USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - December 18, 2024
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Wednesday, December 18, 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
1.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average
to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Feeder Steers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 325.00-345.00; 500-600 lbs 284.00-300.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 290.00-365.00; 500-600 lbs
270.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 252.50-270; 500
-600 lbs 232.50-245.00. Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 118.00-
128.00; Boners 80-85% lean 115.00-121.00; Lean 85-90% lean 100.00-113.00;
Lean Low Dressing 60.00-102.00. Slaughter bulls: High Dressing none
reported; Average Dressing 1665-2105 lbs 144.00-154.00; Low Dressing 1230
-1355 lbs 105.00-125.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1110-1150 lbs
Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves under 300 lbs 1550.00-1975.00.
Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were 60.13. Sows live
price 300-450 lbs 41.21; 450-500 lbs 48.27; 500-550 lbs 50.58.
SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn was 6 cents lower; elevator bids
4.42-5.07, processor bids 4.97-5.17. Soybeans were 25 cents lower;
elevator bids 9.21-9.31, processor bids 9.81, and exports where 9.91.
Wheat bids were mixed 4 to 6 cents lower; elevator bids 4.81.
Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 61 cents
lower at 66.33.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Wednesday. 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 50 lb sks 18.00; 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,
Splendour/Pink Lady 25.00, Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 24.00-25.00, #2 19.00;
Beans bucrts Snap type 40.00-42.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns 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 sml-med 40.00; Eggplant buctns
MX 24s 10.00; Grapes 18 lb ctns bgd Holiday Seedless 40.00; Mangoes 1
layer flats Tommy 6s/7s/9s 10.00-15.00, Ataulfo 16s EC 14.00; Okra 1/2 bucrts
sml-med 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 21.00-25.00, Red Medium
24.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow Repacker Sz 22.00-28.00, 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 Shelled New Crop 250.00; Peppers,
Bell Green 1 1/9 buctns Green MX Choice 43.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns
Jalapeno 25.00-30.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 16.00-24.00;
Potatoes 50 lb ctns Red size A WA US 1 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, 25 lb ctns Waxed CD 25.00; 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 5x6 sz/6x6 sz 50.00, 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: Grapefruit 4/5 buctns Red type FL
40s 38.00, Red Type GA 36s/40s 33.00; Manderines 10 3 lb sks California 20.00,
4/5 buctns Shiranui GA 36s/48s 35.00; Meyer Lemons 10 lb ctns CA 10-4ct sks 10.00;
Oranges 7/10 buctns Navel CA 56s/72s/113s 40.00, 4/5 buctns Navel FL all
sizes 35.00-38.00, Red Naval FL 64s 36.00-38.00, Hamlin FL 100s 35.00, GA 125s
25.00; Satsuma 4/5 buctns GA 50s/75s 24.00; Tangelos 4/5 buctns Sugar Belle
100/120/180 25.00; Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s/28s 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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