hd

184.01

+5.77

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

28 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	—	542	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,165	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	225.78/cwt	223.50–228.00	1,321	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	651	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,292	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,104	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	198.33/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,156	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	182.53/cwt	176.00–190.50	1,325	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	190.74/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,438	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	172.22/cwt	157.50–187.50	1,224	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	193.84/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,000	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	240.70/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,006	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	199.30/cwt	194.00–200.50	1,343	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	195.72/cwt	185.00–201.50	1,123	368
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	194.66/cwt	188.00–200.00	925	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	164.82/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,111	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	185.76/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,265	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	208.83/cwt	201.00–211.50	1,297	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	744	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	189.90/cwt	185.00–194.50	1,181	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	198.14/cwt	189.00–205.50	842	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	180.70/cwt	170.50–181.50	1,476	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	233.70/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,140	50

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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