Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2023-03-03

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-03

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Mar 3

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Feb 10Mar 3Mar 24 →

Receipts

1,496 head

▼ 1,173 vs last sale 2,669▼ 1,547 vs year ago 3,043 · −50.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last Feeder Cattle Sale was three weeks ago, therefore no market trend may be determined; however, the market was trending higher. Demand for this nice offering of calves was very good. Black hided cattle, weaned, with shots continue to bring a premium. Several large lots of replacement quality, bangs vaccinated heifers sold for premium pricing. Buyers in the seats and on the internet seemed eager to make purchases following last week's blizzard and freezing temperatures, reflecting the optimism that continues to grow in both the feeder markets and replacement heifer arena. The next sale, March 10th, is a Feeder Cattle and Replacement Heifer Special.

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 $206.03/cwt on 830 head.

Average price

$206.03

830 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.89

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	208.05	1,150	769
Medium and Large 1-2	539	180.51	974	61

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $176 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 sale830 hd

206.03

—

SD average9 barns · 16,563 hd

190.13

+15.89

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	429	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	987	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	993	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	245.48/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,161	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,036	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,264	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	544	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,148	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,405	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,430	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	201.14/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,454	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,303	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,417	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,535	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	212.71/cwt	209.00–220.50	934	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	192.32/cwt	191.00–193.00	894	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	210.63/cwt	205.50–213.00	1,013	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	213.37/cwt	204.50–216.50	1,131	238
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	952	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,022	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	206.68/cwt	202.00–208.50	1,201	260
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	207.46/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,301	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,171	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	190.13/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,299	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	861	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,248	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 Mar 3, 2023

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

Receipts 1,496Last week 2,669Year ago 3,043

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	227.00	227.00
9	—	730	171.00	171.00
32	—	627	202.00–209.00	207.46
50	—	439	209.00–220.50	212.71
260	—	581	202.00–208.50	206.68
238	—	530	204.50–216.50	213.37
66	—	683	190.00–191.00	190.13
108	—	481	205.50–213.00	210.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	645	181.50	181.50
26	—	465	191.00–193.00	192.32
8	—	541	176.00	176.00
15	—	563	181.50	181.50
5	—	706	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	584	240.50	240.50
9	—	855	180.00	180.00
60	—	723	200.00–205.00	201.14
17	—	647	221.00	221.00
13	—	538	235.00	235.00
42	—	473	241.00–251.00	245.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	544	211.00	211.00
15	—	429	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	728	179.00	179.00
8	—	758	187.00	187.00
5	—	463	214.50	214.50
7	—	518	200.00	200.00
79	—	811	189.25	189.25

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.