USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - December 17, 2024
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Tuesday, December 17, 2024 USDA-SC Dept. Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Tuesday
Cattle at SC Auctions on Monday: Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 400-
500 lbs 325.00-355.00, 500-600 lbs 292.50-300.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium
and Large 1 400-500 lbs 312.50-390.00, 500-600 lbs 260.00-285.00. Feeder
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 260.00-290.00, 500-600 lbs
245.00-267.50. Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 115.00-130.00; Boners
80%-85% lean 110.00-138.00; Lean 85-90% lean 112.00-130.00; Lean low
dressing 70.00-109.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1275-1970 lbs
140.00-163.00; High Dressing 995-1125 lbs 120.00-131.00; Low Dressing
995-1950 lbs 118.00-139.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1040-1175
lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with calves under 300 lbs 2175.00-2600.00
per pair. Medium and Large 1 1155 lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with
Calf over 300 lbs 2575.00 per pair.
Hogs on Monday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs were 63.64. Sows live price
300-450 lbs 40.94; 450-500 lbs 49.13; 500-550 lbs 52.05.
SC Grain on Tuesday: Corn bids were 2 cents lower; elevator bids
4.48-5.13, processor bids 5.03-5.23. Soybeans were 5 to 6 cents lower; elevator
bids 9.46-9.56, processor bid 10.06, and exports 10.16. Wheat bids were
2 to 5 cents lower; elevator bids 4.85.
Cotton on Tuesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 37 cents
lower at 66.94.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Tuesday. Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 18.00,
dz bnchs Red type 30.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 25.00; Cabbage 50
lb ctns Green Type Medium 25.00-27.00, Large 18.00, 50 lb sacks 23.00;
Greens dz bnchs Collards/Mustard 30.00, Turnips w/root 30.00, 1.35 buctns
bnchd Kale 24s 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 15.00, Creasy
Type 16.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 15.00-16.00; Peppers 1/2 bubskts
Habanero Red/Orange 25.00-27.00, Jalapeno 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno
28.00; Radishes crts bnchd Red type 24s 20.00; Rutabagas dz bnchs 30.00;
Squash buctns Butternut 25.00; 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 US #1
35.00-40.00, White type #1 40.00, White type Jumbo 28.00, 25 lb ctns Orange
type 12.00, Purple type 25.00. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Red/Gala
/Gold/Fuji 25.00, Ambrosia/Rome 25.00, Granny Smith/Mutsu 25.00, Stayman/Cortland
25.00, Arkansas Black/King Lush 25.00, Candycrisp/Crimsoncrisp 25.00,
Pink Lady 25.00, Splendour 25.00, Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 24.00-25.00,
#2 19.00; Beans bucrts Snap type 38.00-42.00; Cabbage Green Medium 27.00-28.00;
Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White/Bi-Color 45.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long
Green Select MX 15.00, 40 lb RPC Pickles MX 200-300s 40.00; Eggplant buctns
MX 24s 10.00; Grapes 18 lb ctns bagged Holiday Seedless 40.00; Mangoes 1
layer flats Tommy 6s/9s 10.00-15.00, Ataulfo 16s 14.00; Okra 1/2 bucrts
Medium HD 44.00-45.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 23.00-26.00,
Boilers 25.00, Peru Sweet Medium 25.00, White Jumbo 27.00-32.00, Peru
Sweet Jumbo/Col #2 17.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 24.00-26.00, Red Medium
24.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow Repacker Sz 19.00-28.00, 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; Pecans 50 lb sks Pawnee GA New 180.00,
Desirables GA New 160.00-170.00, Stuarts GA New 175.00-180.00, 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,
Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 25.00-30.00, Habanero Orange 1/2 buctns 35.00;
Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 16.00-24.00; Potatoes 50 lb ctns
Red size A WA US 44.00-46.00, Red size B WA US 1 44.00-46.00, Creamers WA
US 1 60.00, White Size A WA US 1 44.00-50.00, White Size B WA US 1 35.00-
36.00, 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 32.00;
Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Small-Medium 20.00, Medium-Large 15.00,
Zucchini Small 20.00, Zucchini Medium 15.00; 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 4x4 sz MX
48.00, Green 5x6 sz 60.00, Yellow 5x6 sz 50.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns
Roma Extra Large 22.00-32.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 16.00-20.00;
CITRUS: Clementines 10 3-lb sacks CA 20.00; Grapefruit 4/5 buctns Red type FL
40s 38.00, Red Type GA 36s 33.00; Meyer Lemons ctns 10 4-ct sacks 10.00;
Oranges 7/10 buctns Navel CA 56s/72s/113s 40.00, 4/5 buctns Navel FL all
sizes 36.00-38.00, Red Naval FL 64s 36.00, Hamlin FL 100s 35.00, GA 125s
25.00; Satsuma 4/5 buctns GA 50s/75s 24.00; Tangelos 25 lb ctns Minneola
23.00; Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s 38.00, 15 kg ctns Tango CL
Small 25.00.
For detailed reports go to https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov 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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