USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - January 9, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, January 9, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Thursday
Cattle at SC auctions on Wednesday: No comparisons made this week due
to sales being closed for the holidays. Moderate offering of average to
plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Feeder Steers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 310.00-370.00; 500-600 lbs none reported.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 295.00-365.00; 500-600 lbs
none reported. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 260.00-290.00;
500-600 lbs 240.00-270.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 120.00-
132.00; Boners 80-85% lean 111.00-141.00; Lean 85-90% lean 100.00-120.00;
Lean Low Dressing 60.00-105.00. Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing 960-1740
lbs 138.00-145.00; High Dressing 1560 lbs 167.00; Low Dressing 1245-1845
lbs 124.00-139.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 835-965 lbs Young to
Middle Aged Cows with calf under 300 lbs 2200.00-2425.00 per pair. Medium
and Large 1 820-920 lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with calf over 300 lbs
2450.00-2600.00.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts were not reported. Sows live price 300-450
lbs 46.98; 450-500 lbs 50.67; 500-550 lbs 52.04.
SC Grain on Thursday. Grain information and trends are not available
due to the Chicago Board of Trade closing for the January 09, 2025 National
Day of Mourning.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. 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 17.00-25.00, 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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