USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - March 14, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Friday, March 14 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Friday
Compared to last week feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers
2.00 higher, feeder bulls 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower,
slaughter cows 4.00 lower.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 355.00-400.00;
500-600 lbs 310.00-345.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500
lbs 337.50-400.00; 500-600 lbs 300.00-340.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium
and Large 1 400-500 lbs 279.00-342.50; 500-600 lbs 250.00-307.50.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 135.00-164.00; Boners 80-85%
lean 126.00-162.00; High Dressing 162.00-173.00; Lean 85-90% lean
104.00-147.00; Lean low dressing 82.50-124.00. Slaughter Bulls:
Average dressing 810-2280 lbs 153.00-183.00; High Dressing 1735-1905
lbs 188.00-190.00; Low Dressing 715-1755 lbs 125.00-140.00.
Goats: 236, Last Week: 159 Reported Monday to Wednesday.
Slaughter and replacement classes sold on a per head basis and weights
are estimated. Kids: Sel 1 20-40 lbs 25.00-95.00, 40-60 lbs 52.50-
145.00; Sel 2 20-40 lbs none reported. Does/Nannies: Sel 1 50-70 lbs
150.00-190.00, 70-100 lbs 105.00-195.00, 100-140 lbs 130.00-265.00;
Sel 2 70-100 lbs 75.00-140.00, 100-140 lbs 100.00. Bucks/Billies: Sel
1 70-100 lbs 150.00-235.00, 100-150 lbs 120.00-260.00, 150-250 lbs
265.00-450.00; Sel 2 70-100 lbs 110.00-150.00, 100-150 lbs 97.50-105.00.
Wethers: Slaughter Sel 1 70-100 lbs 180.00-200.00, 100-150 lbs 420.00-
440.00.
SC Grain on Friday. Corn bids were 8 cents lower; elevator bids
5.15, processor bids 5.20. Soybean bids were 2 to 5 cents higher;
elevator bids 9.79-9.99, processor bid 10.56 and Exports at 10.21.
Wheat bids were 1 to 8 cents lower; elevator bids 4.85-5.20.
Cotton on Friday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 0.34
higher at 65.87.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia
State Farmers Market on Friday. Asparagus 11 lb ctns Green standard size
45.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 18.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd
30s 16.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Mustard 25.00-30.00, Turnips with
root 25.00-30.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse
Turnip Tops/Mustard 15.00, Creasy Type 16.00-17.00; 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 Jumbo
28.00, White type #1 40.00, White type Jumbo 28.00, 25 lb ctns Orange
type 12.00, Purple type 25.00; Turnips 25 lb sks Topped 16.00. OUT OF
STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Red/Gala/Gold/Fuji/Rome 25.00, Cortland/Pink
Lady 25.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 22.00; Beans bucrts
Snap type 22.00-26.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 20.00-23.50; Cabbage
50 lb ctns/sks Green Medium 20.00; Calabaza 35 lb ctns HD 3ct 28.00;
Cantaloupes ctns HD 9s 25.00-30.00, 24 inch bins HD 100s 180.00, per
melon HD 2.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White/Bi-Color/Yellow 20.00;
Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Select/Medium 17.00-18.00, 1 1/9 bucrts
Pickles Small-Medium FL 50.00, buctns Pickles Medium-Large MX 20.00;
Dragon Fruit 10 lb ctns White Flesh EC 10s 25.00; Eggplant buctns MX 24s
14.00-18.00; Honeydew ctns HD 5s 25.00, per melon HD 2.50-3.00; Grapes 18
kg ctns bagged Red Seedless CL 20.00, Black Seedless CL 20.00; Mangoes 1
layer flats Kent 6s/9s 10.00-17.00, Ataulfo baby type 20.00, RPC flats MX
18ct 50.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 20.00-26.00, White
Jumbo 27.00-39.00, Peru Sweet Jumbo #2 15.00, Peru Sweet Col #2 17.00, 25
lb sks Red Jumbo 20.00-25.00, Red Medium 20.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow
Repacker Sz 22.00-28.00, 40 lb ctns Peru Sweet Jumbo 30.00-34.00; Onions,
Green ctns Bulb type FL 20s 25.00, Vidalia bulb type 24s ctns bnchd
30.00; Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry NM 72.00-78.00, 20 2-lb sks
Valencia Dry NM 78.00; Pecans 50 lb sks Stuarts GA New 180.00; Peppers,
Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green FL Choice/Jumbo 15.00-16.00, Red MX Extra Large
22.00-25.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Poblano FL Extra Large 23.00, 1
1/9 buctns Jalapeno FL Extra Large 25.00, 1/2 buctns Habanero Red HD
25.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 18.50-21.00; Plums 8 kg
ctns loose Black type and Red type 20.00-30.00, 9 kg ctns lse Red type
30.00; Potatoes 50 lb sks Red Size A FL US1 36.00, Red size B FL US1
34.00-37.00, Red Size A FL US2 25.00, White size A US1 48.00, White size
B US1 35.00, Yellow size FL B US1 28.00, Red/White Creamers FL 60.00;
Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 30.00-32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck
Small-Medium 18.00, Medium-Large 15.00, Zucchini Small 18.00, Zucchini
Medium 14.00, 4/7 buctns Straightneck MX Sml 20.00; Strawberries 8 1-lb
cntrs Large-Extra Large FL 14.00-15.00, 6 10-oz cntrs Pine Berries FL
10.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type US Number 1 NC 24.00-28.00,
US Number 2 NC 16.00-22.00, Jumbo NC 18.00-19.00, Jumbo MS 20.00;
Tomatillos 38 cntrs lb MX 25.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe Light
Red-Red XLge/Jbo/5x6 14.00-17.00, 6x6sz 14.00, Red all sizes 12.00, Green
5x6 sz/jumbo 16.00-18.00, 20 lb ctns lse Heirloom Green FL 25.00;
Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns loose Red type MX/FL 17.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25
lb ctns Roma Extra Large FL/MX 12.00-16.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped
18.00-20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins red flesh seedless GU 45s 200.00.
CITRUS: Grapefruit 4/5 buctns Red type FL 40s/36s 36.00-38.00; Oranges
7/10 buctns Navel CA 72s 35.00, 4/5 buctns Red Navel GA 80s 30.00;
Pummelos 40 lb ctns FL 35.00; Tangerines 10kg ctns Nadorcott MR 35.00.
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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