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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Mar 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3125/bu+0.02−11¢/BuNovember (X)13.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7225/bu+0.01+24¢/BuMay (K)15.6675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0925–11.1225/bu+0.02−33–−30¢/BuNovember (X)13.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525–11.4825/bu+0.01−3–0¢/BuMay (K)15.3125
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1225/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)13.5375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4825–11.5525/bu+0.010–+7¢/BuMay (K)15.3550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425–11.1725/bu—−68–−25¢/BuNovember (X)13.5030
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2025–11.6325/bu+0.02−28–+15¢/BuMay (K)15.3175
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.0225/bu+0.02−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)13.2630
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9825–11.2325/bu+0.01−50–−25¢/BuMay (K)14.9635
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.0725/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)13.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525–11.2625/bu+0.07−33–−22¢/BuMay (K)15.0350
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8825–11.0725/bu+0.02−54–−35¢/BuNovember (X)13.3706
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.3325/bu+0.01−46–−15¢/BuMay (K)15.0613
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8825–11.0725/bu+0.02−54–−35¢/BuNovember (X)13.4721
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2025–11.5125/bu+0.01−28–+3¢/BuMay (K)15.2818
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.0725/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)13.2983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325–11.2125/bu+0.01−35–−27¢/BuMay (K)15.0650
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.0225/bu+0.02−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)13.3593
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325–11.3825/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuMay (K)15.0361
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–11.6325/bu+0.01−5–+15¢/BuMay (K)15.4035
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2825–11.6825/bu+0.01−20–+20¢/BuMay (K)13.6150
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2825–11.6825/bu+0.01−20–+20¢/BuMay (K)15.3025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0250–5.1750/bu+0.13−40–−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8750–5.0750/bu+0.28−55–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9250–5.0250/bu+0.13−50–−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3600/bu+0.20+5¢/BuMay (K)6.8250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.02−11¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275/bu+0.03+14¢/BuMay (K)6.6850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3100/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3175/bu+0.02−10–+3¢/BuMay (K)6.3233
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3600/bu+0.02−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2800/bu+0.03−8–+10¢/BuMay (K)6.3875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.3600/bu+0.02−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1640
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.2800/bu+0.02−37–+10¢/BuMay (K)6.3270
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3100/bu+0.02−36–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–4.1875/bu+0.05−38–−10¢/BuMay (K)6.1750
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.2900/bu+0.02−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2563
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.0475/bu+0.03−40–−24¢/BuMay (K)6.1438
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.3600/bu+0.02−52–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2756
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.0875/bu+0.04−43–−20¢/BuMay (K)6.2075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.2600/bu+0.02−54–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–4.2375/bu+0.05−30–−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.3413
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.3100/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–3.9875/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.1550
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2600/bu+0.06−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2071
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.0475/bu+0.05−22–−24¢/BuMarch (H)6.1293
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.2675/bu+0.03−30–−2¢/BuMay (K)6.3883
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.05−7¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1675/bu+0.13−20–−12¢/BuMay (K)6.3550
Source: USDA AMS · Springfield, IL. 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.