USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 15, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Friday, August 15, 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 404.21; 450-500 lbs 391.13; 500
-550 lbs 361.37; 550-600 lbs 363.71. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large
1 400-450 lbs 373.21; 450-500 lbs 365.66; 500-550 lbs 340.46; 550-600
lbs 335.90. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 400.58; 450-
500 lbs 389.82; 500-550 lbs 350.28; 550-600 lbs 339.75. Slaughter
Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 170.94; Boners 80-85% lean 165.62; Lean 85
-90% lean 153.09; Lean low dressing 135.29. Slaughter Bulls: Average
dressing 930-2425 lbs 192.85; High Dressing 1465-2155 lbs 215.40; Low
Dressing 1150-2125 lbs 176.70.
Goats: 238, Last Week: 284 Reported Monday to Wednesday. Slaughter
and replacement classes sold on a per head basis and weights are
estimated. Kids: Sel 1 20-40 lbs 35.00-85.00, 40-60 lbs none reported;
Sel 2 20-40 lbs none reported. Does/Nannies: Sel 1 50-70 lbs 65.00-160.00,
70-100 lbs 97.50-265.00, 100-140 lbs 120.00-235.00; Sel 2 70-100 lbs
70.00-125.00, 100-140 lbs 100.00-140.00. Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 70-100 lbs
110.00-175.00, 100-150 lbs 130.00-270.00, 150-250 lbs 300.00-430.00; Sel
2 70-100 lbs 110.00-145.00, 100-150 lbs 122.50-130.00. Wethers: Slaughter
Sel 1 70-100 lbs 175.00-230.00, 100-150 lbs 260.00-310.00.
SC Grain on Friday: Corn bids were 8 cents higher; elevator bids
3.80-4.68, processor bid 4.58. Soybean bids had too few bids to trend;
elevator bid 10.02. Wheat bids were 3 to 9 cents higher; elevator bid
4.09-4.46.
Cotton on Friday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 7
cents lower at 65.10.
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 25.00; Beets 25 lb
filmbags Red type topped 16.00; Blueberries 12 1-pt flts 26.00,
Gallon 18.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena 120s 200.00; 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; 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
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 30.00-38.00; 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; Lettuce ctns wrpd Iceburg 24s 35.00; Mamey 25 lb ctns FL 35.00,
50 lb ctns FL 115.00; 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; Pears 2 layer ctns Asian type 32s 34.00; Peas,
other approx. 26 lb sks White Acre/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 16.00-20.00; Plums 28 lb ctns Black type 55 size 28.00; 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, Clementines 16
kg ctns PE Small 16.00, Oranges 7/10 buctns Valencia CA 56s/72s 37.00,
Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s 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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