USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - June 24, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Tuesday, June 24, 2025 USDA-SC Dept. Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Tuesday
Cattle at SC Auctions on Monday: Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs 357.50-405.00, 500-600 lbs 345.00-355.00. Feeder Heifers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 330.00-365.00, 500-600 lbs 322.50-350.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 347.50-395.00, 500-600
lbs 347.50-360.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 152.00-164.00;
Boners 80%-85% lean 151.00-171.00; Lean 85-90% lean 135.00-147.00; Lean
low dressing 100.00-131.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1225-2105
lbs 171.00-196.00; High Dressing 1600-2150 lbs 193.00-212.00; Low Dressing
1155-1320 lbs 147.00-165.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 2 730-1040
lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with calves under 300 lbs 2025.00-2125.00
per pair.
Hogs on Monday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs were 80.89. Sows live price
300-450 lbs 71.02; 450-500 lbs 79.77; 500-550 lbs 80.98.
SC Grain on Tuesday: Corn bids were 3 cents lower; elevator bids 3.76
-4.96, processor bids 4.76-5.16. Soybeans were 12 cents lower; elevator
bids 9.36-10.06. Wheat bids were 3-17 cents lower; elevator bids
4.37-4.85.
Cotton on Tuesday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 56 cents
higher at 66.94.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Tuesday. Beans bucrts Snap type 25.00, Blue Lake type
25.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 16.00, dozen bunches Red type
30.00; Blackberries 12 1-pint flts 45.00, 4 1-st flts 24.00-26.00;
Blueberries 12 1-pt flts 26.00, gallon bskts 25.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green
Medium 16.00-18.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena 120s 175.00-200.00,
150s/140s 160.00-200.00, per melon Athena Med/Lge 1.00-1.50; Cilantro ctns
bnchd 30s 15.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White/Yellow/Bi-Color 12.00, 5 dz
sks Bi-Color 18.00, non-GMO Bi-Color 30.00; Cucumbers bucrts Pickles Small
-Medium 30.00-38.00, Medium-Large 25.00, Large 10.00, Long Green Small 30.00,
Select 25.00, 1/2 buctns Pickles Small-Medium 15.00-20.00, Long Green Small
20.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium 18.00-22.00, 1/2 bubsktsMedium/Neon/
Striped 15.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards 25.00-30.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale
24s 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 15.00, Nectarines 1/2 bubskts
Yellow Flesh 28.00-30.00, White Flesh 30.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts Small 30.00-
38.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 15.00-16.00, ctns bnchd Bulb type 24s
20.00; Onions, Dry 25 lb sks Red type Jumbo 20.00; Peaches 1/2 bubskts Yellow
Flesh 26.00-28.00, White Flesh 26.00-30.00, 1/2 buctns Yellow Flesh #2 14.00-
20.00; Peas, Other +/-26 lb sks Pinkeye 37.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns
Green Extra Large-Jumbo 20.00-25.00, Purple type 25.00, 1/2 bubskts Purple
type 15.00, Green Extra Large 12.00-15.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 buctns Banana
Hot/Sweet 15.00-16.00, Cubanelle 16.00, Jalapeno 16.00, Long Hot 18.00,
Serrano 16.00, 1 1/9 buctns Long Hot 30.00; Plums 1/2 bubskts Green/Red 40.00;
Squash 1/2 buctns Patty Pan 15.00-16.00, Straightneck Small 12.00-15.00,
Straightneck Medium 10.00-12.00, Zucchini Small 14.00-18.00, Zucchini Medium
10.00-16.00, Round Zucchini/Grey 16.00, 1/2 bubskts/ctns Crookneck Small 20.00,
Crookneck Medium 10.00-15.00, 3/4 buctns Crookneck Small/Fancy 20.00-25.00,
Crookneck Medium 18.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripe turning Red Xlge/Jbo
15.00, 5x6/6x6sz 12.00-15.00, Green 20.00, 1/2 bubskts Vine Ripe Turning Red
18.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom Varieties 30.00-35.00, Fair Quality 20.00, 10 lb
flts Heirloom Varieties 24.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20 lb ctns Black Type 35.00;
Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns Red Type 25.00, Yellow Type 35.00; Tomatoes, Plum
25 lb ctns Roma type 18.00-20.00; Turnips 25 lb sks Topped 16.00; Watermelons
per melon Red Flesh Seedless 10-14 lbs 3.00, 15-17 lbs 3.50-4.00, Red Flesh
Seeded 18-24 lbs 3.75-4.00, 25-30 lbs 5.00-7.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 10-12
lbs 3.00, 24-inch bins Orange flesh seeded 36s/45s 200.00-220.00, Sugar Baby
36s/45s/60s 200.00-220.00, Red Flesh Seeded 24s/28s/35s 150.00-160.00, Red Flesh
Seedless 28s/36s/45s 170.00-180.00, Yellow Flesh Seeded 36s/45s/60s 180.00,
YellowFlesh Seedless 28s/36s/45s/60s 225.00. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Bananas 40 lb
ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type 24.00-25.00, Half Runners
54.00, KY type 40.00, approx. 26 lb sks Lima type Green/Speckled 35.00, 8 lb
filmbags Shelled 40.00; Beets 1/2 bubskts Red type topped 8.00; Blueberries 12
1-pint flts NC 30.00-32.00; Cantaloupes ctns Athena GA 9s/12s 18.00-23.00, per
melon Athena GA Medium-Large 2.00, 24 inch bins Athena GA 120s 150.00-190.00,
Athena GA 140s/150s 180.00-200.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dzn crts White/Yellow/Bi-Color
12.00-14.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Medium 26.00, 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles
Small-Medium NC 37.00; Honeydews per melon GA 3.00; 24 inch bins GA 225.00;
Mangoes 1 layer flats Tommy 6s/9s 10.00-15.00, Altaulfo MX 14s 15.00, 1-layer
RPCs Haden 20/14ct 45.00; Okra 1/2 buctns/crts Medium FL 26.00-28.00; Onions,
Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 18.00-22.00, White Jumbo 25.00, 25 lb sks Red
Jumbo/Medium 17.00-20.00, 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, #2 Jumbo 10.00-
14.00, 25 lb sks Jumbo 15.00-17.00, Red Jumbo 12.00-20.00, 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 75.00, Virginia Dry 70.00; Peanuts, Green
busks Red Skin FL 75.00, Jumbo type FL 62.00-65.00; Peas, other approx. 26 lb
sks Pinkeye/White Acre/Zipper Cream/Purple Hull 37.00, 8 lb filmbag Shelled
40.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Extra Large-Jumbo 14.00-20.00, Red Xlge
18.00-28.00, Yellow Xlge 28.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno Extra
Large 22.00-25.00, Banana Hot/Sweet 25.00, Cubanelle 25.00, Poblano/Serrano
30.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 17.00-21.00; Potatoes New Crop
50 lb ctns Red size A CA US1 42.00, Red size B CA US1 45.00-48.00, White size A
CA US1 38.00, White size B CA US1 41.00, Red/White Creamers 70.00; Rutabagas 50
lb ctns Waxed CD 32.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type S 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 12.00-18.00, 6x6sz/
5x6 sz 12.00-16.00, Green 5x6 sz 18.00-24.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20lb ctns lse Red
type 28.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns loose Red type FL 22.00-24.00, MX 18.00;
Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large MX 15.00-22.00, Roma Large/XL FL 15.00
-20.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins Red
Flesh Seedless 60s/45s/36s/24s 150.00-160.00, Red Flesh Seeded 45s/35s/28s 150.00
-160.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 28s/36s/45s/60s175.00-180.00.
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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