Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 450-550lbs were 7.00-10.00 higher; 550-600lbs, mostly steady; 600-650lbs, 7.00 higher; 650-700lbs, mostly steady. Heifers 350-450lbs were sharply higher, on a light test; 450-500lbs, 9.00 lower; 500-550lbs, 4.00 higher. Very good demand, especially for the larger packages or load lots from reputation breeders, and those weaned up, carrying spring and fall vaccinations. Quality was average to good, with a few of the larger lots very attractive. Market was very active, with feeders and buyers looking to fill pens and trucks prior to the holidays. Temperatures have become more seasonable, but still little to no moisture in the area. No sale next week for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The next Feeder Calf sale will be Dec. 6.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.79/cwt on 717 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −158.75 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.

Average price

$332.79

717 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs SD average

+23.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	333.77	1,821	679
Medium and Large 1-2	538	315.22	1,697	38

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale717 hd

332.79

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SD average8 barns · 4,909 hd

331.46

+1.32

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+23.53

This barn, trailing median7 sales

491.54

−158.75

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

32 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 1	600–650	621	272.29/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,691	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	359.87/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,403	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	349.34/cwt	329.00–362.00	1,457	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	282.74/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,583	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	297.65/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,548	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	359.07/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,537	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	305.38/cwt	297.00–310.50	1,805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	320.34/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,637	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	336.57/cwt	331.00–346.00	1,595	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	317.37/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,822	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	397.44/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,661	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	282.23/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,930	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	368.34/cwt	346.00–386.00	1,709	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,209	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	298.02/cwt	291.50–308.50	1,857	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	267.13/cwt	266.50–269.00	1,790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,988	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	443	356.93/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,581	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	319.17/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,372	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	456.20/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,651	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	345.63/cwt	330.00–363.50	1,815	394
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	319.66/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,534	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,027	20

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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