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St. Onge Livestock Auction · Fri, Oct 4

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St. Onge Livestock

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Receipts

1,343 head

▼ 297 vs last sale 1,640▲ 1,343 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were higher 1.00 - 4.00 in a narrow comparison while feeder heifers stayed steady. Most consignments brought moderately fleshed calves and yearlings. Demand of calves and yearlings was active with a moderate demand. Next sale is Oct. 11, 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 $137.44/cwt on 544 head.

Average price

$137.44

544 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$787

per head · Small and Medium 1 over Large 1

$18.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	361	147.54	532	73
Medium and Large 1	633	136.81	866	417
Large 1	1,025	128.68	1,319	54

One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about −$787 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 sale544 hd

137.44

—

SD average9 barns · 8,980 hd

135.94

+1.51

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	371	165.26/cwt	162.00–167.00	613	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	722	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	696	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	164.24/cwt	153.00–169.50	778	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	496	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	851	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	143.71/cwt	140.50–146.00	828	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.07/cwt	133.00–145.50	878	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	948	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,151	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	143.88/cwt	142.00–144.75	1,273	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	136.11/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,258	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,015	133.20/cwt	131.50–134.00	1,352	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,069	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,368	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	319	151.03/cwt	149.50–152.00	482	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	579	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	388	145.24/cwt	142.00–148.00	564	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	587	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	138.34/cwt	135.50–142.50	660	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	133.33/cwt	131.50–136.50	709	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	753	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	868	138.29/cwt	132.50–138.75	1,200	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	881

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, 2019

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

Receipts 1,343Last week 1,640Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	576	140.50–146.00	143.71
28	—	794	145.00	145.00
57	—	885	142.00–144.75	143.88
11	—	924	134.50–139.00	136.11
44	—	618	133.00–145.50	142.07
39	—	417	167.00	167.00
37	—	508	160.00	160.00
33	—	658	144.00	144.00
79	—	474	153.00–169.50	164.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	840	135.00

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St. Onge Livestock

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Receipts

1,343 head

▼ 297 vs last sale 1,640▲ 1,343 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 $137.44/cwt on 544 head.

Average price

$137.44

544 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$787

per head · Small and Medium 1 over Large 1

$18.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	361	147.54	532	73
Medium and Large 1	633	136.81	866	417
Large 1	1,025	128.68	1,319	54

One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about −$787 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 sale544 hd

137.44

—

SD average9 barns · 8,980 hd

135.94

+1.51

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	371	165.26/cwt	162.00–167.00	613	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	722	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	696	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	164.24/cwt	153.00–169.50	778	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	496	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	851	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	143.71/cwt	140.50–146.00	828	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.07/cwt	133.00–145.50	878	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	948	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,151	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	143.88/cwt	142.00–144.75	1,273	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	136.11/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,258	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,015	133.20/cwt	131.50–134.00	1,352	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,069	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,368	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	319	151.03/cwt	149.50–152.00	482	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	579	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	388	145.24/cwt	142.00–148.00	564	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	587	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	138.34/cwt	135.50–142.50	660	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	133.33/cwt	131.50–136.50	709	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	753	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	868	138.29/cwt	132.50–138.75	1,200	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	881

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, 2019

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

Receipts 1,343Last week 1,640Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	576	140.50–146.00	143.71
28	—	794	145.00	145.00
57	—	885	142.00–144.75	143.88
11	—	924	134.50–139.00	136.11
44	—	618	133.00–145.50	142.07
39	—	417	167.00	167.00
37	—	508	160.00	160.00
33	—	658	144.00	144.00
79	—	474	153.00–169.50	164.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	840	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	310	162.00	162.00
42	—	371	162.00–167.00	165.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,015	131.50–134.00	133.20
15	—	1,069	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	496	171.50	171.50
9	—	401	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	966	129.50–133.00	131.31
93	—	868	132.50–138.75	138.29
15	—	913	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	840	129.00	129.00
15	—	881	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	150.00	150.00
158	—	477	135.50–142.50	138.34
52	—	532	131.50–136.50	133.33
29	—	579	130.00	130.00
20	—	401	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,009	129.75–130.25	130.13
11	—	1,086	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	388	142.00–148.00	145.24
29	—	319	149.50–152.00	151.03