Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The best test was on heifers, 850-900lbs, unevenly steady; 900-1000lbs, 7.00-8.00 higher; 1000-1100, 15.00 higher. Smaller offering today of mostly tested open or spayed heifers, sold on good demand. Market activity was more moderate with fewer buyers in the seats. Despite drought conditions continuing, most of the offering looked good, with light to moderate flesh. Over 1500 spring calves already consigned for next week's Early Spring Calf Yearling Special.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $343.44/cwt on 78 head, up $10.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −9.06 against this barn's trailing median of $352.50.

Average price

$343.44

▲ 10.39 vs prior sale

78 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.58

vs SD average

+19.97 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	343.44	2,595	78

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

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

11 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $402.23, low $329.00, median $352.50 across 11 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 sale78 hd

343.44

—

SD average4 barns · 268 hd

340.86

+2.58

National average114 barns · 3,765 hd

323.47

+19.97

This barn, trailing median11 sales

352.50

−9.06

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

12 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	962	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	322.06/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,766	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	304.49/cwt	302.00–305.50	2,774	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	292.29/cwt	291.00–298.50	2,885	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	343.71/cwt	343.00–344.00	2,657	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	342.81/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,448	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	479	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,156	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,084	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	3,165	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,049	94
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,117	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,949	8

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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