Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2026-01-09

St. Onge Livestock

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Jan 9
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019
Receipts
2,600 head
529 vs last sale 2,071 2,600 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last reported sale was Dec. 12, so a market comparison can not be made. Pretty nice offering of calves for this first sale of 2026, sold on good demand. Mostly large packages of mixed quality calves. Buyers were able to fill loads made up of both weaned and calves right off the cow, with most carrying spring and fall shots. The offering carried mostly light to medium flesh, with some showing some tagg, and others clean and open haired. Lots of buyers and sellers in the stands, and several buyers on line, making for a very active market. The next Feeder Cattle and Replacement Heifer Special is January 23.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $477.63/cwt on 371 head. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits 13.91 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.
Average price
$477.63
371 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
15.12
vs SD average
+11.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560477.632,674371
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 sale371 hd
477.63
SD average7 barns · 2,461 hd
492.75
−15.12
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
+11.30
This barn, trailing median7 sales
491.54
−13.91
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

27 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464508.22/cwt490.00–532.502,358114
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900852319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,71821
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650634434.94/cwt405.00–449.002,758361
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670406.71/cwt395.00–419.002,725108
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427545.41/cwt510.00–570.002,32981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526425.54/cwt412.50–435.002,23817
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624396.64/cwt384.00–406.002,47564
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721392.24/cwt392.00–394.002,82875
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782344.73/cwt343.00–347.002,69644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700695371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,57817
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450–500474520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,46513
SteersMedium and Large 1Full500–550547470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,57111
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400386586.87/cwt570.00–615.002,26521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500493528.54/cwt525.00–535.002,60625
SteersMedium and Large 1Full400–450448520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,33014
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574420.84/cwt400.00–439.002,416230
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624358.56/cwt352.50–365.002,23718
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522464.84/cwt443.00–489.002,426285
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600581465.50/cwt442.50–477.502,705217
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529496.62/cwt475.00–530.002,627143
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458575.23/cwt540.00–596.002,635141
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672370.98/cwt370.00–372.502,49348
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723331.36/cwt331.00–332.002,39619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350344445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5316
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400352526.14/cwt520.00–530.001,85213
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full500–550514435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,23610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500458472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,1646

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.