Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2026-10-02

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 2

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Receipts

3,765 head

▲ 3,765 vs last sale 0▲ 1,774 vs year ago 1,991 · +89.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 350-400lbs, sharply lower; 400-450lbs, 15.00 higher; 450-650lbs, 7.00-10.00 lower. Heifers 350-400lbs, sharply lower; 400-500lbs, 17-20.00 higher; 500-550lbs, unevenly steady on a light test from last weeks smaller count. Nice offering of mostly spring calves, along with a few, mostly preg checked open yearling heifers. Most of the calves were carrying both spring and fall shots. Quality was mixed, and most sold on moderate demand. A few lots of replacement type heifers sold on a more active market. There will be two calf sales next week: Wens. Oct 7, starting at noon, with over 1000 consigned to date, and Friday, Oct. 9, starting at 9 a.m. with a long string of consignments.

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 $450.53/cwt on 741 head, down $14.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −11.13 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$450.53

▼ 14.56 vs prior sale

741 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$98.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs SD average

+35.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	452.58	2,457	708
Medium and Large 1-2	521	436.22	2,273	21
Medium and Large 2	566	354.38	2,006	12thin

One grade step is worth $98.21/cwt here — about $451 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 sale741 hd

450.53

—

SD average4 barns · 1,997 hd

451.14

−0.62

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

+35.87

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

−11.13

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 $437.19, median $461.65 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

41 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,903	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	597.24/cwt	591.00–600.00	2,275	121
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	503.36/cwt	483.00–525.00	2,144	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	554.87/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,369	103
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	505.36/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,406	391
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	476.44/cwt	475.00–478.00	2,315	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	468.20/cwt	449.00–480.00	2,407	350
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	436.22/cwt	432.00–438.00	2,273	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,014	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	437.31/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,497	358
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,998	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	408.31/cwt	396.00–416.00	2,495	79
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	385.82/cwt	381.00–387.50	2,593	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	21
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,784	5
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,103	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	3,105	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,746	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	539.20/cwt	515.00–559.00	2,027	73
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	501.61/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,951	71
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	496.97/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,087	246
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	445.38/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,951	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	455.30/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,122	205
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,025	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	416.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,217	233
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	383.33/cwt	355.00–399.00	2,047	105
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	345.52/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,007	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,456	68
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	699	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,300	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,619	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,707	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,724	66
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	312.71/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,739	23
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	313.81/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,906	25
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	997	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,021	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,004	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,962	26
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,087	282.20/cwt	281.00–284.00	3,068	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small and Medium 1-2	234	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,463	16
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	266	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,796	20
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	562.80/cwt	445.00–595.00	1,930	54
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,462	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,195	25

This sale against other markets

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 2, 2026

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

Receipts 3,765Last week 0Year ago 1,991

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	1000–1050	1,004	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	350–400	376	515.00–559.00	539.20
246	400–450	420	485.00–525.00	496.97
205	450–500	466	435.00–475.00	455.30
233	500–550	532	410.00–440.00	416.80
13	550–600	581	330.00–359.00	345.52
68	650–700	662	371.00	371.00
86	700–750	744	352.00	352.00
21	750–800	795	340.50	340.50
66	800–850	823	331.00	331.00
23	850–900	876	311.00–315.00	312.71
25	900–950	926	312.00–316.00	313.81
4	950–1000	997	303.00	303.00
15	1050–1100	1,087	281.00–284.00	282.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	296	590.00	590.00
71	350–400	389	490.00–505.00	501.61
27	400–450	438	440.00–457.50	445.38
17	450–500	471	430.00	430.00
105	500–550	534	355.00–399.00	383.33
7	650–700	699	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1100–1150	1,103	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	307	620.00	620.00
121	350–400	381	591.00–600.00	597.24
103	400–450	427	535.00–570.00	554.87
391	450–500	476	480.00–525.00	505.36
350	500–550	514	449.00–480.00	468.20
358	550–600	571	415.00–455.00	437.31
79	600–650	611	396.00–416.00	408.31
43	650–700	672	381.00–387.50	385.82
21	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
5	900–950	904	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	426	483.00–525.00	503.36
19	450–500	486	475.00–478.00	476.44
21	500–550	521	432.00–438.00	436.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	548	367.50	367.50
7	550–600	579	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	485	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	234	625.00	625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	266	675.00	675.00
54	300–350	343	445.00–595.00	562.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	330.00	330.00

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.