USDA South Carolina Farm Report 05/28 15:01
05/28/2026 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA South Carolina Farm Report 05/28 15:01
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday May 28, 2026 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Thursday
Cattle at SC Auctions on Wednesday: Compared to last week no
comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Feeder Steers: Medium
and Large 1 400-500 lbs none reported, 500-600 lbs 422.00-422.50. Feeder
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 430.00, 500-600 lbs 399.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 500.00, 500-600 lbs 380.00.
Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 161.00-197.50; Boners 80-85% lean
161.00-184.00; Lean 85-90% lean 133-150.00; Lean Low Dressing 110.00-
125.00. Slaughter bulls: Average Dressing 194.00, High Dressing 239.00,
low dressing 147.50.
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1200 lbs Young to Middle Aged Cow
with Calf under 150 lbs 3500.00 per pair. Medium and Large 1 1375-1425
lbs Middle Aged Cows with Calves over 300 lbs 4000.00-4250.00 per pair.
Medium and Large 2 825 lbs Young Aged Cow with Calf 150-300 lbs 2475.00
per pair.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-320 lbs carcass price was 94.64.
Sows live price 300-450 lbs 62.98; 450-500 lbs 71.92; 500-550 lbs 73.22.
SC Grain on Thursday. Corn bids were mostly 3 to 4 cents higher, one
location 13 cents higher; New crop bids were 4 to 5 cents higher; current
elevator bids 5.36, new crop elevator bids 4.74-5.82, current processor
bids 5.41-5.66, new crop processor bids 5.04-5.77. Soybean bids were 9
cents higher, New crop bids 13 cents higher; current elevator bids 11.74,
new crop elevator bids 11.59, processor bids n/a, and new crop export
12.19-12.22. Wheat bids were 2 to 3 cents higher; current elevator bids
5.84, current processor bid 4.96.
Cotton on Thursday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 61
cents lower at 74.27.
Fruits Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. 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, Red 22.00; 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/Medium 20.00-23.00;
Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Black/Neon/Striped 22.00, 1/2 buctns Indian/White
15.00; 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, 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 2 1/4 22.00, Yellow Unwashed #1 2 2/4 38.00, Yellow #2
20.00-25.00, Yellow Commercial 15.00-20.00; Peanuts, Green busks Jumbo
75.00; Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Jumbo 34.00-35.00; Peppers,
Others 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno XLge 27.00; Plums 1/2 bubskts Green 40.00-
50.00, Methley 45.00-50.00, 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. OUT OF STATE
PRODUCE: Avocado 2 layer ctns Hass 60s 62.00; 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; 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 16.00-18.00, 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, 20 lb ctns
Thai 80.00, 5.5 lb ctns White Flesh 7s 30.00, 2.5 kg ctns Yellow type 7s
35.00; Honeydews ctns MX 6s 17.00; Ginger Root 30 lb ctns 55.00; Guava 20
lb cts Thai FL 80.00; 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, 3/4 buctns Thai 80.00, 20 lb crts Haden 15s
44.00-48.00, Baby Green 130.00; 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; Passion Fruit 3/4 buctns 8.00/lb;
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, 8 lb ctns Habanero Red/Green DR 40.00;
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; Soursop 40 lb ctns 15.00/lb; 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 23.00-30.00, Red
5x6sz/6x6sz 23.00-30.00, Breakers Turning Pink 23.00, 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 Xlge FL 30.00;
Watermelons 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seeded FL 26s 200.00-220.00, 28s
180.00-200.00, 30s 180.00-220.00, 35s 180.00, 36s 170.00-180.00, 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; Wax Apple 1/2 buctns 75.00, Yuca 13
kg ctns Waxed 35.00. 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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