Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2023-12-08

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-08

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

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Dec 1Dec 8Jan 5 →

Receipts

2,598 head

▲ 650 vs last sale 1,948▲ 861 vs year ago 1,737 · +49.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer Calves 500 - 550, 8.00 lower; 550 - 600, 8.00 higher; 600 - 700, 8.00 - 10.00 lower. Heifer Calves 450 - 500 sharply higher, on a small test from last week's numbers; 500 - 600lbs 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for this offering with a few loads and larger packages. Load lots and fully vaccinated calves brought premium prices, along with quality heifers headed back for breeding. Several of the packages came in fully weaned. Weather in the area continues to be mild for this time of year, creating good weaning conditions, but the futures market is testing the optimism seen earlier in the fall run. Next week's sale on Friday, December 15, will be the last sale of 2023, selling all classes.

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 $268.27/cwt on 772 head.

Average price

$268.27

772 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$591

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

$41.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.07

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	321	309.25	993	17thin
Medium and Large 1	592	267.34	1,584	755

One grade step is worth $41.91/cwt here — about −$591 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 sale772 hd

268.27

—

SD average9 barns · 21,166 hd

254.20

+14.07

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	309.25/cwt	305.00–317.50	993	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,339	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	318.17/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,368	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	299.68/cwt	284.00–307.50	1,426	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	288.83/cwt	280.00–291.50	1,548	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	264.16/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,529	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	258.03/cwt	247.00–264.50	1,620	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	235.44/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,594	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	215.50/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,552	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,585	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,845	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	982	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	287.15/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,054	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	277.05/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,186	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	272.65/cwt	249.00–278.00	1,306	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	259.94/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,349	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	238.67/cwt	235.00–241.50	1,377	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	218.65/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,393	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,411	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,447	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,456	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,643	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	991	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,695	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 Dec 8, 2023

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

Receipts 2,598Last week 1,948Year ago 1,737

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	628	247.00–264.50	258.03
47	—	430	307.50–330.00	318.17
33	—	720	205.00–224.00	215.50
26	—	762	208.00	208.00
19	—	387	346.00	346.00
10	—	1,011	182.50	182.50
191	—	536	280.00–291.50	288.83
106	—	677	220.00–240.00	235.44
69	—	579	260.00–277.00	264.16
50	—	476	284.00–307.50	299.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	321	305.00–317.50	309.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	787	185.00	185.00
8	—	720	201.00	201.00
167	—	479	249.00–278.00	272.65
157	—	519	244.00–267.00	259.94
123	—	577	235.00–241.50	238.67
5	—	991	171.00	171.00
73	—	428	265.00–282.00	277.05
59	—	637	210.00–226.00	218.65
26	—	685	206.00	206.00
23	—	367	280.00–295.00	287.15
15	—	330	297.50	297.50
8	—	903	182.00	182.00

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.