USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 3, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Wednesday, September 3, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Wednesday
Cattle at SC auctions on Tuesday: Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs 412.50-437.50; 500-600 lbs 380.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium
and Large 1 400-500 lbs 390.00; 500-600 lbs 350.00-355.00. Feeder Bulls:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 422.50-435.00; 500-600 lbs 347.50-370.00.
Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 164.00-176.00; Boners 80-85% lean
161.00-179.00; Lean 85-90% lean 148.00-156.00; Lean Low Dressing 125.00
-142.50. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1245-1800 lbs 184.00-198.00;
High Dressing 1420 lbs 216.00; Low Dressing 1050-1345 lbs 167.50-179.00.
Cow/Calf Pairs: none reported.
Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs were 82.82. Sows live price
300-450 lbs 86.62; 450-500 lbs 97.94; 500-550 lbs 97.26.
SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn bids were 5 cents lower; elevator bids
3.78-4.77, processor bid 4.78. New Crop Soybeans were 5 to 9 cents lower;
elevator bids 9.66-9.91, export bids 10.56-10.65. Wheat bids were 5 to 9
cents lower; elevator bids 4.23-4.44.
Cotton on Wednesday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 16 cents
lower at 63.73.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Wednesday. 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;
Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 15.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White 14.00;
Bi-Color/Yellow 18.00; Cucumbers bucrts Pickles Medium 35.00, 1 1/9
buctns Long Greens 25.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Small/Neon 20.00; Grapes
1/2 bubskts Muscadines 35.00-45.00, Scuppernongs 35.00-45.00; 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 20.00-28.00, 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; Peas, Other Approx. 26 lb sks Pinkeye 32.00,
Purple Hull 28.00-30.00; 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 24.00, Medium
18.00, Zucchini Small 20.00, Medium 15.00; Sweet Potatoes 1/2 bubskts
Orange Flesh 15.00, 40 lb ctns Red Type Jumbo 23.00. 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 25.00-30.00,
Honeycrisp/Somerset 30.00, Fuji 30.00, 1/2 bubskts Honeycrisp/Fuji/
Somerset 15.00-18.00; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 60s 39.00; Bananas 40 lb
ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00, 35 lb ctns Baby type 28.00; Batatas 40 lb
sks FL 50.00; Beans bucrts Snap type 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 25.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 22.00-23.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns
Green Medium 18.00; 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 20.00; 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; Okra 1/2 bubskts Small-Medium 28.00-30.00;
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 35.00; 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
15.00, Ret Type 40.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno Extra Large
25.00, Banana Hot/Sweet 30.00, Cubanelle/Long Hot 30.00, Poblano 30.00,
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,
Butternut 25.00, peck cntrs Honeynutt 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 18.00-28.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz 20.00-26.00,
Red All Sizes 20.00, Green 5x6 sz 24.00-32.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20 lb ctns
Red type 25.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns Red type 18.00-20.00; Tomatoes,
Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large 16.00-25.00; 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 140.00, Red Flesh Seeded 45s/35s/28s 140.00-
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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