USDA South Carolina Farm Report 04/22 14:21

CO_LS146
Columbia, SC     Wednesday, April 21, 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 555.00-575.00, 500-
550 lbs 460.00-470.00, 550-600 lbs 460.00, 600-650 lbs 400.00-425.00. 
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 460.00, 400-450 lbs 
470.00, 450-500 lbs 442.50, 650-700 lbs 310.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and 
Large 1 300-350 lbs 500.00-540.00, 350-400 lbs 525.00, 450-500 lbs 
485.00, 500-550 lbs 455.00-460.00. Slaughter cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 
171.00-178.00, Boner 80-85% lean 169.00-177.00, Lean 85-90% lean none 
reported, Low Dressing 148.00-155.00. Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing 
182.50-200.00, Low Dressing 172.00.
   Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct 
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-320 lbs was 71.91. Sows live 
price 300-450 lbs 51.86; 450-500 lbs 59.98; 500-550 lbs 62.45.
   SC Grain on Wednesday: Corn bids were steady to 1 cent higher, new 
crop bids were steady to 1 cent higher; elevator bids 5.19, processor 
bids 5.34-5.64. Soybean bids were 10 cents lower; elevator bids 11.30, 
and export 11.80. Wheat bids were 6 cents lower to steady; elevator bids 
5.59, and processors 5.04-7.49.
   Cotton on Wednesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 2.22 
cents lower at 76.64.
   Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State 
Farmers Market on Wednesday. Asparagus 11 lb ctns Standard 40.00; Beets 
dz bnchs Red type 36.00, 25 lb flmbgs Red type topped 18.00, Candy 
Striped 20.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 16.00; 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; 
Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 18.00-20.00, Red 24s 18.00, Bulb type 24s 
White/Red 20.00; Radishes crts bnchd 24s 20.00, 25 lb flmbgs Topped 
25.00; Rutabagas 1 1/9 buctns 20.00; Strawberries gallon cntrs 15.00-
16.00, 8 1-lb cntrs 20.00, 8 1-qt bskts 38.00, 8 2-qt bskts 48.00-60.00; 
Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Purple Sml/Med 40.00; Turnips 25 lb flmbgs 
Topped 18.00. Misc. Seasonal: Deer Corn per bag Cob/Shelled type 10.00. 
OUT OF STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Red Del 26.00-30.00, Pink Lady 30.00, 
Fuji 28.00-30.00; Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 32s 38.00, Hass 60s 35.00-
41.00; Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 Yellow 23.00-26.00, #2 Yellow 21.00, 15 lb 
ctns Baby Type 18.00, 20 lb ctns Manzano 26.00, Red 26.00; Beans bucrts 
Snap type FL 32.00-38.00; Beets 25 lb flmbgs Red type 18.00; Brocolli 20 
lb ctns Crown Cut MX 30.00-31.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 18.00-
22.00, Red Medium 22.00-26.00, 50 lb sks Green Large 18.00; Cacao ctns 
3ct 28.00; Cactus Leaf 38 lb crts MX 24.00; Cantaloupe ctns 9s 24.00-
26.00, 12s 21.00, Oversized ctns 9ct (6 size) 27.00, 6ct (5 size) 23.00, 
24 inch bins Athena FL 120s/150s 480.00, Fair quality 200s 300.00; 
Carrots 50 lb sks Jumbo 34.00-35.00; Cauliflower flts White 12s 33.00; 
Chayote 40 lb ctns White MX 42.00, 40 lb ctns Dark Green MX 42.00; 
Cilantro ctns bnchd 60s 20.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts Yellow/White/Bi-
Color 55.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Lge MX 68.00, Long Green 
Select MX 50.00, Long Green Sel FL 52.00, bucrts Pickles FL 200-300s 
42.00-45.00, bubskts Pickles FL 200-300s 46.00; Dragon Fruit 2.5 kg ctns 
Yellow 7s/8s 36.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Large FL 30.00; Garbanzo Beans 
15 lb crts 40.00; Garlic 30 lb ctns White/Purple Netted 5s 85.00; Grapes 
18 lb ctns White Seedless 45.00, Red Seedless 39.00-41.00; Guava 13 lb 
ctns MX 30.00, 3/4 buctns Thai White Flesh 60.00, Pink Flesh 70.00; 
Jicama 35 lb crts MX 25.00; Kiwi Fruit 9 kg ctns Heyward 30sz GR 45.00; 
Lettuce ctns Iceberg wrpd 24s 49.00-54.00, Iceberg lined 24s 53.00, 
