USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - May 28, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Wednesday, May 28, 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 382.50; 500-600 lbs 370.00-380.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium
and Large 1 400-500 lbs 385.00; 500-600 lbs 315.00. Feeder Bulls:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs none reported; 500-600 lbs 350.00.
Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean none reported; Boners 80-85% lean
148.00-162.00; Lean 85-90% lean 145.00; Lean Low Dressing 91.00-125.00.
Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1255-1720 lbs 178.00-180.00; High
Dressing 900 lbs 190.00; Low Dressing 1060 lbs 150.00. Cow/Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 2 1045 lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with calves under
300 lbs 2525.00 per pair.
Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National
Direct Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs were 1.22 lower at
69.80. Sows live price 300-450 lbs 60.84; 450-500 lbs 67.61; 500-550
lbs 69.26.
SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn bids were 8 cents lower; elevator
bids 4.11-5.31, processor bids 5.11-5.41. Soybean bids were 14 cents
lower; elevator bids 9.38-10.63, and exports at 10.57. Wheat
bids were 2 cents higher; elevator bids 4.80.
Cotton on Wednesday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 24
cents lower at 64.33.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia
State Farmers Market on Wednesday. Beans Snap type 16.00; Beets 25 lb
filmbags Red type topped 16.00, dz bnchs Red Type 30.00; Blackberries 8
1-qt flts 45.00; Blueberries 12 1-pt flts 29.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown
Cut 20.00-22.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 16.00-18.00; 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, 1/2 buctns Pickles Petite 17.00,
Small 15.00; 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; Okra 1/2 bubskts
Small 35.00; 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 15.00-25.00; Plums 1/2 bubskts
Green Type 35.00-40.00,Red type 40.00, Black type 30.00; 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; Tomates 20 lb ctns Heirloom Varieties 35.00,
Fair quality 20.00; Turnips 25 lb sks Topped 16.00; Watermelons 24 inch
bins Yellow Flesh Seeded 45s/36s 300.00. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Bananas
40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type 20.00-25.00,
KY type 40.00, Half Runners 52.00; Blueberries 12 1-pt flts GA 30.00-37.00;
Cantaloupes ctns Athena FL 9s/12s 22.00, Per Melon Athena FL Medium
2.00, 24 inch bins Athena FL 120s 250.00-275.00, FL 150s 200.00-240.00,
180s 200.00; Coconuts each Water Type FL 2.50; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White
16.00-20.00, Bi-Color/Yellow 16.00; 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/crts Medium FL
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; 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 14.00, Zucchini
Small 14.00; 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/5x6 sz
21.00-25.00, 6x6 sz 18.00-25.00, Green 5x6 sz 28.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb
ctns loose Red Type FL 16.00-20.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large
FL 20.00, Roma Extra Large MX 20.00-22.00; 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/45s/36s/24s 170.00-200.00, Yellow Flesh
Seedless 36s/45s/60s 275.00-280.00, Black Diamond 250.00-375.00. CITRUS: Oranges
7/10 buctns Naval CA 30.00; 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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