Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2021-03-12

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 12

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Feb 26Mar 12Mar 26 →

Receipts

2,834 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 2,725▲ 1,236 vs year ago 1,598 · +77.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for this nice offering of high quality, eye appealing steers and heifers. Flesh conditions were light, overall, which made the cattle even more appealing. Many long strings, with several full loads, including a large offering of replacement quality heifers. CME Feeder Cattle futures gained 2.00, yet April Live Cattle continues to disappoint as the back months of the board are much higher. As turnout time is just two months away yearling operators are pushing harder get their feeder cattle needs met, while they can find sizable numbers of them, which makes for a very active and extremely competitive market. Next feeder cattle special will be March 26, 2021.

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 $152.43/cwt on 1,534 head.

Average price

$152.43

1,534 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$0.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.39

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	152.45	881	1,416
Medium and Large 1-2	480	152.14	731	118

One grade step is worth $0.31/cwt here — about $150 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 sale1,534 hd

152.43

—

SD average9 barns · 12,637 hd

139.04

+13.39

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	667	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	681	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	181.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	779	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	744	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	190.54/cwt	186.00–192.00	930	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	174.72/cwt	173.50–180.00	856	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	188.67/cwt	183.00–190.50	958	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	884	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	179.94/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,018	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	167.72/cwt	158.50–169.75	961	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	161.01/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,019	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	162.57/cwt	157.50–163.25	1,075	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,021	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,045	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,228	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	595	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	171.43/cwt	163.00–175.00	717	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	164.16/cwt	154.00–166.00	799	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	754	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	159.86/cwt	150.00–166.00	847	250
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	885	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	787	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	152.76/cwt	140.50–157.50	874	181
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	603	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	892	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	141.96/cwt	133.50–146.00	874	264
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,061	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	134.58/cwt	133.00–136.00	892	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	132.26/cwt	128.25–134.25	942	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	741	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,104	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	759	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,063	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	125.86/cwt	125.00–126.00	998	73
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	762	10

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 Mar 12, 2021

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

Receipts 2,834Last week 2,725Year ago 1,598

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,045	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	804	127.00	127.00
68	—	429	180.00–185.00	181.69
44	—	488	186.00–192.00	190.54
68	—	508	183.00–190.50	188.67
113	—	661	157.50–163.25	162.57
6	—	342	195.00	195.00
76	—	633	155.00–169.00	161.01
165	—	566	174.00–184.00	179.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	539	164.00	164.00
44	—	490	173.50–180.00	174.72
48	—	443	168.00	168.00
35	—	371	183.50	183.50
56	—	573	158.50–169.75	167.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	663	133.00–136.00	134.58
63	—	712	128.25–134.25	132.26
73	—	793	125.00–126.00	125.86
181	—	572	140.50–157.50	152.76
210	—	487	154.00–166.00	164.16
250	—	530	150.00–166.00	159.86
264	—	616	133.50–146.00	141.96
127	—	418	163.00–175.00	171.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	655	162.00	162.00
20	—	759	140.00	140.00
30	—	741	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	553	160.00	160.00
80	—	603	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	400	157.50	157.50
46	—	515	146.50	146.50
34	—	556	141.50	141.50
12	—	334	178.00	178.00
4	—	450	148.00	148.00
12	—	355	175.00	175.00

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.