USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - July 31, 2025
-CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, July 31, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Thursday
Cattle at SC auctions on Wednesday: Feeder Steers: Medium and
Large 1 400-500 lbs 395.00-420.00; 500-600 lbs 360.00-370.00. Feeder
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 370.00; 500-600 lbs 310.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 390.00; 500-600 lbs none
reported. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 166.00-168.00; Boners
80-85% lean 154.00-170.00; Lean 85-90% lean 151.00-165.00; Lean Low
Dressing 70.00-148.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1345-1840 lbs
171.00-190.00; High Dressing 1030 lbs 200.00; Low Dressing 1020-1945
lbs 145.00-164.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Small 2 885 lbs Young to Middle
Aged Cows with Calf under 300 lbs 2400.00 per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were 84.44. Sows live price
300-450 lbs 81.69; 450-500 lbs 88.88; 500-550 lbs 91.17.
SC Grain on Thursday: Corn bids were 1-2 cents lower; elevator bids
3.88-4.79, processor bids 4.69. Soybean bids were 6 cents lower; elevator
bids 9.01, export bids at 10.21. Wheat bids were mixed, 1 cent lower to
2 cents higher; elevator bids 4.04-4.63.
Cotton on Thursday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 54
cents lower at 64.61.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. 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 24 inch
bin Athena 120s 230.00; 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 Small/Neon 20.00, 1/2 bubskts Medium/Neon 15.00;
Figs gallon cartons Brown Turkey 16.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts Small-Medium
25.00-30.00; 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/bskts
Yellow Flesh #2 18.00-20.00; Peanuts, Green busks Red Skin 75.00, Jumbo
55.00-60.00; 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 20.00, Straightneck Medium 14.00, Zucchini Small
16.00-18.00, Zucchini Medium 14.00; Watermelons per melon Red Flesh Seedless
10-12 lbs 2.00-3.00, Red Flesh Seeded 14-16 lbs 2.00-2.50, Yellow Flesh
Seedless 10-13 lbs 4.00, Orange Flesh Seedless 16-18 lbs 5.00, 24-inch
bins Red Flesh Seedless 60s 130.00, Orange Flesh Seedless 45s/60s 200.00;
Seasonal Misc. Deer Corn 30 ct-busks Cob type 240.00.
OUT OF STATE PRODUCE:
Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type 36.00
-38.00, Cranberry type 40.00, approx. 26 lb sks Lima type Green/Speckled
32.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Beets ctns bnchd Red Type OH 12s 22.00;
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 Green/
Red Types 36.00, Yellow Type 45.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena NC 120s
240.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Select 18.00, Long Green Medium
32.00, 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles Small-Medium 38.00; Dragon Fruit flts Red Flesh
9 ct 45.00, 6 lb ctns Yellow Type 7 ct 30.00, 20 lb ctns lse White Flesh 35.00;
Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns medium 18.00; Ginger Root 30 lb ctns Brazil 35.00;
Grapes 20 lb ctns Muscadines GA 36.00-38.00, Scuppernogs GA 36.00-37.00;
Greens ctns Collards 6s 18.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 16.00, 1 1/9 buctns
lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 16.00-18.00; Mangoes 1 layer flts Tommy 6s/8s/9s
10.00-15.00, Ataulfo MX 16s/10s 12.00; Mamey 25 lb ctns 60.00, 50 lb ctns
115.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts Medium 27.00-28.00; 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 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 32.00; Peppers, Other
1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno Extra Large 25.00, 1/2 buctns Habanero Orange/Red 30.00,
Habanero Green 28.00, Serrano 17.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct
15.00-19.00; 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; Rutabagas 50 lb ctns
Waxed CD 32.00; Sugar Cane per bundle Green/Red FL 12 ct 35.00; 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 15.00-20.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz 15.00-20.00, Green 5x6 sz 20.00-
22.00, 15 lb flts Heirloom Varieties 25.00-26.00; Tomatoes, Grape 1/2 bubskts
Red type 25.00, Yellow type 35.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large
17.00-20.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins
Red Flesh Seedless 60s/45s/36s/23s 150.00-190.00, Red Flesh Seeded 45s/36s/35s/28s
150.00-170.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 36s/45s/60s 220.00-225.00, Orange flesh
seedless 45s/60s 190.00-225.00, Black Jack 36s/45s/60s 210.00, Fair Quality 150.00.
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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