USDA South Carolina Farm Report 05/26 14:11

CO_LS146
Columbia, SC           Tuesday, May 26, 2026       USDA-SC Dept. Ag 
Market News

SC Farm Report on Tuesday

SC Livestock auctions: No comparisons made due to limited comparabl 
sales. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 465.00, 500-550 lbs 
430.00, 550-600 lbs 430.00, 600-650 lbs 390.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium 
and Large 1 400-450 lbs 425.00, 450-500 lbs 410.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium 
and Large 1 400-450 lbs 490.00, 450-500 lbs 460.00, 500-550 lbs 405.00-
425.00, 550-600 lbs 400.00-410.00. Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 
183.00-188.00; Boners 80-85% lean 174.00-180.00; Lean Low Dressing 
130.00. Slaughter bulls: Low Dressing 160.00. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and 
Large 2 850 lbs Young Cows with Calves >300lbs 3800.00 per pair.
Hogs on Friday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct 
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-320 lbs price was 69.09. Sows live 
price 300-450 lbs 64.40; 450-500 lbs 72.37 500-550 lbs 71.61. 
    SC Grain on Tuesday: Corn bids were 6 cents lower, New crop bids 
were 4 to 6 cents lower; current elevator bids 5.38, new crop elevator 
bids 4.74-5.82, current processor bids 5.43-5.58, new crop processor bids 
5.04-5.77. Soybean bids were 10 to 11 cents lower, New crop bids were 6 
to 8 cents lower; current elevator bids 11.66, new crop elevator bids 
11.45, processor bids n/a, and new crop export 12.05-12.09. Wheat bids 
were 5 to 11 cents lower; current elevator bids 5.96, current 
processor bids 4.98-7.86.
   Cotton on Tuesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 5 cents 
lower at 74.87.
   Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State 
Farmers Market on Tuesday. Beans bucrts Snap type 23.00-25.00; Beets dz 
bnchs Red 36.00, 25 lb flmbgs Red type topped 18.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns 
Crown Cut 32.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 18.00; Cauliflower ctns 
flts White 12s 35.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 16.00; 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, Pickles Lge 20.00, 
1/2 bubskts Pickles Sml-Med 23.00; 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 30.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd 24s 18.00, Bulb type 24s 
White/Red 20.00, ctns bnchd 48s Med 30.00; Peaches 1/2 bubskts Yellow 
Flesh 32.00-40.00, White Flesh 38.00-40.00, 1/2 buctns Yellow #2 25.00, 
Yellow Commercial 15.00-20.00; Plums 1/2 bubskts Green 40.00-43.00, 
Methley 45.00; Plumcot 1/2 bubskts Black 43.00; Potatoes bucrts Red mixed 
B&C sz fr qual 20.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Straightneck Sml 18.00-20.00, Med 
15.00-18.00, Fair Quality Sml 14.00, Medium 12.00, Gray Small 20.00, Gray 
Medium 15.00, Patty Pan White 18.00, Patty Pan Yellow 18.00, Zucchini Sml 
20.00-22.00, 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, Sml-Med 20.00, 3/4 buctns Crookneck Sml/Fcy 20.00-25.00, 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. 
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 30.00, Half Runner 
56.00, KY type 48.00; Blueberries 12 lb flts GA 55.00; 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 375.00, Medium/Small 350.00, 
125ct 300.00, 150ct 260.00, 18 inch bins 80ct 175.00; Carrots 50 lb sks 
Jumbo 35.00; Cauliflower 1.8 buctns Orange/Green 35.00; Chayote 40 lb 
ctns White 28.00-35.00, Dark Green 45.00; Cherimoya ctns 6s 100.00; 
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 18.00, White 18.00-20.00, 
Yellow 18.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Med GA 28.00, Long Greens 
Small MX 30.00, 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, 2.5 kg ctns Yellow type 6s 35.00; Honeydews ctns MX 6s 
17.00; Garlic 30 lb ctns Netted 5s 80.00; Ginger Root 30 lb ctns 55.00; 
Granadilla 20 lb crts 15.00/lb; Jicama 35 lb crts MX 25.00; Mamey 50 lb 
ctns 120.00; Mangoes flts Tommy Atkins 10s/7s 13.00, Keitt 6s 11.00, 
Mingolo 12s 14.00, Ataulfo 12s 13.00, 20 lb crts Haden 20s/22s 48.00; 
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 Boilers 17.00, 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 Jbo 35.00, Green Choice 25.00, Red 
Choice MX 30.00, Orange Choice MX 33.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns 
Jalapeno 35.00, Banana Hot 45.00, Poblano Sml-Med 45.00, Serrano 42.00, 
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 18.00; Plantains 50 lb ctns Green 40.00, Yellow 
42.00; Pomegranates 3.8 kg ctns 8ct 30.00; 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 Creamers 50.00, 
White Creamers 50.00, White Chef FL 34.00; 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 27.00, Medium MS 20.00; Tamarillos 1 layer tray Red 
16s 25.00; Tomatillos 38-40 lb crts MX 30.00, 40 lb crts Milpero 38.00; 
Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Light Red-Red Jbo 32.00-34.00, Light Red-
Red Xlge 32.00-34.00, Light Red-Red 5x6sz 25.00-33.00, Red 6x6sz 25.00-
30.00, Green 5x6sz 36.00, Yellow 5x6sz 38.00-40.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 12 
1-pt cntrs Heirloom Varieties 22.00; Tomatoes, Grape 12 1-pt cntrs Red 
17.00, 20 lb ctns Red FL 25.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma XXlge MX 
Pink 32.00, Roma Xlge FL 30.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seeded 
FL 25s 200.00, 28s 150.00-200.00, 30s-33ct 200.00, 35s 200.00-230.00, 
28ct 25sz 250.00, Red Flesh Seedless FL 60s 200.00-240.00, 45s 200.00-
240.00, 36s 230.00-240.00, Black Red Flesh Seedless FL 36s/45s 275.00, 
60s 280.00, Yellow Seedless 60s 250.00, 45s 320.00, Yellow Flesh Seeded 
45s/60s 310.00-320.00; Yuca 13 kg ctns Waxed Lge 35.00. Citrus: Lemons 
7/10 buctns CA 165s 45.00; Limes 40 lb ctns Seedless 200s 48.00; Oranges 
7/10 buctns Valencia CA 88s 37.00.


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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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