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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-18

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 18

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Receipts

8,726 head

▲ 3,557 vs last sale 5,169▲ 383 vs year ago 8,343 · +4.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer Calves 400-450lbs, 10.00 higher; 450-500, 5.00 higher; 500-550, mostly steady; 550-700lbs, 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifer Calves, 400-550lbs, 15.00 higher; 550-600lbs, 5.00 lower; 600-650, 12.00 higher. Very good demand for a large offering of packages and load lots. Most of the calves were fresh off the cows, most with spring and fall vaccinations. Black hided with full vaccinations brought premium prices. The market was active with the majority of the regular buyers back in the bleachers, along with some new faces. Rain finally made a showing over night, with much needed snow in some areas fighting wildfires. There are two Feeder Calf sales next week, Wednesday, Oct. 23 and Friday, Oct. 25

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 $313.80/cwt on 1,515 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −147.86 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$313.80

1,515 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$41.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs SD average

+14.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	314.04	1,717	1,506
Medium and Large 1-2	586	273.00	1,600	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.04/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale1,515 hd

313.80

—

SD average8 barns · 9,955 hd

317.80

−4.00

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+14.47

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

−147.86

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

42 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	967	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	378.88/cwt	362.00–388.00	1,277	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	397.76/cwt	388.00–414.00	1,452	99
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,399	42
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	369.21/cwt	356.00–405.00	1,588	484
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	345.20/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,533	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	345.46/cwt	324.00–360.00	1,613	623
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	314.95/cwt	314.00–322.50	1,546	74
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	318.52/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,695	921
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	306.99/cwt	281.00–317.00	1,750	585
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,600	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,778	73
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	293.58/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,808	270
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	287.34/cwt	267.00–296.50	1,914	102
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,842	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,020	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,027	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	248.00/cwt	243.00–251.50	2,185	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	234.94/cwt	233.00–235.50	2,312	31
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,419	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	329.39/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,123	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	346.25/cwt	325.00–358.00	1,309	176
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,023	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	310.17/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,262	47
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	328.03/cwt	316.00–352.50	1,414	473
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	314.49/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,459	236
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	473	281.60/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,332	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	280.02/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,361	99
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	291.38/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,504	604
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	277.67/cwt	257.50–282.00	1,569	171
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	272.04/cwt	267.00–274.50	1,654	164
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	264.81/cwt	261.00–265.50	1,782	90
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,728	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	253.47/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,866	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,948	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,944	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	240.24/cwt	239.50–240.50	2,044	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,088	12
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	223.86/cwt	221.50–228.50	2,176	19
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,007	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,251	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,317	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,562	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 Oct 18, 2024

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

Receipts 8,726Last week 5,169Year ago 8,343

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	543	242.50	242.50
8	650–700	679	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	1000–1050	1,007	223.50	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	341	325.00–333.00	329.39
176	350–400	378	325.00–358.00	346.25
473	400–450	431	316.00–352.50	328.03
236	450–500	464	297.00–325.00	314.49
604	500–550	516	270.00–310.00	291.38
171	550–600	565	257.50–282.00	277.67
164	600–650	608	267.00–274.50	272.04
90	650–700	673	261.00–265.50	264.81
19	700–750	736	252.00–254.00	253.47
13	750–800	770	253.00	253.00
14	800–850	817	238.00	238.00
19	850–900	851	239.50–240.50	240.24
12	900–950	908	230.00	230.00
19	950–1000	972	221.50–228.50	223.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	265.00	265.00
47	400–450	407	305.00–311.00	310.17
99	450–500	486	271.00–281.00	280.02
5	650–700	683	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	473	278.00–285.00	281.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	307.00	307.00
42	350–400	394	355.00	355.00
19	400–450	444	343.00–350.00	345.20
74	450–500	491	314.00–322.50	314.95
9	550–600	586	273.00	273.00
73	600–650	611	291.00	291.00
26	700–750	728	253.00	253.00
35	750–800	755	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	337	362.00–388.00	378.88
99	350–400	365	388.00–414.00	397.76
484	400–450	430	356.00–405.00	369.21
623	450–500	467	324.00–360.00	345.46
921	500–550	532	305.00–330.00	318.52
585	550–600	570	281.00–317.00	306.99
270	600–650	616	272.00–300.00	293.58
102	650–700	666	267.00–296.50	287.34
5	750–800	798	254.00	254.00
12	850–900	881	243.00–251.50	248.00
31	950–1000	984	233.00–235.50	234.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	1050–1100	1,080	224.00	224.00

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.