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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-09

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 9

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Receipts

5,326 head

▲ 1,561 vs last sale 3,765▲ 754 vs year ago 4,572 · +16.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's smaller sale: Steers 400--600lbs, 10.00-15.00 higher; 600-700lbs, sharply higher on a light test. Heifers 350-450, 8.00-10.00 lower; 450-550lbs, steady to 2.00 lower, with the exception of some fancy replacements; 550-600lbs, sharply higher. Very good demand for today's offering of mostly light to moderate fleshed calves, with most carrying spring and fall shots. Lots of long strings and full loads offered, along with several large lots of replacement type heifers, all home raised, sold on a very active market with lots of buyers in the seats and on the internet. The next feeder calf special is October 16.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.36/cwt on 1,258 head, up $15.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 10 comparable sales and sits +0.63 against this barn's trailing median of $465.72.

Average price

$466.36

▲ 15.83 vs prior sale

1,258 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$76.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs SD average

+36.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	470.62	2,546	1,188
Medium and Large 1-2	553	394.08	2,178	70

One grade step is worth $76.54/cwt here — about $368 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,258 hd

466.36

—

SD average7 barns · 5,771 hd

464.38

+1.98

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

+36.00

This barn, trailing median10 sales

465.72

+0.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $532.88, low $448.26, median $465.72 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	649.88/cwt	640.00–660.00	2,236	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	612.08/cwt	601.00–621.00	2,295	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	524.25/cwt	517.50–526.00	2,191	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	566.77/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,420	145
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,129	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	512.15/cwt	492.00–540.00	2,433	351
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	476.15/cwt	463.00–483.00	2,414	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	482.63/cwt	467.00–510.00	2,534	769
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	543	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,444	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	560	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,831	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	448.53/cwt	422.50–462.00	2,561	408
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	433.87/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,482	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	426.60/cwt	400.00–438.00	2,598	497
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	407.39/cwt	379.00–414.00	2,778	146
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	404.08/cwt	391.50–405.00	2,885	323
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,585	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,657	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,848	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,925	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,908	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	517.59/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,770	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	538.82/cwt	525.00–552.50	2,042	51
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	480.91/cwt	477.00–482.50	1,866	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	486.26/cwt	472.50–517.50	2,081	88
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	461.98/cwt	455.00–487.50	1,996	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	431.92/cwt	431.00–440.00	2,069	76
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	447.14/cwt	436.00–470.00	2,164	320
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	425.01/cwt	407.00–441.00	2,210	403
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	580	452.88/cwt	452.50–454.00	2,627	213
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	385.17/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,249	94
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	378.93/cwt	366.50–390.00	2,338	88
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,363	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	674	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,932	60
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	338.96/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,329	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,293	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	43
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,824	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	311.24/cwt	311.00–311.50	2,926	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	303.34/cwt	301.50–310.50	2,955	53
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	290.98/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,988	39
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,110	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,053	55
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,166	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	2,334	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	7

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

St. Onge Livestock Auction - St. Onge, SD

Fri Oct 9, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 5,326Last week 3,765Year ago 4,572

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	350–400	388	477.00–482.50	480.91
33	400–450	432	455.00–487.50	461.98
76	450–500	479	431.00–440.00	431.92
12	650–700	687	337.50–340.00	338.96
5	700–750	728	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	342	515.00–520.00	517.59
51	350–400	379	525.00–552.50	538.82
88	400–450	428	472.50–517.50	486.26
320	450–500	484	436.00–470.00	447.14
403	500–550	520	407.00–441.00	425.01
94	550–600	584	370.00–410.00	385.17
88	600–650	617	366.50–390.00	378.93
7	650–700	661	357.50	357.50
43	750–800	775	345.00	345.00
8	800–850	821	344.00	344.00
27	900–950	940	311.00–311.50	311.24
53	950–1000	974	301.50–310.50	303.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
213	550–600	580	452.50–454.00	452.88
60	650–700	674	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	1000–1050	1,027	290.00–294.00	290.98
55	1100–1150	1,110	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	344	640.00–660.00	649.88
30	350–400	375	601.00–621.00	612.08
145	400–450	427	540.00–585.00	566.77
351	450–500	475	492.00–540.00	512.15
769	500–550	525	467.00–510.00	482.63
408	550–600	571	422.50–462.00	448.53
497	600–650	609	400.00–438.00	426.60
146	650–700	682	379.00–414.00	407.39
323	700–750	714	391.50–405.00	404.08
12	750–800	759	350.00	350.00
6	850–900	890	320.00	320.00
26	900–950	900	325.00	325.00
5	950–1000	966	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	543	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
32	550–600	560	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	418	517.50–526.00	524.25
18	450–500	468	455.00	455.00
15	500–550	507	463.00–483.00	476.15
23	550–600	572	430.00–440.00	433.87
11	700–750	745	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	600.00	600.00
6	400–450	433	539.00	539.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	630	250.00	250.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.