USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 28, 2025
-CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, August 28, 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 406.00-442.50; 500-600 lbs 370.00-392.50. Feeder
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 362.50-395.00; 500-600 lbs 340.00
-385.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 400.00-440.00; 500-
600 lbs none reported. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 150.00-
176.00; Boners 80-85% lean 151.00-174.00; Lean 85-90% lean 139.00-159.00;
Lean Low Dressing 80.00-130.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1235-
1940 lbs 178.00-212.00; High Dressing none reported; Low Dressing 1135-
1860 lbs 169.00-183.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 2 820 lbs Young
to Middle Aged Cows with Calf over 300 lbs 2800.00 per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were 1.69 lower at 80.75.
Sows live price 300-450 lbs 92.13; 450-500 lbs 98.76; 500-550 lbs 100.48.
SC Grain on Thursday: Corn bids were 3-4 cents higher; elevator bids
3.70-4.70, processor bids 4.60. New crop soybean bids were steady;
elevator bids 9.83-10.08, export bids at 10.73. Wheat bids 3 to 8 cents
higher; elevator bids 4.10-4.50.
Cotton on Thursday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 63
cents higher at 70.79.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. Apples buctns Gala/Fuji/Honeycrisp 32.00,
Granny/Red/Cortland 32.00; 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; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 15.00; Corn,
Sweet 4 dz crts White 14.00; Cucumbers bucrts Pickles Small-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 38.00-42.00,
Scuppernongs 35.00-40.00; Greens 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 16.00; Okra
1/2 bubskts/crts 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
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 32.00, Purple Hull 28.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9
buctns Green Small 12.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 bubskts Habanero Orange
Large 25.00, 1/2 buctns Serrano Red 15.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck
Small 20.00, Medium 18.00, Zucchini Small 18.00, Medium 15.00; Sweet
Potatoes 1/2 bubskets Orange Flesh 15.00. Seasonal Misc. Deer Corn 30
busks/pallet Cob type 240.00, per bag Cob type 10.00-15.00. OUT OF STATE
PRODUCE: Apples buctns Ginger Gold/Gala 30.00, Honeycrisp/Somerset 30.00
1/2 bubskts Honeycrisp/Somerset 15.00; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 60s
39.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00, 30 lb ctns baby type
28.00 ; Batatas 40 lb sks FL 50.00; Beans bucrts Snap type CD/MI 22.00-
26.00, KY type 36.00, Half Runners 45.00, approx. 26 lb sks Lima type
Green TN 32.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Blackberries 4 1-qt flts
25.00; Blueberries 12 1-pt flts MI 22.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut
22.00-23.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 16.00-20.00; Cantaloupes 24
inch bins Athena NC 110s 250.00, Per melon Athena 2.50, 1/2 ctns CA 9s
20.00; Cherimoya flts 10ct 80.00, 8ct 85.00; Chayote 40 lb ctns MX 40.00;
Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts Bi-Color/Yellow OH 18.00, 4 dz sks White/Bi-Color
NC 18.00-20.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles Small-Medium 38.00-40.00,
1 1/9 buctns Long Greens Select 28.00, ctns wrpd Long Seedless 12s 16.00;
Dragon Fruit flts Yellow type 7ct 33.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium
15.00-18.00; Ginger Root 30 lb ctns 45.00; Grapes 20 lb ctns Muscadines
GA 38.00, Scuppernongs GA 36.00, 19 lb containers bagged Red Seedless CA
Large 32.00; 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 42.00-48.00, Iceberg 24s Lined 47.00; Logan Fruit 20 lb
ctns FL with stems 90.00; Malanga 16 kg ctns Blanco/Lila 50.00, 40 lb sks
Coco 48.00; Mamey 25lb ctns FL 60.00, 50 lb ctns FL 115.00; Mangoes 1
layer flts Kent 6s/7s/9s 10.00-15.00, Ataulfo MX 16s 12.00, 10 kg
containers Haden 20s 50.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 17.00-
22.00, White Jumbo 23.00-25.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 17.00-20.00, 16 3-lb
sks Yellow Repacker Sz 23.00-28.00, Vidalia District of Georgia 50 lb sks
Jumbo 30.00-32.00, Boilers 28.00, #2 Jumbo 15.00, 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; Pears 2 layer
ctns Asian type 28ct 34.00; Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry 70.00-
75.00, Virginia Dry Jbo 60.00-75.00, 20 2-lb sks Valencia Dry 70.00, 25
lb ctns Roasted/Salted 35.00; Peanuts, Green busks Jumbo type FL 60.00;
Peas, other approximately 26 lb sks Pinkeye/White Acre FL 35.00, Zipper
Cream FL 35.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns
Green Extra Large/Jumbo 18.00, Choice 14.00-16.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9
buctns Jalapeno Extra Large 25.00, 1/2 bubskts Habanero Orange 25.00;
Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 6-8ct 25.00-29.00; Plantains 50 lb
ctns Yellow 38.00, Green 40.00; Plums 28 lb ctns Black type 35.00, Red
type 32.00-35.00; Potatoes 50 lb sks Red sz A US1 42.00, Red size B US1
35.00, White size A US1 52.00, White size B US1 30.00, Red size A US2
25.00, 50 lb ctns Red/White Creamers 60.00; Radishes 40 lb filmbags Red
type topped 29.00-40.00, 14 1-lb filmbags Red type topped 17.00;
Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Crookneck Small
22.00, Straightneck Small 22.00, Zucchini Small 18.00; Sweet Potatoes 40
lb ctns Orange type US Number 1 NC 26.00-30.00, US Number 2 NC 20.00-
22.00, Jumbo NC 18.00-22.00, US Number 1 MS 27.00, US Number 2 MS 20.00,
Jumbo MS 22.00; Tamarillos 1 layer flats Red type 16s 25.00; Tomatoes 25
lb ctns lse Vine Ripe/Pink-Light Red Extra Large/Jumbo 24.00-28.00,
6x6sz/5x6 sz 22.00-36.00, Red All Sizes 20.00, Green 5x6 sz 24.00-32.00,
Heirloom Varieties 40.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom Varieties 34.00, 15 lb flts
Heirloom Varieties 25.00-26.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20 lb ctns Red type
25.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns Red type 18.00-25.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25
lb ctns Roma Extra Large 17.00-25.00; Tumeric 40 lb sks 55.00; Turnips 25
lb filmbags Topped 18.00-20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins Red Flesh
Seedless 45s/36s/30s 150.00-175.00, Red Flesh Seeded 45s/35s/28s 150.00-
180.00, Black type 45s/60s 210.00, Yellow Seedless 36s/45s/60s 200.00-
225.00; Yuca (Cassava) 37 lb ctns Waxed 39.00. Citrus, Clementines 16 kg
ctns PE Small 16.00; Oranges 7/10 buctns Valencia CA 56s/72s 37.00, 30 lb
ctns Sour Orange DR 35.00; Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s/40s
30.00-32.00.
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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