USDA South Carolina Farm Report 03/04 14:21

CO_LS146
Columbia, SC     Wednesday, March 4, 2026        USDA-SC Dept Ag 
Market News

                                                                                
              
SC Farm Report on Wednesday

   SC Livestock Auctions: No comparisons made due to limited comparable 
sales. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 500-550 lbs 440.00. Feeder 
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 460.00; 550-600 lbs 360.00; 600-
650 lbs 345.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 350-400 lbs 500.00, 550-
600 lbs 415.00, 600-650 lbs 405.00-420.00. Slaughter cows: Boners 80-85% 
lean 159.00-172.00. Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing 182.50-201.00, Low 
Dressing 170.00-179.00.
   Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct 
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-320 lbs was 71.70. Sows live price 
300-450 lbs 71.55; 450-500 lbs 82.63; 500-550 lbs 79.78.
   SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn bids were 2 to 3 cents lower, New crop 
bids were 1 to 2 cents lower; elevator bids 5.06, processor bids 5.33. 
Soybean bids were 1 to 2 cents lower; elevator bids 11.14, processor bids 
n/a, and export 11.89. Wheat bids were 2 to 6 cents lower; elevator bids 
5.26, and processor bids 4.94-7.16.
   Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 12 
cent higher at 63.16.
   Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State 
Farmers Market on Wednesday. Beets 25 lb flmbgs Red type topped 15.00, 
Gold type topped 20.00, Candy type topped 20.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 
16.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Turnips with root 30.00, Mustard 30.00, 1 
1/9 buctns lse Turnip Top 15.00, Mustard 18.00, Creasy type 16.00, 1.35 
buctns bnchd Kale 24s 18.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 20.00; 
Rutabagas dz bnchs 30.00, 1.3 buctns Lge 25.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns 
Purple type 35.00-40.00, 25 lb ctns Orange Flesh 12.00, Purple type 
25.00, White type 25.00; Turnips 25 lb flmbgs Topped 16.00. Misc. 
Seasonal: Deer Corn per bag Cob/Shelled type 10.00. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: 
Apples buctns Red Del 25.00-26.00, Golden Del 26.00-28.00, Fuji/Pink Lady 
25.00-28.00, tray pack Golden PA 64/80/100 33.00, Red PA 80/88 33.00, Red 
Del WA 56s/72s 36.00, Golden Del WA 72s 52.00, Evercrisp WA 72s 52.00, 
Fuji WA 72s 35.00, Gala WA 72s/80s 42.00-50,00, Granny WA 72s/80s 40.00-
42.00, Honeycrisp WA 64s 50.00; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 60s 35.00, Hass 
40s 35.00-42.00, Hass 36s 40.00-55.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 23.00-26.00, 
#2 21.00; Banana Leaf 30 lb ctns 10 bags 50.00; Beans bucrts Cranberry 
type 48.00; Beets crts bnchd Red 24s MX 24.00, 25 lb flmbgs Red type 
18.00-23.00, Gold type MI 20.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 22.00-
28.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 18.00-23.00, Red Medium 27.00, 1 
3/4 buctns Green Medium 18.00, Red Large 22.00, 50 lb sks Medium 16.00, 
Small Peeled 15.00; Cactus Leaf 35 lb crts MX 28.00-35.00; Cantaloupe 1/2 
ctns 9s 16.00, oversized ctns 9 count 6 size 21.00-22.00, 6 count 5 size 
19.00, flts 9 count 6 size 25.00; Carrots 50 lb sks Jumbo 23.00-30.00, 25 
lb sks Jumbo 14.00, 48 1-lb/24 2-lb Medium-Large 36.00; Chayote 40 lb 
ctns Light & Dark Green 40.00-42.00, Spiny type 40.00, ctns Light Green 
24s 28.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 60s 20.00; Coconut sks Fresh 30s 48.00; 
Corn,Sweet 4 dz crts Yellow 55.00, White fair cond. 40.00, Bi-Color fair 
cond. 30.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Select 27.00-42.00, Large 
37.00-38.00, Pickles Small-Medium 51.00-52.00; Dragon Fruit 2.5 kg ctns 
Yellow Flesh 7s 25.00, 10 lb flts White Flesh 9s 25.00; Eggplant buctns 
MX 18s 27.00, 1 1/9 buctns FL Medium 22.00; Honeydews ctns 6s 23.00-
25.00; Garbanzo Beans 15 lb crts 38.00; Garlic 30 lb ctns Netted 5s 
85.00, Purple Netted 5s 85.00-105.00; Ginger Root 30 lb ctns PE 50.00-
65.00; Grapes 18 lb ctns Red Seedless 29.00-35.00, White Seedless 29.00-
