USDA South Carolina Farm Report 04/15 14:16

CO_LS146
Columbia, SC     Wednesday, April 15, 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 545.00, 350-400 lbs 
500.00, 450-500 lbs 495.00, 500-550 lbs 475.00, 550-600 lbs 450.00. 
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 480.00-500.00, 400-450 lbs 
465.00, 500-550 lbs 415.00, 550-600 lbs 395.00, 650-700 lbs 330.00. 
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 545.00. Slaughter cows: 
Breaker 75-80% lean 175.00-187.00, Boner 80-85% lean 170.00-183.00, High 
Dressing 209.00, Lean 85-90% lean none reported, Low Dressing 151.00. 
Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing 192.50-219.00, High Dressing 227.00, 
Low Dressing 179.00.
   Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct 
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-320 lbs was 70.24. Sows live 
price 300-450 lbs 55.04; 450-500 lbs 63.46; 500-550 lbs 66.68.
   SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn bids were 8 cents higher, New Crop bids 
were 7 to 8 cents higher; elevator bids 5.16, processor bids 5.31-5.61. 
Soybean bids were 9 cents higher; elevator bids 11.32, and export 11.82. 
Wheat bids were 2 to 8 cents higher; elevator bids 5.54, and processors 
5.01-7.44.
   Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 77 
cents higher at 74.36.
   Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State 
Farmers Market on Wednesday. Asparagus 11 lb ctns Standard/Small 40.00; 
Beets dz bnchs Red type 36.00, 25 lb flmbgs Red type topped 18.00; 
Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 16.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Mustard 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 25.00; Onions, Green 
crts bnchd 24s 18.00-20.00, Red 24s 18.00, Bulb type 24s 20.00; Radishes 
crts bnchd 24s 20.00; Rutabagas 1 1/9 buctns 20.00; Strawberries gallon 
cntrs 14.00-20.00, 8 1-lb cntrs 16.00, 8 1-qt bskts 38.00, 8 2-qt bskst 
48.00-58.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Purple type 35.00-40.00, Orange 
Flesh Lge 25.00; Turnips 25 lb flmbgs Topped 18.00. Misc. Seasonal: Deer 
Corn per bag Cob/Shelled type 10.00. OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Apple Pears 1 
layer flts Shinko 10s 55.00; Apples buctns Red Del 26.00-30.00, Golden 
Del 30.00, Fuji/Pink Lady 28.00-30.00; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 40s/32s 
42.00, Hass 60s 34.00, Hass 48s Holdovers 38.00, Greenskin FL 48s 45.00; 
Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 Yellow 23.00-26.00, #2 Yellow 21.00, Green 29.00, 
20 lb ctns Red 16.00, Manzano 16.00; Banana Leaf 22 lb crts 10 bags 
32.00; Beans bucrts Snap type FL 28.00-35.00; Beets 25 lb flmbgs Red type 
18.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut MX 29.00-31.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns 
Green Medium 18.00-20.00, 50 lb sks Green Medium 16.00; Cacao ctns 3ct 
28.00; Cactus Leaf 38 lb crts MX 25.00-30.00; Calabaza 40 lb sks 25.00; 
Cantaloupe ctns 9s 24.00-26.00, 12s 24.00, 24 inch bins Athena FL 
120s/150s 480.00, Fair quality 200s-225s 300.00; Carrots 50 lb sks Jumbo 
30.00-35.00, 48 1-lb flmbgs Med-Lge 40.00, 30 1-lb flmbgs Baby Peeled 
35.00-40.00; Chayote 38-40 lb ctns White MX 30.00-42.00, 40 lb ctns Dark 
Green MX 42.00, 40 lb RPC Spiny type MX 40.00, 16 kg ctns White/Green CR 
45.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 60s 20.00; Coconuts 40 sks 20s 35.00; Corn, 
Sweet 4 dz crts Yellow/White 66.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Lge 
MX 68.00, Long Green Sml MX 60.00, Long Green Select FL 52.00, bucrts 
Pickles FL 200-300s 47.00-50.00; Dragon Fruit 10 lb ctns Red Flesh 6s 
38.00, 5.5 lb ctns Yellow type 8s/6s 30.00-34.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns 
wrp Medium FL 36.00, Large FL 30.00; Garbanzo Beans 15 lb crts 40.00; 
Garlic 30 lb ctns Netted 5s 85.00, Purpl type Netted 5s 80.00; Ginger 
Root 30 lb ctns 55.00; Grapes 18 lb ctns White Seedless 43.00, Red 
Seedless 38.00-40.00; Guava 3/4 buctns Thai White Flesh 60.00; Jicama 38-
40 lb crts MX 25.00-29.00; Kiwi Fruit 9 kg ctns Heyward 30sz GR 45.00, 
Heyward 27sz IT 40.00; Lettuce ctns Iceberg wrpd 24s 30.00-34.00, Romaine 
