Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The best test on Steer Calves was 700-750lbs, 7.00 higher and 750-800lbs, mostly steady. Heifer Calves 550-600lbs, 2.00 higher; 600-650lbs, 5.00 higher; 650-700lbs, 14.00 higher. Good demand for several load lots and larger packages, selling on an active market. Today's offering was mostly home raised cattle, carrying spring and fall vaccinations. Several buyers were vying for some of the nice heifer calves available, to take back to a breeding program. Some moisture came in last week, but producers are hoping for lots more, as the winds are drying things up quickly. Today's sale was followed by the Cactus Cattle Co Angus Bull Sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.67/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −112.87 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.

Average price

$378.67

88 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.37

vs SD average

+24.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	378.67	2,094	88

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

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 sale88 hd

378.67

—

SD average7 barns · 931 hd

381.04

−2.37

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+24.37

This barn, trailing median7 sales

491.54

−112.87

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

24 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 1Full	550–600	578	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	346.86/cwt	341.00–357.50	1,668	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	343.00–351.50	1,838	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	312.06/cwt	305.00–316.00	2,125	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	342.77/cwt	322.00–352.00	1,991	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	394.22/cwt	386.00–405.00	1,896	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,373	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	382.15/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,075	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	356.89/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,291	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	634	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,168	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,200	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	323.28/cwt	313.50–327.00	2,289	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	456.11/cwt	422.00–458.50	2,217	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,112	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	284.47/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,262	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	323.12/cwt	308.00–334.00	2,058	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	538	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	472	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,923	6

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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