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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 28

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2012

← Oct 21Oct 28latest

Receipts

1,390 head

▼ 567 vs last sale 1,957▲ 231 vs year ago 1,159 · +19.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's, Wednesday sale: Steers 400-500lbs, 17.00-20.00 higher; 500-650lbs, 7.00 higher. Heifers lightly tested with this weeks smaller sale, trending 10.00 lower. Much smaller sale this week, sold on a moderate market, with fewer buyers and producers in the seats. Most of the cattle offered were carrying both spring and fall shots. Quality was mixed, selling on a more moderate demand.

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 $466.74/cwt on 226 head, up $20.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +9.58 against this barn's trailing median of $457.16.

Average price

$466.74

▲ 20.28 vs prior sale

226 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.36

vs SD average

+31.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	466.74	2,450	226

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale226 hd

466.74

—

SD average11 barns · 11,406 hd

464.38

+2.36

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

+31.59

This barn, trailing median3 sales

457.16

+9.58

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

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $466.74, low $446.46, median $457.16 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · St. Onge Calf Auction (Wed-Seasonal) - 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,794	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	542.83/cwt	510.00–552.50	2,084	59
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	528.19/cwt	512.50–541.00	2,197	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	486.04/cwt	469.00–504.00	2,333	143
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,928	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	467.80/cwt	462.00–481.00	2,451	221
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,369	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	414.87/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,585	91
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,578	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,055	70
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,027	36
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	3,313	198
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	488.40/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,612	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,232	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	477.90/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,883	63
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	459.07/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,905	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	440.95/cwt	433.00–447.00	2,024	63
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	388.17/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,921	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	423.19/cwt	417.00–434.00	2,192	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	376.95/cwt	367.00–379.00	2,156	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	356.12/cwt	348.00–361.00	2,212	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,181	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,387	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,903	47

How this sale compares

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 Calf Auction (Wed-Seasonal) - St. Onge, SD

Wed Oct 28, 2026

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

Receipts 1,390Last week 1,957Year ago 1,159

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	330	485.00–500.00	488.40
63	350–400	394	470.00–485.00	477.90
11	400–450	415	455.00–462.50	459.07
63	450–500	459	433.00–447.00	440.95
39	500–550	518	417.00–434.00	423.19
36	550–600	572	367.00–379.00	376.95
16	600–650	621	348.00–361.00	356.12
7	700–750	727	300.00	300.00
11	750–800	753	317.00	317.00
47	850–900	877	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	352	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
22	450–500	495	382.00–390.00	388.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	304	590.00	590.00
59	350–400	384	510.00–552.50	542.83
63	400–450	416	512.50–541.00	528.19
143	450–500	480	469.00–504.00	486.04
221	500–550	524	462.00–481.00	467.80
5	550–600	564	420.00	420.00
91	600–650	623	408.00–420.00	414.87
9	650–700	693	372.00	372.00
70	850–900	888	344.00	344.00
36	900–950	909	333.00	333.00
198	950–1000	981	337.75	337.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	495	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	400.00	400.00

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.