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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-01

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 1

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Receipts

5,649 head

▼ 1,787 vs last sale 7,436▼ 1,200 vs year ago 6,849 · −17.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer Calves 350-400lbs, steady to 2.00 higher; 400-450lbs, 8.00 higher; 500-600lbs, 5.00 lower; 600-650lbs, 4.00 higher. Heifer Calves 350-400lbs, 2.00 lower; 400-450lbs, 6.00 higher; 450-500lbs, 5.00 lower; 500-600lbs, mostly steady. Today's offering was mixed, but buyers had some nice spring calves to choose from in the form of both large lots and full loads. While there weren't as many producers and buyers in the stands as we've had in the past weeks, demand remained good. Internet buyers made up for those not in the seats. Some calves were showing some tag from the recent, much needed storm that brought some moisture. There will be another Wednesday Calf Special on November 6 and a regular Calf Sale November 8.

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 $310.58/cwt on 1,155 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −151.07 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$310.58

1,155 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$18.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.38

vs SD average

+9.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	312.05	1,709	1,063
Medium and Large 1-2	555	293.60	1,630	92

One grade step is worth $18.45/cwt here — about $79 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 sale1,155 hd

310.58

—

SD average11 barns · 11,482 hd

318.96

−8.38

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+9.89

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

−151.07

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

32 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,264	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	418.98/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,425	59
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	404.58/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,566	152
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,439	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	376.69/cwt	365.00–399.00	1,654	528
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,581	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	344.84/cwt	333.00–364.00	1,641	356
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	313.53/cwt	298.00–322.00	1,492	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	317.81/cwt	297.00–330.00	1,672	566
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,536	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	294.27/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,636	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	305.50/cwt	284.50–322.00	1,747	497
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	288.87/cwt	279.00–308.50	1,811	308
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	278.39/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,871	201
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	247	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,044	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	377.07/cwt	362.00–390.00	1,225	83
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	332	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,079	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,194	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	339.63/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,267	108
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	313.84/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,215	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	331.06/cwt	312.50–341.00	1,404	396
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	282.48/cwt	251.00–291.00	1,249	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	269.29/cwt	245.00–279.00	1,290	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	299.80/cwt	283.00–320.00	1,448	601
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	290.82/cwt	274.00–310.00	1,518	468
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	270.11/cwt	268.00–273.50	1,429	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	274.71/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,585	213
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	261.96/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,512	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	270.28/cwt	270.00–270.50	1,676	95
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,530	36
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,593	11

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 1, 2024

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

Receipts 5,649Last week 7,436Year ago 6,849

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	465	329.00	329.00
11	600–650	637	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	247	422.50	422.50
83	300–350	325	362.00–390.00	377.07
108	350–400	373	322.50–355.00	339.63
396	400–450	424	312.50–341.00	331.06
601	450–500	483	283.00–320.00	299.80
468	500–550	522	274.00–310.00	290.82
213	550–600	577	267.00–281.00	274.71
95	600–650	620	270.00–270.50	270.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	344.00	344.00
15	350–400	387	312.50–316.00	313.84
38	400–450	442	251.00–291.00	282.48
38	450–500	479	245.00–279.00	269.29
25	500–550	529	268.00–273.50	270.11
20	550–600	577	258.00–266.00	261.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	258	490.00	490.00
59	300–350	340	400.00–422.00	418.98
152	350–400	387	390.00–417.50	404.58
528	400–450	439	365.00–399.00	376.69
356	450–500	476	333.00–364.00	344.84
566	500–550	526	297.00–330.00	317.81
497	550–600	572	284.50–322.00	305.50
308	600–650	627	279.00–308.50	288.87
201	650–700	672	278.00–280.00	278.39
9	700–750	710	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	389	370.00	370.00
21	400–450	448	353.00	353.00
48	450–500	476	298.00–322.00	313.53
6	500–550	541	284.00	284.00
86	550–600	556	286.00–297.00	294.27

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.