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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-24

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 24

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Receipts

6,320 head

▲ 3,238 vs last sale 3,082▲ 6,320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, calves were sharply lower in most weights, with the exception of larger heifers that were mostly steady. Good demand throughout most of the sale, but a very long day. Demand dwindled towards the end as buyers filled their loads and the seats emptied, making for some good buys of some nice calves for those that remained. A few yearling steers and open heifers sold on moderate demand as buyers were mostly there for the large offering of full loads and large packages of quality spring calves. Most of the offering came straight from grass, with light to medium flesh, and very attractive. Calves carrying both spring and fall shots took premium prices.

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 $461.28/cwt on 1,308 head. That ranks 6 of 10 comparable sales and sits −0.37 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$461.28

1,308 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$44.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.14

vs SD average

+3.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	464.20	2,529	1,222
Medium and Large 1-2	548	419.85	2,302	86

One grade step is worth $44.34/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale1,308 hd

461.28

—

SD average9 barns · 11,740 hd

480.42

−19.14

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

+3.14

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

−0.37

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

44 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	561.25/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,886	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,981	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	549.37/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,060	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	541.64/cwt	520.00–567.50	2,324	212
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	472	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,185	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	512.44/cwt	471.00–540.00	2,424	227
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,091	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	490.99/cwt	458.00–517.50	2,563	647
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	433.87/cwt	416.00–457.00	2,308	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	549	434.01/cwt	405.00–442.00	2,383	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	436.00/cwt	405.00–472.00	2,490	513
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	399.43/cwt	391.00–402.50	2,285	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	588	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,317	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	383.69/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,364	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	414.03/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,596	558
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	403.77/cwt	380.00–416.00	2,661	262
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	397.26/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,618	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	691	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,332	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	375.30/cwt	361.00–408.00	2,710	85
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	376.32/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,871	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	345.65/cwt	343.00–347.00	3,004	34
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,331	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	448.43/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,731	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	508.46/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,973	51
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	479.96/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,040	109
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	443.49/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,974	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	433.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,979	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	459	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,066	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	476.04/cwt	462.50–490.00	2,295	540
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	435.18/cwt	390.00–464.00	2,311	480
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	383.06/cwt	376.00–394.00	2,034	100
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,946	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	397.47/cwt	372.00–428.00	2,270	426
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	599	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,162	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	395.36/cwt	378.00–409.00	2,467	227
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	362.26/cwt	335.00–373.00	2,442	87
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,635	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,758	39
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,757	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	339.86/cwt	338.00–341.50	2,977	21
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,082	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,073	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,782	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,110	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,095	5

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 24, 2025

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Receipts 6,320Last week 3,082Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	336	540.00–570.00	561.25
26	350–400	375	530.00–570.00	549.37
212	400–450	429	520.00–567.50	541.64
227	450–500	473	471.00–540.00	512.44
647	500–550	522	458.00–517.50	490.99
513	550–600	571	405.00–472.00	436.00
558	600–650	627	385.00–435.00	414.03
262	650–700	659	380.00–416.00	403.77
85	700–750	722	361.00–408.00	375.30
60	750–800	763	350.00–385.00	376.32
34	850–900	869	343.00–347.00	345.65
7	1000–1050	1,025	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	472	463.00	463.00
37	500–550	549	405.00–442.00	434.01
25	550–600	588	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	691	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	357	555.00	555.00
48	450–500	492	425.00	425.00
51	500–550	532	416.00–457.00	433.87
35	550–600	572	391.00–402.50	399.43
19	600–650	616	379.00–390.00	383.69
69	650–700	659	397.00–400.00	397.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	350–400	388	475.00–525.00	508.46
109	400–450	425	470.00–497.50	479.96
540	450–500	482	462.50–490.00	476.04
480	500–550	531	390.00–464.00	435.18
426	550–600	571	372.00–428.00	397.47
227	600–650	624	378.00–409.00	395.36
87	650–700	674	335.00–373.00	362.26
33	700–750	722	365.00	365.00
39	750–800	778	354.50	354.50
6	800–850	811	340.00	340.00
21	850–900	876	338.00–341.50	339.86
12	1050–1100	1,082	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	450.00	450.00
13	550–600	599	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	386	435.00–460.00	448.43
13	400–450	445	440.00–447.50	443.49
20	450–500	457	430.00–440.00	433.05
100	500–550	531	376.00–394.00	383.06
5	550–600	552	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	555.00	555.00
7	400–450	422	500.00	500.00
5	550–600	582	360.00	360.00

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.