Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2022-12-02

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-02

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Dec 2

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Receipts

5,920 head

▲ 1,301 vs last sale 4,619▲ 3,686 vs year ago 2,234 · +165.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder Steers 300 - 400 lbs sold 14.00 to 18.00 higher; 400 - 500 lbs, steady to 5.00 higher; 500 - 600 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher; 600 - 650 lbs, 6.00 higher; over 650 lbs, 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 350 - 400 lbs sold 12.00 lower; 400 - 450 lbs, 5.00 lower; 450 - 500 lbs 14.00 lower; over 500 lbs, mostly steady. Demand was good for this nice offering of calves, mostly weaned, home raised and carrying at least spring shots.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.63/cwt on 2,675 head.

Average price

$210.63

2,675 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$737

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

$92.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	212.67	1,197	2,477
Medium and Large 1-2	625	188.30	1,178	189
Medium and Large 2	384	120.00	461	9thin

One grade step is worth $92.67/cwt here — about $737 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 sale2,675 hd

210.63

—

SD average8 barns · 19,921 hd

205.95

+4.68

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

Every lot

37 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	330	256.04/cwt	247.00–264.00	845	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	461	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	261.52/cwt	255.00–263.50	1,020	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	243.79/cwt	223.00–252.00	1,026	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	918	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	233.82/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,101	199
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	197.71/cwt	191.00–207.00	947	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	177.84/cwt	171.00–185.00	927	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	217.49/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,153	488
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	189.82/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,082	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	207.35/cwt	189.75–216.50	1,190	547
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	200.59/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,236	681
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	188.22/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,278	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	185.31/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,268	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	189.22/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,372	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	178.59/cwt	176.50–181.50	1,361	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	179.84/cwt	179.50–180.25	1,656	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,741	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	638	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	222.94/cwt	220.00–225.00	716	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	207.81/cwt	190.00–213.00	788	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	208.77/cwt	197.00–216.50	889	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	155.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	683	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	196.75/cwt	184.00–206.00	938	285
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	192.27/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,006	287
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	187.73/cwt	179.00–201.50	1,079	529
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	960	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	179.38/cwt	176.50–180.50	1,107	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	149.19/cwt	145.00–153.00	922	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	184.05/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,226	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	164.60/cwt	161.00–169.50	1,215	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	762	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,368	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,378	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	179.34/cwt	179.00–179.50	1,465	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,569	13

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 Dec 2, 2022

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

Receipts 5,920Last week 4,619Year ago 2,234

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	902	174.00	174.00
5	—	862	172.50	172.50
9	—	799	172.50	172.50
155	—	426	197.00–216.50	208.77
49	—	321	220.00–225.00	222.94
92	—	617	176.50–180.50	179.38
287	—	523	185.00–197.50	192.27
52	—	817	179.00–179.50	179.34
84	—	379	190.00–213.00	207.81
529	—	575	179.00–201.50	187.73
78	—	666	175.00–188.00	184.05
14	—	738	161.00–169.50	164.60
285	—	477	184.00–206.00	196.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	618	145.00–153.00	149.19
9	—	304	210.00	210.00
7	—	596	161.00	161.00
8	—	528	140.00	140.00
32	—	438	155.00–160.00	155.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	762	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	330	247.00–264.00	256.04
681	—	616	180.00–206.00	200.59
41	—	921	179.50–180.25	179.84
120	—	679	182.00–192.00	188.22
5	—	970	179.50	179.50
35	—	725	186.00–191.00	189.22
26	—	390	255.00–263.50	261.52
39	—	762	176.50–181.50	178.59
199	—	471	226.00–243.00	233.82
240	—	421	223.00–252.00	243.79
488	—	530	201.00–223.00	217.49
547	—	574	189.75–216.50	207.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	171.00–185.00	177.84
10	—	422	217.50	217.50
130	—	684	182.50–187.50	185.31
11	—	570	185.00–194.00	189.82
24	—	479	191.00–207.00	197.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	120.00	120.00

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.