Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2024-10-04

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-04

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Receipts

3,468 head

▲ 1,931 vs last sale 1,537▲ 426 vs year ago 3,042 · +14.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The best comparable weight range for Steer Calves was 500-700lbs, which were sharply higher from last week's smaller calf sale. Heifer Calves 550-600 were also sharply higher. Yearling Steers 900-950lbs were 7.00 lower, and Yearling Heifers 950-1000lbs were mostly steady, on smaller tests. Spring calve quality varied, but most sold on good demand, with most of the regular buyers back in the seats. A few larger producers brought calves, offering a few load lots, but most were smaller packages. Several packages of lighter weight calves came through, with some not even making 300lbs. Yearlings sold on moderate demand, as the run on yearlings is getting smaller. The drought conditions in the area are causing producers to make some difficult decisions. Dry weather and above normal temperatures are expected to continue. Next week's sale, Oct 11, starts at 9:00am, with yearlings first, followed by spring calves.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.60/cwt on 511 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −152.05 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$309.60

511 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.81

vs SD average

+22.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	309.60	1,665	511

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale511 hd

309.60

—

SD average5 barns · 1,681 hd

314.41

−4.81

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

+22.78

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

−152.05

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $532.88, low $437.19, median $461.65 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

40 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	398.48/cwt	380.00–413.00	1,522	185
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	363.08/cwt	347.00–372.00	1,616	413
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	344.27/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,601	123
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	324.09/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,536	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	489	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,535	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	319.14/cwt	302.00–330.50	1,640	329
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	292.36/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,699	182
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	283.74/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,719	107
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,725	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	698	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,571	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,862	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	239.54/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,852	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	255.40/cwt	253.50–256.50	2,110	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,130	82
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	250.99/cwt	244.75–257.25	2,199	284
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	884	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,980	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,190	24
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	244.99/cwt	243.00–247.50	2,249	101
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	236.41/cwt	233.75–237.00	2,312	33
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	229.86/cwt	229.25–233.75	2,264	36
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,013	233.37/cwt	229.50–235.00	2,364	83
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,064	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,405	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	308.78/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,183	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	351.20/cwt	342.00–353.00	1,363	166
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	305.04/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,281	96
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,198	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	321.58/cwt	293.00–326.00	1,476	291
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	464	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,318	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	287.43/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,411	66
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	278.83/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,450	124
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	278.15/cwt	266.00–280.50	1,558	68
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	236.75/cwt	221.00–255.50	1,622	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,858	42
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	245.07/cwt	239.75–249.50	1,902	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,854	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,988	59
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	235.30/cwt	231.00–237.00	2,097	75
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	227.71/cwt	226.00–229.25	2,172	48
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,135	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,327	12

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 Oct 4, 2024

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

Receipts 3,468Last week 1,537Year ago 3,042

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	464	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1100–1150	1,135	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	383	301.00–320.00	308.78
9	400–450	424	282.50	282.50
66	450–500	491	285.00–293.00	287.43
18	750–800	793	233.75	233.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	350–400	388	342.00–353.00	351.20
96	400–450	420	290.00–317.50	305.04
291	450–500	459	293.00–326.00	321.58
124	500–550	520	274.00–287.00	278.83
68	550–600	560	266.00–280.50	278.15
15	650–700	685	221.00–255.50	236.75
42	700–750	747	248.75	248.75
18	750–800	776	239.75–249.50	245.07
59	800–850	832	239.00	239.00
75	850–900	891	231.00–237.00	235.30
48	950–1000	954	226.00–229.25	227.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	350–400	382	380.00–413.00	398.48
413	400–450	445	347.00–372.00	363.08
123	450–500	465	337.00–365.00	344.27
329	500–550	514	302.00–330.50	319.14
182	550–600	581	285.00–297.00	292.36
107	600–650	606	265.00–292.50	283.74
5	700–750	723	257.50	257.50
16	750–800	773	232.00–256.00	239.54
33	800–850	826	253.50–256.50	255.40
284	850–900	876	244.75–257.25	250.99
101	900–950	918	243.00–247.50	244.99
33	950–1000	978	233.75–237.00	236.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	474	322.50–327.50	324.09
14	600–650	603	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	675	255.50	255.50
82	800–850	827	257.50	257.50
24	850–900	894	245.00	245.00
36	950–1000	985	229.25–233.75	229.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	850–900	884	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	489	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	1000–1050	1,013	229.50–235.00	233.37
6	1050–1100	1,064	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	698	225.00	225.00

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.