USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 30, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Tuesday, September 30, 2025 USDA-SC Dept. Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Tuesday
Cattle at SC Auctions on Monday: Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 400-500
lbs 420.00-427.50, 500-600 lbs 365.00-389.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and
Large 1 400-500 lbs 390.00-397.50, 500-600 lbs 340.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium
and Large 1 400-500 lbs 382.50-430.00, 500-600 lbs 372.50. Slaughter Cows:
Breakers 75-80% lean 168.00-169.00; Boners 80%-85% lean 154.00-174.00; Lean
85-90% lean 143.00-154.00; Lean low dressing 60.00-137.00. Slaughter Bulls:
Average Dressing 1935-2085 lbs 188.00-192.00; High Dressing none reported;
Low Dressing 940-1640 lbs 148.00-179.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large
1 1300 lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with calves under 300 lbs 3550.00 per
pair.
Hogs on Monday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct Barrows
& Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs were not reported. Sows live price
300-450 lbs 73.41; 450-500 lbs 83.08; 500-550 lbs 84.49.
SC Grain on Tuesday: Corn bids were 6 cents lower; elevator bids 3.75-
4.95, processor bid 4.85. New Crop Soybean bids were 9 cents lower; elevator
bids 9.51-9.71, export bid 10.26. Wheat bids were 6-11 cents lower; elevator
bid 4.48.
Cotton on Tuesday: Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 27 cents
higher at 64.27.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Tuesday. Beans bucrts Snap Type 25.00, approx. 26 lb sks
Lima type Green 25.00; Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 16.00, Gold type
topped 20.00; Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena 120s 250.00; Cucumbers bucrts
Pickles Medium/Small-Medium 35.00, 1 1/9 buctns Long Greens 25.00, 1/2
buskts Pickles Sml-Med 15.00-20.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium/Neon 20.00,
1/2 buctns Medium/Neon 15.00; Grapes 1/2 bubskts Muscadines 35.00-40.00,
Scuppernongs 32.00-38.00; Greens Collards 6s 16.00, Turnips w/ Root 6s 16.00,
1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 18.00, buctns lse Mustard/Turnip Tops
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; 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, Dixie Lee 30.00-35.00; 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Peppers,
Bell 1/2 bubskts Purple type 15.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 bubskts Banana Hot 15.00
-20.00, Long Hot/Finger Hot 20.00, Jalapeno 20.00; Pumpkins 36 inch bins Howden
type exlge 150.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Crookneck Small/Fancy 12.00, Crookneck
Medium 10.00, Straightneck Small 12.00-14.00, Straightneck Medium 10.00,
Zucchini Small 12.00, Zucchini Medium 10.00, Yellow Zucchini 20.00, Grey 18.00,
Patty Pan Green/Yellow 20.00, Butternut 18.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange
type US 1 24.00-25.00, Medium 20.00, Red Type U.S. NO.1 30.00, White Type All
sizes 40.00, Japanese Type All sizes 40.00, Purple type all sizes 40.00, 1/2
bubskts Orange type 15.00; Tomatoes 20 lb ctns Heirloom Variety 35.00; 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
-28.00, King Luscious 25.00-28.00, Splendor/Candy Crisp 25.00, Evercrisp 35.00-
38.00, Honeycrisp 38.00-40.00; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 60s MX 35.00-38.00;
Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 25.00-27.00, #2 24.00, 6 lb ctns Baby Type 7.00; Beans
bucrts Snap type NC 28.00-30.00, Half Runners 45.00, approx. 26 lb sks Lima type
Green 32.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 40.00; Beets ctns bnchd Red type 12s 22.00, 25
lb sks Red Type 15.00; Blackberries 4 1-qt flts NC 24.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns
Crown Cut 28.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 19.00-22.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts
Bi-Color/Yellow/White 20.00; Coconuts each Water type 4.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 bucrts
Pickles Small-Medium 38.00-40.00, Pickles Medium 30.00-34.00, 1 1/9 buctns Long
Greens Select 28.00, Long Green Plain 16.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium 18.00-
20.00; Ginger Root 30 lb ctns Peru 40.00; 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 28.00, Red Globe CA 30.00; Honeydew 2/3 ctns CA 5s/6s 18.00-23.00;
Lettuce ctns Iceberg 24s Wrapped 25.00, Iceberg 24s Lined 24.00; Mangoes 1 layer
flts Kent 5s/6s 10.00-12.00, Tommy Atkins 7s/8s 12.00-14.00; 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 #2 Jumbo 15.00, 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 55.00-75.00, 20 2-lb sks Valencia Dry 70.00, 25 lb
ctns Roasted/Salted 35.00; Peanuts, Green busks Red Skin FL 68.00-75.00, Jumbo FL
60.00; Pears 2 layer ctns Asian type 28ct 35.00, 36 lb ctns Bartlett 120 size 39.00,
4/5 buctns D'Anjou 110s 39.00, 1/2 bubskts Asian type 35.00; Peas, Other approx. 26
lb sacks White Acre/Pinkeye 35.00, 8 lb flmbgs shelled 40.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9
buctns Green Extra Large/Jumbo 18.00, Choice 15.00, Red/Yellow/Orange 25.00, Place
pack Green 48s 25.00, 11 lb ctns Red/Yellow MX 12.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns
Jalapeno Extra Large 25.00, Banana Hot 18.00, Cubanelle 18.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer
Golden Ripe 5-7ct 20.00-26.00; Plantains 50 lb ctns Green 40.00; Plums 28 lb ctns
Black/Red types 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 190.00-220.00, 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, Various
Herilooms 250.00-275.00, Pie Types 250.00, Mini Type 600.00, Gourdes/Acorn 350.00,
18 inch buns Mini type 425.00, 1/2 bubskts Mini Pumpkins 30.00; Radishes 40 lb
filmbags Red type topped 29.00-40.00, 14 1-lb filmbags Red type topped 17.00-19.00;
Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 30.00-32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Crookneck Small 16.00,
Straightneck Small 12.00-16.00, Zucchini Small 12.00-14.00, buctns Acorn/Butternut
25.00, 3/4 buctns Delicata 30.00, 24 inch bins Acorns 425.00-450.00; 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; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe/Pink-
Light Red Extra Large/Jumbo 15.00-20.00, 6x6sz/5x6 sz 15.00-20.00, Red 5x6sz/6x6 sz
15.00, Green 5x6 sz 22.00-33.00, Yellow Extra Large 34.00, Red MX 5x5 sz 10.00, 2
layer ctns MX 4x4s 12.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom varieties 35.00, 15 lb flts Heirloom
varieties 20.00; 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 140.00-175.00, Red Flesh Seeded 45s/35s/33s/28s 150.00-180.00,
Yellow Flesh Seedless 45s/36s 225.00, Black type 45s/36s 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; Misc. Seasonal: Corn Stalks per bundle Green 4-5 ct 7.00, Dry 10 ct
8.00; Gordes 24 inch bins Mixed Varieties 350.00-360.00, Winged Type 380.00, Warty/
Goose/Apple type 250.00-300.00, 18 inch bins Large/Medium 250.00-300.00, 12 inch
bins Mini type 275.00; Indian Corn per bunch 3.50; Straw Bales per bale Wheat type
8.00-9.00, Mini type 4.00.
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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