South Carolina Daily Farm Report
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, December 19, 2024 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Thursday
Cattle at SC auctions on Wednesday: Compared to last week feeder cattle
sold without comparisons due to limited sales. Slaughter cows were steady
to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Moderate offering of Plain to
Average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Feeder Steers:
Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 320.00-335.00; 500-600 lbs none reported.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 320.00-325.00; 500-600 lbs
none reported. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 250.00-300.00;
500-600 lbs 260.00-270.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 110.00-
121.00; Boners 80-85% lean 112.00-132.00; Lean 85-90% lean 105.00-115.00;
Lean Low Dressing 70.00-100.00. Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing 1370-
2180 lbs 135.00-137.00; High Dressing none reported; Low Dressing 1315-
2055 lbs 111.00-129.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 2 905-1070
Young to Middle Aged Cows with calf under 300 lbs 1475.00-2425.00 per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were 3.04 lower at 57.09.
Sows live price 300-450 lbs 40.42; 450-500 lbs 47.55; 500-550 lbs 48.50.
SC Grain on Thursday: Corn bids were 3 to 4 cents higher; elevator bids
4.45-5.10, processor bids 5.00-5.20. Soybean bids where 11 to 12 cents higher;
elevator bids 9.33-9.43, processor bids 9.93, and exports at 10.03. Wheat
bids were mixed, 8 cents lower to 4 cents higher; elevator bids 4.73.
Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was .17
lower at 66.16.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 18.00,
dz bnchs Red type 30.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 25.00; Cabbage 50
lb sks Green Type Large 18.00; Greens dz
bnchs Collards/Mustard 30.00, Turnips w/root 30.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale
24s 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 15.00, Creasy Type 16.00;
Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 15.00-16.00; Peppers 1/2 bubskts Habanero
Red/Orange 25.00-27.00, Jalapeno 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 28.00;
Radishes crts bnchd Red type 24s 20.00; Rutabagas dz bnchs 30.00; Squash
buctns Butternut 25.00; Sugarcane per bundle Red type 15s 20.00; Sweet
Potatoes 40 lb ctns Red type US #1 22.00-25.00, Medium/Jumbo 16.00, Purple
type US#1 40.00-45.00, Purple type Jumbo 28.00, Japanese type US #1 35.00
-40.00, White type #1 40.00, White type Jumbo 28.00, 25 lb ctns Orange
type 12.00, Purple type 25.00. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Red/Gala
/Gold/Fuji 25.00, Ambrosia/Rome 25.00, Granny Smith/Mutsu 25.00, Stayman/
Cortland 25.00, Arkansas Black/King Lush 25.00, Candycrisp/Crimsoncrisp
25.00, Splendour/Pink Lady 25.00, Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 24.00-25.00, #2
19.00; Beans bucrts Snap type 40.00-42.00, Cranberry type 50.00; Cabbage
50 lb ctns Green Medium 25.00-28.00; Chayote 35 lb ctns 30.00; Corn, Sweet
4 dz crts White/Bi-Color/Yellow 45.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green
Select MX 15.00, 40 lb RPC Pickles MX sml-med 40.00; Ginger 30 lb ctns
China 60.00; Grapes 18 lb ctns bgd Holiday Seedless 40.00; Mangoes 1
layer flats Tommy 6s/7s/9s 10.00-15.00, Ataulfo 16s EC 14.00; Okra 1/2 bucrts
sml-med 44.00-45.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 23.00-26.00,
Boilers 25.00, Peru Sweet Medium 25.00, White Jumbo 27.00-32.00, Peru
Sweet Jumbo/Col #2 17.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 21.00-25.00, Red Medium
24.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow Repacker Sz 22.00-28.00, 40 lb ctns Peru Sweet
Jumbo 30.00-34.00; Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry NM 78.00, 20 2-lb
sks Valencia Dry NM 78.00; Pecans 50 lb sks Pawnee GA New 180.00, Desirables
GA New 160.00-170.00, Stuarts GA New 175.00-180.00, 1 lb cntrs Shelled
10.00, 2 lb film bag Shelled New Crop 23.00, 5 lb film bag Shelled 45.00,
30 lb ctns Shelled 240.00, 25 lb film bag Shelled New Crop 250.00; Peppers,
Bell Green 1 1/9 buctns Green MX Choice 43.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns
Jalapeno 25.00-30.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 16.00-24.00;
Potatoes 50 lb ctns Red size A WA US 1 44.00-46.00, Red size B WA US 1 44.00
-46.00, Creamers WA US 1 60.00, White Size A WA US 1 44.00-50.00, White Size
B WA US 1 35.00-36.00, Creamers WA US 1 60.00, 50 lb sks Red Size A CD 25.00;
Rambutan 5 lb sks Red size A CD 25.00; Radishes 40 lb film bags Red topped
38.00-40.00; Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 32.00, 25 lb ctns Waxed CD 25.00;
Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Small-Medium 15.00, Medium-Large 12.00, Zucchini
Small 15.00, Zucchini Medium 12.00; Sugarcane per bundle Green/Red type 10s
25.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type US Number 1 NC 22.00-26.00, US
Number 2 NC 15.00-22.00, Jumbo NC 16.00-18.00, US Number 2 MS 16.00, Jumbo MS
20.00; Tamarillos 1 layer flts Red Type 18s 25.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine
Ripe Pink-Light Red 5x6 sz/6x6 sz 45.00-50.00, 4x4 sz MX 48.00, Green 5x6 sz
60.00, Yellow 5x6 sz 50.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large 32.00;
Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 16.00-20.00; CITRUS: Grapefruit 4/5 buctns Red
type FL 40s 38.00, Red Type GA 36s/40s 33.00; Manderines 10 3 lb sks California
18.00, 4/5 buctns Shiranui GA 36s/48s 35.00; Oranges 7/10 buctns Navel CA 56s/
72s/113s 40.00, 4/5 buctns Navel FL all sizes 35.00-38.00, Red Naval FL 64s
36.00-38.00, Hamlin FL 100s 35.00; Satsuma 4/5 buctns GA 50s/75s100s 21.00;
Tangelos 4/5 buctns Sugar Belle 100/120/180 25.00; Tangerines 10 kg ctns
Murcott PE 60s/28s 38.00, 15 kg ctns Tango CL Small 25.00.
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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