Cash grain bids / Illinois / Illinois Grain Bids / 2025-07-21

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

The Feeder BoardNational weight ladder, every weight classfreeState & Region LaddersEvery state, every weightfreeFind Your BarnEvery USDA-reported market, every salefreeSale ReportsClean report pages replacing USDA PDFsfreeState Auction SummariesUSDA's statewide view, 30 statesfreeWhat Are My Calves Worth?Weight + sex + state → today's moneyfreeThe Forward CurveFall prices trading today, by regionproVideo & Internet SalesSuperior, Western Video and morefreeBoard SalesForward feeder trade, by delivery monthfree

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Fed Cash Today5-Area live & dressed, regional splitfreePacker MarginThe daily per-head numberfreeCarcass Weight WatchWeekly weights vs 5-year bandfreeCattle on FeedMonthly placements & marketings, revisions trackedfreeNegotiated Share TrackerCash vs formula, tracked over yearsfreeWhat Quality PaysWhat packers add and subtract on a carcass gridfree

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Boxed Beef DailyChoice, Select, the spreadfreePrimal ValuesRib to flank, what's pulling the cutoutfreeWhat the Label Is WorthGrass-fed and organic vs conventional, by cutfreeThe 84-Cut LadderEvery cut USDA tracks, dailyproWho Gets WhatEvery segment’s share of the beef dollarfreeImported Lean MarketThe 90s trade that moves cull cowsSoon

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cash Grain Bids30 states of elevator bids, dailyfreeHay Prices19 states + 18 auctions, by qualityfreeBasis MapWhat local corn is worth against the boardfreeFeedstuffs DeskDDGS, soybean meal, mill feedsfree

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

Cull Cow & Bull PricesDaily national, by class and regionfreeCow CutoutWhat the grinding beef is worth, dailyfreeBred Cows & PairsBy stage, age, and statefree

More

Latest ReportsEvery USDA release as it publishesfreeReport ArchiveWhat USDA published on any datefreeThe Morning WireDaily brief from every fresh reportfreeRecords BookAll-time highs, and where today sitsfreeCattle on FeedMonthly, with revisions trackedfreeThe BordersMexico & Canada flows and pricesproDrought & Forced SellingHow much of the herd is dry, and what it costsfreeAlertsYour barn, your class, your thresholdSoon

Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Jul 21
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800/bu+0.10−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700/bu+0.15+32¢/BuAugust (Q)11.5975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–9.9100/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.3958
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.2000/bu+0.13−3–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)11.3408
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–10.0100/bu+0.10−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1800–10.2700/bu+0.13+3–+12¢/BuAugust (Q)11.4125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–10.0600/bu+0.10−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.4500/bu+0.13−18–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1450
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100–9.8600/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7400–9.9000/bu+0.12−41–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9125
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–10.0100/bu+0.10−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2988
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–10.2600/bu+0.11−30–+11¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2732
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100–9.9100/bu+0.10−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2856
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–10.0400/bu+0.10−41–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.1863
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.8600/bu+0.10−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2804
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–10.2800/bu+0.13−25–+13¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2132
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000/bu+0.13−15¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1508
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.9100/bu+0.10−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2204
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7500–10.0800/bu+0.13−40–−7¢/BuAugust (Q)11.0904
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–10.5100/bu+0.10−40–+25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5555
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.5000/bu+0.13−5–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)11.6775
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.5000/bu+0.13−10–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)11.6775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9225–5.0725/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225/bu+0.04−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9925/bu+0.04−43¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8725–4.9225/bu+0.04−55–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2725–5.3225/bu+0.04−15–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725/bu+0.06−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575/bu+0.07+32¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–3.9025/bu+0.06−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1875/bu+0.05−2–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9975
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9225–3.9325/bu+0.06−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2175/bu+0.05+8–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5625–4.0725/bu+0.06−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.3875/bu+0.05−18–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9125
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–3.9225/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8267
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–4.1175/bu+0.05−22–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8396
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–3.8725/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075–4.0575/bu+0.02−23–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8011
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–4.0225/bu+0.06−44–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7931
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.0875/bu+0.05−10–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8750
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–4.0125/bu+0.06−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.1675/bu+0.05−15–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9338
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725/bu+0.06−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1875/bu+0.05+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6825–3.8725/bu+0.06−54–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7829
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9175/bu+0.05−22–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8468
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2175/bu+0.05+2–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0805
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3875/bu+0.05+20–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.4075/bu+0.05+16–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1425
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.