Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were no comparable numbers with this weeks sale in the steers. Heifers 800-900lbs were mostly steady and 900-1000lbs, 5.00 lower. A couple of loads of nice yearling steers sold on good demand. The rest of todays offering was mostly preg checked open or spayed heifers, selling on moderate demand. A few small packages of spring calves sold on good demand as feedlots start looking to fill pens. Fewer buyers in the seats today and the internet bids were quiet, but next week's sale is a spring calf special, with more expected as the fall run begins. .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.00/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −69.70 against this barn's trailing median of $449.70.

Average price

$380.00

13 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−36.68

vs SD average

+14.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	380.00	2,147	13thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $478.77, low $395.00, median $449.70 across 8 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 sale13 hd

380.00

—

SD average3 barns · 159 hd

416.68

−36.68

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

+14.15

This barn, trailing median8 sales

449.70

−69.70

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

18 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	1050–1100	1,070	297.36/cwt	293.00–300.00	3,182	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	322.96/cwt	320.50–328.00	3,010	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	316.65/cwt	314.00–319.00	3,185	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	338.38/cwt	336.00–341.00	2,815	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	360.95/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,682	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	361.22/cwt	338.00–368.00	2,771	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	333.50/cwt	329.00–336.00	2,908	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	322.59/cwt	313.50–325.50	3,132	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	3,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,099	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	413.10/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,400	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	335.82/cwt	335.50–337.50	3,278	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,427	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,513	6

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.

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