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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Fri, Oct 2
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0825–12.2825/bu+0.06−70–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4430
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0325–12.9125/bu+0.06−75–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.4189
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1825–12.3025/bu+0.06−60–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.3943
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0325–13.6325/bu+0.06−75–+85¢/BuNovember (X)9.3971
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8825–12.1825/bu+0.06−90–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.3660
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1525–12.1825/bu+0.06−63–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4017
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2025/bu+0.64−58¢/BuNovember (X)9.4600
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.7825–14.0325/bu+0.060–+125¢/BuNovember (X)9.6300

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.6875/bu+0.05−48–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7510
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.8275/bu+0.05−59–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7333
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.6275/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7471
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.6275/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7386
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.5775/bu+0.10−61–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7200
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.6875/bu+0.05−50–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7683
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7275/bu+0.10−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8900
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.