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St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-14

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Nov 14

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

3,550 head

▼ 2,827 vs last sale 6,377▲ 750 vs year ago 2,800 · +26.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers calves 400-450lbs, sharply lower; 450-500lbs, sharply higher; 500-550lbs, sharply lower; 550-600lbs, 8.00 higher; 600-700lbs, 20 higher; 700-750lbs, 8.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450lbs, mostly steady; 500-550lbs, 9.00 lower; 550-600lbs, mostly steady. Good demand for today's sale that included both calves off the cows and those fully weaned. Shot sheets were mixed, with most carrying at least branding time shots. Calves carrying both spring and fall shots brought premiums. Market was more moderate today with not as many in the stands, despite Live Futures seeing some gains today. Calve numbers coming through the barn are tapering off as the Holidays get closer along with the end of the big fall run. Temperatures in the area remained unusually high this week, hitting the mid 70's, making working and moving cattle easier.

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 $427.60/cwt on 874 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −34.05 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$427.60

874 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$42.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.31

vs SD average

+2.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	433.81	2,410	746
Medium and Large 1-2	568	391.40	2,223	128

One grade step is worth $42.42/cwt here — about $187 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 sale874 hd

427.60

—

SD average7 barns · 8,565 hd

446.91

−19.31

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+2.73

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

−34.05

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

36 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	349	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,954	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,204	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	533.23/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,298	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	508.21/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,384	119
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	453.45/cwt	425.00–477.50	2,127	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	492	460.74/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,267	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	399.12/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,055	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	441.44/cwt	420.00–461.00	2,348	380
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	425.89/cwt	407.50–448.00	2,470	366
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	389.33/cwt	389.00–389.50	2,266	101
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	406.00/cwt	381.00–436.00	2,533	505
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	366.43/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,309	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	371.01/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,482	143
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	366.32/cwt	342.50–372.00	2,608	58
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,748	52
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,695	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	322.35/cwt	317.50–324.00	2,927	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,065	10
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,041	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	3,008	13
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,051	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,058	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,478	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	492.78/cwt	460.00–517.50	1,779	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	456.73/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,955	132
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,840	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	453.26/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,162	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	477	373.05/cwt	372.50–374.00	1,779	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,997	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	392.75/cwt	376.00–408.00	2,042	288
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,993	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	385.73/cwt	364.00–404.00	2,160	141
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,037	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	360.09/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,251	103
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,408	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	896	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,804	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,189	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 Nov 14, 2025

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

Receipts 3,550Last week 6,377Year ago 2,800

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,041	289.00	289.00
5	1050–1100	1,051	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	492	460.00–462.50	460.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	560.00	560.00
11	350–400	390	565.00	565.00
63	400–450	431	515.00–550.00	533.23
119	450–500	469	480.00–540.00	508.21
380	500–550	532	420.00–461.00	441.44
366	550–600	580	407.50–448.00	425.89
505	600–650	624	381.00–436.00	406.00
143	650–700	669	360.00–377.00	371.01
58	700–750	712	342.50–372.00	366.32
52	750–800	792	347.00	347.00
17	800–850	819	329.00	329.00
24	900–950	908	317.50–324.00	322.35
10	950–1000	967	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	469	425.00–477.50	453.45
27	500–550	515	375.00–415.00	399.12
101	550–600	582	389.00–389.50	389.33
41	600–650	630	355.00–379.00	366.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	477	372.50–374.00	373.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	850–900	896	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	480.00	480.00
17	350–400	361	460.00–517.50	492.78
132	400–450	428	440.00–475.00	456.73
34	450–500	477	415.00–460.00	453.26
288	500–550	520	376.00–408.00	392.75
141	550–600	560	364.00–404.00	385.73
103	600–650	625	345.00–380.00	360.09
5	650–700	683	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	428	430.00	430.00
38	450–500	493	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	549	363.00	363.00
12	550–600	562	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	515.00	515.00

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.