Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last reported sale was three weeks ago, so a market comparison can not be made. Moderate demand for todays smaller sale of mostly home raised yearling steers and tested open heifers. The offering was mostly attractive with light to moderate flesh. Volatility in cattle futures, along with continued severe drought conditions has feeders cautious. The next sale is August 28, and is a yearling special.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $329.00/cwt on 19 head, down $43.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −31.03 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$329.00

▼ 43.81 vs prior sale

19 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.58

vs SD average

+11.73 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	784	329.00	2,579	19thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

10 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $402.23, low $329.00, median $360.03 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

329.00

—

SD average5 barns · 701 hd

326.42

+2.58

National average138 barns · 5,664 hd

317.27

+11.73

This barn, trailing median10 sales

360.03

−31.03

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

16 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	950–1000	964	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	309.62/cwt	304.00–316.00	2,743	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,136	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	3,066	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	1,936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	322.06/cwt	317.00–327.50	2,966	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,880	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	303.51/cwt	295.00–306.00	2,801	201
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	3,118	57
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,176	266.53/cwt	263.25–269.50	3,134	21
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	283.67/cwt	278.50–287.25	2,879	104

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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