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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-23

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 23

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Oct 16Oct 23latest

Receipts

7,030 head

▲ 1,707 vs last sale 5,323▲ 710 vs year ago 6,320 · +11.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 350-400 lbs, sharply higher on a light test, 400-550 lbs, 15.00-20.00 higher, 550-600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 600-650 lbs 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-600 lbs sharply higher, 400-450 lbs, 7.00 higher, 450-550 lbs unevenly steady, 550-600 lbs 11.00 lower, 600-650 lbs 20.00 lower. Good demand for lots of nice, open haired, fully vaccinated calves. Load lots and larger packages of black hided, fully vaccinated topped most weights. Most of the offering was home raised and right off the cow, however, there were a few fully weaned lots and packages showing a little tagg from the feed lots. The market was active for most of the day, but turned more moderate towards the end of the sale, creating some larger spreads. The next sale is the last Wednesday special, October 28, starting at noon, with the regular Friday sale, October 30, starting at 8.

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 $458.22/cwt on 1,418 head, up $7.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −7.51 against this barn's trailing median of $465.72.

Average price

$458.22

▲ 7.82 vs prior sale

1,418 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$25.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs SD average

+18.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	463.48	2,542	1,128
Medium and Large 1-2	542	437.77	2,374	290

One grade step is worth $25.71/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale1,418 hd

458.22

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SD average9 barns · 10,658 hd

464.42

−6.20

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

+18.95

This barn, trailing median10 sales

465.72

−7.51

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

47 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,059	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	704.90/cwt	687.50–715.00	2,206	40
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,399	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	597.70/cwt	590.00–615.00	2,241	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	640.64/cwt	625.00–665.00	2,428	135
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	587.41/cwt	559.00–609.00	2,432	210
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	432	543.00/cwt	543.00–543.00	2,346	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	527.63/cwt	492.50–542.50	2,311	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	524.76/cwt	497.50–550.00	2,477	355
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	462.89/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,185	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,783	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	486.08/cwt	466.00–512.00	2,508	518
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	442.54/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,368	249
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	444.28/cwt	421.00–460.00	2,559	610
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	408.80/cwt	386.00–414.00	2,396	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	435.13/cwt	417.00–455.50	2,672	293
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,534	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	404.43/cwt	389.00–410.00	2,657	116
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	367.07/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,558	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	366.79/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,612	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,460	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,933	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	342.08/cwt	328.00–348.00	2,952	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	318.52/cwt	314.00–320.00	3,096	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,426	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	549.52/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,863	37
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	503.50/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,752	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	543.48/cwt	527.00–575.00	2,076	218
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,231	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,000	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	444.19/cwt	427.50–460.00	1,897	93
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	486.11/cwt	467.50–510.00	2,081	557
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	413.42/cwt	392.50–420.00	1,976	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	446.79/cwt	422.50–467.50	2,149	289
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	365.71/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,909	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	428.44/cwt	397.50–441.00	2,258	823
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	412.39/cwt	405.00–432.50	2,371	173
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	376.99/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,205	95
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	589	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,062	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	405.09/cwt	375.00–417.50	2,463	152
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,589	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	337.25/cwt	337.00–338.00	2,678	28
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	341.64/cwt	314.00–346.00	2,993	75
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	946	307.55/cwt	304.00–308.00	2,909	44
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,037	291.27/cwt	289.00–292.00	3,020	32

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

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Receipts 7,030Last week 5,323Year ago 6,320

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	420.00	420.00
25	350–400	375	590.00–615.00	597.70
63	400–450	438	492.50–542.50	527.63
39	450–500	472	455.00–480.00	462.89
249	500–550	535	430.00–455.00	442.54
41	550–600	586	386.00–414.00	408.80
28	600–650	632	401.00	401.00
11	650–700	697	350.00–387.50	367.07
5	700–750	730	337.00	337.00
11	800–850	844	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	400.00	400.00
39	450–500	482	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	710.00	710.00
40	300–350	313	687.50–715.00	704.90
135	350–400	379	625.00–665.00	640.64
210	400–450	414	559.00–609.00	587.41
355	450–500	472	497.50–550.00	524.76
518	500–550	516	466.00–512.00	486.08
610	550–600	576	421.00–460.00	444.28
293	600–650	614	417.00–455.50	435.13
116	650–700	657	389.00–410.00	404.43
22	700–750	712	362.50–370.00	366.79
59	850–900	863	328.00–348.00	342.08
20	950–1000	972	314.00–320.00	318.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	432	543.00	543.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	297	480.00	480.00
34	300–350	348	500.00–520.00	503.50
15	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
93	400–450	427	427.50–460.00	444.19
28	450–500	478	392.50–420.00	413.42
11	500–550	522	355.00–377.50	365.71
95	550–600	585	362.50–387.50	376.99
28	750–800	794	337.00–338.00	337.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	421	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	300–350	339	530.00–575.00	549.52
218	350–400	382	527.00–575.00	543.48
557	400–450	428	467.50–510.00	486.11
289	450–500	481	422.50–467.50	446.79
823	500–550	527	397.50–441.00	428.44
173	550–600	575	405.00–432.50	412.39
152	600–650	608	375.00–417.50	405.09
8	750–800	756	342.50	342.50
75	850–900	876	314.00–346.00	341.64
44	900–950	946	304.00–308.00	307.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	589	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	417	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	1000–1050	1,037	289.00–292.00	291.27

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.