St. Onge Livestock Auction Market Report

St. Onge, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 29, 2021

8,598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.01/cwt -6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 529 lb · 1,062 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.57/cwt -12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 523 lb · 971 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.76/cwt -9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 484 lb · 772 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,598	10,006	6,824
Feeder cattle	8,598	10,006	6,824

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers under 500 6.00 to 8.00 lower, 500 to 550 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 550 to 600 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 650 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 850 to 900, 5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400 Steady to 2.00 higher, 400 to 500 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 500 to 550 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 550 to 600 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 600 to 650 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 700 to 750 3.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Long Strings and Many Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Moderate Market. Nearly the entire Offering was Home Raised and carried light to moderate flesh. A higher percentage of the Offering than usual showed some tag from the muddy shipping conditions around the area as well as only having Spring Vaccinations which created some broad price ranges. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday, November 5, Expecting 6,000 Head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–345	332	32	200.00–219.00	$210.66	$699	-8.10
365–391	388	55	194.00–195.00	$194.10	$753	-26.57
378–398	388	52	206.00–210.00	$209.05	$811	-11.62
408–445	426	341	185.00–210.50	$198.89	$847	-9.29
451–499	484	772	173.00–196.50	$183.76	$889	-9.69
500–547	529	1,062	168.50–185.25	$175.01	$926	-7.51
554–591	568	631	162.00–175.50	$171.51	$974	-3.10
600–643	623	383	160.00–173.50	$166.06	$1,035	-1.43
670–678	671	56	164.00–173.00	$172.03	$1,154	+16.03
759–795	769	223	162.00–172.00	$170.08	$1,308	—
865	865	48	166.50	$166.50	$1,440	+11.50
965	965	58	157.75	$157.75	$1,522	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–388	370	10	190.00	$190.00	$703	-17.50
400–448	430	95	162.00–181.00	$167.26	$719	-13.76
452–491	477	63	157.00–166.00	$159.53	$761	-13.35
506–539	528	56	153.50–164.00	$157.78	$833	-8.53
554–571	558	83	158.00–163.25	$161.08	$899	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	5	183.00	$183.00	$789	—
473	473	12	174.00	$174.00	$823	+9.00
502–548	526	114	155.00–166.00	$163.24	$859	-4.04
587	587	22	162.00	$162.00	$951	+3.00
606–646	628	94	157.00–158.00	$157.24	$987	—
658	658	19	152.00	$152.00	$1,000	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	11	190.00	$190.00	$656	+4.40
351–399	378	123	170.00–188.00	$180.45	$682	+2.20
402–449	422	306	155.00–179.00	$168.35	$710	-6.96
451–498	472	631	150.00–169.00	$159.74	$754	-3.81
501–543	523	971	146.00–163.00	$152.57	$798	-31.20
554–594	580	249	145.50–156.00	$148.71	$863	-6.72
585	585	25	160.00	$160.00	$936	+4.57
600–610	604	80	143.50–146.00	$144.25	$871	-10.69
701–739	727	197	150.00–160.50	$156.87	$1,140	+6.37
850	850	15	149.50	$149.50	$1,271	—
929–948	945	52	143.50–146.00	$145.38	$1,374	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	5	185.00	$185.00	$544	—
364–391	375	37	164.00–169.00	$167.02	$626	+7.02
426	426	8	159.00	$159.00	$677	+5.00
469–483	475	134	141.00–149.50	$146.11	$694	-2.39
508	508	15	142.00	$142.00	$721	-6.00
723	723	9	146.00	$146.00	$1,056	+4.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	6	168.00	$168.00	$648	—
483–490	485	69	143.00–149.00	$148.22	$719	-10.78
571–582	578	33	137.00–141.50	$138.48	$800	-7.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524–549	535	36	147.00–150.00	$148.63	$795	—
564	564	14	145.00	$145.00	$818	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	8	137.50	$137.50	$667	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.