St. Onge Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 10, 2025

3,546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $471.69/cwt +53.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,719/hd at 576 lb · 605 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $501.78/cwt +17.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,675/hd at 533 lb · 441 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $436.48/cwt +61.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,964/hd at 679 lb · 395 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,546	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–399	389	46	627.50–670.00	$638.19	$2,483	+60.82
417–444	433	60	577.00–625.00	$593.30	$2,569	+37.93
451–499	475	189	530.00–582.50	$550.37	$2,614	+8.39
490	490	13	515.00	$515.00	$2,524	-26.98
500–548	533	430	482.50–537.50	$502.78	$2,680	+18.52
540	540	11	462.50	$462.50	$2,498	-21.76
550–599	576	589	438.00–497.50	$472.83	$2,724	+54.34
588–592	590	16	427.50–432.50	$429.70	$2,535	+11.21
600–646	626	329	420.00–458.00	$436.55	$2,733	+47.43
650–693	679	395	403.00–462.50	$436.48	$2,964	+61.98
706–747	732	236	362.50–423.00	$415.88	$3,044	—
797	797	12	375.00	$375.00	$2,989	-2.45
800–834	817	19	362.50–377.00	$371.65	$3,036	-10.85
852–862	858	114	371.50–378.25	$375.49	$3,222	—
976	976	8	345.00	$345.00	$3,367	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	8	625.00	$625.00	$2,238	—
418–446	434	18	547.50–560.00	$552.86	$2,399	+30.36
470–488	485	57	516.00–517.00	$516.14	$2,503	—
556–596	572	30	425.00–465.00	$448.33	$2,564	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,046	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	16	587.50	$587.50	$2,050	—
356–395	371	26	525.00–575.00	$546.11	$2,026	-6.97
405–447	435	126	485.00–530.00	$502.32	$2,185	+25.76
444	444	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,954	-36.56
451–494	474	205	445.00–499.00	$462.17	$2,191	+9.34
503–543	523	212	402.50–464.00	$439.59	$2,299	+22.42
557–589	567	199	395.00–421.00	$410.73	$2,329	+5.73
602–631	609	73	387.50–400.00	$391.76	$2,386	+40.38
650	650	6	382.50	$382.50	$2,486	—
750–762	757	20	340.00–353.00	$347.85	$2,633	-3.43
844	844	15	345.50	$345.50	$2,916	—
901	901	5	334.00	$334.00	$3,009	+5.00
995	995	6	322.50	$322.50	$3,209	+0.51
1000–1039	1018	15	319.00–324.50	$321.88	$3,277	+2.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	7	510.00	$510.00	$1,836	+26.77
482	482	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,121	+52.50
542	542	9	395.00	$395.00	$2,141	—
572	572	7	380.00	$380.00	$2,174	—

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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.