Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2026-09-25

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-25

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Sep 25

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Receipts

2,705 head

▲ 305 vs last sale 2,400▲ 1,420 vs year ago 1,285 · +110.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 300-350lbs, sharply higher; 400-450lbs, 10.00 higher; 450-500lbs, 16.00 higher; 500-550lbs, 10.00 higher; 550-600lbs, mostly steady on a light test; 600-650, 12.00 higher on a light test. Heifers 350-400lbs, 18.00 higher on a light test; 400-450lbs, 15.00 lower; 450-550lbs, 5-10.00 higher on a light test. Very good demand for a nice offering of spring calves, with most carrying two sets of shots, and moderate to heavy flesh. The yearling market was more moderate today, with fewer buyers in the seats. A few loads of yearling steers were met with a little more enthusiasm than the open heifers, which continues to be the majority.

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 $465.09/cwt on 393 head, up $16.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 10 comparable sales and sits +3.44 against this barn's trailing median of $461.65.

Average price

$465.09

▲ 16.83 vs prior sale

393 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs SD average

+59.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	465.35	2,469	388
Medium and Large 1-2	516	445.00	2,296	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $172 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 sale393 hd

465.09

—

SD average3 barns · 817 hd

463.20

+1.89

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

+59.68

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.65

+3.44

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	642.50/cwt	642.50–642.50	1,805	35
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	658.00/cwt	658.00–658.00	2,165	87
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	645.56/cwt	622.50–655.00	2,330	108
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	608.00/cwt	608.00–608.00	2,329	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	551.98/cwt	517.50–556.00	2,379	308
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	514.42/cwt	482.50–538.00	2,433	316
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,296	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	467.60/cwt	458.00–485.00	2,460	362
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,574	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	424.33/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,627	72
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,641	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,894	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	348.12/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,844	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	3,138	70
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	3,160	38
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	322.64/cwt	317.00–324.00	3,178	62
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	3,258	27
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,134	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	3,073	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	229	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	299	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,824	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,108	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,730	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	478.90/cwt	470.00–487.50	1,758	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	569.16/cwt	561.00–571.00	2,106	147
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	476.38/cwt	457.00–492.50	2,048	196
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,962	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	435.46/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,034	67
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	424.24/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,181	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,986	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,206	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,623	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,634	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	327.57/cwt	316.00–345.00	2,666	58
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	326.53/cwt	323.50–327.50	2,798	90
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	315.38/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,920	13
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,011	301.46/cwt	296.50–317.00	3,048	21
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,061	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	3,019	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,089	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	531.08/cwt	527.50–537.50	2,215	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,159	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,388	9

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 Sep 25, 2026

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

Receipts 2,705Last week 2,400Year ago 1,285

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,011	296.50–317.00	301.46
30	1050–1100	1,061	284.50	284.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	340	620.00	620.00
147	350–400	370	561.00–571.00	569.16
196	400–450	430	457.00–492.50	476.38
67	450–500	467	422.50–455.00	435.46
71	500–550	514	405.00–440.00	424.24
25	550–600	573	385.00	385.00
10	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
8	700–750	739	355.00	355.00
4	750–800	758	347.50	347.50
58	800–850	814	316.00–345.00	327.57
90	850–900	857	323.50–327.50	326.53
13	900–950	926	315.00–316.00	315.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	1,085.00	1,085.00
8	250–300	299	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	346	500.00	500.00
17	350–400	367	470.00–487.50	478.90
6	400–450	441	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	526	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,023	318.50	318.50
10	1100–1150	1,134	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	300–350	329	658.00	658.00
108	350–400	361	622.50–655.00	645.56
308	400–450	431	517.50–556.00	551.98
316	450–500	473	482.50–538.00	514.42
362	500–550	526	458.00–485.00	467.60
26	550–600	593	434.00	434.00
72	600–650	619	400.00–431.00	424.33
7	650–700	695	380.00	380.00
18	700–750	742	390.00	390.00
15	800–850	817	346.00–350.00	348.12
70	850–900	873	359.50	359.50
38	900–950	942	335.50	335.50
62	950–1000	985	317.00–324.00	322.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	250–300	281	642.50	642.50
13	350–400	383	608.00	608.00
5	500–550	516	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	305	685.00	685.00
14	400–450	417	527.50–537.50	531.08
6	500–550	533	405.00	405.00
9	600–650	642	372.00	372.00

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.