Romaine 24s 31.00-39.00; Mangoes 4 kg ctns Tommy Atkins 6s 10.00-11.00, 
Tommy Atkins 9s 10.00, Ataulfo 16s/18s 15.00, Ataulfo 12s 14.00, 10 kg 
crts Haden 18s 38.00; Okra 1/2 buctns FL Sml-Med 36.00-40.00; Onion, 
Green crts bnchd Bulb type 40s MX 25.00, ctns FL Bulb type 25ct 30.00, 
Vidalia District of Georgia ctns bnchd Bulb type 15s 28.00, Bulb type 24s 
30.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jbo 22.00-24.00, Yellow Col 26.00, 
White Jbo 28.00-34.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 16.00-18.00, 16 3-lb sks 
Yellow Med-Lge 22.00, Vidalia District of Georgia 50 lb sks Jumbo 30.00-
36.00, #2 Jumbo/Medium 18.00, Boilers 32.00, 40 lb ctns Jumbo 32.00, 10 
5-lb sks Jumbo 32.00-36.00, 16 3-lb sks Medium 36.00, 25 lb sks Boilers 
17.00, Jumbo 15.00, Red Jumbo 18.00; Papaya 35 lb ctns Maradol 8s/6s 
34.00-39.00; Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry 62.00-70.00, Virginia 
Dry Jbo 55.00-60.00, 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, Bosc 120s 38.00, 16 kg ctns D Anjou 165s 30.00, 2/5 buctns 
Red D Anjou 40s 26.00; Pecans 50 lb sks Stuarts 175.00; Peppers, Bell 1 
1/9 buctns Green Xlge FL 50.00, Green Jbo fair 35.00-49.00, Green Large 
FL 30.00-40.00, Green Sml MX 38.00, Green Lge MX 45.00, Red Choice MX 
49.00-50.00, Yellow Choice MX 38.00-39.00, 15 lb ctns Red Xlge MX 35.00, 
11 lb ctns Yellow/Orange 24.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Hungarian Wax 
MX 67.00, Jalapeno FL 52.00-60.00, Poblano FL SMl-Med 45.00, 35 lb RPC 
Serrano MX 66.00-70.00, Jalapeno MX Xlge 66.00-70.00, 1/2 buctns/crts 
Banana Hot 25.00-35.00, 1/2 bubskts Banana Hot 25.00, 1/2 buctns Finger 
Hot 25.00, Long Hot 20.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 6/7 20.00, 
Golden Ripe 5s 22.00, ctns Pink Flesh 5s 45.00, Pink Flesh 6s 46.00; 
Plantains 50 lb ctns Yellow 40.00-45.00; Plums 9 kg ctns Black 66sz 
31.00-35.00, 2 layer ctns Red 32s 24.00; 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 20.00, White size A US #1 38.00, White Size B US #1 26.00-30.00, 
White Size A Comm 20.00-25.00, 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; Squash 1/2 
buctns Straightneck Small-Medium 15.00-18.00, Med-Large 12.00-13.00, 
Zucchini Small-Medium 15.00-18.00, Zucchini Med-Lge 12.00-14.00, 
Crookneck Sml-Med 25.00, 3/4 buctns Yellow Crookneck Sml 45.00, buctns 
Spaghetti MX 32.00, Butternut/Acorn HD 32.00, 1 1/9 buctns 
Spaghetti/Butternut FL 25.00, 36 lb cntrs Grey 36.00; Strawberries 4 2-lb 
cntrs NC Holdovers 16.00; 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, Medium MS 
20.00, Jumbo MS 20.00; Tomatillos 38-40 lb crts MX 30.00-36.00, Milpero 
42.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Red 6x6sz 70.00, Pink 5x6 sz 70.00, 
Green Xlge 72.00-75.00, Yellow 5xsz 52.00, 20 lb ctns Heirlooms Med 
45.00-48.00; Tomatoes, Grape 12 1-pt cntrs Red type FL 32.00, 20 lb ctns 
Red type FL 60.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Xlge MX 48.00-50.00, 
Roma Xlge FL 65.00; Turnips 25 lb flmbgs Topped 19.00-20.00; Walnuts 50 
lb sks Hartley CA Jbo 170.00; Watermelons ctns Mini Red Seedless HD 6s 
30.00, 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seeded FL 28 ct-25 size 380.00, 28s 360.00, 
35s 350.00-360.00, 45s 350.00, Red Flesh Seedless FL 45s/60s 400.00, 36s 
380.00, Black Red Seedless FL 45s/60s 425.00, Yellow Seedless FL 45s/60s 
425.00; Yuca 13 kg ctns Waxed Xlge 35.00; Citrus: Grapefruit 7/10 buctns 
CA 40s 38.00; Lemons 7/10 buctns CA 115s 40.00, MX 115s/140s 40.00; Limes 
40 lb ctns Seedless 200s/150s 78.00, 230s 68.00, 250s 48.00; Oranges 7/10 
buctns Navel CA 72s 32.00-33.00, Navel CA 88s 33.00-36.00, Navel CA 113s 
40.00; Tangelo 7/10 buctns Minneola 100s 35.00, Minneola 80s 35.00-38.00; 
Tangerine 10 kg ctns Nadorcott 60s 34.00, 2 layer flts Nadorcott 56s 
34.00, 25 lb ctns Tango Lge 30.00.

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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