30.00; Guava 13 lb ctns Green type Small 34.00-35.00; Jicama 38-40 lb 
crts MX 28.00-30.00; Kiwi Fruit 9 kg ctns Heyward 33sz/30sz 32.00-45.00; 
Lettuce ctns wrpd Iceberg 24s AZ fair 31.00, ctns lined Iceberg 24s AZ 
fair 30.00, ctns Green Leaf AZ 24s fair 33.00, Romaine AZ 24s fair 31.00; 
Mangoes 4 kg ctns Tommy Atkins 7s/6s 12.00-14.00, Kent 6s 10.00, Ataulfo 
14s/16s/22s 13.00-14.00, Ataulfo Baby 15.00, 20 lb RPC Criollo Baby 
35.00-38.00, 10 kg flts Haden 48.00-55.00; Nectarine 2 layer ctns Yellow 
52s 28.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jbo/Col 18.00-22.00, White Jbo 
25.00-37.00, Peru Sweet #2 20.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 15.00-20.00, 16 3-
lb sks Yellow Repacker Sz 21.00, 40 lb ctns Peru Sweet Jumbo 36.00, Peru 
Sweet Mixed Sizes 32.00; Papaya 35 lb ctns Maradol 6s MX 36.00-39.00; 
Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry 62.00-65.00, Virginia Dry Jbo 55.00-
60.00, Valencia Roasted 72.00, 20 2-lb Valencia Dry 65.00, 25 lb sks 
Valencia Dry 37.00; Pears 2 layer ctns Asian type 32s 30.00-38.00, 4/5 
buctns D'Anjou 100s 45.00, Bosc 110s 38.00, 2/5 buctns Red D Anjou 40s 
26.00, Red D Anjou 30s 16.00; Pecans 50 lb sks Stuarts 170.00-175.00, 
Oconee 175.00, 25 lb sks Stuarts 80.00, 30 lb ctns Shelled Halves 250.00, 
5 lb flmbags Shelled Halves 48.00, 1 lb cntrs Shelled Halves 10.00; 
Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Jbo FL 47.00-48.00, Green Xlge FL 38.00, 
Green Sml Choice MX 35.00, Red 42.00-47.00, Yellow 42.00-47.00, Orange 
fair cond 37.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 38.00-44.00, 35 lb 
crts Jalapeno MX fair qual. 35.00, Serrano 42.00-45.00, 20 lb crts/ctns 
Poblano 34.00-40.00, 1/2 buctns Jalapeno 20.00-21.00, 8 lb RPC Habanero 
Orange 35.00-38.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5/6/7 17.00-20.00; 
Plantains 50 lb ctns Yellow/Green 40.00-45.00; Plums 9 kg ctns Black 
60s/64s 32.00-40.00, Red 66 sz 32.00, 2 layer ctns Red 56s 32.00; 
Potatoes 50 lb sks Red size A US #1 26.00-28.00, Red size A US #2 20.00, 
Red size B US #1 32.00-33.00, Red size B US #2 28.00, White size A US #1 
38.00-42.00, White Size B #1 28.00-30.00, Yellow Chef CD 34.00, 50 lb 
ctns Russets ID 18.00-25.00, Red Creamers 50.00-55.00, White Creamers 
50.00-55.00; Purslane crts bnchd 15s 38.00; Radishes 40 lb flmbgs Red 
type Topped 40.00-44.00, 14 1-lb flmbgs Red type Topped 19.00-22.00; 
Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 30.00-32.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck 
Small 35.00-40.00, Medium 35.00, Zucchini Sml-Med 26.00-35.00, Zucchini 
Med-Large 22.00, Buctns Acorn MX 32.00, Butternut/Spaghetti MX 32.00, 1 
1/9 buctns Spaghetti/Butternut FL 25.00, 35 lb cntrs Grey 35.00-42.00; 
Strawberries 8 1-lb cntrs 16.00-18.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange 
type US NO 1 NC 26.00, US NO 2 NC 16.00-22.00, Jumbo NC 18.00-21.00, US 
NO 2 MS 20.00, Jumbo MS 24.00, 24 Inch bins Orange type NC 300.00; 
Tamarillos 1 layer flts Red type 14s 22.00-25.00; Tomatillos 38-40 lb 
crts MX 46.00-52.00, Milpero 46.00-55.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripe 
Light Red-Red Jumbo/Xlge 50.00, 6x6 sz/ 5x6 sz 40.00-50.00, Green 5x6 sz 
52.00, Yellow 5x6 size 34.00, 20 lb ctns Heirloom 33.00; Tomatoes, Grape 
12 10 oz cntrs MX 15.00, 20 lb ctns Red type 32.00-43.00; Tomatoes, Plum 
25 lb ctns Roma XLge/Jbo MX 48.00, Roma Xlge FL 42.00; Turmeric 30 lb sks 
135.00, 12 1-pt cntrs 35.00; Turnips 25 lb flmbgs Topped 18.00-20.00; 
Walnuts 50 lb sks Hartley CA Jbo 170.00; Yuca Root 16 kg ctns Waxed 
35.00-40.00; Citrus: Clementines 22 lb ctns 32.00-35.00; Lemons 7/10 
buctns CA 115s/165s/200s 32.00, CA 140s 32.00-35.00; Limes 40 lb ctns 
Seedless 150s 38.00-49.00; Oranges 4/5 buctns Navel FL 36s/40s 33.00, 
7/10 buctns Navel CA 56/72/88 30.00-36.00, Navel CA 113s 39.00, 1/2 ctns 
Blood Orange 44 count 30.00; Sumo 25 lb ctns 60s 35.00; Tangelo 7/10 
buctns Minneola 125s/80s 35.00-38.00; Tangerine 4/5 buctns Juicy Crunch 
150s 25.00, 22 lb ctns Nadorcott 35.00, 10 kg ctns Tango 28.00-34.00.

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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