Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2024-12-06

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 6
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
3,200 head
496 vs last sale 2,704 602 vs year ago 2,598 · +23.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The best comparable weight range for Steer Calves was 450-600lbs, 6.00 higher. Heifer Calves best comparable weights 350-450lbs were trending lower on a light test from the previous reports smaller numbers; 450-500, 7.00 higher. Demand was very good, especially for nice heifers, likely headed back to a breeding program. Quality was mixed, with some calves carrying some tag or fill, but carried light to moderate flesh. Market was active with buyers and producers in the stands. Smaller sale today, with the holidays coming up and fewer calves coming to town. The next sale is December 13, and will be the final Feeder Calf Special of the year. On Dec. 20, there will be a Bred Heifer and Cow Special.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $334.01/cwt on 483 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits 157.52 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.
Average price
$334.01
483 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$51.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.83
vs SD average
+8.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559336.461,880460
Medium and Large 1-2593285.001,69023
One grade step is worth $51.46/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales
547514482450median 491.5401/0901/2302/2704/1006/20
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 sale483 hd
334.01
SD average8 barns · 4,818 hd
339.85
−5.83
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
+8.64
This barn, trailing median7 sales
491.54
−157.52
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

28 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 1800–850825248.50/cwt248.50–248.502,05012
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960233.50/cwt233.50–233.502,24214
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526318.49/cwt306.00–327.001,67523
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318377.19/cwt370.00–380.001,19928
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371352.33/cwt337.50–362.501,307101
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562307.65/cwt307.00–310.001,729127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450448300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,34413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,69023
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9119
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413415.58/cwt415.00–416.001,71631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6509
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750702244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,71310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,30914
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422335.54/cwt325.00–342.001,416158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500492332.40/cwt315.00–349.001,63541
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523351.92/cwt331.00–363.001,841160
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477373.77/cwt365.00–392.001,783163
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3576
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470326.28/cwt307.00–336.001,534265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400392308.42/cwt307.50–310.001,20916
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390412.93/cwt390.00–425.001,61096
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578328.22/cwt313.00–333.001,897300
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600557262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,45917
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383210.00/cwt210.00–210.008045
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3655
SteersMedium and Large 1Full400–450425367.07/cwt362.50–373.001,56031
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625304.97/cwt292.00–307.501,90637

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.