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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Sep 5
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9200–10.1700/bu+0.06−35–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9000
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0200–10.1700/bu+0.06−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7000
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0200–10.1700/bu+0.06−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9500
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700/bu+0.08−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000/bu+0.06−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6400–9.9200/bu+0.06−63–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6383
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6400–10.1200/bu+0.06−63–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6550
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.7700/bu+0.06−60–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.6550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–10.0700/bu+0.06−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3600–9.8700/bu+0.06−91–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4100–9.9700/bu+0.09−86–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4640
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5800–9.8700/bu+0.06−69–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4100–9.8700/bu+0.06−86–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4983
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700–9.9700/bu+0.06−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6413
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700–10.0200/bu+0.06−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6750
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.8700/bu+0.09−58–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5944
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.8900/bu+0.09−58–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.6038
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–9.7700/bu+0.06−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5243
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5700–9.7700/bu+0.06−70–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5186
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7500–9.7700/bu+0.06−52–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700–9.8200/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6833
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.8700/bu+0.06−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4929
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3900–9.8700/bu+0.06−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4871

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2925/bu+0.00−90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5100–4.5600/bu+0.01−50–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.4425–4.8925/bu+0.00−75–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500/bu+0.03−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.8800/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7092
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.9000/bu+0.02−35–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7575
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–3.9500/bu+0.02−28–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0000/bu+0.02−28–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5400–4.0800/bu+0.02−64–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5885
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5400–4.2300/bu+0.02−64–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5905
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600–3.8800/bu+0.02−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7396
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.8800/bu+0.02−54–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7139
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8800/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6863
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–4.0300/bu+0.02−45–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6700
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.9800/bu+0.02−44–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6669
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.9300/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6606
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7100–3.9300/bu+0.03−47–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7100–4.0300/bu+0.03−47–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6400
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8800/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–3.9300/bu+0.02−38–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–3.8300/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6354
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6300–3.8300/bu+0.04−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6225
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.1300/bu+0.02−28–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8508
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–4.1800/bu+0.02−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.1800/bu+0.02−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0025
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.