USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 4, 2025
-CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, September 4, 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 401.00-455.00; 500-600 lbs 356.00-390.00. Feeder Heifers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 382.00-415.00; 500-600 lbs 340.00-375.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 415.00-455.00; 500-600 lbs
none reported. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 161.00-170.00; Boners
80-85% lean 154.00-173.00; Lean 85-90% lean 140.00-148.00; Lean Low
Dressing 71.00-137.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1010-1890 lbs
186.00-205.00; High Dressing none reported; Low Dressing 1135-1905 lbs
158.00-184.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1120-1425 lbs Young to
Middle Aged Cows with Calf under 300 lbs 3000.00-3650.00 per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were 1.10 lower at 81.72. Sows
live price 300-450 lbs 89.29; 450-500 lbs 96.30; 500-550 lbs 98.44.
SC Grain on Thursday: Corn bids were 2 cents higher; elevator bids
3.79-4.79, processor bids 4.79. New Crop Soybean bids were 1 cent higher;
elevator bids 9.68-9.93, export bids 10.58-10.66. Wheat bids were 2 cents
higher; elevator bids 4.25-4.42.
Cotton on Thursday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 4
cents lower at 63.69.
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;
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,
Medium 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; 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 30.00, 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 28.00, Granny/Red/Cortland 28.00,Honeycrisp 30.00-35.00,
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 17.00-18.00; Cantaloupes Per melon Athena 2.50; Cherimoya
flts 10ct 80.00, 8ct 85.00; Chayote 40 lb cntrs 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
17.00-20.00; 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; 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; Pears 2 layer ctns Asian type 28ct 35.00; 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 17.00, Choice 15.00, Red Type 42.00; 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;
Raspberries 12 1/2-pt flts Organic CA 10.00; Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed
CD 32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Crookneck Small 22.00, Straightneck Small
22.00, Zucchini Small 18.00, buctns 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 18.00-26.00, Red All Sizes 20.00, Green
5x6 sz 24.00-32.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20 lb ctns Red type 18.00-25.00;
Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns Red type 18.00-20.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb
ctns Roma Extra Large 16.00-20.00; 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; 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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