Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2023-11-10

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 10
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
7,148 head
299 vs last sale 6,849 4,930 vs year ago 2,218 · +222.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer Calves 400 - 500lbs, 35.00 - 40.00 lower; 500 - 700, 15.00 - 20.00 lower. Heifers 350 - 400lbs, 29.00 lower; 400-450lbs, 20.00 lower; 450 - 600lbs, 13.00 - 15.00 lower. Yearlings were not well tested, as the numbers available have dwindled. Demand was good today for spring calves, with most selling on an active market. Vaccines and flesh condition were determining factors in prices today, as both varied. Large packages and load lots were also in demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $276.91/cwt on 3,509 head.
Average price
$276.91
3,509 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.03
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560279.591,5663,067
Medium and Large 1-2534258.331,378442
One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about $187 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 sale3,509 hd
276.91
SD average9 barns · 27,788 hd
269.88
+7.03
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

37 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 1326276.21/cwt255.00–285.0090022
HeifersMedium and Large 1615229.55/cwt215.00–234.001,412140
HeifersMedium and Large 1425284.01/cwt262.00–290.001,207231
HeifersMedium and Large 1480273.93/cwt250.00–282.001,315413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2489274.09/cwt235.00–288.001,34032
SteersMedium and Large 1390346.05/cwt341.00–357.501,35067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2589240.60/cwt226.00–255.001,41799
HeifersLarge 11,050181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,9015
HeifersLarge 11,100189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,07913
SteersMedium and Large 1848233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,97630
SteersMedium and Large 1774229.71/cwt228.00–239.001,77857
SteersMedium and Large 1710248.05/cwt231.00–251.001,76195
SteersMedium and Large 1667243.80/cwt230.00–253.001,626115
SteersMedium and Large 1567274.17/cwt254.00–285.001,555685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528264.80/cwt245.00–275.001,398233
SteersMedium and Large 1620258.11/cwt245.00–269.501,600723
SteersMedium and Large 1337324.21/cwt322.50–325.001,09339
SteersMedium and Large 1924225.50/cwt225.50–225.502,0845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,35228
HeifersMedium and Large 1869209.60/cwt194.00–221.001,82126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425277.48/cwt251.00–285.001,17950
HeifersMedium and Large 1530257.70/cwt242.00–277.001,366567
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467233.47/cwt222.50–245.001,09099
SteersMedium and Large 1430322.48/cwt301.00–347.001,387167
SteersMedium and Large 1469311.82/cwt291.00–330.001,462391
HeifersMedium and Large 1847216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,83020
SteersMedium and Large 1531286.66/cwt269.00–309.001,522693
HeifersMedium and Large 1728208.86/cwt201.00–211.001,52127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2446230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,02655
HeifersMedium and Large 1395287.49/cwt265.00–291.001,136193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511225.54/cwt215.00–227.001,15344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335246.80/cwt215.00–262.5082722
HeifersMedium and Large 1945213.56/cwt213.00–216.002,01872
HeifersMedium and Large 1577249.69/cwt238.00–259.001,441205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2842182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564225.31/cwt212.50–236.001,27137
HeifersMedium and Large 1661230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5208

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.