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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 11

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18 →

Receipts

5,169 head

▲ 1,701 vs last sale 3,468▲ 209 vs year ago 4,960 · +4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer Calves 400-450lbs, 12.00 higher; 450-500lbs, 10.00 lower; 500-550lbs mostly steady; 550-650lbs, 16.00 higher. Heifer Calves 350-400lbs, 10.00 higher; 400-450lbs, 17.00 higher; 450-500lbs 15.00 lower; 500-550lbs, steady to 2.00 higher; 550-600lbs, steady to 2.00 lower. Very good demand for load lots and packages of spring calves. Demand was moderate for the smaller offering of yearlings, and there were not enough to make a market comparison. Black hided cattle, with spring and fall vaccinations were bringing premium prices. Spring calves were mostly fresh off the cow, with some showing signs of a hot, dry fall. Buyers and producers packed the stands for today's first full day of only Yearlings and 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 $311.64/cwt on 1,193 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −150.01 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$311.64

1,193 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.59

vs SD average

+17.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	312.15	1,671	1,150
Medium and Large 1-2	531	297.98	1,582	43

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,193 hd

311.64

—

SD average6 barns · 4,223 hd

319.23

−7.59

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

+17.33

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

−150.01

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

35 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,326	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	397.43/cwt	371.00–410.00	1,502	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	370.11/cwt	353.00–392.50	1,577	162
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	346.04/cwt	327.50–354.00	1,488	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	337.68/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,594	343
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	316.67/cwt	308.00–322.00	1,552	96
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	319.21/cwt	297.00–336.00	1,660	728
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	297.98/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,582	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	532	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,527	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	546	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,583	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	301.68/cwt	284.00–320.00	1,704	366
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	290.81/cwt	283.00–305.50	1,788	647
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	290.80/cwt	271.00–297.50	1,922	337
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	299.33/cwt	284.75–307.50	2,149	258
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,070	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,129	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,164	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	354.36/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,336	74
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	321.16/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,349	58
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	445	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,242	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,271	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	266.36/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,252	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	299.80/cwt	275.00–314.00	1,421	418
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	281.14/cwt	269.00–295.50	1,482	179
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	275.99/cwt	253.00–289.50	1,559	233
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	258.11/cwt	254.50–266.00	1,595	96
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	251.28/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,799	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	247.03/cwt	240.50–250.25	1,922	90
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	240.89/cwt	239.00–244.00	2,011	31
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	234.93/cwt	234.00–240.50	2,105	34
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	229.23/cwt	225.00–233.00	2,152	29
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,280	7
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,152	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	2,206	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,310	38
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,465	10

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 5,169Last week 3,468Year ago 4,960

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	350–400	354	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	445	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,027	222.00	222.00
6	1150–1200	1,152	191.50	191.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	355.00	355.00
74	350–400	377	340.00–365.00	354.36
58	400–450	420	315.00–334.00	321.16
418	450–500	474	275.00–314.00	299.80
179	500–550	527	269.00–295.50	281.14
233	550–600	565	253.00–289.50	275.99
96	600–650	618	254.50–266.00	258.11
24	700–750	716	241.00–254.00	251.28
90	750–800	778	240.50–250.25	247.03
31	800–850	835	239.00–244.00	240.89
34	850–900	896	234.00–240.50	234.93
29	900–950	939	225.00–233.00	229.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	283.00	283.00
43	450–500	470	245.00–280.00	266.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	349	380.00	380.00
29	350–400	378	371.00–410.00	397.43
162	400–450	426	353.00–392.50	370.11
343	450–500	472	327.00–355.00	337.68
728	500–550	520	297.00–336.00	319.21
366	550–600	565	284.00–320.00	301.68
647	600–650	615	283.00–305.50	290.81
337	650–700	661	271.00–297.50	290.80
258	700–750	718	284.75–307.50	299.33
32	750–800	787	263.00	263.00
26	800–850	840	253.50	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	430	327.50–354.00	346.04
96	450–500	490	308.00–322.00	316.67
43	500–550	531	294.00–306.00	297.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	532	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	546	290.00	290.00

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.