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St. Onge Livestock Auction · Fri, Sep 27

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St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 27

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Receipts

1,640 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 1,742▲ 1,640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Many small strings of feeder cattle resulted in too narrow of a comparison with calves entering the market and yearlings dissipating. The market was active today with a good demand of the unevenly dressed feeder cattle. Next sale is Oct 4, 2019.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.50/cwt on 996 head.

Average price

$134.50

996 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	760	137.41	1,044	759
Large 1	1,020	125.99	1,286	213
Medium and Large 1-2	657	117.96	775	24

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $269 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 sale996 hd

134.50

—

SD average9 barns · 12,137 hd

133.57

+0.93

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

Every lot

27 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	389	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	634	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	155.61/cwt	153.00–160.00	655	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	736	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	161.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	780	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	521	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	877	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	155.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	817	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	141.33/cwt	135.50–149.00	872	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,239	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,221	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,299	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,354	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	150.01/cwt	146.00–152.50	651	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	147.62/cwt	142.50–149.00	716	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	885	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	139.07/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,019	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	141.23/cwt	136.50–142.00	1,116	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	135.32/cwt	134.50–136.50	1,107	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50

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 Sep 27, 2019

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

Receipts 1,640Last week 1,742Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	897	128.00–133.50	132.00
56	—	617	143.50	143.50
141	—	485	142.50–149.00	147.62
35	—	434	146.00–152.50	150.01
118	—	963	123.50–132.50	130.75
24	—	818	134.50–136.50	135.32
92	—	932	129.00–132.50	129.70
81	—	733	136.50–143.00	139.07
79	—	790	136.50–142.00	141.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	877

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St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 27

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Receipts

1,640 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 1,742▲ 1,640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.50/cwt on 996 head.

Average price

$134.50

996 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	760	137.41	1,044	759
Large 1	1,020	125.99	1,286	213
Medium and Large 1-2	657	117.96	775	24

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $269 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 sale996 hd

134.50

—

SD average9 barns · 12,137 hd

133.57

+0.93

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

Every lot

27 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	389	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	634	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	155.61/cwt	153.00–160.00	655	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	736	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	161.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	780	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	521	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	877	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	155.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	817	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	141.33/cwt	135.50–149.00	872	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,239	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,221	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,299	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,354	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	150.01/cwt	146.00–152.50	651	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	147.62/cwt	142.50–149.00	716	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	885	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	139.07/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,019	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	141.23/cwt	136.50–142.00	1,116	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	135.32/cwt	134.50–136.50	1,107	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50

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 Sep 27, 2019

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

Receipts 1,640Last week 1,742Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	897	128.00–133.50	132.00
56	—	617	143.50	143.50
141	—	485	142.50–149.00	147.62
35	—	434	146.00–152.50	150.01
118	—	963	123.50–132.50	130.75
24	—	818	134.50–136.50	135.32
92	—	932	129.00–132.50	129.70
81	—	733	136.50–143.00	139.07
79	—	790	136.50–142.00	141.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	877

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	122.00	122.00
6	—	866	120.50	120.50
6	—	485	112.00	112.00
4	—	751	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,019	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,025	116.00–129.00	124.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	389	163.00	163.00
35	—	882	137.00–140.00	138.44
14	—	617	135.50–149.00	141.33
6	—	955	136.00	136.00
34	—	840	147.50	147.50
20	—	483	155.00–163.00	161.44
19	—	421	153.00–160.00	155.61
15	—	526	150.00–159.00	155.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	985	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	521	168.25	168.25
19	—	428	172.00	172.00