USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 21, 2025
-CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, August 21, 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 397.00-404.00; 500-600 lbs 375.00-387.50. Feeder
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 345.00-390.00; 500-600 lbs 332.50
-366.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 385.00-410.00; 500-
600 lbs 345.00-370.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 151.00-
170.00; Boners 80-85% lean 150.00-178.00; Lean 85-90% lean 140.00-150.00;
Lean Low Dressing 97.50-130.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1335-
1855 lbs 172.00-209.00; High Dressing none reported; Low Dressing 1445-
1980 lbs 150.00-156.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1285-1400 lbs
Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calf under 300 lbs 2400.00-2750.00 per
pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were 83.47. Sows live price
300-450 lbs 93.84; 450-500 lbs 101.00; 500-550 lbs 101.77.
SC Grain on Thursday: Corn bids were 7 cents higher; elevator bids
3.86-4.72, processor bids 4.62. Soybean bids were 20 cents higher;
elevator bids 9.91-10.16, export bids at 10.81. Wheat bids were 1 to 7
cents higher; elevator bids 4.12-4.47.
Cotton on Thursday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 75
cents lower at 64.89.
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; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 16.00;
Blueberries 12 1-pt flts 26.00, Gallon 18.00; Cantaloupes per melon
Athena 2.50, 24 inch bin Athena 120s 230.00; 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 42.00-43.00, Scuppernongs 38.00-40.00; 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 Yellow Flesh
18.00-30.00, 1/2 buctns/bskts Yellow Flesh #2 18.00-20.00; Peanuts, Green
busks Red Skin 75.00, Jumbo 60.00-65.00; Pears 1/2 bubskts Asian Type
35.00-36.00; Peas, Other Approx. 26 lb sks Pinkeye/Purple Hull 30.00;
Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Small 12.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 buctns
Serrano 16.00, 1/2 bubskts Habanero Orange Large 25.00, Habanero Green
Small 12.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Crookneck Small 25.00, Medium 15.00,
Straightneck Small 20.00-25.00, Straightneck Medium 18.00, Zucchini Small
18.00, Zucchini Medium 15.00; Watermelons per melon Red Flesh Seedless
24-inch bins Red Flesh Seeded 30s 150.00, Red Flesh Seedless 36s 150.00;
Seasonal Misc. Deer Corn 30 ct-busks 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; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 60s 39.00, 3/4
buctns Green type FL 45.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00;
Batatas 40 lb sks FL 50.00; Beans bucrts Snap type CD/MI 20.00-26.00, KY
type 36.00, Half Runners 46.00, Cranberry type 40.00, approx. 26 lb sks
Lima type Green/Speckled 35.00, Blackberries 4 1-qt flts 25.00;
Blueberries 12 1-pint flts NC 22.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 22.00;
Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 17.00-20.00; Cactus Pears 40 lb crts
Green/Red Types 35.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena VA 110s 225.00;
Chayote 40 lb cntrs Spiny type 40.00; Cherimoya 40 lb ctnrs Spiny type
40.00; Coconuts sks Water type MX 8s 35.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts Bi-
Color/Yellow 16.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles Small-Medium 32.00-
38.00, ctns wrpd Long Seedless 12s 16.00; Dragon Fruit ctns ctns White
Flesh 30.00, Yellow Flesh 7s 30.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns medium 17.00-
18.00; Ginger Root 30 lb ctns Brazil 50.00; 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; Honeydew 2/3 ctns CA 6s 17.00-21.00; Lettuce ctns Iceberg 24s Wrpd
41.00, Iceberg 24s Lined; Nectarines 1/2 buctns Yellow XV 20.00-25.00;
Mamey 25 lb ctns 60.00, 50 lb ctns 115.00; Mangoes 1 layer flts Tommy
6s/7s/9s 9.00-15.00, Ataulfo MX 16s 12.00; 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/Medium 17.00-20.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow
Repacker Sz 23.00-28.00, Vidalia District of Georgia 50 lb sks Jumbo
30.00-32.00, Boilers 28.00, #2 Jumbo 15.00, 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 Oink LFesh 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 Aian type 32s 34.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Extra
Large/Jumbo 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 25.00-26.00; Plums 28 lb ctns Black type 55 size 28.00;
Potatoes 50 lb sks Red sz A US2 25.00; Radishes 40 lb filmbags Red type
topped 35.00-39.00, 14 1-lb flmbgs Red type topped 17.00; Rutabagas 50 lb
ctns Waxed CD 32.00; Strawberries 8 1-lb cntrs Holdovers 14.00-20.00;
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; Tamarillos
1 layer flts Red type 16s 25.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe/Pink-
Light Red Extra Large/Jumbo 27.00-33.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz 30.00-33.00, Green
5x6 sz 28.00-34.00, Yellow type 34.00-38.00, 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; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb
ctns Roma Extra Large 22.00-26.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-
20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seedless 60s/45s/36s/30s
160.00-180.00, Fair Condition 150.00, Red Flesh Seeded 45s/28s 170.00,
Fair Condition 140.00-150.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 45s/60s 200.00-
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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