USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 11, 2025
-CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, September 11, 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 412.00; 500-600 lbs 367.50-370.00. Feeder Heifers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 385.00-410.00; 500-600 lbs 360.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 405.00-420.00; 500-600 lbs
355.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 150.00-163.00; Boners
80-85% lean 150.00-174.00; Lean 85-90% lean 130.00-140.00; Lean Low
Dressing 70.00-131.00. Slaughter Bulls: Average Dressing 1140-2420 lbs
180.00-187.00; High Dressing none reported; Low Dressing 1040-1985 lbs
164.00-179.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 2 805 lbs Young to
Middle Aged Cows with Calf over 300 lbs 3000.00 per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were 2.93 higher at 81.30. Sows
live price 300-450 lbs 87.16; 450-500 lbs 91.75; 500-550 lbs 95.99.
SC Grain on Thursday: Corn bids were 2-3 cents higher; elevator bids
3.79-4.99, processor bids 4.79. New Crop Soybean bids were 8 cents higher;
elevator bids 9.68-9.93, export bids at 10.58. Wheat bids were 3-8 cents
higher; elevator bid 4.61.
Cotton on Thursday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 19
cents lower at 64.37.
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, bucrts Snap type 30.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags
Red type topped 16.00; Cantaloupes per melon Athena Small/Medium 1.50-
1.75; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 15.00; 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 34.00-45.00, Scuppernongs 34.00-45.00;
Greens Collards 6s 16.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 18.00 1.35
buctns bnchd Kale 24s 16.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts/crts Small-Medium 27.00-32.00;
Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 16.00; Peaches 1/2 bubskts/ctns Yellow Flesh
28.00, 1/2 buctns Yellow Flesh #2 15.00-20.00; Peanuts, Green busks Red Skin
75.00, Jumbo type 65.00; Peas, Other Approx. 26 lb sks Pinkeye/Purple Hull
30.00-35.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 bubskts Habanero
Orange Large 25.00, Banana 16.00-20.00, Poblano 20.00; Squash 1/2 buctns
Crookneck Small 25.00, Crookneck Medium 22.00, Straightneck Small 25.00,
Straightneck Medium 16.00-22.00, Zucchini Small 20.00-22.00, Zucchini Medium
18.00-20.00, Grey 18.00, Patty Pan Green/Yellow 20.00, 1 1/9 buctns Acorn/
Butternut 28.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange typw US 1 24.00, Medium
20.00, 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,
Granny/Red/Cortland 25.00-30.00, Mutsu/Stayman/Summerset 25.00-30.00,
Golden Delicious 25.00-30.00, Ambrosia/Crimson Crisp 25.00-30.00, Crimson
Crisp 25.00, Honeycrisp 25.00-42.00, 1/2 bubskts Honeycrisp/Fuji/Somerset
15.00-18.00; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 60s 34.00-38.00, Hass 48s 55.00;
Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type MI
28.00-30.00, KY type 36.00, Half Runners 45.00, approx. 26 lb sks Lima
type Green/Speckled 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 18.00-22.00;
Chayote 40 lb cntrs MX 40.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts Bi-Color/Yellow OH
18.00-20.00, 4 dz sks White/Bi-Color NC 18.00-20.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 bucrts
Pickles Small-Medium 35.00-40.00, 1 1/9 buctns Long Greens Select 28.00;
Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium 18.00-20.00; Grapes 20 lb ctns Muscadines GA
36.00, Scuppernongs GA 35.00, 19 lb containers bagged Red Seedless CA
28.00, White Seedless CA 27.00, Red Globe CA 30.00; Greens ctns Collards
6s 16.00-18.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 18.00; Honeydew 2/3
ctns CA 6s 17.00-23.00; Lettuce ctns Iceberg 24s Wrpd 28.00, Iceberg 24s
Lined 29.00; Mangoes 1 layer flts Kent 6s/7s/9s 10.00-15.00, Ataulfo MX
16s 12.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts Small-Medium 27.00-30.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb
sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 17.00-22.00, White Jumbo 23.00-25.00, 25 lb sks Red
Jumbo 16.00-20.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow Repacker Sz 19.00-28.00, 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; 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 sks
Valencia Dry 37.00, 25 lb ctns Roasted/Salted 35.00; Peanuts, Green busks
Jumbo type FL 58.00; Pears 2 layer ctns Asian type 28ct 35.00; Peppers,
Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Extra Large/Jumbo 17.00, Choice 15.00, Red Type
40.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno Extra Large 25.00, Banana
Hot/Sweet 20.00, Cubanelle 25.00, Poblano/Long Hot 20.00, 1/2 bubskts
Habanero Orange 30.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 6-8ct 25.00-
29.00; 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; Pumpkins 36 inch bins Howden Type 190.00-250.00, 24 inch
bins Mixed Heirlooms 250.00, White Types 250.00-275.00, Blue Type 250.00,
Warty/Peanut 250.00-275.00, Cinderella/Fairytale 250.00, Pie Types
250.00, Mini Type 600.00; 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 30.00-32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Crookneck Small 22.00, Straightneck
Small 22.00, Zucchini Small 18.00, buctns Butternut 25.00; Sugar Cane per
bundle Red Type 10s 25.00; 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 22.00, Jumbo MS 20.00;
Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe/Pink-Light Red Extra Large/Jumbo 20.00-
25.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz 20.00-22.00, 6x7 sz 15.00, Green 5x6 sz 24.00-30.00;
Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns Red type 17.00-25.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb
ctns Roma Extra Large 16.00-25.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-
20.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seedless 45s/36s/30s 140.00-
170.00, Red Flesh Seeded 45s/35s/28s 140.00-180.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless
45s/60s 190.00-225.00. Citrus, Oranges 7/10 buctns Valencia CA 56s/72s
37.00; Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s/40s 30.00-32.00.
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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