USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - July 29, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Tuesday, July 29, 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 385.00-412.50, 500-600 lbs 350.00-370.00. Feeder Heifers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 350.00-375.00, 500-600 lbs 320.00-340.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 380.00-415.00, 500-600
lbs 360.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 155.00-171.00;
Boners 80%-85% lean 147.00-176.00; Lean 85-90% lean 135.00-159.00; Lean
low dressing 100.00-150.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1300-1955
lbs 172.00-201.00; High Dressing 1750-2245 lbs 202.00-204.00; Low Dressing
1000-1130 lbs 162.00-178.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 895-1195
lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with calves under 300 lbs 2975.00-3100.00
per pair.
Hogs on Monday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct Barrows
& Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs were 19 cents higher at 84.37. Sows live
price 300-450 lbs 80.14; 450-500 lbs 89.87; 500-550 lbs 90.69.
SC Grain on Tuesday: Corn bids were 5 to 18 cents lower; elevator bids
3.86-4.74, processor bids 4.39-4.89. Soybeans were 7 cents lower; elevator bids
9.21, export bids 10.41. Wheat bids were 3 to 8 cents lower; elevator bids
4.01-4.69.
Cotton on Tuesday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 1.10 lower
at 65.55.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Tuesday. Beans approx.. 26 lb sks Lima type Green
30.00, Speckled 32.00, bucrts Snap type 42.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red
type topped 16.00; Blueberries 12 1-pt flts 26.00; Cantaloupes per melon
Athena Large 1.00-3.00, 24 inch bin Athena 120 175.00-250.00; Cilantro
ctns bnchd 30s 15.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White/Yellow/Bi-Color 28.00;
Cucumbers bucrts Pickles Small-Medium 38.00, Medium 35.00, Fair Quality
10.00,1 1/9 buctns Long Greens 25.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium 18.00,
Small/Medium 20.00, 1/2 bubskts Medium/Neon 15.00; Figs gallon cartons
Brown Turkey 16.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts Small-Medium 28.00-30.00; Onions,
Green crts bnchd 24s 15.00-16.00; Peaches 1/2 bubskts Yellow Flesh
25.00-30.00, White Flesh 26.00-28.00, 1/2 buctns Yellow Flesh #2
18.00-20.00; Peanuts, Green busks Red Skin 75.00, Jumbo 60.00; Peas,
Other Approx. 26 lb sks Pinkeye/Purple Hull 32.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9
buctns Green Extra Large-Jumbo 40.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 buctns Serrano
16.00, 1/2 bubskts Habanero 25.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Small
18.00, Straightneck Medium 14.00, Zucchini Small 16.00-18.00, Zucchini
Medium 14.00; Watermelons per melon Red Flesh Seedless 10-12 lbs 2.00-2.50,
Red Flesh Seeded 14-16 lbs 2.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 10-13 lbs 4.00,
Orange Flesh Seedless 16-18 lbs 5.00, 24-inch bins Orange Flesh Seedless
45s/60s 190.00.
OUT OF STATE PRODUCE:
Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type
36.00-38.00, Half Runners 52.00, Cranberry type 40.00, approx. 26 lb
sks Lima type Green 35.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Blackberries
4 1-qt flts 24.00-25.00; Blueberries 12 1-pint flts NC 28.00; Cabbage
50 lb ctns Green Medium 18.00-20.00; Cactus Pears 40 lb crts Red Type
40.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena NC 120s 250.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9
buctns Long Green Select 18.00, 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles Small-Medium 40.00;
Grapes 20 lb ctns Muscadines GA 36.00-38.00, Scuppernogs GA 36.00-37.00;
Mangoes 1 layer flts Tommy 6s/8s/9s 10.00-15.00, Ataulfo MX 16s/10s
15.00; 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 70.00-75.00, Virginia Dry Jbo 55.00; Peanuts, Green busks
Red Skin FL 68.00-75.00, Jumbo type FL 60.00-65.00; Peas, other approx.
26 lb sks Purple hull/White Acre/Zipper 35.00, 8 lb filmbag Shelled 40.00;
Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Xlge Fair Quality 35.00; Peppers,
Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno Extra Large 22.00-25.00, Banana Hot/Sweet
25.00, 1/2 buctns Habanero Orange 28.00, Serrano 17.00; Pineapple ctns
1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 15.00-19.00; Plums 1/2 buctns Yellow 30.00;
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 52.00, White size B CA US1 41.00,
Red/White Creamers 70.00, 50 lb sks Red sz A US2 25.00; Rambutan 5 lb ctns
23.00; Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 32.00; 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 18.00-20.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz
15.00-20.00, Green 5x6 sz 20.00-22.00, Red Extra Large/Jumbo 16.00,
15 lb flts Heirloom Varieties 25.00-26.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20 lb
ctns lse Red type 28.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns loose Red type
25.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large 17.00-25.00;
Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins
Red Flesh Seedless 60s/45s/36s 150.00-190.00, Red Flesh Seeded
45s/35s/28s 150.00-180.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 36s/45s/60s 225.00,
Orange flesh seedless 45s/60s 190.00-225.00, Black Jack 36s/45s/60s
210.00.
For detailed reports go to www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm 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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