Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2026-08-07

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Aug 7
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Jun 20Aug 7latest
Receipts
1,342 head
5,070 vs last sale 6,412 1,342 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was the first reported feeder cattle sale since spring at this sale barn. A price comparison can not be made. Moderate to good demand for a nice offering of mostly yearling steers and heifers, with a handful of lighter weight calves. Heifers were a mix of both spayed and tested open. Most of the offering was carrying light to moderate flesh, with most showing the effects of a hot, dry summer. Drought conditions and extreme heat has continued in the area, with many producers forced to make some hard decisions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $452.50/cwt on 6 head, down $41.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits 39.04 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.
Average price
$452.50
41.84 vs prior sale
6 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.18
vs SD average
+38.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565452.502,5576thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales
547514482450median 491.5401/0901/2302/2704/1006/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $532.88, low $463.68, median $491.54 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
452.50
SD average2 barns · 28 hd
449.32
+3.18
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+38.26
This barn, trailing median7 sales
491.54
−39.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,002302.00/cwt302.00–302.003,0266
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800754333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5117
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,26710
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000962313.34/cwt311.00–314.003,01423
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900876330.67/cwt328.00–332.502,89730
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,49033
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800771366.11/cwt360.50–368.002,823170
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,099305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,35210
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500486447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,17510
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900864353.04/cwt352.50–357.003,05067
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700682387.67/cwt370.00–390.002,64498
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663414.59/cwt414.50–415.002,74991
SteersLarge 11100–11501,115311.25/cwt311.25–311.253,47052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850804331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,66123
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850817336.22/cwt316.00–342.002,747160
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6997
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000958333.40/cwt332.00–334.753,194104
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350343580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9897
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950913328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,99521
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2609
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826345.58/cwt339.75–362.002,85480
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900885325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8766
SteersLarge 11000–10501,033312.50/cwt312.50–312.503,22838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773358.50/cwt358.50–358.502,77126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,5576

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.