Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2021-02-26

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-26

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Feb 26

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 12 →

Receipts

2,725 head

▲ 465 vs last sale 2,260▲ 1,816 vs year ago 909 · +199.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold with a firm undertone, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for this nice offering of longtime weaned steers and heifers, many long strings with several full load lots. Overall quality was very attractive, as the cattle were clean, long haired, and light fleshed with just a couple consignments carrying a moderate plus amount. There were more buyers this week which really helped to make for an active market. Triple digit losses in the CME Live and Cattle futures added pressure to the market. Next special feeder cattle sale will be March 12th, bred cows and heifers next week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.81/cwt on 1,040 head.

Average price

$146.81

1,040 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2-3

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.92

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	386	150.00	579	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	469	148.68	698	37
Medium and Large 1	570	146.90	837	983
Medium 2-3	386	134.00	517	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,040 hd

146.81

—

SD average9 barns · 16,338 hd

138.89

+7.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

35 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	542	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	192.40/cwt	190.00–195.00	645	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	682	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	177.88/cwt	177.50–178.00	719	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	192.66/cwt	182.00–194.00	880	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	167.15/cwt	165.00–169.50	777	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	185.38/cwt	178.00–187.50	951	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	170.09/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,005	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	596	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	799	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	163.34/cwt	151.50–169.00	1,023	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	146.56/cwt	138.50–158.00	967	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,007	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	147.64/cwt	143.00–148.75	1,045	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	983	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	744	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,030	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,006	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	386	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	517	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	728	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	696	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	173.80/cwt	171.00–176.00	747	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	156.67/cwt	150.00–167.00	733	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	141.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	152.80/cwt	142.00–160.50	802	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	144.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	836	456
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	786	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	603	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	802	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	139.21/cwt	137.50–140.00	869	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	135.22/cwt	127.00–136.00	938	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	124.89/cwt	122.50–125.50	882	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	850	9

This sale against other markets

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

St. Onge Livestock Auction - St. Onge, SD

Fri Feb 26, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 2,725Last week 2,260Year ago 909

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	386	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	603	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	525	142.00–160.50	152.80
10	—	398	183.00	183.00
62	—	430	171.00–176.00	173.80
456	—	580	140.00–149.00	144.14
53	—	468	150.00–167.00	156.67
103	—	694	127.00–136.00	135.22
4	—	313	191.00	191.00
30	—	706	122.50–125.50	124.89
52	—	624	137.50–140.00	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	133.00	133.00
21	—	485	140.00–145.00	141.91
8	—	423	164.50	164.50
3	—	278	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	538	155.00	155.00
12	—	628	144.00	144.00
14	—	744	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	404	177.50–178.00	177.88
68	—	513	178.00–187.50	185.38
98	—	591	167.00–179.00	170.09
100	—	708	143.00–148.75	147.64
164	—	660	138.50–158.00	146.56
205	—	626	151.50–169.00	163.34
47	—	457	182.00–194.00	192.66
5	—	783	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	394	173.00	173.00
26	—	465	165.00–169.50	167.15
6	—	290	187.00	187.00
6	—	715	137.50	137.50
86	—	665	151.50	151.50
12	—	335	190.00–195.00	192.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	596	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	141.00	141.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.