USDA South Carolina Farm Report 05/27 15:16

CO_LS146
Columbia, SC     Wednesday, May 27, 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 1 300-350 lbs 495.00, 350-400 lbs 
420.00-435.00, 400-450 lbs 410.00-435.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and 
Large 1 300-350 lbs 410.00-470.00, 350-400 lbs 390.00-410.00, 400-450 lbs 
390.00, 450-500 lbs 380.00, 500-550 lbs 370.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and 
Large 1 300-350 lbs 510.00-550.00, 350-400 lbs 430.00-470.00, 450-500 lbs 
440.00-447.50, 500-550 lbs 435.00. Slaughter cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 
171.00-186.00, Boner 80-85% lean 168.00-193.00, Lean 85-90% lean 150.00. 
   Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct 
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-320 lbs was 70.21. Sows live 
price 300-450 lbs 61.66; 450-500 lbs 70.61; 500-550 lbs 71.14.
   SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn bids were 5 cents lower, New crop bids 
were 4 to 5 cents lower; current elevator bids 5.33, new crop elevator 
bids 4.70-5.78, current processor bids 5.38-5.53, new crop processor bids 
5.00-5.72. Soybean bids were steady to 1 cent lower, New crop bids were 
steady to 1 cent higher; current elevator bids 11.65, new crop elevator 
bids 11.47, processor bids n/a, and new crop export 12.07-12.09. Wheat 
bids were 5 to 13 cents lower; current elevator bids 5.83, current 
processor bids 4.93-7.73.
   Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 1.21 
lower at 73.66.
   Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State 
Farmers Market on Wednesday. Beans bucrts Snap type 20.00-23.00; Beets dz 
bnchs Red/Candy Striped 36.00, 25 lb flmbgs Red type topped 18.00; 
Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 25.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 
18.00; Cantaloups per melon Athena Med 1.50; Cauliflower ctns flts White 
12s fr appear 20.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 16.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 
buctns Long Green Med Select 22.00, Small 25.00, bucrts Pickles Med/Sml-
Med 32.00-40.00, Small 36.00, Pickles Lge 20.00, 1/2 bubskts Pickles Sml-
Med 23.00, Medium 20.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Mustard 30.00, Turnips 
with Root 30.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Top/Mustard 18.00, Creasy type 
18.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 18.00; Lettuce ctns Green Leaf 24s 
20.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 18.00, Bulb type 24s White/Red 20.00; 
Onions, Dry 60 lb sks Red Mixed Sizes 30.00; Peaches 1/2 bubskts Yellow 
Flesh 30.00-38.00, White Flesh 35.00-38.00, 1/2 buctns Yellow Washed #1 
2L 22.00, Yellow Unwashed #1 2L 38.00, Yellow #2 25.00, Yellow Commercial 
15.00-20.00; Peanuts, Green busks Jumbo 75.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns 
Green Jumbo 34.00; Plums 1/2 bubskts Green 40.00-50.00, 
Methley 45.00-50, Sugar type 50.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Sml 
16.00-18.00, Med 12.00-15.00, Gray Small 20.00, Gray Medium 15.00, Grey 
Lge 12.00, Patty Pan White/Yellow 18.00, Zucchini Sml 18.00-20.00, Medium 
18.00, Fair quality Med 12.00, Round Zucchini Sml 18.00, Yellow Zucchini 
Sml 20.00, Medium 18.00, 1/2 bubskts Crookneck Sml 25.00, Med 20.00, 3/4 
buctns Crookneck Sml 20.00-22.00, Medium 20.00, Lge Fair Quality 12.00; 
Strawberries gallon cntrs 13.00-14.00, 8 2-qt bskts 60.00, 8 1-lb flts 
18.00; Turnips 25 lb flmbgs Topped 18.00; Watermelons per melon Sugar 
Baby Sml 1.50. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 40s/48s 
45.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 23.00, #2 21.00; Beans bucrts Snap type 
25.00-26.00, Half Runner 56.00, KY type 48.00, Cranberry 35.00, approx. 
