USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 14, 2025
-CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, August 14, 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 390.00-405.00; 500-600 lbs 365.00. Feeder Heifers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 335.00-400.00; 500-600 lbs 327.50-341.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 375.00-410.00; 500-600 lbs
350.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 150.00-166.00; Boners 80-85%
lean 150.00-168.00; Lean 85-90% lean 140.00-151.00; Lean Low Dressing
91.00-147.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1820-2110 lbs 186.00-
197.00; High Dressing 1505 lbs 214.00; Low Dressing 1710-2125 lbs 170.00-
178.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1250 lbs Young to Middle Aged
Cows with Calf under 300 lbs 2500.00 per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were 85.35. Sows live price
300-450 lbs 94.14; 450-500 lbs 98.80; 500-550 lbs 101.15.
SC Grain on Thursday: Corn bids were steady to 1 cent higher; elevator
bids 3.72-4.60, processor bids 4.50. Soybean bids had too few to trend;
elevator bids 9.48. Wheat bids were mixed, 4 cents lower to 1 cent higher;
elevator bids 4.00-4.43.
Cotton on Thursday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 24
cents lower at 65.17.
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 25.00; Beets
25 lb filmbags Red type topped 16.00; Blueberries 12 1-pt flts
26.00, Gallon 18.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 15.00; Corn, Sweet
4 dz crts White/Yellow 20.00, Bi-Color 17.00; Cucumbers bucrts
Pickles Small-Medium 38.00, Medium 35.00, 1 1/9 buctns Long
Greens 25.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Small/Neon 20.00, 1/2 bubskts
Medium/Neon 15.00-20.00; Grapes 1/2 bubskts Muscadines 42.00,
Scuppernongs 40.00; Greens 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 16.00; Okra
1/2 bubskts Small-Medium 25.00-30.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd
24s 16.00; Peaches 1/2 bubskts/ctns Yellow Flesh 25.00-30.00,
1/2 buctns/bskts Yellow Flesh #2 15.00-20.00; Peanuts, Green
busks Red Skin 75.00, Jumbo 60.00-65.00; Pears 1/2 bubskts Asian
type 28.00-35.00; Peppers, Bell 1/2 bubskts Red Large 20.00, Red
Small 15.00; Peas, Other Approx. 26 lb sks Pinkeye 32.00, Purple
Hull 32.00-35.00, Dixie Lee 35.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 buctns
Serrano 16.00, 1/2 bubskts Habanero 25.00; Squash 1/2 buctns
Crookneck Small 25.00, Medium 15.00, Straightneck Small 20.00-
25.00, Medium 18.00, Zucchini Small 20.00, Zucchini Medium 15.00;
Tomatoes 1/2 bubskts Vine Ripes Light Red-Red 20.00, Green 25.00;
Watermelons per melon Red Flesh Seedless 12-15 lbs 3.00, Red Flesh
Seeded 14-16 lbs 2.00-2.50, 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seeded 30s 150.00,
Red Flesh Seedless 36s 150.00; Seasonal Misc. Deer Corn 30 busks/
pallet Cob type 240.00.
OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Ginger Gold/Gala 30.00,
Honeycrisp/Somerset 30.00;Avocados 20 lb ctns Green type FL 45.00;
Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type
CD/MI 20.00-26.00, KY type 36.00, Half Runners 46.00, approx. 26 lb
sks Lima type Green 32.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Blackberries
4 1-qt flts 25.00; Blueberries 12 1-pint flts MI 22.00; Cabbage 50
lb ctns Green Medium 17.00-21.00; Cactus Pears 17 kg cntrs Green/Red
35.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena VA 120s 225.00, Athena PA 90s
200.00, Athena PA 120s 230.00; Coconuts sks Water type MX 8s 35.00,
White type MX 22s 45.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Select
15.00, 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles Small-Medium 38.00; Dragon Fruit 20 lb
ctns White Flesh 50.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium 17.00-18.00;
Grapes 20 lb ctns Muscadines GA 35.00-38.00, Scuppernogs GA 35.00-
37.00; Greens ctns Collards 6s 16.00-18.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip
Tops/Mustard 18.00; Mangoes 1 layer flts Kent 6s/9s 10.00-15.00,
Ataulfo MX 16s 10.00-12.00, 10 kg cntrs Haden 20s 50.00; Okra 1/2
bubskts Medium 27.00-28.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col
18.00-22.00, White Jumbo 19.00-25.00, 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, #2
Jumbo 15.00, 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; Papaya 20 lb ctns White Flesh 50.00, 10 lb ctns
Pink Flesh 45.00; 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; Peas, other approx. 26 lb sks White Acre/Zipper
Cream/Dixie Lee 35.00, 8 lb filmbag Shelled 40.00; Peppers, Bell 1
1/9 buctns Green Xlge/Jbo 25.00, Choice 22.00, Orange Jumbo 36.00,
Orange Choice 25.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno Extra Large
25.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 15.00-19.00; Potatoes
50 lb sks Red sz A US2 25.00; Radishes 40 lb flmbgs Red type topped
35.00, 14 1-lb flmbgs Red type topped 15.00; 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 25.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz 25.00, Red Type 12.00-15.00, Green
5x6 sz 27.00, Yellow Type 23.00-34.00, Heirloom Varieties 40.00, 15
lb flts Heirloom Varieties 25.00-26.00; Tomatoes, Grape 1/2 bubskts
Red Type 25.00, Heirloom Varieties 35.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns
Roma Extra Large 17.00-22.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-
20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seedless 60s/45s/36s/24s
160.00-180.00, Red Flesh Seeded 45s/36s/35s/30s 150.00-170.00,
Yellow Flesh Seedless 36s/45s/60s 190.00, Orange flesh seedless
45s/60s 225.00, Black Type 36s/45s/60s 210.00; Citrus, Tangerines
10 kg ctns Murcott PE 33.00.
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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