USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 5, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Friday, September 5, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Friday
SC Cattle Auctions Weekly Review [Weighted average prices]: Feeder
Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 422.04; 450-500 lbs 417.88; 500
-550 lbs 396.97; 550-600 lbs 371.23. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large
1 400-450 lbs 404.40; 450-500 lbs 385.70; 500-550 lbs 360.22; 550-600
lbs 352.81. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 432.36; 450-
500 lbs 410.71; 500-550 lbs 368.80; 550-600 lbs 346.66. Slaughter
Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 169.98; Boners 80-85% lean 167.81; Lean 85
-90% lean 146.30; Lean low dressing 121.32. Slaughter Bulls: Average
dressing 1019-1970 lbs 193.21; High Dressing 1345-1890 lbs 206.79; Low
Dressing 1050-1905 lbs 176.18.
Goats: 130, Last Week: 212 Reported Monday to Wednesday. Slaughter
and replacement classes sold on a per head basis and weights are
estimated. Kids: Sel 1 20-40 lbs 40.00-75.00, 40-60 lbs 60.00-140.00;
Sel 2 20-40 lbs 35.00. Does/Nannies: Sel 1 50-70 lbs 60.00-130.00,
70-100 lbs 140.00-250.00, 100-140 lbs 120.00-240.00; Sel 2 70-100 lbs
80.00-140.00, 100-140 lbs 125.00-130.00. Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 70-100 lbs
130.00-180.00, 100-150 lbs 160.00-330.00, 150-250 lbs 200.00-310.00; Sel
2 70-100 lbs 110.00-140.00, 100-150 lbs none reported. Wethers: Slaughter
Sel 1 70-100 lbs none reported, 100-150 lbs 230.00-350.00.
SC Grain on Friday: Corn bids were 2 cents lower; elevator bids
3.78-4.79, processor bids 4.78. New Crop Soybean bids were 6 cents lower;
elevator bids 9.62-9.87, export bids 10.52-10.60. Wheat bids were 1 cent
lower; elevator bids 4.24-4.41.
Cotton on Friday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 30
cents lower at 63.39.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Friday. 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 12.00,
Small 20.00; Grapes 1/2 bubskts Muscadines 34.00-45.00, Scuppernongs
34.00-45.00; 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, Mutsu/Stayman/Summerset
28.00, Golden Delicious 28.00, Ambrosia/Crimson Crisp 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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