Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer Calves 550-600, 11.00 higher; 600-650, sharply higher; 650-700, 7.00 higher; 700-750, 13.00 higher; 750-850, sharply higher. Heifer Calves, 500-550, mostly steady; 550-700, sharply higher. Nice offering of calves on a very chili day, with temperatures below zero. Most were home raised with full sets of shots, and fully weaned. Steers sold on good demand, and heifers, very good. Most of the heifers were likely headed back to a breading program, with many of them coming in with a Bangs tag. Lots of buyers in the seats and on the internet vying for todays nice offering of quality calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.68/cwt on 133 head, down $13.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −27.85 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.

Average price

$463.68

▼ 13.94 vs prior sale

133 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$634

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

$96.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.87

vs SD average

−1.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	478.81	2,696	89
Medium and Large 1-2	548	447.97	2,453	34
Medium and Large 2	539	382.50	2,062	10thin

One grade step is worth $96.31/cwt here — about $634 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale133 hd

463.68

—

SD average6 barns · 1,834 hd

480.56

−16.87

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−1.65

This barn, trailing median7 sales

491.54

−27.85

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

25 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	3,151	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,973	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,936	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	578	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,746	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	442.61/cwt	423.00–467.50	2,567	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	390.08/cwt	379.00–404.00	2,680	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,737	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	440.48/cwt	426.00–459.00	2,705	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	465.22/cwt	463.00–475.00	2,489	102
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,062	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	558.31/cwt	537.50–595.00	2,445	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	399.75/cwt	378.00–407.50	2,874	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	478.81/cwt	454.00–487.00	2,696	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,978	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	458.47/cwt	457.00–459.00	2,806	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,414	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	414.04/cwt	407.00–416.00	2,807	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	420.05/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,634	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	387.02/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,593	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,684	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	439.20/cwt	419.00–455.00	2,604	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,796	5

How this sale compares

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