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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-08

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Apr 8

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Mar 25Apr 8Apr 22 →

Receipts

1,000 head

▼ 517 vs last sale 1,517▼ 200 vs year ago 1,200 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves 400 to 650 lbs sold steady, to 2.00 higher. Steer calves over 650 lbs were too lightly tested to develop a market trend, but lower undertones were noted. Heifers under 500 lbs were too lightly tested to develop a market trend. 500 to 600 lbs were steady on a light test. 600 lbs and up were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good for this nice offering of mostly smaller packages of home raised, fully vaccinated calves. There were active and optimistic buyers, both in the stands and on the internet, hopeful that next week's storm is going to bring much needed moisture.

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 $164.38/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$164.38

513 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.80

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	165.76	985	479
Medium and Large 1-2	519	144.91	752	34

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about $234 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 sale513 hd

164.38

—

SD average8 barns · 9,582 hd

151.58

+12.80

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

Every lot

23 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	214.47/cwt	208.00–215.50	948	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	857	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	204.59/cwt	192.50–209.00	1,086	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	197.47/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,124	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	979	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	191.59/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,194	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,220	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,221	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	174.24/cwt	172.00–176.50	1,185	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,117	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	699	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	186.78/cwt	186.00–187.00	792	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	175.11/cwt	165.00–178.50	835	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	770	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	173.41/cwt	161.00–176.50	902	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	169.73/cwt	165.50–175.00	976	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,041	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	153.60/cwt	149.00–159.75	1,028	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	149.65/cwt	146.75–150.75	1,067	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,065	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	729	5

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 Apr 8, 2022

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

Receipts 1,000Last week 1,517Year ago 1,200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	341	205.00	205.00
16	—	669	149.00–159.75	153.60
24	—	477	165.00–178.50	175.11
27	—	766	139.00	139.00
38	—	575	165.50–175.00	169.73
51	—	424	186.00–187.00	186.78
108	—	713	146.75–150.75	149.65
110	—	627	166.00	166.00
93	—	520	161.00–176.50	173.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	497	155.00	155.00
5	—	625	152.00	152.00
8	—	509	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	623	189.00–200.00	191.59
15	—	531	192.50–209.00	204.59
34	—	442	208.00–215.50	214.47
20	—	680	172.00–176.50	174.24
45	—	569	184.00–201.00	197.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	730	153.00	153.00
59	—	658	185.50	185.50
11	—	647	188.50	188.50
7	—	529	162.00	162.00
7	—	586	167.00	167.00

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.