24s 29.00-31.00; Mangoes 4 kg ctns Tommy Atkins 6s 11.00, Ataulfo 16s/12s 
12.00-15.00, Mingolo 12s 17.00, 20 lb crts Haden 22s/16s 38.00, Haden 35s 
35.00; Okra 1/2 buctns HD Large 45.00-50.00; Onion, Green ctns Bulb type 
40s MX 25.00, Vidalia District of Georgia ctns bnchd Bulb type 15s 28.00, 
Bulb type 24s 30.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jbo 18.00-22.00, Yellow 
Col 23.00, White Jbo 23.00-25.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 16.00-18.00, 16 3-
lb sks Yellow Med-Lge 22.00, 40 lb ctns Peru Sweet Jumbo 32.00, Vidalia 
District of Georgia 50 lb sks Jumbo 30.00-36.00, #2 Jumbo/Medium 18.00, 
Boilers 17.00, 10 5-lb sks Jumbo 32.00-36.00, 16 3-lb sks Medium 36.00, 
40 lb ctns Jumbo 32.00; Papaya 35 lb ctns Maradol 6s 34.00-39.00, Tainung 
10s 25.00, 3.5 kg Solo type 10s 34.00; Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia 
Dry 62.00-70.00, Virginia Dry Jbo 5.00-60.00, 20 2-lb sks Valencia Dry 
65.00, 25 lb sks Valencia Dry 35.00, Valencia Roasted/Salted 35.00; Pears 
4/5 buctns D'Anjou 110s 41.00-42.00, 2/5 buctns Red D Anjou 40s 26.00; 
Pecans 50 lb sks Oconee/Stuarts 175.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green 
Xlge FL 50.00, Green Large FL 45.00, Green Sml MX 42.00, Red Xlge/Choice 
MX 35.00-50.00, Yellow Xlge MX 38.00-40.00, 11 lb ctns Yellow/Orange 
24.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Hungarian Wax MX 67.00, Hungarian Wax 
FL 50.00, 35 lb RPC Serrano MX 66.00, Jalapeno MX Xlge 66.00, 20 lb RPC 
Poblano MX 68.00, 1/2 buctns/crts Banana Hot 25.00-35.00, 1/2 buctns 
Finger Hot 25.00, 8 lb crts Habanero MX 45.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer 
Golden Ripe 6/7 20.00, Golden Ripe 5s 22.00, ctns Pink Flesh 6s 48.00; 
Plantains 50 lb ctns Yellow 32.00-40.00, 20 lb ctns Yellow 15.00; Plums 
9 kg ctns Black 66sz 32.00-35.00, 2 layer ctns Black 56s 28.00; Potatoes 
50 lb sks Red size A US #1 26.00-28.00, Red size A Comm 20.00, Red size B 
US #1 30.00, Red size B Comm 25.00, White size A US #1 38.00, White Size 
B US #1 26.00-30.00, White Size A Comm 25.00-28.00, 50 lb ctns Russets ID 
18.00-20.00, Red Creamers 50.00-55.00, White Creamers 50.00-55.00, White 
Chef FL 34.00; Radishes 40 lb flmbgs Red type Topped 44.00-45.00, 14 1-lb 
flmbgs Red type Topped 19.00; Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 30.00-32.00; 
Soursop 40 lb ctns 14.00/lb; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Small-Medium 
15.00-17.00, Med-Large 10.00, Zucchini Small-Medium 15.00-17.00, Zucchini 
Med-Lge 10.00, 3/4 buctns Yellow Crookneck Sml 45.00, buctns Spaghetti MX 
32.00, 1 1/9 buctns Spaghetti/Butternut FL 25.00, 37 lb cntrs Grey 35.00-
40.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type US NO 1 NC 22.00-26.00, 
Medium NC 16.00-18.00, Jumbo NC 18.00-20.00, Medium MS 20.00, Jumbo MS 
20.00; Tamarillos 1 layer ctns Red type 16s 20.00; Tomatillos 38-40 lb 
crts MX 32.00-38.00, Milpero 49.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Pink 
56sz/6x6sz 68.00, Pink Xlge 74.00, Light Red 5x6sz #2 55.00, Green Xlge 
70.00-75.00; Tomatoes, Grape 12 1-pt cntrs Red type 35.00-40.00, 20 lb 
ctns Red type 70.00-75.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Xlge MX 55.00, 
Roma Xlge FL 52.00, Roma Lge FL 55.00; Turnips 25 lb flmbgs Topped 19.00-
20.00; Walnuts 50 lb sks Hartley CA Jbo 170.00; Watermelons ctns Red 
Seedless GU 6s 29.00-30.00, Red Flesh Seedless FL 5s 56.00, 24 inch bins 
Red Flesh Seeded FL 28s/35s 360.00, Red Flesh Seedless FL 45s/60s 425.00, 
36s 400.00, Yellow Seedless FL 45s/60s 475.00, Black Seedless FL 80s/45s 
475.00; Yuca Root 16 kg ctns Waxed Lge 35.00-42.00; Citrus: Grapefruit 
7/10 buctns CA 40s 38.00; Lemons 7/10 buctns CA 115s 38.00-40.00, CA 140s 
36.00, CA 165s 45.00; Limes 40 lb ctns Seedless 175s/200s 76.00-78.00; 
Oranges 7/10 buctns Navel CA 72s 32.00, Navel CA 88s 36.00, Navel CA 113s 
40.00; Tangelo 7/10 buctns Minneola 100s/64s 35.00, Minneola 80s 35.00-
38.00; Tangerine 10 kg ctns Nadorcott 60s 28.00, 25 lb ctns Tango Lge 
30.00, 10 3-lb sks Nadorcott CA 18sz 25.00.

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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