USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 19, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Tuesday, August 19, 2025 USDA-SC Dept. Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Tuesday
Cattle at SC Auctions on Monday: Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs 380.00-425.00, 500-600 lbs 360.00-382.50. Feeder Heifers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 337.50-392.50, 500-600 lbs 330.00-360.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 382.50-420.00, 500-600
lbs 345.00-372.50. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 165.00-180.00;
Boners 80%-85% lean 157.00-185.00; Lean 85-90% lean 145.00-160.00; Lean
low dressing 120.00-140.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1345-2070
lbs 193.00-209.00; High Dressing 1410-2030 lbs 204.00-225.00; Low Dressing
960-1555 lbs 174.00-188.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1375 lbs
Young to Middle Aged Cows with calves under 300 lbs 2750.00 per pair.
Medium and Large 1 1225 lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with calves over
300 lbs 3050.00 per pair.
Hogs on Monday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct Barrows
& Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs were 2.39 lower at 81.32. Sows live
price 300-450 lbs 93.28; 450-500 lbs 101.25; 500-550 lbs 101.89.
SC Grain on Tuesday: Corn bids were 3 cents lower; elevator bids
3.78-4.64, processor bids 4.54. New Crop Soybeans were 7 cents lower;
elevator bids 9.68-9.93, export bids 10.58-10.73. Wheat bids were 4
cents lower; elevator bids 4.04-4.38.
Cotton on Tuesday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 17 cents
lower at 65.25.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Tuesday. Beans approx.. 26 lb sks Lima type Green
30.00, Speckled 32.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 16.00;
Blueberries 12 1-pt flts 26.00, Gallon 18.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins
Athena 110s 250.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 15.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts
White 16.00; Cucumbers bucrts Pickles Small-Medium 35.00, 1 1/9 buctns
Long Greens 25.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Small/Neon/Italian/Japanese
20.00, 1/2 bubskts Medium/Neon 15.00; Grapes 1/2 bubskts Muscadines
40.00-42.00, Scuppernongs 40.00; Greens 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s
16.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts Small-Medium 25.00-28.00; 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 35.00; Peas,
Other Approx. 26 lb sks Pinkeye/Purple Hull 32.00-35.00; 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 Medium 20.00; 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, Per bag Cob type 10.00.
OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Ginger Gold/Gala 30.00, Honeycrisp
/Somerset 30.00; Avocados 2 layer cartons Hass 60s 39.00; Bananas 40 lb
ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type CD/MI 24.00-26.00,
KY type 36.00, Half Runners 46.00; Blackberries 4 1-qt flts 25.00;
Blueberries 12 1-pint flts MI 22.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 22.00;
Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 17.00-20.00; Cactus Pears 17 kg cntrs
Green/Red 35.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena VA 100s 225.00; Cherimoya
1 layer ctns 10s 85.00; Coconuts sks Water type MX 8s 35.00, Dry type IN
40s 55.00, Each Water type 4.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles Small-
Medium 32.00-38.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium 17.00-18.00; Ginger Root
30 lb ctns Brazil 50.00; Grapes 20 lb ctns Muscadines GA 38.00, Scuppernogs
GA 36.00; Greens ctns Collards 6s 16.00-18.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip
Tops/Mustard 18.00; Lettuce ctns Iceburg 24s Wrpd 30.00-41.00, Iceberg 24s
Lined 40.00; Mangoes 1 layer flts Kent 6s/7s/9s 9.00-15.00, Ataulfo MX 16s
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 23.00-25.00,
25 lb sks Red Jumbo 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 15.00, 25 lb sks Jumbo 17.00, Red Jumbo 16.00, 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 Zipper Cream/Purple Hull 35.00, 8 lb
filmbag Shelled 40.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Xlge/Jbo 20.00,
Choice 15.00, 11 lb ctns Red Jumbo 38.00; 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 WV 32.00;
Potatoes 50 lb sks Red sz A US2 25.00; Radishes 40 lb flmbgs Red type
topped 35.00-39.00, 14 1-lb flmbgs Red type topped 17.00; 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
25.00-28.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz 20.00-28.00, Green 5x6 sz 25.00-27.00, Yellow
Type 34.00, Heirloom Varieties 40.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom Varieties 34.00,
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 24s/36s/45s/60s 160.00-180.00, Red Flesh
Seeded 45s/36s/35s/30s 150.00-170.00, Yellow 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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