USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - October 17, 2024
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday October 17, 2024 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Thursday
Cattle at SC Auctions on Wednesday: No comparisons made on feeder
cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 25.00 higher,
slaughter bulls too few to trend. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-
500 lbs 269.00-270.00; 500-600 lbs 241.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large
1 400-500 lbs none reported; 500-600 lbs 260.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium
and Large 1 400-500 lbs none reported, 500-600 lbs none reported.
Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 153.00-154.00; Boners 80-85% lean
111.00-157.00; High Dressing 159.00-174.00; Lean 85-90% lean 106.00-
138.00; Lean Low Dressing 64.00-115.00. Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing
1030-2005 148.00-160.00, Low Dressing 1715-2400 lbs 114.50-140.00.
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1105-1505 lbs Young Aged Cows with
Calves under 300 lbs 1700.00-2150.00 per pair. Medium and Large 2 880 lbs
Middle Aged Cow with calf under 300 lbs 1250.00 per pair. Medium and
Large 2 1075 lbs Middle Aged Cow with Calf over 300 lbs 1800.00 per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs 3.24 lower at 56.24. Sows
live price 300-450 lbs 67.84; 450-500 lbs 73.96; 500-550 lbs 74.23.
SC Grain on Thursday. Corn bids were 2 cents higher; elevator bids
4.11-4.76, processor bids 4.56. New crop soybean bids were 9 cents
higher; elevator bids 9.38-9.68, processor bids 10.08, and export 10.23.
Wheat bids were 1 to 4 cents lower; elevator bids 5.29.
Cotton on Thursday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was
unchanged at 66.76.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. Beans bucrts Snap type 30.00, KY type
28.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 18.00, dz bnchs Red Type
30.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts Yellow/White/Bi-Color 30.00; Cucumbers
bucrts Long Green Small 25.00, Medium Select 20.00, Pickles Small-Medium
30.00-35.00, 1/2 bubskts Small-Medium 18.00-20.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns
Indian/Turkish type 25.00, Neon/Striped type 22.00; Grapes 1/2 bubskts
Muscadines 35.00-38.00, Scuppernongs 35.00; Greens dz bnchs
Collards/Mustard 30.00, Turnips with root 30.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale
24s 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 15.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts
Small-Medium 28.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 15.00-16.00; Peanuts,
Green busks Jumbo type 60.00; Peppers, other 1/2 bubskts Habanero
Red/Orange 25.00, Long Hot 15.00, 11/9 buctns Jalapeno 28.00, Banana Hot
22.00, Long Hot 25.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Fancy 22.00, Small
18.00, Medium 15.00, Crookneck Small 20.00, Zucchini Fancy 22.00, Small
16.00-18.00, Medium 14.00-15.00, 3/4 buctns Crookneck Fancy 30.00, Small
26.00, Medium 15.00, buctns Butternut 25.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns
Red type US #1 22.00-25.00, Medium/Jumbo 16.00, Purple type 40.00-45.00,
Japanese type 35.00-40.00, 25 lb ctns Orange type 12.00, Purple type
25.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Turning Red Extra Large and Jumbo
24.00-25.00, Red Jumbo 18.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom type 30.00, Fair
quality 20.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large 28.00, Roma
Small 23.00. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Red/Gala/Gold/Fuji
20.00-25.00, Ambrosia/Rome 20.00-25.00, Granny Smith/Mutsu 20.00-25.00,
Stayman/Cortland 20.00-25.00, Ark. Black/King Lush 25.00,
Candycrisp/Crimsoncrisp 25.00, Splendor/PinkLady 25.00, Evercrisp 32.00,
Honeycrisp 30.00-35.00, 1/2 bubskts Various Varieties 14.00-15.00;
Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 24.00-25.00, #2 19.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green
Medium 23.00-24.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Greens Select 18.00;
Eggplant 1 1/9 Medium 18.00; Mangoes 1 layer flats Kent 5s/6s 8.00-12.00,
Ataulfo 16s/12s 11.00-12.00; Okra 1/2 bucrts Small-Medium FL 21.00-24.00;
Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 21.00-25.00, Boilers 25.00, White
Jumbo 27.00-29.00, Peru Sweet Jumbo 34.00, Peru Sweet Jumbo Number 2
17.00, 10 5-lb sks Peru Sweet Jumbo 36.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 24.00-
30.00, Red Medium 24.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow Repacker Sz 22.00-28.00, Peru
Sweet Medium 34.00, 40 lb ctns Peru Sweet Jumbo 30.00-34.00; Peanuts, Dry
50 lb sks Valencia Dry NM 78.00, 20 2-lb sks Valencia Dry NM 78.00; Pears
18 kg cntrs Bartlett AG 80 sz 32.00, 1/2 bubskts Asian type 30.00; Pecans
50 lb sks Oconee GA 170.00-180.00, New Crop Stuarts GA 175.00, 1 lb cntr
Shelled 10.00, 5 lb film bag Shelled 45.00, 30 lb ctns Shelled 240.00, 25
lb film bag Shelled New Crop 250.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green
Extra Large 22.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 25.00-30.00,
Poblano 32.00, Banana Hot 30.00, Serrano 30.00, 1/2 buctns Habanero
Orange 25.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 20.00-24.00;
Potatoes 50 lb ctns Red size A CA US 42.00-48.00, Red size B CA US 1
46.00-50.00, Creamers CA US 1 60.00, White Size WA US1 44.00-60.00, White
Size B WA US 1 36.00-46.00, Creamers WA US 1 60.00, 50 lb sks Red Size A
CD 25.00; Pumpkins 24 inch bins Mixed Heirlooms 240.00-250.00, Various
Heirlooms 240.00-250.00, Pie type 225.00-250.00, Cinderella 240.00-
250.00, Fairytale 250.00-280.00, Pie type 225.00-250.00, Warty Goblins
240.00, White Varieties 240.00-250.00, 36 inch bins Howden type 175.00-
200.00, Cinderella 300.00, 1/2 bubskts Mini types 20.00-25.00, per
pumpkin Prize Winners Jumbo 40.00; Radishes 40 lb film bags Red topped
38.00-40.00; Sugarcane per bundle Green/Red type 10s 25.00; Sweet
Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type US Number 1 NC 22.00-26.00, US Number 2
NC 15.00-22.00, Jumbo NC 16.00-18.00, US Number 2 MS 16.00, Jumbo MS
20.00; Tomatillos bucrts 32.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe Pink-
Light Red Extra Large/Jumbo/5x6sz 25.00-26.00, 6x6 sz 23.00-26.00, Green
5x6 sz 25.00-30.00, Red All Sizes 12.00-23.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom type
15.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20 lb ctns Red type 30.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb
ctns Red type 30.00, 10 lb ctns Red Type 15.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns
Roma Large/Extra Large 22.00-28.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 16.00-
20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seedless VA 60s/45s 140.00-
150.00, Yuca 30 lb ctns Waxed 28.00. CITRUS: Tangerines 10 kg ctns ORRI
40s 25.00-30.00, Murcott PE 40s 30.00. MISC SEASONAL: Corn Stalks per
bundle 10s 10.00; Gourds 24 inch bins Winged type 500.00-650.00, 1/2
bubskts Winged type 25.00; Indian Corn per bunch 3s 5.00-6.00; Straw
Bales per bale Wheat type 5.00.
For detailed reports go to www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm or
www.agriculture.sc.gov or phone USDA-SCDA Market News at 803-737-4491
or 4497.
Source: South Carolina Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Columbia, SC 803-
737-4491. http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/CO_LS146.txt
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