Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 850-900lbs, 7.00 lower. All other Steer weights were too lightly tested from last weeks numbers to compare. Heifers 800-900lbs, 3.00 to 6.00 lower; 900-1000lbs, 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for this nice offering of mostly open or spayed heifers, selling on an active market. Buyers had the opportunity to fill several loads from a single owner. Temperatures in the area have cooled some, but there has been little to no moisture, and temps are forecasted to climb again next week. The hot summer and wildfires have taken their toll on pastures and many producers are looking for fall feeding options.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.49/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −221.21 against this barn's trailing median of $449.70.

Average price

$228.49

47 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.73

vs SD average

−12.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	228.49	1,223	47

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $478.77, low $395.00, median $449.70 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

228.49

—

SD average4 barns · 101 hd

239.22

−10.73

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−12.20

This barn, trailing median8 sales

449.70

−221.21

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

31 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	1,010	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,101	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	229.09/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,775	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	226.26/cwt	220.25–230.25	1,869	478
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	216.25/cwt	213.50–218.00	2,082	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	222.58/cwt	215.25–229.50	2,034	838
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	232.27/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,591	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,038	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	245.69/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,909	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	520	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,365	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,222	8
Steers	Large 1-2Natural	550–600	552	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,297	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	244.86/cwt	239.00–250.00	2,089	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	224.10/cwt	223.25–225.00	2,194	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	705	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,745	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	244.14/cwt	241.00–245.50	1,748	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	245.72/cwt	241.50–250.00	1,514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,309	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	220.25/cwt	219.50–221.00	1,863	14
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	216.77/cwt	213.00–220.50	2,192	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	236.75/cwt	226.50–244.00	1,974	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	224.14/cwt	220.50–226.00	1,981	542
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	229.22/cwt	226.25–237.25	2,132	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	231.18/cwt	217.00–237.50	1,697	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,171	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	219.96/cwt	219.00–221.75	1,905	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,185	24

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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