Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last reported sale was in April, so a market comparison can not be made. Today's sale was packed with contestants and their family and friends, along with a houseful of buyers, for the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, hosted by the Livestock Marketing Association and St. Onge Livestock. With 31 contestants from 20 U.S. States and Canada for the first half, narrowed down to 10 for the second half, it was a fun day for all. Buyers in the seats and on the internet had a very nice offering of calves, yearlings and weigh ups that were sold on a very active market.. There were lots of full loads of calves and yearlings for buyers to choose from with most carrying light to medium flesh and very attractive. Severe drought continues in the area, causing some producers to sell earlier than they likely had planned; however, there was some rain on the radar for the day in some areas, and through the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.34/cwt on 245 head, down $38.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +2.80 against this barn's trailing median of $491.54.

Average price

$494.34

▼ 38.54 vs prior sale

245 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$61.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs SD average

+35.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	505.06	2,858	188
Medium and Large 1-2	538	478.15	2,571	25
Medium and Large 2	584	444.00	2,593	32

One grade step is worth $61.06/cwt here — about $265 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 sale245 hd

494.34

—

SD average4 barns · 436 hd

503.14

−8.80

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+35.29

This barn, trailing median7 sales

491.54

+2.80

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

44 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 1-2	500–550	539	459.60/cwt	457.00–460.00	2,477	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,950	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,593	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	436.33/cwt	423.00–450.00	2,740	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,801	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	504.87/cwt	504.00–507.50	2,423	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	363.05/cwt	358.00–364.00	3,166	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,987	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	471.48/cwt	449.00–490.00	2,489	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,356	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	379.54/cwt	357.50–386.00	3,131	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	352.35/cwt	348.50–356.00	3,421	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	415.30/cwt	387.50–430.00	2,633	155
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,641	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,797	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	492.69/cwt	487.00–493.00	2,991	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	426.06/cwt	418.00–434.50	3,085	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	404.34/cwt	390.00–414.00	3,085	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	446.82/cwt	425.00–462.50	2,860	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,416	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	373.03/cwt	364.00–386.00	2,932	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	392.77/cwt	377.50–404.00	3,272	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	465.95/cwt	440.00–475.50	3,099	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	494.98/cwt	470.00–505.50	2,613	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	376.96/cwt	369.50–389.00	3,295	455
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	352.75/cwt	351.00–355.00	2,910	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	497.16/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,903	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	341.99/cwt	340.00–343.00	3,163	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	374.05/cwt	366.00–383.50	2,876	355
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	430.80/cwt	420.00–436.00	2,938	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	360.21/cwt	351.00–365.50	3,318	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	528.10/cwt	497.50–538.00	2,709	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,719	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,066	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,199	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	854	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	3,147	61
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	351.72/cwt	349.50–354.00	3,538	118
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	3,540	62
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,033	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,347	47

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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