Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2021-10-15

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 15
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
2,519 head
▼ 4,839 vs last sale 7,358▼ 2,319 vs year ago 4,838 · −47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 650 Steady, other classes of Feeder Steers not well tested, Feeder Heifers 350 to 500 Steady, 500 to 650 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Load Lots and Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on an Active Market. Today's Supply was significantly diminished due to an early Winter Storm that dumped some much needed moisture coming in the form of 3-4 inches of rain or 1-2 feet of snow across a large area. Nearly the entire Offering consisted of Home Raised, spring born calves that had Spring and Fall vaccinations and carried light to moderate flesh. Much of the offering were clean, open haired, attractive calves; several packages showed some tag from the recent moisture but did not seem to have a negative impact on their marketability. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is Wednesday, October 20, Spring Calf Special, Expecting 3,000 Head; Friday, October 22, Yearling and Spring Calf Special, Expecting 10,000 Head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.33/cwt on 1,108 head.
Average price
$178.33
1,108 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$23.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.54
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2419181.3575929
Medium and Large 1555179.239951,026
Medium and Large 2561162.8891417thin
Large 1586157.5892336
One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale1,108 hd
178.33
—
SD average9 barns · 15,714 hd
174.79
+3.54
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

27 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1302225.00/cwt225.00–225.006805
Steers—Medium and Large 1383224.50/cwt224.50–224.5086026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396184.03/cwt182.50–190.0072924
Steers—Medium and Large 1429198.05/cwt187.50–210.00850111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full460177.50/cwt177.50–177.508176
Steers—Medium and Large 1486184.25/cwt181.00–189.00895142
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full511171.50/cwt171.50–171.5087641
Steers—Medium and Large 2513153.00/cwt153.00–153.007855
Steers—Medium and Large 1522180.60/cwt164.50–186.50943143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528168.50/cwt168.50–168.508905
Steers—Medium and Large 1575173.97/cwt164.00–178.501,000216
Steers—Medium and Large 2581167.00/cwt167.00–167.0097012
Steers—Large 1586157.58/cwt157.50–158.0092336
Steers—Medium and Large 1617166.64/cwt161.00–168.501,028150
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy679174.75/cwt174.75–174.751,187174
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full697159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,1127
Steers—Medium and Large 1721151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,0925
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376178.09/cwt175.00–181.0067069
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414110.00/cwt110.00–110.0045511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427172.11/cwt169.00–179.5073540
Heifers—Large 1442158.00/cwt158.00–158.0069838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477165.35/cwt159.50–173.50789242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522160.10/cwt155.00–162.00836135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565157.35/cwt152.00–158.75889167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618157.45/cwt153.50–158.25973353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1913145.84/cwt145.00–146.001,33232

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.