USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 1, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Friday, August 1, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Friday
SC Cattle Auctions Weekly Review [Weighted average prices]: Feeder
Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 404.53; 450-500 lbs 391.81; 500
-550 lbs 361.66; 550-600 lbs 355.01. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large
1 400-450 lbs 364.87; 450-500 lbs 353.11; 500-550 lbs 334.78; 550-600
lbs 322.50. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 399.77; 450-
500 lbs 380.00; 500-550 lbs 360.00; 550-600 lbs none reported. Slaughter
Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 165.33; Boners 80-85% lean 162.41; Lean 85
-90% lean 149.61; Lean low dressing 121.36. Slaughter Bulls: Average
dressing 1205-1890 lbs 185.10; High Dressing 1030-2245 lbs 200.17; Low
Dressing 855-2040 lbs 162.08.
Goats: 251, Last Week: 207 Reported Monday to Wednesday. Slaughter
and replacement classes sold on a per head basis and weights are
estimated. Kids: Sel 1 20-40 lbs 40.00-42.50, 40-60 lbs 55.00-135.00;
Sel 2 20-40 lbs none reported. Does/Nannies: Sel 1 50-70 lbs 85.00-150.00,
70-100 lbs 110.00-195.00, 100-140 lbs 140.00-290.00; Sel 2 70-100 lbs
85.00-135.00, 100-140 lbs 170.00. Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 70-100 lbs
135.00-195.00, 100-150 lbs 150.00-280.00, 150-250 lbs 260.00-360.00; Sel
2 70-100 lbs 100.00-120.00, 100-150 lbs none reported. Wethers: Slaughter
Sel 1 70-100 lbs 170.00-200.00, 100-150 lbs 285.00.
SC Grain on Friday: Corn bids were 3 to 4 cents lower; elevator bids
3.85-4.74, processor bids 4.64. Soybean bids were steady; elevator bids
9.01, export bids 10.21. Wheat bids were 3 to 6 cents lower; elevator
bids 4.01-4.56.
Cotton on Friday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 25
cents lower at 64.36.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Friday. 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 28.00, Bi-Color 25.00; 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; Tomatoes 1/2 bubskts
Vine Ripe Pink-Light Red Xlge/Jbo 25.00; 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 busks/pallet 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, 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 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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