USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 18, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Monday, August 18, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market News
SC Farm Report on Monday
National direct slaughter cattle weekly summary. Weighted averages
for all grades, Standard to Prime, mostly Select and Choice. Live FOB
steers 1,506 lbs at 242.01, heifers 1,316 lbs at 239.12. Dressed
delivered steers 963 lbs at 381.25, heifers 851 lbs at 384.43. Weekly
boxed beef cutout values for 600-900 carcass weights Choice 391.39, up
17.12 and Select 366.17, up 16.62.
National direct feeder pigs last Friday, per head weighted average
prices are delivered to the buyer's farm. Compared to last week: Early
weaned pigs are steady to 2.00 higher and feeder pigs are steady.
Demand mostly moderate for moderate offerings. Feeder pigs 10-12 lbs
cash basis 55.75; 40 lbs cash basis 71.32.
Hogs on Friday. Plant delivered weighted average. National direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs price was not available.
Sows live price 300-449 lbs 90.82, 450-499 lbs 99.72, and 500-549
lbs 101.44.
SC Grain on Monday: Corn was mixed, 1 cent lower to 1 cents higher;
elevator bids 3.81-4.68, processor bids 4.58. New crop soybeans bids
were mostly 1 cent lower; elevator bids 9.76-10.01 and export 10.66-10.80.
Wheat bids were 1 to 4 cents lower; elevator bids 4.08.
Cotton on Monday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 32
cents higher at 65.42.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Monday. 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 16.00, Yellow 17.00; Cucumbers bucrts
Pickles Small-Medium 35.00, 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 40.00, 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 18.00,
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 38.00-45.00, Scuppernogs GA
36.00-45.00; 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, 1/2 buctns Virginia 32.00; 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 180.00-
190.00, Orange flesh seedless 45s/60s 225.00, Black Type 36s/45s/60s 210.00;
Citrus, Clementines 16kg 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 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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