Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2023-11-03

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-03

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

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Receipts

6,849 head

▲ 3,584 vs last sale 3,265▲ 114 vs year ago 6,735 · +1.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 450 - 500lbs, 15.00 higher; 500 - 550 10.00 higher; 550 - 700, 5.00 - 6.00 higher. Heifers 450 - 650, 2.00 to 4.00 lower; 550 - 600, mostly steady; 600 - 650, 5.00 higher. Lighter weights in both steers and heifers were trending higher from last weeks smaller numbers. A few yearlings were sold, but the sale was primarily spring calves selling on an active market. The majority of the consignments had spring and fall shots, and were fresh off the cows. Demand was good, with some nice replacement type heifer calves likely headed back to the pastures, with a few ranchers in the stands bidding. Vaccinations and hide color also continue to play a roll in price range. Load lots and large packages also were a factor in prices as buyers vied to fill loads. Fall weather returned to the area, following last week's freezing temperatures and snow. The next feeder cattle sale is Nov. 3, starting at 8.a.m.

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 $304.87/cwt on 3,518 head.

Average price

$304.87

3,518 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$2.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.18

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	304.99	1,684	3,335
Medium and Large 1-2	498	302.55	1,507	183

One grade step is worth $2.44/cwt here — about $177 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 sale3,518 hd

304.87

—

SD average12 barns · 31,121 hd

292.68

+12.18

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

Every lot

33 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	325	376.97/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,225	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	388.39/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,472	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	333.36/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,360	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	365.84/cwt	355.00–378.00	1,569	289
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	314.65/cwt	280.00–329.00	1,498	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	338.46/cwt	331.00–360.00	1,628	412
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	308.20/cwt	291.00–327.00	1,627	695
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	543	279.80/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,519	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	277.78/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,578	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	288.01/cwt	268.00–302.50	1,656	814
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,577	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	278.83/cwt	264.00–284.50	1,729	618
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	265.70/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,801	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	251.56/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,834	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,019	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	899	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,194	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,253	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	317.43/cwt	313.00–327.50	1,013	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	309.61/cwt	290.00–324.00	1,136	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,150	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	281.68/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,163	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	301.73/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,291	341
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	276.50/cwt	264.00–297.00	1,319	398
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	276.07/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,322	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	246.14/cwt	232.00–262.00	1,273	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	271.97/cwt	257.00–295.00	1,455	760
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	265.97/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,503	418
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	256.14/cwt	248.50–264.00	1,591	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	251.78/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,662	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	238.67/cwt	223.00–247.00	1,730	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	238.42/cwt	228.00–247.00	2,115	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,025	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,229	8

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 Nov 3, 2023

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

Receipts 6,849Last week 3,265Year ago 6,735

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	887	228.00–247.00	238.42
60	—	319	313.00–327.50	317.43
134	—	621	248.50–264.00	256.14
145	—	660	246.00–260.00	251.78
760	—	535	257.00–295.00	271.97
341	—	428	275.00–317.50	301.73
163	—	367	290.00–324.00	309.61
398	—	477	264.00–297.00	276.50
418	—	565	251.00–272.00	265.97
28	—	725	223.00–247.00	238.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	479	263.00–277.50	276.07
22	—	517	232.00–262.00	246.14
18	—	413	272.00–287.00	281.68
21	—	374	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
284	—	678	256.00–272.00	265.70
814	—	575	268.00–302.50	288.01
6	—	824	245.00	245.00
28	—	325	375.00–380.00	376.97
289	—	429	355.00–378.00	365.84
412	—	481	331.00–360.00	338.46
23	—	729	246.00–259.00	251.56
695	—	528	291.00–327.00	308.20
618	—	620	264.00–284.50	278.83
110	—	379	375.00–402.50	388.39
6	—	967	233.00	233.00
10	—	899	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	476	280.00–329.00	314.65
29	—	408	317.50–337.50	333.36
46	—	568	266.00–281.00	277.78
10	—	616	256.00	256.00
16	—	500	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	543	272.00–289.00	279.80

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.