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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Oct 31

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Receipts

5,200 head

▼ 1,120 vs last sale 6,320▼ 449 vs year ago 5,649 · −7.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 350-400lbs, sharply higher on a light test from last week's smaller showing; 400-450lbs, mostly steady; 450-500lbs, 9.00 higher; 500-550, sharply lower; 550-600lbs, 11.00 higher; 600-700lbs, 4.00-5.00 lower; 700-750lbs, 15.00 lower; 400-500lbs, 6.00-8.00 lower; 500-550lbs, 10.00 higher; 550-600lbs, 5.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for today's offering of spring calves, with most carrying spring and fall shots. Several load lots and large packages of calves right of the cow, carrying light to medium flesh, sold on an active market. While the roller coaster in pricing continues, there was some moderation in today's sale. Heavier weight heifers were noticeably missing as many producers are keeping them on the ranch. Next Wednesday will be the last Special Wednesday Calf Sale, followed by the regular Calf Sale on Friday.

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 $443.68/cwt on 1,321 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −17.97 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$443.68

1,321 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$42.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.92

vs SD average

+13.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	452.86	2,559	1,034
Medium and Large 1-2	574	410.61	2,356	287

One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about $203 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 sale1,321 hd

443.68

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SD average11 barns · 11,058 hd

457.61

−13.92

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+13.96

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

−17.97

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

42 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,069	35
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Full	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	587.79/cwt	575.00–620.00	2,216	125
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	539.41/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,346	87
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,193	69
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	526.36/cwt	490.00–547.50	2,484	194
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	498	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,229	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	432.40/cwt	416.00–437.50	2,236	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	468.60/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,516	269
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	447.33/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,572	765
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	406.67/cwt	387.50–425.00	2,375	243
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	358.83/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,221	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	407.47/cwt	389.00–416.00	2,547	494
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,303	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	399.72/cwt	375.00–412.50	2,638	329
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	365.40/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,664	122
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,448	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	369.64/cwt	363.00–371.50	2,854	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	776	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,541	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	357.19/cwt	354.50–357.50	3,118	141
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,128	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	3,079	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,872	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	526.91/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,960	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,509	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	477.18/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,052	123
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	454.69/cwt	437.50–477.50	1,960	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	459.71/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,188	238
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	419.18/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,046	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	489	428.89/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,097	83
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	395.19/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,035	139
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	443.98/cwt	420.00–466.00	2,291	274
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	408.96/cwt	382.50–425.00	2,339	406
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	367.72/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,111	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,329	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,284	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	38
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,406	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	328.53/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,710	11
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,014	294.76/cwt	294.50–295.00	2,989	19
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,080	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	3,148	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,266	14

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 31, 2025

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

Receipts 5,200Last week 6,320Year ago 5,649

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
83	450–500	489	390.00–437.50	428.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	542.50	542.50
30	350–400	372	510.00–540.00	526.91
123	400–450	430	450.00–500.00	477.18
238	450–500	476	445.00–482.50	459.71
274	500–550	516	420.00–466.00	443.98
406	550–600	572	382.50–425.00	408.96
5	600–650	647	360.00	360.00
38	650–700	668	400.00	400.00
14	700–750	729	330.00	330.00
11	800–850	825	325.00–333.00	328.53
19	1000–1050	1,014	294.50–295.00	294.76
10	1050–1100	1,080	291.50	291.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	402.50	402.50
52	400–450	431	437.50–477.50	454.69
43	450–500	488	405.00–425.00	419.18
139	500–550	515	390.00–402.50	395.19
22	550–600	574	355.00–380.00	367.72
5	650–700	662	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
25	450–500	498	447.50	447.50
17	750–800	776	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	300–350	331	625.00	625.00
125	350–400	377	575.00–620.00	587.79
87	400–450	435	525.00–575.00	539.41
194	450–500	472	490.00–547.50	526.36
269	500–550	537	445.00–490.00	468.60
765	550–600	575	425.00–475.00	447.33
494	600–650	625	389.00–416.00	407.47
329	650–700	660	375.00–412.50	399.72
122	700–750	729	355.00–379.00	365.40
36	750–800	772	363.00–371.50	369.64
141	850–900	873	354.50–357.50	357.19
6	1100–1150	1,128	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	450–500	469	467.50	467.50
44	500–550	517	416.00–437.50	432.40
243	550–600	584	387.50–425.00	406.67
43	600–650	619	358.00–365.00	358.83
5	650–700	658	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	759	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	425.00	425.00
14	650–700	652	347.50	347.50

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.