Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2023-10-06

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 6
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
3,042 head
50 vs last sale 3,092 181 vs year ago 2,861 · +6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lighter weight steers were too lightly tested from last week to develop a trend. 750 - 850 lb steers were10.00 lower; 850 - 900 lbs steady, and Yearling Steers over 1000 lbs, 8.00 lower. Most weights of heifers have not been tested yet, however the 700 - 900 lbs were mostly steady. Mostly good demand for both yearlings and spring calves, with branding and fall vaccinated calves bringing premium prices. Quality was mostly average to attractive. The market was moderate to good, with most of the regular calf buyers showing up for this early fall calf sale. Next weeks Spring Calf Sale on Oct. 13 will begin at 9, with weigh up selling the following day. 6500 yearlings and calves expected.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $280.53/cwt on 1,394 head.
Average price
$280.53
1,394 head · 699 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$618
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$73.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.15
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607296.791,800977
Medium and Large 1-2501290.381,454120
Large 11,084223.082,418297
One grade step is worth $73.71/cwt here — about −$618 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 sale1,394 hd
280.53
SD average8 barns · 11,066 hd
264.39
+16.15
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

36 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
SteersMedium and Large 1434346.49/cwt320.00–360.001,504135
SteersMedium and Large 1672264.10/cwt261.00–267.501,77569
SteersMedium and Large 1-2487296.59/cwt270.00–312.001,44464
SteersMedium and Large 1527314.85/cwt297.00–337.001,659258
SteersMedium and Large 1792251.57/cwt243.50–253.251,99234
SteersMedium and Large 1933234.89/cwt230.00–236.002,19242
SteersMedium and Large 1864241.76/cwt234.50–245.502,08960
SteersMedium and Large 1567286.05/cwt280.00–292.001,62262
SteersLarge 11,232199.00/cwt186.00–206.002,45214
SteersLarge 11,055227.75/cwt227.75–227.752,40355
SteersLarge 11,027230.53/cwt228.00–231.002,368114
SteersLarge 11,137216.33/cwt215.25–217.252,460114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2436287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,25411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536282.26/cwt272.00–290.001,51345
HeifersMedium and Large 1489267.07/cwt261.00–269.501,30639
HeifersMedium and Large 1632258.36/cwt252.00–263.501,63350
HeifersMedium and Large 1789231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8236
HeifersMedium and Large 1359306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,09910
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement846220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,8658
HeifersMedium and Large 1327298.05/cwt292.00–300.0097520
HeifersMedium and Large 1922222.88/cwt221.50–224.502,05575
HeifersMedium and Large 1969222.73/cwt221.50–225.002,15814
HeifersMedium and Large 1728249.92/cwt245.00–256.001,819100
HeifersMedium and Large 1522267.12/cwt263.50–269.501,394110
HeifersMedium and Large 1885227.38/cwt226.00–231.002,01220
HeifersMedium and Large 11,064216.27/cwt215.50–216.752,30126
SteersMedium and Large 1486323.27/cwt315.00–350.001,571136
SteersMedium and Large 1719262.56/cwt254.50–273.001,88834
SteersMedium and Large 1376363.53/cwt361.00–366.001,36734
SteersMedium and Large 1843246.18/cwt245.50–247.502,075113
HeifersMedium and Large 1574260.07/cwt257.50–263.001,49331
HeifersMedium and Large 1421278.98/cwt270.00–287.001,17599
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2895222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,98713
HeifersMedium and Large 1817239.61/cwt239.50–240.001,95864
HeifersLarge 11,067202.36/cwt202.00–203.002,15946
BullsMedium and Large 1797214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7069

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.