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St. Onge Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 14, 2025

1,451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $296.61/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 732 lb · 166 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.94/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 530 lb · 156 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.09/cwt -8.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,981/hd at 669 lb · 146 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,451

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 11 440.00 $440.00 $1,703 +12.50
451–490 478 84 386.00–400.00 $390.92 $1,869 -17.30
507–530 511 32 372.00–385.00 $382.47 $1,954 +11.41
550–552 552 67 374.00–385.00 $375.47 $2,073 +27.81
607–645 614 129 324.50–346.00 $341.05 $2,094 -4.74
650–675 655 133 312.00–326.00 $323.06 $2,116 +9.85
700–742 732 166 294.00–301.00 $296.61 $2,171 +5.61
750 750 12 284.00 $284.00 $2,130
854–861 855 91 252.00–267.00 $265.17 $2,267
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 14 303.00 $303.00 $2,000

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–366 364 18 405.00 $405.00 $1,474 +42.50
446–449 448 21 347.50–362.50 $354.62 $1,589 -2.41
452–498 471 24 346.00–357.00 $350.84 $1,652 -10.82
519–549 530 156 344.00–350.00 $347.94 $1,844 +2.29
558–587 572 32 320.00–339.00 $325.72 $1,863 -1.04
618–629 624 74 284.00–321.00 $301.26 $1,880 -6.90
656–695 669 146 279.00–315.00 $296.09 $1,981 -8.49
710–727 716 43 268.00–312.50 $295.55 $2,116 +18.07
776 776 42 277.00 $277.00 $2,150
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,525 -13.45
525 525 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,654
574 574 21 279.00 $279.00 $1,601 -27.11
629–640 633 70 283.50–289.00 $285.49 $1,807
663 663 10 284.00 $284.00 $1,883
745 745 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,900
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 10 262.50 $262.50 $1,354

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 16 316.50 $316.50 $1,877
641 641 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,843
762 762 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,935 -17.00

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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.