USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - January 8, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Wednesday, January 8, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Wednesday
Cattle at SC auctions on Tuesday: Compared to last week no comparisons
made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Feeder Steers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 320.00-322.50; 500-600 lbs 290.00-317.50.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 320.00-397.50; 500-600 lbs
302.50-310.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 255.00-
295.00; 500-600 lbs 250.00-270.00. Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean
124.00-131.00; Boners 80-85% lean 114.00-126.00; Lean 85-90% lean 112.00-
121.00; Lean Low Dressing 75.00-106.00. Slaughter bulls: High Dressing none
reported; Average Dressing 1145-2000 lbs 144.00-158.00; Low Dressing 1295-
2010 lbs 135.00-145.00. 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 60.13. Sows live
price 300-450 lbs 46.98; 450-500 lbs 50.67; 500-550 lbs 52.04.
SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn was 4 cents lower; elevator bids
4.59-5.24, processor bids 5.14-5.34. Soybeans were 3 to 5 cents lower;
elevator bids 5.57-9.84, processor bids 10.29, and exports where 10.24.
Wheat bids were 4 to 6 cents lower; elevator bids 4.76.
Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 28 cents
lower at 66.98.
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; Cabbage 50 lb sks Green Type Large 18.00; Greens dz
bnchs Collards/Mustard 25.00, 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; Radishes crts bnchd Red type 24s
20.00; Rutabagas dz bnchs 25.00; 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/Rome 25.00, Granny Smith/Mutsu
25.00, Stayman/Cortland/Splendour/Pink Lady 25.00, Arkansas Black/King Lush/
Candycrisp/Crimsoncrisp 25.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 24.00-25.00, #2 19.00;
Beans bucrts Snap type 26.00-32.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 25.00-
28.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White/Bi-Color/Yellow 30.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9
buctns Long Green Small MX 20.00, 40 lb RPC Pickles MX sml-med 40.00;
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; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow
Jumbo/Col 23.00-26.00, Boilers 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 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 Shelled New Crop 250.00; Peppers, Bell Green 1 1/9
buctns Green MX Med 30.00, Green FL Extra Large 22.00, Red MX Choice 35.00;
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 25.00-32.00;
Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Small-Medium 15.00, Medium-Large 12.00,
Zucchini Small 15.00, Zucchini Medium 12.00; 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/XLge/Jbo 17.00-35.00, 6x6sz 17.00-25.00, Red 5x5 sz/6x6 sz 15.00, Green
5x6 sz 22.00-38.00, Yellow 5x6 sz 45.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma
Extra Large 20.00-32.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 16.00-20.00; CITRUS:
Grapefruit 4/5 buctns Red type FL 40s 30.00-35.00, Red Type GA 40s 25.00;
Oranges 7/10 buctns Navel CA 56s/72s/113s 36.00, 4/5 buctns Navel FL all
sizes 35.00-38.00, Red Navel FL 64s 36.00-38.00; Satsuma 4/5 buctns GA 100s
30.00; Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s/28s 38.00, 15 kg ctns Tango CL
Small 25.00, 25 lb ctns FL 30.00.
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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