Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were not enough Feeder Steers to make a comparison. The best test on Heifers 850-900lbs,10.00 higher; 900-950lbs, 6.00 lower; over 1000lbs, mostly steady. Nice offering of mostly home raised, preg checked open or spayed heifers sold on moderate to good demand. A small offering of spring calves sold on good demand, with most coming earlier than usual because of drought conditions. Most of the offering, coming off grass, carrying light to moderate flesh. Most of the Spring Calves that came in were right off the cow, carrying one set of shots. The next sale is September 11, and is a Yearling Special.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.50/cwt on 9 head, down $19.50 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −74.80 against this barn's trailing median of $450.30.

Average price

$375.50

▼ 19.50 vs prior sale

9 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.02

vs SD average

+43.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	375.50	2,208	9thin

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $478.77, low $395.00, median $450.30 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 sale9 hd

375.50

—

SD average2 barns · 159 hd

380.52

−5.02

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+43.98

This barn, trailing median7 sales

450.30

−74.80

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

23 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	295.84/cwt	290.00–299.50	2,763	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,593	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,957	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	329.65/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,621	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,656	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	534.99/cwt	512.50–537.50	2,268	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	572.65/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,752	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	319.35/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,756	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,411	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,946	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	291.30/cwt	283.50–296.50	2,802	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,208	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,287	6
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	282.03/cwt	272.00–286.00	2,911	109
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	267.91/cwt	265.00–269.00	2,875	22
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,988	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,030	10

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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