Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The best comparable weight range for Steer Calves was 500-700lbs, which were sharply higher from last week's smaller calf sale. Heifer Calves 550-600 were also sharply higher. Yearling Steers 900-950lbs were 7.00 lower, and Yearling Heifers 950-1000lbs were mostly steady, on smaller tests. Spring calve quality varied, but most sold on good demand, with most of the regular buyers back in the seats. A few larger producers brought calves, offering a few load lots, but most were smaller packages. Several packages of lighter weight calves came through, with some not even making 300lbs. Yearlings sold on moderate demand, as the run on yearlings is getting smaller. The drought conditions in the area are causing producers to make some difficult decisions. Dry weather and above normal temperatures are expected to continue. Next week's sale, Oct 11, starts at 9:00am, with yearlings first, followed by spring calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.60/cwt on 511 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −181.93 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.

Average price

$309.60

511 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.81

vs SD average

+22.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	309.60	1,665	511

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $532.88, low $463.68, median $491.54 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale511 hd

309.60

—

SD average5 barns · 1,681 hd

314.41

−4.81

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

+22.78

This barn, trailing median7 sales

491.54

−181.93

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

40 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	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	464	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,318	9
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,327	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	308.78/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,183	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	236.75/cwt	221.00–255.50	1,622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,858	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	278.83/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,450	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	236.41/cwt	233.75–237.00	2,312	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	344.27/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,601	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	319.14/cwt	302.00–330.50	1,640	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	292.36/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,699	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,190	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	884	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,980	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	363.08/cwt	347.00–372.00	1,616	413
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	324.09/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,536	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	229.86/cwt	229.25–233.75	2,264	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,130	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	489	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,535	16
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	233.37/cwt	229.50–235.00	2,364	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	239.54/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,852	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	398.48/cwt	380.00–413.00	1,522	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	250.99/cwt	244.75–257.25	2,199	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	305.04/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,281	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	245.07/cwt	239.75–249.50	1,902	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	244.99/cwt	243.00–247.50	2,249	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	283.74/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,719	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	278.15/cwt	266.00–280.50	1,558	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	698	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	351.20/cwt	342.00–353.00	1,363	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,198	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	255.40/cwt	253.50–256.50	2,110	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	321.58/cwt	293.00–326.00	1,476	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	235.30/cwt	231.00–237.00	2,097	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,854	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	227.71/cwt	226.00–229.25	2,172	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	287.43/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,411	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,988	59

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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