South Carolina Daily Farm Report
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, April, 3 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 360.00; 500-600 lbs
332.50-362.50. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs none reported;
500-600 lbs 310.00-322.50. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs
313.00-335.00; 500-600 lbs 289.00-312.50. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80%
lean 140.00-154.00; Boners 80-85% lean 130.00-159.00; Lean 85-90% lean
120.00-136.00; Lean Low Dressing 87.50-125.00. Slaughter bulls: Average
Dressing 1225-2240 162.00-185.00; High Dressing none reported; Low Dressing
1165 lbs 137.50. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1205 lbs Young to Middle
Aged Cows with calf under 300 lbs 2850.00 per pair. Medium and Large 2 765-
1095 lbs Young to Middle Aged Cows with calf under 300 lbs 1825.00-2525.00
per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National
Direct Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs were not reported.
Sows live price 300-450 lbs 58.41; 450-500 lbs 69.44; 500-550 lbs 68.76.
SC Grain on Thursday: Corn bids were 1 cent lower; elevator
bids 4.27-5.27, processor bids 5.32. Soybean bids were 18 cents lower;
elevator bids 9.91, processor bids 10.41, and exports at 10.16.
Wheat bids were 1-3 cents lower; elevator bids 4.76.
Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 3.33
lower at 63.22.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. Asparagus 11 lb ctns Gren Stg Size 35.00-38.00;
Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 16.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 15.00;
Daikon dz bnchs 20.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Mustard 25.00-30.00,
Turnips with root 25.00-30.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 15.00, 1 1/9
buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 15.00, Creasy Type 16.00-17.00; Onions,
Green crts bnchd 24s 12.00-16.00, Red type 24s 15.00-17.00; Radishes crts
bnchd Red 24s 20.00; Rutabagas dz bnchs 25.00; Strawberries gallon cntrs Lge
13.00-15.00, 4 1qt flts Lge 16.50, 8 1-lb cntrs Lge 22.00, 8 2-qt flts Med-
Lge 60.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Red type US #1 25.00, Medium/Jumbo
16.00, Purple type Jumbo 28.00, White type Jumbo 28.00, 25 lb ctns Orange
type 12.00, Purple type 25.00; Turnips 25 lb sks Topped 16.00. OUT OF STATE
PRODUCE: Apples buctns Red/Gala/Gold/Fuji/Rome 25.00, Cortland/Pink Lady
25.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 24.00-26.00, #2 22.00; Beans bucrts Snap type
24.00-25.00, Cranberry type 36.00-40.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 20.00
-21.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns/sks Green Medium 20.00; Calabaza 35 lb ctns HC
3ct 28.00; Cantaloupes ctns HD 9s 22.00; Cauliflower ctns White 12s FL 20.00;
Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White/Bi-Color 18.00-20.00, Yellow 18.00-20.00;
Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Select Medium MX 23.00-27.00, 1 1/9 bucrts
Pickles Small-Medium FL 50.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Fl Medium 20.00;
Honeydew ctns HD 4s 12.00-15.00; Lettuce ctns Romaine 24s 20.00, Green Leaf
24s 20.00; Mangoes 1 layer flats Kent 6s/7s/9s 10.00-16.00, Minigolo 12s
17.00, Ataulfo Baby type 20.00, RPC flats MX 15-20ct 45.00-50.00; Okra 1/2
buctns Sml-Med HD/FL 26.00-30.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col
18.00-22.00, White Jumbo 19 .00-27.00, Peru Sweet Jumbo #2 15.00, Peru Sweet
Col #2 17.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo/Medium 20.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow Repacker
Sz 22.00-28.00, 40 lb ctns Peru Sweet Jumbo 26.00-34.00, 14 3-lb sks Peru
Sweet Medium 28.00, 8 5-lb sks Peru Sweet Medium 27.00; Onions, Green ctns
bnchd Vidalia bulb type 24s 30.00; Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry NM
72.00-78.00, 20 2-lb sks Valencia Dry NM 78.00; Pears, Asian 2 layer ctns
Sand 32s 33.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green FL Choice/Jumbo 18.00-
22.00, Red FL 25.00, Red MX Jumbo 24.00, Yellow MXlge 26.00; Peppers, Other
1 1/9 buctns Poblano FL Extra Large 23.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno FL Extra
Large 25.00-28.00, 1/2 buctns Habanero Red HD 25.00, Habanero Orange FL
20.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 19.00-21.00; Plums 9 kg ctns
loose Black type and Red type 30.00-34.00; Potatoes New Crop 50 lb sks Red
Size A FL US1 28.00, Red size B FL US1 32.00-34.00, Red Size A FL US2 25.00,
White size A US1 38.00-42.00, White size B US1 25.00-27.00, Yellow size FL B
US1 28.00, 50 lb ctns Red/White Creamers FL 48.00-60.00; Rutabagas 50 lb
ctns Waxed CD 30.00-32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Small 25.00, Medium
20.00, Medium-Large 15.00, Zucchini Small/Medium 16.00, Zucchini Medium/Large
14.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type US Number 1 NC 24.00-28.00, US
Number 2 NC 16.00-22.00, Jumbo NC 18.00-19.00, Jumbo MS 20.00; Tomatillos 38
cntrs lb MX 25.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe Light Red-Red Extra
Large/Jumbo 20.00-26.00, 6x6sz/ 5x6 sz 20.00-24.00, Green 5x6 sz/Jumbo 30.00
-35.00, Yellow 5x6 sz 38.00, 2-layer ctns Vine Ripes MX 3x4s 18.00, 20 lb
ctns lse Heirloom FL 25.00-28.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns loose Red type
MX 17.00, Red Type FL 28.00-30.00, 12 1-pt cntrs Red type FL 18.00; Tomatoes,
Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Medium/Extra Large FL 19.00-22.00, Roma Extra Large MX
19.00-26.00; Turnips 25 lb filmbags Topped 18.00-20.00; Watermelons 24 inch
bins Red Flesh Seedless FL 36s/45s 340.00-375.00, Red Flesh Seeded 28s/30s
/35s/36s 260.00-300.00. CITRUS: Grapefruit 4/5 buctns Red type FL 40s 36.00-
38.00; Oranges 7/10 buctns Navel CA 56s/72s 20.00-35.00, 6 8-lb sks Navel
CA 56 Size 25.00; Tangerines 10 Kg ctns Nadorcott MR 60ct 30.00, 15 Kg ctns
Nadorcott MR Sml 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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