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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Sep 11
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2650–12.6150/bu+0.36−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7305
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2450–12.4650/bu+0.38−72–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7069
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3150–12.6650/bu+0.38−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6996
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350–12.9650/bu+0.44−53–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7196
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1650–12.4550/bu+0.36−80–−51¢/BuNovember (X)9.6358
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3650–12.9650/bu+0.61−60–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7211
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150/bu+0.46−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8625
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.6650–13.6150/bu+0.36−30–+65¢/BuNovember (X)10.1425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–4.8525/bu+0.04−50–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8520
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.9325/bu+0.03−65–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8633
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–5.0025/bu+0.04−51–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8771
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.9025/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8429
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.9025/bu+0.03−75–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7567
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–4.9025/bu+0.04−51–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8529
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425–4.9525/bu+0.04−36–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0050
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.