USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - January 17, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Friday, January, 17 2024 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Friday
***State offices will be closed, and no reports will be issued on Monday,
January 20, 2025, in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The next report will be issued on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.***
Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers 6.00 higher,
feeder bulls 4.00 higher, all based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter
cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers: Medium and
Large 1 400-500 lbs 335.00-390.00; 500-600 lbs 312.00-327.50. Feeder
Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 315.00-390.00; 500-600 lbs 287.50-
300.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 260.00-335.00;
500-600 lbs 250.00-280.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 122.00-
138.00; Boners 80-85% lean 119.00-151.00; High Dressing 140.00-178.00;
Lean 85-90% lean 107.00-137.00; Lean low dressing 67.50-114.00. Slaughter
Bulls: Average dressing 895-2335 lbs 131.00-174.00; High Dressing 1745-
1960 lbs 167.00-187.00; Low Dressing 1105-1625 lbs 112.00-135.00.
Goats: [93] Last Week: 262 Reported Monday to Wednesday. Slaughter
and replacement classes sold on a per head basis and weights are estimated.
Kids: Sel 1 20-40 lbs 50.00-105.00, 40-60 lbs 65.00-105.00; Sel 2 20-40 lbs
none reported. Does/Nannies: Sel 1 50-70 lbs 110.00-175.00, 70-100 lbs 130.00
-175.00, 100-140 lbs 140.00-197.50; Sel 2 70-100 lbs none reported, 100-140
lbs none reported. Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 70-100 lbs 160.00-205.00, 100-150
lbs 180.00-270.00, 150-250 lbs none reported; Sel 2 70-100 lbs 100.00-160.00,
100-150 lbs none reported. Wethers: Slaughter Sel 1-2 70-100 lbs none reported,
100-150 lbs 230.00-260.00.
SC Grain on Friday. Corn bids were 10 cents higher; elevator bids
4.89-5.54, processor bids 5.59-5.64. Soybean bids were 15 cents higher;
elevator bids 10.04-10.34, processor bid 10.59 and Exports at 10.64. Wheat bids
were 1 to 10 cents higher; elevator bids 4.78.
Cotton on Friday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 87 cents
higher at 66.10.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Friday. Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 18.00,
dz bnchs Red type 30.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Mustard 25.00, Turnips
w/root 30.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns loose Turnip
Tops/Mustard 15.00, Creasy Type 16.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s
15.00-16.00; Rutabagas dz bnchs 25.00; 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, 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 25.00-28.00;
Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 20.00-21.00; Chayote 35 lb ctns MX 22.00,
35 lb RPC Spiny Type MX 35.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White/Bi-Color/Yellow
25.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Small MX 20.00, 40 lb RPC Pickles
Medium-Small Mexico 40.00; Grapes 18 lb ctns bgd Holiday Seedless 40.00;
Jicama 38-40 lb RPC MX 28.00; Mangoes 1 layer flats Tommy 8s/9s 12.00
-14.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 21.00-26.00,
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, Red MX Choice 35.00; Pineapple ctns
1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 16.00-19.00; 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 20.00, Medium-Large
12.00-14.00, Zucchini Small 16.00, 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 loose Vine Ripe
Light Red-Red 5x6 XLge/Jbo 18.00-21.00, 6x6sz/5x6sz 15.00-21.00, 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;
Watermelons ctns flts Mini Seedless GU 6s 10.00. CITRUS: Grapefruit 4/5
buctns Red type FL 40s 30.00-35.00; Mandarines 12 2-lb flmbgs Georgia
20.00; 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; Pummelos
40 lb ctns FL 32.00; Satsuma 4/5 buctns GA 60s 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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