USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - May 21, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Wednesday, May 21, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Wednesday
Cattle at SC auctions on Tuesday: Feeder Steers: Medium and Large
1 400-500 lbs 390.00-400.00; 500-600 lbs 380.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium
and Large 1 400-500 lbs 395.00; 500-600 lbs 340.00-350.00. Feeder
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 340.00-355.00; 500-600 lbs
302.50-310.00. Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 150.00-160.00;
Boners 80-85% lean 150.00-151.00; Lean 85-90% lean 148.00; Lean Low
Dressing 113.00-132.00. Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing 1685 lbs
176.00; High Dressing 1520 lbs 200.00; Low Dressing 1420 lbs 160.00.
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 3 790-910 lbs Young to Middle Aged
Cows with calves under 300 lbs 1775.00-1850.00 per pair.
Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National
Direct Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs were 89 cents
higher at 71.90. Sows live price 300-450 lbs 60.59; 450-500 lbs 67.47;
500-550 lbs 69.78.
SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn bids were 7 cents higher; elevator
bids 4.21-5.41, processor bids 5.21-5.51. Soybean bids were 9-10 cents
higher; elevator bids 9.52-10.72, and exports at 10.57. Wheat
bids were 3 cents higher; elevator bids 4.99.
Cotton on Wednesday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 5
cents lower at 65.07.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia
State Farmers Market on Wednesday. Asparagus 11 lb ctns Green Std/Lge
Size 36.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 16.00, dz bnchs Red
Type 30.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 22.00; Cauliflower 1 1/9
buctns White 10s 22.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 15.00; Cucumbers bucrts
Pickles Med/Sml 33.00-35.00, Large 28.00, Fair Quality 15.00, Long
Green Medium 25.00, Select 20.00 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, Red type 24s 17.00, Bulb type
24s 20.00-25.00, Bulb type 12s 15.00, Red Bulb type 12s 15.00; Peaches
1/2 bubskts Yellow Flesh 32.00-34.00, White Flesh 34.00-35.00, 1/2
buctns Yellow Flesh #2 20.00-25.00; Plums 1/2 bubskts Green Type 35.00-
40.00, Plumcots 40.00; Potatoes 1/2 bubskts White type B size 15.00;
Radishes crts bnchd Red 24s 20.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Patty Pan 15.00-
16.00, Yellow Straightneck Small 12.00-15.00, Medium 10.00-12.00 Zucchini
Small 14.00-18.00, Medium 10.00-16.00, Round Zucchini 16.00, Grey Type
16.00, 1/2 bubskts Crookneck Sml 20.00-25.00, Medium 12.00-15.00, 3/4
buctns Crookneck Sml/Fcy 23.00-25.00, Medium 18.00; Strawberries gallon
cntrs Med/Lge 15.00-18.00, 8 1-lb cntrs Lge 20.00-25.00; Turnips 25 lb
sks Topped 16.00. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00,
#2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type 28.00-45.00; Blueberries 12 1-pt flts GA
40.00-42.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 20.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green
Medium 16.00-20.00; Cantaloupes ctns Athena FL 9s/12s 22.00, 24 inch bins
Athena FL 150s 225.00-280.00, FL 140s 200.00, 120s 250.00-300.00, Athena
fair quality 200.00; Coconuts each Water Type FL 2.50; Corn, Sweet 4 dz
crts White/Yellow 18.00-20.00, Bi-Color 18.00-19.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9
buctns Long Green Medium 26.00, 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles Small-Medium FL 37.00
-38.00, Bushel tub Pickles Small-Medium FL 40.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns FL
Medium 16.00; Honeydew ctns HD 5s 20.00; Mangoes 1 layer flats Kent 6s/9s
/10s 12.00-15.00, Ataulfo MX 12s 12.00-13.00;, Okra 1/2 buctns Med FL
23.00-28.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 18.00-22.00, White
Jumbo 19.00-27.00, Peru Sweet Jumbo #2 15.00-16.00, Peru Sweet Col #2 17.00,
25 lb sks Red Jumbo/Medium 18.00-20.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow Repacker Sz
21.00-28.00, Vidalia District of Georgia 50 lb sks Jumbo 30.00-32.00,
Boilers 28.00, 25 lb sks Jumbo 15.00-17.00, 40 lb ctns Jumbo 28.00-29.00,
10 5-lb sks Jumbo 30.00-35.00, 16 3-lb sks Medium-Large 30.00; Onions, Green
ctns bnchd Vidalia bulb type 24s 30.00; Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry
64.00-75.00, Virginia Jbo Dry 55.00-62.00; Peanuts Green busks Red Skin FL
75.00-80.00, Jumbo type FL 72.00; Pears 18 kg ctns Bartlett AG 100s 30.00;
Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green FL Choice/Jumbo 18.00-22.00, Red FL 20.00
-25.00, 11 lb ctns Yellow MX Extra Large 12.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns
Jalapeno FL Extra Large 20.00-27.00, Habanero Red/Orange 25.00; Pineapple
ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 19.00-21.00; Plums 9 kg ctns loose Red and
Black type 30.00-36.00; Potatoes New Crop 50 lb sks Red Size A FL US1 28.00,
Red size B FL US1 32.00-33.00, Red Size A&B FL US2 25.00, White size A US1
38.00-42.00, White size A FL US2 24.00, White size B US1 26.00-27.00, Yellow
size FL B US1 25.00, 50 lb ctns White sz B FL US1 26.00-27.00, Red/White
Creamers FL 48.00-55.00; Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 30.00-32.00; Squash
1/2 buctns Straightneck Small 12.00-14.00, Zucchini Small 12.00, Medium
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 18.00-22.00, Jumbo MS 20.00; Tomatoes
25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe Pink-Light Red Extra Large/Jumbo 22.00-26.00,
6x6sz/5x6 sz 22.00-25.00, Green 5x6 sz 22.00-28.00, 20 lb ctns lse Heirloom
FL 26.00-28.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns loose Red Type FL 20.00-22.00;
Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large FL 20.00, Roma Extra Large MX
22.00-24.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-20.00; Watermelons 24 inch
bins Red Flesh Seedless FL 24s/36s/45s/60s 180.00-235.00,Red Flesh Seeded FL
60s/28s 190.00-210.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 45s/60s 300.00, Sugar Dolls
36s/45s 275.00. CITRUS: Tangerines 15 Kg ctns Nadorcott MR Sml 18.00-20.00.
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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