USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - November 6, 2024
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Wednesday, November 6, 2024 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Wednesday
Cattle at SC auctions on Tuesday: Compared to last week no comparisons made on
feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.50 lower, slaughter
bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer
participation. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 280.00; 500-600 lbs
240.00-257.50. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 280.00-285.00; 500-600 lbs
none reported. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs none reported;
500-600 lbs none reported. Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 119.00-135.00; Boners
80-85% lean 114.00-127.00; Lean 85-90% lean 112.00-117.00; Lean Low Dressing 60.00-105.00.
Slaughter bulls: High Dressing none reported; Average Dressing 1555-1900 lbs
151.00-158.00; Low Dressing 1090 lbs 138.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: None reported.
Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were not reported.
Sows live price 300-450 lbs 64.53; 450-500 lbs 69.52; 500-550 lbs 70.13.
SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn was 8 cents higher; elevator bids
4.31-4.96, processor bids 4.86-4.91. Soybeans were steady to 2 cents higher;
elevator bids 9.73-9.74, processor bids 10.09, and exports 10.33.
Wheat bids were 1 to 18 cents higher; elevator bids 5.13.
Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 26 cents
lower at 66.19.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Wednesday. Beans bucrts Snap type 40.00; Beets 25 lb
filmbags Red type topped 18.00, dz bnchs Red type 30.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz
crts White/Yellow/Bi-Color 35.00-37.00; Cucumbers bucrts Long Green Small
25.00, Pickles Small-Medium 30.00-35.00, 1/2 bubskts Pickles Small-Medium
18.00-20.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Indian type 25.00, Neon and Striped
types 22.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Turnips w/root 30.00, 1.35 buctns
bnchd Kale 24s 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 15.00;
Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 15.00-16.00; Peanuts, Green busks Jumbo type
60.00, Red Skin type 70.00; Peas, Other approx. 26 lb sks Purple Hull
30.00-35.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 bubskts Long Hot 15.00, Habanero Red/Orange
25.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 28.00, 1 1/9 buctns Banana Hot 22.00, Long
Hot 25.00; Radishes crts bnchd Red type 24s 20.00; Rutabagas dz bnchs
30.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Fancy 22.00, Small 18.00, Crookneck
Small 20.00-25.00, Zucchini Small 18.00, Medium 15.00, Grey type 15.00,
3/4 buctns Crookneck Fancy 30.00, Small 26.00, buctns Butternut 25.00-
28.00; Sugarcane per bundle Red type 15s 20.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns
Red type US #1 22.00-25.00, Medium/Jumbo 16.00, Purple type US#1 40.00-
45.00, Purple type Jumbo 28.00, Japanese type 35.00-40.00, White type #1
40.00, White type 28.00, 25 lb ctns Orange type 12.00, Purple type 25.00;
Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Turning Red Jumbo/Extra Large/5x6 sz
25.00-35.00, 6x6 sz 22.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom Fair Quality 20.00; Tomatoes,
Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large 25.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins Red
Flesh Seedless 60s/45s/28s 180.00-190.00. 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, Arkansas
Black/King Lush 25.00, Candycrisp/Crimsoncrisp 25.00, Pink Lady 25.00,
Splendour 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 Green Medium 23.00-24.00, 50 lb sks Green Large 14.00;
Cantaloupes ctns AZ 9s 24.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Greens Small
17.00; Mangoes 1 layer flats Tommy 9s/11s 14.00-16.00, Ataulfo 16s
14.00; Okra 1/2 bucrts Small-Medium 30.00-32.00; 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/Col #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; 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; Pecans 50 lb sks Pawnee GA New 180.00,
Stuarts GA New 175.00-180.00, Oconee GA Old 170.00, 1 lb cntrs Shelled
10.00, 2 lb film bag Shelled New Crop 23.00, 5 lb film bag Shelled 45.00,
30 lb ctns Shelled 240.00, 25 lb film bag 250.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9
buctns Green Extra Large 25.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno
30.00, Poblano 32.00, Banana Hot 30.00, Serrano 30.00; Pineapple ctns 1
layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 18.00-24.00; Potatoes 50 lb ctns Red size A WA US
42.00-48.00, Red size B WA US 1 46.00-50.00, Creamers WA US 1 60.00,
White Size A WA US 1 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; Radishes 40 lb
film bags Red topped 38.00-40.00; Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 30.00-
32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Zucchini Small 20.00; 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; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe
Pink-Light Red Extra Large/Jumbo/5x6 sz 36.00-38.00, 6x6 sz 36.00-38.00,
Green 5x6 sz 38.00-50.00, Red All Sizes 25.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20 lb
ctns Red type 30.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns Red type 30.00; Tomatoes,
Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Large/Extra Large 32.00-33.00; Turnips 25 lb
filmbags Topped 16.00-20.00. CITRUS: Pummelos ctns FL 24-25ct 35.00;
Satsuma 1/2 buctns GA 28.00, 4/5 buctns GA 100s/120s/150s 35.00;
Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s/40s 25.00-30.00, 15 kg ctns Tango
Small 25.00.
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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