Cattle Market Pulse

St. Onge Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 21, 2025

1,532 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest St. Onge Livestock Auction report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $379.47/cwt -26.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,349/hd at 619 lb · 163 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.90/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,133/hd at 557 lb · 125 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $383.98/cwt -8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,054/hd at 535 lb · 123 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,532

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 25 474.00 $474.00 $2,010 -59.23
451–496 484 93 440.00–495.00 $450.99 $2,183 -24.01
514–545 533 53 415.00–442.00 $425.15 $2,266 -16.29
575–597 588 95 386.00–408.00 $394.25 $2,318 -31.64
608–648 619 163 352.00–395.00 $379.47 $2,349 -26.53
653–677 659 90 351.00–378.50 $376.37 $2,480 +5.36
686 thin fleshed 686 12 342.50 $342.50 $2,350
706 706 14 347.50 $347.50 $2,453 -18.82
752–765 761 70 311.00–324.00 $319.78 $2,434 -27.22
870 870 6 311.00 $311.00 $2,706
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 540.00 $540.00 $1,874
444 444 18 475.00 $475.00 $2,109
454 454 31 431.00 $431.00 $1,957 -22.45
526–532 531 121 412.50–420.00 $419.20 $2,226 +20.08
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1056–1070 1062 13 277.00–282.00 $279.32 $2,966 -11.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,632

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 33 460.00 $460.00 $1,486 -20.00
357–388 382 72 455.00–457.50 $457.05 $1,746 -35.73
419–436 423 43 445.00–490.00 $457.98 $1,937 +1.25
455–471 462 52 425.00–462.50 $444.83 $2,055 +71.78
516–545 535 123 367.00–398.00 $383.98 $2,054 -8.77
553–598 557 125 358.00–396.00 $382.90 $2,133 -2.83
604–646 625 90 339.00–366.00 $345.74 $2,161 -14.35
665 665 7 322.00 $322.00 $2,141 -30.50
835 835 7 326.00 $326.00 $2,722
853–883 872 34 319.50–325.00 $322.94 $2,816 +9.94
941 941 5 301.00 $301.00 $2,832
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–376 373 14 432.50–480.00 $456.03 $1,701
443–444 444 55 399.00–425.00 $410.80 $1,824 -19.20
472–487 479 25 378.00–418.00 $398.49 $1,909 -6.51
561 561 8 341.00 $341.00 $1,913 -21.50

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,276
615 615 9 367.50 $367.50 $2,260
746 746 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,387

↑ Back to top

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.