St. Onge cattle auction news

The St. Onge Livestock Sales Co., Ltd., St. Onge, S.D., reported receipts of 2,190 head Sept. 10, compared to 2,097 head last week and 664 head last year, according to the USDA Market News Service, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Compared to last week, feeder calves sold in mostly small lots sold unevenly steady. Steers were steady to strong and heifers were steady to weak. Yearlings numbers were too few of any weight group to test. Feeder receipts were 56% steers and 43% heifers plus a few Holstein steers, 14% weighed over 600 pounds. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold $1 to $2 higher than last week. Receipts were about 78% feeders, 11% females back to the country, 5% slaughter cows, and 4% slaughter bulls and the balance was mostly feeder bulls.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, 13 head, 313 to 338 lbs., 158.00 to 167.00 (164.38); 19 head, 352 to 381 lbs., 146.00 to 154.00 (149.68); 401 to 448 lbs., 137.50 to 144.00 (140.72); 459 to 497 lbs., 129.00 to 138.00 (135.52); 520 to 541 lbs., 126.00 to 132.00 (130.44); 553 to 591 lbs., 122.00 to 126.50 (123.61); 82 head, 614 lbs., 123.75; 5 head, 699 lbs., 112.00; 18 head, 771 to 795 lbs., 110.50 to 112.50 (111.79); 33 head, 915 lbs., 109.00. Medium and large frame 1 and 2, 5 head, 242 lbs., 157.50; 12 head, 382 to 399 lbs., 128.00 to 129.00 (128.24); 453 to 498 lbs., 121.00 to 126.50 (124.21); 504 to 532 lbs., 120.00 to 125.00 (124.00). Large frame 1 and 2, 7 head, 1036 lbs., 94.00.

Feeder Holstein steers: Large frame 3, 6 head, 783 lbs., 81.50.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 8 head, 329 to 343 lbs., 132.00; 353 to 389 lbs., 133.00 to 134.50 (133.64); 414 to 448 lbs., 118.00 to 126.00 (121.70); 451 to 498 lbs., 118.00 to 121.75 (120.08); 505 to 545 lbs., 114.00 to 119.00 (117.63); 9 head, 557 lbs., 117.00; 10 head, 738 to 746 lbs., 106.50 to 107.50 (107.00); 9 head, 879 lbs., 104.50; 7 head, 920 to 938 lbs., 99.50; 6 head, 960 lbs., 100.50. Medium and large frame 1 and 2, 10 head, 314 lbs., 126.00; 360 to 390 lbs., 122.00 to 128.50 (124.83); 13 head, 422 to 447 lbs., 116.50 to 120.00 (118.70); 457 to 498 lbs., 112.50 to 115.50 (114.27); 12 head, 840 to 845 lbs., 98.00 to 100.00 (99.50). Large frame 1, 5 head, 1223 lbs., 83.00 full.

Slaughter cows: Breakers, 75 to 80% lean, 1430 to 1700 lbs., 50.00 to 55.00. Boners, 80 to 85% lean, 1175 to 1605 lbs., 55.50 to 57.50; low dressing, 50.50 to 54.50; Lean, 85 to 90% lean, 945 to 1448 lbs., 52.50 to 56.00; low dressing, 47.00 to 52.00.

Replacement females: Medium and large frame 1 and 2, heifers, 775 to 1200 lbs., 81.00 to 88.50; heiferettes, 1035 to 1285 lbs., 59.50 to 65.00; feeder cows, Large frame 1, 1375 to 1545 lbs., 54.50 to 59.00. Medium and large frame 1 and 2, 950 to 1370 lbs., 55.50 to 59.00; younger and smooth. 60.00 to 62.00; older, thin or full, 50.00 to 54.00. Exposed cows, Large frame 1, exposed black, to calve March 10, 15 head, mixed age, black-whiteface, 1494 to 1521 lbs., 52.75 to 54.75; exposed cows, Medium and large frame 1, exposed black, to calve March 10, 42 head, mixed age black-whiteface, 1263 to 1374 lbs., 58.25 to 60.25; 13 head, broken black, 1245 lbs., 54.25. Exposed cows, Medium and large frame 1 and 2, exposed black and Charolais, to calve March 25, 30 head, broken black-whiteface and Charolais X, 1271 to 1325 lbs., 58.00 to 58.50; 7 head, broken, Charolais X, 1121 lbs., 56.00.

Slaughter bulls: Yield grade 1 and 2, 1465 to 2370 lbs., 63.00 to 66.50; high dressing, 67.00 to 71.00; low dressing, 61.50 to 62.50.

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