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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Thu, Dec 28
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5525–12.6700/bu+0.10−50–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)14.6995
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4725–12.8025/bu+0.12−58–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)14.5647
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5025–12.6400/bu+0.07−55–−48¢/BuJanuary (F)14.9682
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4700–12.6700/bu+0.09−65–−45¢/BuMarch (H)14.7832
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3825–12.8025/bu+0.12−67–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)14.6075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5000–12.7200/bu+0.09−62–−40¢/BuMarch (H)15.0589
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9200–12.9700/bu+0.08−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)15.3450
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.4525–13.1525/bu+0.12−60–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)15.0700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.8325/bu+0.02−26–+9¢/BuMarch (H)6.8500
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.7725/bu+0.02−20–+3¢/BuMarch (H)6.6261
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.7925/bu+0.02−24–+5¢/BuMarch (H)7.0793
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6425/bu+0.02−27–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.7779
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.5625/bu+0.02−61–−18¢/BuMarch (H)6.5893
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.6225/bu+0.02−40–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.9993
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–4.8425/bu+0.02+7–+10¢/BuMarch (H)7.2950
Source: USDA AMS · Des Moines, IA. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.