Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 350-400lbs, sharply higher on a light test from last week's smaller showing; 400-450lbs, mostly steady; 450-500lbs, 9.00 higher; 500-550, sharply lower; 550-600lbs, 11.00 higher; 600-700lbs, 4.00-5.00 lower; 700-750lbs, 15.00 lower; 400-500lbs, 6.00-8.00 lower; 500-550lbs, 10.00 higher; 550-600lbs, 5.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for today's offering of spring calves, with most carrying spring and fall shots. Several load lots and large packages of calves right of the cow, carrying light to medium flesh, sold on an active market. While the roller coaster in pricing continues, there was some moderation in today's sale. Heavier weight heifers were noticeably missing as many producers are keeping them on the ranch. Next Wednesday will be the last Special Wednesday Calf Sale, followed by the regular Calf Sale on Friday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.68/cwt on 1,321 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −47.85 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.

Average price

$443.68

1,321 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$42.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.92

vs SD average

+13.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	452.86	2,559	1,034
Medium and Large 1-2	574	410.61	2,356	287

One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale1,321 hd

443.68

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SD average11 barns · 11,058 hd

457.61

−13.92

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+13.96

This barn, trailing median7 sales

491.54

−47.85

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

42 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	450–500	489	428.89/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,097	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	776	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,541	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	498	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,229	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,266	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	3,148	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	328.53/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,406	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	294.76/cwt	294.50–295.00	2,989	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	526.91/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,960	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	477.18/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,052	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	459.71/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,188	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	443.98/cwt	420.00–466.00	2,291	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	408.96/cwt	382.50–425.00	2,339	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	369.64/cwt	363.00–371.50	2,854	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	539.41/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,346	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	365.40/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,664	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	587.79/cwt	575.00–620.00	2,216	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	357.19/cwt	354.50–357.50	3,118	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	526.36/cwt	490.00–547.50	2,484	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	468.60/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,516	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	399.72/cwt	375.00–412.50	2,638	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,128	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	3,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,069	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	407.47/cwt	389.00–416.00	2,547	494
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	447.33/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,572	765
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	358.83/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,221	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	432.40/cwt	416.00–437.50	2,236	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,193	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	406.67/cwt	387.50–425.00	2,375	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	367.72/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,111	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	419.18/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,046	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	454.69/cwt	437.50–477.50	1,960	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	395.19/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,035	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,303	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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