St. Onge Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 31, 2025

4,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $447.33/cwt +13.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,572/hd at 575 lb · 765 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $407.47/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,547/hd at 625 lb · 494 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $408.96/cwt +12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 572 lb · 406 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,604	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–339	331	35	625.00	$625.00	$2,069	+63.75
375	375	6	515.00	$515.00	$1,931	-34.37
357–379	377	125	575.00–620.00	$587.79	$2,216	+38.42
401–446	435	87	525.00–575.00	$539.41	$2,346	-2.23
453–490	472	194	490.00–547.50	$526.36	$2,484	+63.36
498	498	25	447.50	$447.50	$2,229	-64.94
505–548	537	269	445.00–490.00	$468.60	$2,516	+34.59
553–598	575	765	425.00–475.00	$447.33	$2,572	+11.33
601–647	625	494	389.00–416.00	$407.47	$2,547	-6.56
651–680	660	329	375.00–412.50	$399.72	$2,638	-4.05
713–743	729	122	355.00–379.00	$365.40	$2,664	-9.90
760–776	772	36	363.00–371.50	$369.64	$2,854	-6.68
776	776	17	327.50	$327.50	$2,541	-48.82
861–874	873	141	354.50–357.50	$357.19	$3,118	+11.54
1128	1128	6	273.00	$273.00	$3,079	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	69	467.50	$467.50	$2,193	+42.50
505–545	517	44	416.00–437.50	$432.40	$2,236	-1.47
551–597	584	243	387.50–425.00	$406.67	$2,375	+7.24
617–632	619	43	358.00–365.00	$358.83	$2,221	-24.86
658	658	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,303	-47.26
759	759	5	322.50	$322.50	$2,448	—

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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	6	542.50	$542.50	$1,872	—
357–395	372	30	510.00–540.00	$526.91	$1,960	+18.45
414–443	430	123	450.00–500.00	$477.18	$2,052	-2.78
450–497	476	238	445.00–482.50	$459.71	$2,188	-16.33
478–493	489	83	390.00–437.50	$428.89	$2,097	-47.15
502–547	516	274	420.00–466.00	$443.98	$2,291	+8.80
554–598	572	406	382.50–425.00	$408.96	$2,339	+11.49
647	647	5	360.00	$360.00	$2,329	-35.36
668	668	38	400.00	$400.00	$2,672	+37.74
729	729	14	330.00	$330.00	$2,406	-35.00
802–845	825	11	325.00–333.00	$328.53	$2,710	-11.47
1000–1030	1014	19	294.50–295.00	$294.76	$2,989	—
1080	1080	10	291.50	$291.50	$3,148	+7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	5	402.50	$402.50	$1,509	-45.93
419–441	431	52	437.50–477.50	$454.69	$1,960	+11.20
460–496	488	43	405.00–425.00	$419.18	$2,046	-13.87
500–531	515	139	390.00–402.50	$395.19	$2,035	+12.13
559–593	574	22	355.00–380.00	$367.72	$2,111	+15.22
662	662	5	345.00	$345.00	$2,284	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	7	425.00	$425.00	$2,274	—
652	652	14	347.50	$347.50	$2,266	—

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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.