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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Mar 3
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4825–9.6950/bu+0.12−50–−42¢/BuMarch (H)11.1683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–9.7875/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0105
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375–9.8375/bu+0.11−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.9150/bu+0.16−50–−20¢/BuMay (K)11.2467
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6775–9.8375/bu+0.11−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.0439
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.7450/bu+0.12−57–−37¢/BuMay (K)11.2538
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5475–9.7875/bu+0.11−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–10.0150/bu+0.02−45–−10¢/BuMay (K)11.4329
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6025–9.7650/bu+0.26−38–−35¢/BuMarch (H)11.2400
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4875–9.8375/bu+0.11−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4525–9.7150/bu+0.10−53–−40¢/BuMarch (H)11.2786
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275/bu+0.11−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.3525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1350/bu+0.03+2¢/BuMay (K)11.7900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–9.8575/bu+0.11−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.1500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.0350/bu+0.10−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)11.5550
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–9.9375/bu+0.11−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.1625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.0950/bu+0.010–−2¢/BuMarch (H)11.5850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4575–9.9375/bu+0.11−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.9145
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–10.2325/bu+0.01−41–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.4560
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.1650/bu+0.04−19–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.5860
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325–10.1650/bu+0.13−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)11.5250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825–10.1650/bu+0.13−10–+5¢/BuMarch (H)11.5250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2125–5.2625/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2125/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1125–5.1625/bu+0.08−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2700–5.3200/bu+0.05−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.6900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325/bu+0.04−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425/bu+0.02−2¢/BuMay (K)4.4400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.1925/bu+0.04−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.4525/bu+0.13−23–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.2567
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.5525/bu+0.14−20–−1¢/BuMay (K)4.2363
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–4.3625/bu+0.04−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.3525/bu+0.12−50–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.1135
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2125/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3117
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.2525/bu+0.05−34–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0230
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.1625/bu+0.04−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.3125/bu+0.16−38–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.9713
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.2625/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2544
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.3325/bu+0.07−42–−23¢/BuMay (K)3.9897
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.3025/bu+0.04−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2183
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.4325/bu+0.12−50–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.0963
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.3625/bu+0.23−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9720
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.1625/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2133
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.1925/bu+0.05−32–−21¢/BuMarch (H)3.9986
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.5025/bu+0.13−28–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.1892
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.5225/bu+0.12−25–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.2100
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4925/bu+0.11−25–−7¢/BuMay (K)4.0850
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.