27 lb sks Cranberry 36.00, Lima Green 36.00, 8 lb flmbgs Shelled 
Lima/Cranberry 40.00; Blueberries 12 lb flts GA 55.00-58.00; Cabbage 50 
lb ctns Green Medium 18.00, Red 22.00; Cactus Leaf 38 lb crts MX 26.00; 
Cantaloupe 24 inch bins Athena FL Lge/Xlge 300.00, Medium/Small 280.00, 
125ct 300.00, 150ct 260.00, 18 inch bins 80ct 175.00; Carrots 50 lb sks 
Jumbo 33.00; Cauliflower 1.8 buctns Orange/Green/Purple 35.00; Chayote 40 
lb ctns White 28.00-35.00, Dark Green 45.00; Cherimoya ctns 6s 100.00; 
Cilantro crts bnchd 60s 25.00; Coconuts 40 lb sks Water type 8s 32.00, 50 
lb sks Fresh 20s 42.00, flts Young 10s 28.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts Bi-
Color 16.00, White 18.00-20.00, Yellow 16.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long 
Green Sel GA 28.00, Long Green Xlge MX 34.00, bucrts Pickles FL Med 
40.00-42.00, bubskts Pickles FL Medium 45.00; Dragon Fruit 20 lb crts 
Spiny type 65.00, 5.5 lb ctns White Flesh 7s 30.00; Honeydews ctns MX 6s 
17.00; Garlic 30 lb ctns Netted 5s 80.00; Ginger Root 30 lb ctns 55.00; 
Jicama 35 lb crts MX 24.00-25.00; Kiwifruit 9 kg ctns GR 25sz 35.00; 
Mangoes flts Tommy Atkins 10s/7s 13.00, Keitt 6s 11.00, Ataulfo 12s 
13.00, 20 lb crts Haden 15s 44.00-48.00, Baby Green 130.00, Criollo 
110.00; Okra 1/2 buctns FL Sml-Med 30.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow 
Jbo 22.00-28.00, White Jbo 28.00-36.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 17.00-20.00, 
Vidalia District of Georgia 50 lb sks Yellow Granex 30.00-36.00, #2 Jumbo 
15.00-18.00, #2 Large 12.00, Boilers 32.00, 40 lb ctns Yellow Granex Jbo 
32.00, 10 5-lb sks Yellow Granex Jbo 32.00-36.00, 16 3-lb sks Yellow 
Granex Med 36.00, 25 lb sks Yellow Granex Jbo 15.00, Yellow Grano Jbo 
15.00, Red Globe Jbo 17.00-20.00; Papaya 35 lb ctns Maradol MX 7s/8s 
38.00-40.00; Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry 70.00; Pears 18 kg ctns 
Bartlett AG 125s 30.00; Pecans 50 lb sks Stuarts 175.00; Peppers, Bell 1 
1/9 buctns Green Xlge 35.00, Red Choice MX 40.00, Orange Choice MX 30.00, 
Yellow Choice MX 40.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 28.00, 
Poblano Sml-Med 45.00, 1/2 bubskts Banana Hot 20.00, Cubanelle 20.00, 1/2 
buctns Finger Hot 20.00, Jalapeno 15.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden 
Ripe 7s/6s 17.00-20.00, Golden Ripes 5s 20.00; Plantains 50 lb ctns 
Green/Yellow 40.00; Pomegranates 3.8 kg ctns Wonderful 5s/8s 30.00-32.00; 
Potatoes 50 lb sks Red size A US #1 26.00, Red size B US #1 31.00, Red 
Size A Comm 20.00, White size A US #1 36.00, White Size B US #1 28.00, 50 
lb ctns Red & White Creamers 50.00; Rambutan 15 lb crts 75.00; Squash 1 
1/9 buctns Spaghetti/Butternut FL 25.00, Acorn FL 25.00; Sweet Potatoes 
40 lb ctns Orange type US NO 1 NC 22.00-28.00, Medium NC 16.00-18.00, 
Jumbo NC 18.00-20.00, US #1 MS 28.00, Medium MS 20.00; Tamarillos 1 layer 
tray Red 16s 25.00; Tomatillos 38-40 lb crts MX 30.00, 40 lb crts Milpero 
48.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Light Red-Red Jbo 28.00-30.00, 
Light Red-Red Xlge 28.00-30.00, Light Red-Red 5x6sz 25.00-30.00, Red 
6x6sz 25.00-30.00, Green 5x6sz 30.00, Yellow 5x6sz 38.00-40.00; Tomatoes, 
Grape 12 1-pt cntrs Red GU 17.00, 20 lb ctns Red FL 36.00; Tomatoes, Plum 
25 lb ctns Roma XXlge MX Pink 32.00, Roma Xlge FL 30.00; Watermelons 24 
inch bins Red Flesh Seeded FL 26s 200.00-220.00, 28s 180.00-200.00, 30s 
180.00-200.00, 35s/36s 180.00, 28ct 25sz 220.00, Red Flesh Seedless FL 
60s 180.00-230.00, 45s 180.00-230.00, 36s 200.00-225.00, Black Red Flesh 
Seedless FL 36s/45s 275.00, 60s 280.00, Yellow Seedless 60s 280.00-
300.00, 45s 280.00-300.00, Yellow Flesh Seeded 45s/60s 310.00-320.00; 
Citrus: Lemons 7/10 buctns CA 165s 48.00; Oranges 7/10 buctns Valencia CA 
88s 37.00; Sweet Lime 4/5 buctns 70.00.

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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