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St. Onge Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 14, 2025

2,832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $406.00/cwt +20.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,533/hd at 624 lb · 505 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $441.44/cwt -23.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,348/hd at 532 lb · 380 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $425.89/cwt +10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,470/hd at 580 lb · 366 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,832

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,954 -62.02
390 390 11 565.00 $565.00 $2,204 -17.61
410–447 431 63 515.00–550.00 $533.23 $2,298 -28.75
450–490 469 119 480.00–540.00 $508.21 $2,384 +26.52
490 490 6 475.00 $475.00 $2,328 -6.69
491–493 492 17 460.00–462.50 $460.74 $2,267 -20.95
518–546 532 380 420.00–461.00 $441.44 $2,348 -24.61
562–593 580 366 407.50–448.00 $425.89 $2,470 +10.93
600–646 624 505 381.00–436.00 $406.00 $2,533 +20.98
653–686 669 143 360.00–377.00 $371.01 $2,482 +5.81
701–738 712 58 342.50–372.00 $366.32 $2,608 +9.28
792 792 52 347.00 $347.00 $2,748 +3.77
819 819 17 329.00 $329.00 $2,695
903–921 908 24 317.50–324.00 $322.35 $2,927
967 967 10 317.00 $317.00 $3,065
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–488 469 29 425.00–477.50 $453.45 $2,127 +2.18
502–538 515 27 375.00–415.00 $399.12 $2,055 -30.30
575–596 582 101 389.00–389.50 $389.33 $2,266 -19.04
612–643 630 41 355.00–379.00 $366.43 $2,309 -8.95
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 13 289.00 $289.00 $3,008 -29.00
1051 1051 5 291.00 $291.00 $3,058

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,478 -22.21
350–377 361 17 460.00–517.50 $492.78 $1,779 +21.94
406–445 428 132 440.00–475.00 $456.73 $1,955 -12.62
472–480 477 19 372.50–374.00 $373.05 $1,779 -57.43
476–486 477 34 415.00–460.00 $453.26 $2,162 +22.78
502–535 520 288 376.00–408.00 $392.75 $2,042 -11.30
553–591 560 141 364.00–404.00 $385.73 $2,160 +0.96
602–646 625 103 345.00–380.00 $360.09 $2,251 +0.01
683 683 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,408
896 896 20 313.00 $313.00 $2,804
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 15 430.00 $430.00 $1,840 +17.06
493 493 38 405.00 $405.00 $1,997
549 549 5 363.00 $363.00 $1,993
562 562 12 362.50 $362.50 $2,037

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,189 +50.00

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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.