Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2023-09-22

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 22
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
813 head
2,676 vs last sale 3,489 1,187 vs year ago 2,000 · 59.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling Steers and Heifers, 700 lbs and up, sold steady to 2.00 higher. Lighter weight spring calves have not been tested, so a market comparison can not be made. Moderate demand for todays offering of mostly yearling steers and open heifers off grass, with the exception of a couple of consignments of spring calves that sold on good demand. Quality varied, but there were some nice home raised, attractive cattle to choose from. Market activity was also moderate for the most part, as several of the regular order buyers were missing from the stands and most of the lots were smaller; however, it was good for the few spring calves that sold, with a few of the buyers vying to get them on their load. The next Feeder Cattle sale is Sept. 29, with both calves and yearlings expected.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $272.44/cwt on 618 head.
Average price
$272.44
618 head · 732 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,994
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$439
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$55.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.13
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1690281.951,945453
Medium and Large 1-2799253.972,028119
Medium and Large 2668229.001,53010thin
Large 11,055226.002,38436
One grade step is worth $55.95/cwt here — about −$439 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 sale618 hd
272.44
SD average7 barns · 9,675 hd
252.31
+20.13
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1635259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6455
HeifersMedium and Large 1971233.81/cwt231.50–237.002,27014
HeifersMedium and Large 2565182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0316
HeifersMedium and Large 1654262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,71739
HeifersMedium and Large 1377296.57/cwt295.00–297.001,11828
HeifersMedium and Large 1846242.50/cwt238.25–245.002,05231
SteersMedium and Large 1877249.86/cwt248.50–251.502,19128
SteersMedium and Large 1731271.42/cwt265.00–274.001,984121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2897239.50/cwt239.50–239.502,1487
SteersMedium and Large 2668229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,53010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2822255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,09659
SteersMedium and Large 1666270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7985
HeifersMedium and Large 1453295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,33639
SteersLarge 11,055226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,38436
SteersMedium and Large 1821262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,155136
SteersMedium and Large 1991233.50/cwt233.50–233.502,31418
SteersMedium and Large 1466329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,53363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2745257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,9155
HeifersMedium and Large 1750251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,88617
HeifersMedium and Large 1867242.08/cwt237.00–244.502,09961
SteersMedium and Large 1331343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,1356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2761254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,93748
HeifersMedium and Large 1927238.67/cwt235.50–242.502,21262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2776235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,82410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2979216.50/cwt216.50–216.502,12010
HeifersMedium and Large 1733252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,85133
SteersMedium and Large 1395329.04/cwt325.00–340.001,30036
SteersMedium and Large 1528300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,58440

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.