USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 18, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday September 18, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Thursday
Cattle at SC Auctions on Wednesday: Compared to last week no
comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales .
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 395.00-425.00; 500-600 lbs
352.50-369.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 400.00-
415.00; 500-600 lbs 350.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500
lbs 380.00-400.00, 500-600 lbs 331.00-345.00. Slaughter cows: Breakers
75-80% lean 153.00-161.00; Boners 80-85% lean 148.00-177.00; High
Dressing none reported; Lean 85-90% lean 132.50-145.00; Lean Low Dressing
70.00-127.00. Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing 187.00-193.00, Low
Dressing 173.00-175.00, High Dressing none reported. Cow/Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 2 900-1100 lbs Middle Aged Cows with Calves under 300
lbs 1800.00-2700.00 per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs 3.08 higher at 81.21. Sows
live price 300-450 lbs 83.36; 450-500 lbs 89.76; 500-550 lbs 91.79.
SC Grain on Thursday. Corn bids were 3 cents lower; elevator bids
3.84-5.04, processor bids 4.84. New crop soybean bids were 6 to 7 cents
lower; elevator bids 9.72-9.97, processor bids n/a, and export 10.62.
Wheat bids were 3 to 4 cents lower; elevator bids 4.64.
Cotton on Thursday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 0.35
lower at 65.40.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. Beans bucrts Snap Type 26.00, approx. 26 lb
sks Lima type Green 30.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 16.00,
Gold type topped 20.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins 120s 250.00; Cucumbers
bucrts Pickles Medium/Small-Medium 35.00, 1 1/9 buctns Long Greens 25.00;
Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Small/Neon 20.00. 1/2 buctns Medium/Neon 15.00;
Grapes 1/2 bubskts Muscadines 35.00-40.00, Scuppernongs 34.00-38.00;
Greens Collards 6s 16.00, Turnips w/ Root 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 30.00-32.00; 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 sacks Pinkeye
30.00, Purple Hull 30.00-35.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Peppers,
Other 1/2 bubskts Habanero Orange Large 25.00, Banana Hot 15.00-20.00,
Long Hot/Finger Hot 20.00, Jalapeno 20.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 28.00,
Poblano 26.00, 1/2 bubskts Habanero Orange Large 25.00, Banana Hot 15.00-
20.00, Long Hot/Finger Hot 20.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 28.00, Poblano
26.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Crookneck Small/Fancy 20.00-25.00, Crookneck
Medium 15.00-22.00, Straightneck Small 16.00-25.00, Straightneck Medium
14.00-22.00, Zucchini Small 16.00-22.00, Zucchini Medium 14.00-20.00,
Yellow Zucchini Small/Medium 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 type US 1 24.00-25.00, Medium 20.00, Red Type Jumbo 23.00,Purple
type 45.00, 1/2 bubskts Orange type 15.00. Seasonal Misc. Deer Corn 30
busks/pallet Cob type 240.00, per bag Cob type 8.00-15.00. OUT OF STATE
PRODUCE: Apples buctns Ginger Gold/Gala 25.00-28.00, Granny/Red/Cameo
25.00-28.00, Mutsu/Stayman/Fuji 25.00-28.00, Golden/Cortland 25.00-28.00,
Ambrosia/Somerset 25.00-28.00, Gold Rush 25.00-28.00 ,Crimson Crisp
25.00, King Luscious 25.00-28.00, Splendor/Candy Crisp 25.00, Evercrispt
35.00-38.00, Honeycrisp 38.00-40.00; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 60s 34.00-
38.00, 40 lb ctns Green type FL 65.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-
27.00, #2 24.00; Beans bucrts Snap type MI 28.00-30.00, Half Runners
45.00, approx. 26 lb sks Lima type Green/Speckled 32.00, 8 lb filmbags
Shelled 40.00; Beets ctns bnchd Red type 12s 22.00; Blackberries 4 1-qt
flts 25.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 28.00-34.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns
