Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steers and Heifers were too lightly tested to make a market comparison; however, there were slightly lower to steady undertones. Demand was good for this nice offering of mostly yearling steers and heifers, coming straight from grass. Quality was mostly attractive, with most of the open tested heifers very attractive. There were several large packages that sold on a moderate to active market. Drought in the area continues, with pastures drying up. Several destructive grass fires have left some producers looking for fall feed options.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $240.39/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −154.68 against this barn's trailing median of $395.06.

Average price

$240.39

46 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.44

vs SD average

+8.74 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	240.39	1,755	46

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

7 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $405.00, low $331.36, median $395.06 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

240.39

—

SD average6 barns · 759 hd

242.83

−2.44

National average131 barns · 5,579 hd

231.65

+8.74

This barn, trailing median7 sales

395.06

−154.68

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

17 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
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	2,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	239.95/cwt	239.50–241.00	1,838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	240.56/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,722	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	234.68/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,920	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	226.91/cwt	225.00–229.25	1,981	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	219.84/cwt	215.00–225.50	2,029	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,232	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,164	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.56/cwt	234.50–245.00	2,093	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	252.24/cwt	252.00–252.50	1,864	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	219.53/cwt	218.00–220.50	2,138	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	872	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,914	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,314	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	225.20/cwt	225.00–225.50	2,304	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,102	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	243.19/cwt	240.00–249.50	1,843	21

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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