CO_LS146
Columbia, SC		Fri Sep 21, 2018	       USDA-SC Dept Ag 
Market News


SC Farm Report on Friday   
	          
   SC Cattle Auctions Weekly Review:  No trends available this week due 
to limited comparable sales and light activity due to Hurricane Florence.  
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 450-500 lbs 150.00-164.00; 500-600 
lbs 137.00-157.00.  Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 400-500 lbs 
135.00-157.50; 500-600 lbs 125.00-138.00.  Feeder Heifers: Medium and 
Large 1-2 400-450 lbs 124.00-137.00, 500-600 lbs 115.00-133.00.  
Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean N/A; Boners 80-85% lean 55.00-63.00; 
Lean 85-90% lean N/A; Lean low dressing 41.00-50.00.  Slaughter Bulls: 
1000-2250 lbs 50.00-90.00. 
   Goats: [103]  Two Weeks Ago: [182].  Reported Monday to Wednesday. 
Slaughter and replacement classes sold on a per head basis and weights 
are estimated.  Kids:  Sel 1 Under 20 lbs 35.00-50.00, 20-40 lbs 35.00-
75.00, 40-60 lbs 65.00-85.00. Does/Nannies: Sel 1 50-70 lbs 75.00-135.00, 
70-100 lbs 120.00-145.00.  Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 70-100 lbs 110.00-135.00, 
100-150 lbs 135.00-172.50; Sel 2 70-100 lbs 80.00-100.00. 
   SC Grain on Friday.  Corn was 4 to 5 cents higher; elevator bids 3.57-
3.82, processor bids 3.77-4.31.  Soybeans were mostly 3 cents lower; one
location 1 higher; elevator bids 7.97-8.47, processor bid 8.82.  Wheat 
was mixed; 1 lower to 5 cents higher; Elevator bids 4.81.
   Cotton on Friday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 0.66 
higher at 78.88. 
   Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State 
Farmers Market on Friday: Beans approx. 26 lb sks Lima Green/Speckled
20.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled Frozen 18.00; Cantaloupes per melon Athena 
2.00-3.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts Yellow/Bi-Color/White 20.00; Cucumbers 
1 1/9 bucrts Pickles Small-Medium 30.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Medium 
16.00; Grapes 1/2 bubskts Scuppernongs 25.00-30.00, Muscadines 25.00-
32.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Mustards/Turnips 25.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd 
Kale 24s 13.00, 1 1/9 buctns Mustard/Turnip Tops 13.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts 
Small-Medium 20.00-25.00, 1/2 bucrts Small-Medium 20.00; Onions, Green 
crts bnchd 24s 12.00, 48s 18.00; Peaches 1/2 bubskts Yellow Flesh 21.00-
26.00; Peanuts busks Red Skin 40.00, busks White Skin Jumbo 40.00; Peas 
approx. 26 lb sks Purple Hull/Pinkeye 20.00, Dixie Lee 20.00, 8 lb 
filmbags Shelled Fresh 25.00, Frozen 18.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 bubskts 
Finger Hot 15.00-20.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 17.00-20.00; Squash 3/4 
buctns Crookneck Small/Fancy 18.00-20.00, 1/2 buctns Zucchini Small 
15.00-18.00, 1/2 buctns Crookneck Small 13.00-15.00, bucrts Crookneck 
Large 10.00, Delicata/Acorn 18.00, Round Butternut 18.00; Sweet Potatoes
40 lb ctns Orange type Jumbo 15.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes 
Turning Red Large and Extra Large 12.00-15.00; Watermelons per melon Red 
Flesh Seeded 14-16 lbs 2.00, 20-22 lbs 4.00, Red Flesh Seedless 15-18 lbs 
3.00-3.25, 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seeded 28s 115.00, Red Flesh Seedless 
60s/45s 150.00.  SEASONAL MISC: Deer Corn 60 lb sks Cob type 7.00-9.00, 
Corn Stalks Per bundle 10s 6.00, Straw per bale Wheat 5.00-6.00.  OUT OF 
STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Red/Golden/Rome 18.00-22.00, Fuji/Kandi 
Krisp 20.00-25.00, Stayman/Gala/Mutsu 20.00-25.00, Jonagold/Cameo 22.00, 
Cortland 25.00, Honeycrisp 25.00-32.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns 18.00; Beans 
bucrts Snap type 22.00, KY type 30.00, approx. 26 lb sks Lima 
Green/Speckled TN 20.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled Lima 25.00; Beets 25 lb 
filmbags Topped OH 14.00, dz bnchs Red type OH 14.00; Blackberries 4 
1-qt flats NC 20.00-24.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green type Medium 18.00; 
Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 13.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White 20.00; 
Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Greens Select OH 16.00, 1 1/9 buctns Pickles 
Medium 30.00; Gourds 1/2 bubskts Winged type 20.00; Mangoes 4 kg Tommy 
Atkins 9s/10s 8.00, Ataulfo 16s 10.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow 
Jumbo 16.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 18.00, Vidalia District of Georgia 50 
lb sks Jumbo 22.00-24.00, 25 lb sks Jumbo 12.00-13.00, 5 10-lb sks Jumbo 
25.00; Parsley ctns bnchd Flat type 30s 14.00; Peaches 1/2 buctns Yellow 
Flesh WV 13.00; Pears buctns Bartlett WV 30.00; Peas, Other approx. 26 
lb sks Zipper Cream GA 20.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled Fresh 25.00; 
Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Extra Large 12.00-14.00, Choice 12.00, 
Red/Yellow 28.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 18.00; Plums 28 
lb ctns Black/Red/Pluots CA 20.00; Potatoes 50 lb sks Red Size A 15.00; 
Pumpkins 24 inch bins Howden/White Howden Jumbo 160.00, Cinderella 
150.00, Peanut type 165.00-180.00, Orange Warty 165.00-180.00, White 
Warty 140.00, Pink 175.00, New York Cheese 150.00, Pie type 200.00, 1/2 
buctns Mini Orange/White/Striped 20.00, 36 inch bins Howden Medium/Large/ 
Extra Large 150.00, Fairytale 180.00, Grey type 175.00, Pink 200.00; 
Squash buctns Acorn 25.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type US 
Number 1 NC 16.00-18.00, US #2 NC/MS 12.00-15.00, Jumbo NC/MS 15.00, 
Purple MS 25.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Turning Red Extra 
Large/Jumbo 12.00-16.00, 6x6sz/5x6sz 10.00-12.00, Red 15.00-18.00, Green 
16.00-21.00, Yellow 6x6sz 15.00, Yellow 5x6sz 18.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 12 
1-pt bskts Red type 15.00; Tomatoes, Grape 12 1-pt flts Red type 10.00, 
20 lb ctns Red type 15.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large 
13.00; Turnips 25 lb sks Topped Large 16.00; Watermelons per melon Red 
Flesh Seeded 24-28 lbs 3.00, Red Flesh Seedless 12-14 lbs 2.00-2.50, 15-
18 lbs 3.00, 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seedless 60s/45s 120.00-150.00.

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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