Green Medium 19.00-22.00; Cactus Pears 17 kg cntrs Green/Red 35.00; Corn,
Sweet 4 dz crts Bi-Color/Yellow/White 20.00, 4 dz sks White/Bi-Color
20.00; Chayote 40 lb ctns White/Dark Green/Spiny 42.00; Cherimoya flts 10
ct 80.00; Coconuts each Water type 4.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 bucrts Pickles
Small-Medium 38.00-40.00, Pickles Medium 32.00-38.00, 1 1/9 buctns Long
Greens Select 22.00, Long Green Medium 24.00; Dragon Fruit 10 lb flts
Yellow type 7s 33.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium 18.00-20.00; Ginger
Root 30 lb ctns 45.00; Grapes 20 lb ctns Muscadines GA 36.00,
Scuppernongs GA 35.00-36.00, 19 lb containers bagged Red Seedless CA
28.00, White Seedless CA 27.00, Red Globe CA 30.00; Honeydew 2/3 ctns CA
5s/6s 17.00-23.00; Lettuce ctns Iceberg 24s Wrapped 25.00-28.00, Iceberg
24s Lined 24.00-27.00; Mangoes 1 layer flts Kent 5s/6s/9s 10.00-14.00;
Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 17.00-22.00, White Jumbo 23.00-
26.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 16.00-20.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow Repacker Sz
19.00-28.00, 40 lb ctns Peru Sweet Jumbo 30.00, Vidalia District of
Georgia 50 lb sks Jumbo 32.00, #2 Jumbo 15.00, 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 55.00-75.00, 20 2-lb sks Valencia Dry
70.00, 25 lb ctns Roasted/Salted 35.00; Peanuts, Green busks Jumbo type
FL 58.00; Pears 2 layer ctns Asian type 28ct 35.00; Peas, Other approx.
26 lb sacks White Acre/Dixie Lee 35.00, 8 lb flmbgs shelled 40.00;
Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Extra Large/Jumbo 18.00-25.00, Choice
15.00, Red Extra Large 40.00, 11 lb ctns Red MXX 15.00; Peppers, Other 1
1/9 buctns Jalapeno Extra Large 25.00, Banana Hot/Sweet 30.00, Cubanelle
25.00, Poblano/Long Hot 30.00, 1/2 bubskts Habanero Red/Orange 25.00-
30.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 23.00-29.00; Plums 28 lb
ctns Black type 30.00-35.00, Red type 30.00-35.00; Pomegranates 2 layer
ctns CA 30s 75.00; 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 190.00-220.00, 24 inch bins Mixed Heirlooms 250.00-275.00, White
Types 250.00-275.00, Blue Type 250.00-275.00, Warty/Peanut 250.00-275.00,
Cinderella/Fairytale 250.00-275.00, Pie Types 250.00, Mini Type 600.00,
Gourdes/Acorn 350.00, 18 inch buns Mini type 425.00, 12 inch bins Gourdes
275.00; Radishes 40 lb filmbags Red type topped 29.00-40.00, 14 1-lb
filmbags Red type topped 17.00-19.00; Rambutan 5 lb ctns CR 23.00;
Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 30.00-32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Crookneck
Small 22.00, Straightneck Small 12.00-22.00, Zucchini Small 12.00-18.00,
buctns Acorn/Butternut/Spaghetti 25.00; Sugarcane per bundle Red/Green
10s 30.00; 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; Tamarillos 1 layer flts Red
type 16s 25.00; Tomatillos 38-40 lb cntrs 25.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse
Vine Ripe/Pink-Light Red Extra Large/Jumbo 22.00-25.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz
19.00-22.00, Green 5x6 sz 22.00-30.00, 2 layer ctns MX 5x5/4x5s 10.00-
12.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom varieties 35.00, 15 lb ctns Heirloom varieties
18.00; 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
19.00-25.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-20.00; Watermelons 24
inch bins Red Flesh Seedless 60s/45s/36s 160.00-175.00, Red Flesh Seeded
45s/35s/33s/28s 160.00-180.00,Yellow Flesh Seedless 45s/60s 225.00,
Yellow Flesh Seeded 35s 220.00-230.00, B;ack type 45s/36s 225.00; Citrus:
Oranges 7/10 buctns Valencia CA 56s/72s 37.00, 15 kg ctns Navel CL 64s
30.00; Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s/40s 30.00-32.00; Misc.
Seasonal: Corn Stalks per bundle 7.00-8.00; Straw Bales per bale Wheat
Type 4.00-9.00.
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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